Every guy wants to get leaner. He wants his pecs to stop jiggling and his abs to come out from hiding. But there comes a point when shedding fat isn’t healthy. According to Pennsylvania State University, the average guy’s body fat is 15 to 20, 3 percent of which is “essential,” meaning you’d die without it. “A body fat percentage below 5 percent is regarded as a warning sign of poor health, even in elite…
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The Japanese have the longest life span in the world with 86 years for women and 79 years for men. All of this is thanks to what they eat thus making the island nation with the lowest obesity rate (3%) in the developed world. “The Japanese diet is the iPod of food,” says Naomi Moriyama, a dietician, “it concentrates the magnificent energy of food into a compact and pleasurable size.” 1. Eat with Your Eyes…
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Enhance muscular strength by piling your plate up with these superfoods. Strength Boost Strength is our body’s ability to exert physical force on objects — also known as being able to push through a heavy set. Following a progressive overload program is one way to boost muscular strength, but sometimes it can come from the food that you eat. Packing away enough calories, macros, and nutrients can help you muster up that extra strength you…
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Wide-Grip Chins You don’t see too many people doing wide grip chins anymore. Everyone does lat pulldowns, but they seem to have forgotten about chins in recent years. Back in the day all of us—Arnold, Franco, Ken Waller—we all used to do them religiously. What’s really great is supersetting chins with bench presses. That’s what Arnold and I used to do; back and forth, one to the other. You’re working antagonistic muscle groups, like when…
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Bruce Lee forever changed martial arts movies with his unique and electric fighting. He is credited as the individual who introduced martial arts films to a worldwide audience, and created new techniques for how fight scenes are choreographed and portrayed in movies. Unsurprisingly, a number of martial arts stars list Bruce Lee as one of their biggest influences. These are the fighters who continue Bruce Lee’s legacy on the big screen. 1. Jackie Chan 2….
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These healthy meal ideas will give you a varied and balanced diet during Ramadan. They include ingredients from the five major food groups. The meal plan has been written by medical experts in consultation with Islamic scholars. Fluids (water and juices) and dates should be added to each Suhoor (pre-dawn meal) and Iftar (dinner – the meal that ends the day’s fast). The fast is broken with dates, followed by dinner. Suhoor Option 1: a…
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Don’t break your fast with a feast or you may put on weight instead of losing it. If you are not careful, food eaten during the pre-dawn and dusk meals can cause some weight gain. Dr. says feasting during the non-fasting hours can be unhealthy. He recommends approaching the fast with discipline, or an opportunity to lose weight and be healthier could be wasted. “The underlying message behind Ramadan is self-discipline and self-control,” he says….
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The customary prayers of Muslim (Namaz), where physical movements of prayers (Sala’at) have been beautifully conglomerated with spiritual exercise, result to many surprising health and medicinal Benefits. Namaz is the prescription from Allah for better health and fitness who offers it regularly. Thus, it is the natural way to keep oneself healthy. One can get the Benefits of Namaz only if it is offered as they have been ordered by Allah and our Prophet Muhammad…
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Starvation literally means starvation. It doesn’t mean skipping a meal or not eating for 24 hours. Or not eating for three days even. The belief that meal skipping or short-term fasting causes “starvation mode” is so completely ridiculous and absurd that it makes me want to jump out the window. – Martin Berkhan Is it a good thing to ‘starve’ yourself each day, or a few days of the week? Well, a tonne of evidence…
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