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Pull The Trigger

Wednesday, January 14th, 2009

Trigger Foods and Why you are always hungry:

I have wondered for a long time I can eat an entire bag of pretzels, or a full box of cereal and yet still be hungry moments later.

I thought I could just be damaged. (Still up for debate)

Well a recent study had some interesting findings and when combined with some existing data can offer up some answers.

For me and millions of others, high carb foods are often “trigger foods”.  A trigger food is a food that can trigger you to overeat or binge. You just keep eating.

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C’mon baby, finish what you started

Saturday, November 1st, 2008

Sometimes, when I’m  just about spent after a workout I like to do what are called "finishers".  As they name implies, they finish you off. (not like that you perv)

Generally a "finishers" are a small sequence of moves that will take you from almost "Oh man I am wiped" to "I think I’m gonna hurl".

Oh yeah, my kinda fun.

Finishers are especially effective in fat loss programs as they add a serious metabolic boost to the workout the effects of which can last for up to 48 hours.

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