http://blogbytravis.com Exercise, Diet Tips, Bodybuliding Supplements - Blog by Travis Sun, 20 Jul 2008 08:41:48 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Our society is always searching for quick fixes to every problem. Why would we rather smoke a cigarette than take the time to research stress relief techniques and find out where the source of stress is coming from so that you can prevent it from coming back in the long ... http://blogbytravis.com/fitness/10-reasons-why-fad-diets-never-work/ Knee health is critical and will have a profound impact on your daily life. Do you find yourself struggling to run, bend your knees or getting out of your seat without feeling knee pain? This could be due to joint issues, but most likely this is because you haven’t taken ... http://blogbytravis.com/fitness/knee-exercises/ Our shoulders have a great range of motion. We can both scratch our backs and lift an object out in front of us. However, with this mobility comes great vulnerability. Our shoulders do not receive a lot of oxygen and nutrients, and this is why a shoulder ... http://blogbytravis.com/fitness/rotator-cuff-exercises/ We all have heard about Creatine. Some people have a misperception that Creatine is a steroid-like supplement with adverse health effects. To what credibility are these claims? Can Creatine give you that extra boost to get you past a plateau? What is it, where does it come from, and how ... http://blogbytravis.com/fitness/all-about-creatine/ Too often we are given the wrong information regarding the most effective way to build muscle. There is a lot of bull that makes building muscle seem like an impossible task to ever achieve. However, I am all about being efficient, simple, and realistic. I believe that ... http://blogbytravis.com/fitness/train-to-build-muscle/ Ok, I’m going to tell you about the Law of Attraction that exists in our society. However, let me make this clear. I am not talking of the metaphysical Law of Attraction that many believe the universe is propelled by. I’m not speaking of the “positive thinking ... http://blogbytravis.com/health/does-beauty-matter/ Sometimes I find it quite amusing to see how stubborn many people in society are. On the back of cigarettes, it clearly tells you the consequences of smoking. Yet this is still a multi-billion dollar industry. Likewise, the health industry constantly attacks and blames soda for many ... http://blogbytravis.com/nutrition/why-are-sodas-bad-for-you/ You type this term into Google and return over 6 million results. You don’t have time to devour all of that information, and I bet 90% of it says the same thing in a different way. However, I am going to cipher through the BS and tell ... http://blogbytravis.com/nutrition/fat-loss/ Have you ever had those moments when you just stare blankly into the abyss and reminisce about things that you did in the past? I did that today, and I went all the way back into middle school. My friend and I use to have jump rope competitions. ... http://blogbytravis.com/training-journal/jump-rope-3-13-08/ This trend has been dominating the fitness field for the last few years. Weight loss programs, such as Weight Watchers and Nutrisystem, have based their entire course around controlling these critical macronutrients. But why is there such a fuss over carbs? I will try to answer as ... http://blogbytravis.com/nutrition/low-carb-diets/ It has been said, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” With that being said, I have discovered that my body reacts quite well to the traditional back/bis workout. I have been doing this for a few weeks now, but I think I will keep doing it for ... http://blogbytravis.com/training-journal/backbis-3-12-08/ Today while I was working out, I made a new friend; we’ll just call him Joe. Joe was curious about my reasoning for working out – after all, I’m not a student athlete. I told him that I was training currently for a bodybuilding competition and afterwards I ... http://blogbytravis.com/fitness/bodybuilders-and-power-lifters/ Ok, it is now 25 days until my first competition and I am very ready for this event to take place. The first thing that I am going to do is indulge in a carrot cake (I was mocked at when I visited home and saw everyone but me ... http://blogbytravis.com/training-journal/quad-day-3-11-08/ So my girlfriend, Sarah, and I had indulged in a fabulous brunch. We had nice casual conversation, and then I decided that I noticed that she was not eating the crust of her french toast. Feeling the urge to taunt her and poke fun at her preferences, I ... http://blogbytravis.com/nutrition/eat-your-bread-crusts/ Traditionally, I usually do two days in which I workout with the weights and then I follow it up with a rest day. However, since my first competition is on the horizon, I have had to give up the joy of being gym-free for a day and let the ... http://blogbytravis.com/random/horse-fighting-cardio-day/ We have heard the expression that if it is too good to be true then it probably is. However, there is no easier method of filling in the gaps that your diet leaves open than to supplement with proper vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants. Yet we still overlook this overly ... http://blogbytravis.com/fitness/vitamins-minerals-and-antioxidants/ I realize that this is my first training journal log ever, so let me inform you of my goals before I detail my workout. First, I am three weeks and some change out from an upcoming bodybuilding competition held at my university campus. It is informal, but still competitive. ... http://blogbytravis.com/training-journal/today-was-chest/ For the first post of my blog, I deemed it of urgent importance to explain the basics of building muscle before getting into more specific topics. This is the check list that you need to go by before asking yourself why you are not gaining muscle. # 1 - Training There is ... http://blogbytravis.com/fitness/basics-of-building-muscle/