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    Protein Shakes Bad?

    Protein shakes are excellent for their convenience. What shape is this P.E. teacher in, by the way?
    Post by: nickh, Nov 22, 2009 in forum: Health and Fitness
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    Losing more wieght, building muscle.....

    Get yourself a set of adjustable dumbbells. It's amazing what you can do with just that. If you have space at home, then a good cardio machine...
    Post by: nickh, Nov 16, 2009 in forum: Health and Fitness
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    Save Our Supplements

    If anyone was really interested in "consumer protection," they'd ban junk food. I agree. I think it goes beyond just wiping out...
    Post by: nickh, Nov 9, 2009 in forum: Health and Fitness
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    What is it about Gozo Shioda?

    This is something I've heard a couple of times too. But it's hard to know how long Shioda-sensei spent with Horikawa-sensei, and the extent of the...
    Post by: nickh, Nov 9, 2009 in forum: Aikido
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    Hi from South Africa

    Howzit! and welcome to MAP. It's a lekker place :-) I grew up in Cape Town. Your profile says KZN. Does that mean you're in Durban? If I...
    Post by: nickh, Nov 7, 2009 in forum: General Martial Arts Discussion
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    How do you know if your losing fat

    Trouser sizes are notorious for being inaccurate and being totally inconsistent between different brands too. I recently had a tailor tell me...
    Post by: nickh, Nov 5, 2009 in forum: Health and Fitness
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    increasing ab size

    Are you really sure you want to build the size of your abdominals? Strengthening is great, but making them bigger? Not sure I'd want to do this...
    Post by: nickh, Nov 5, 2009 in forum: Health and Fitness
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    cardio anf weights on the same day?

    I think it also depends on what your intention is with the weights training. Is it for gaining size/mass? Or for strength? Or for fat loss?
    Post by: nickh, Nov 5, 2009 in forum: Health and Fitness
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    Gym dilemma

    I agree 100% with the advice about choosing a gym that's close to where you are. In my opinion, proximity and convenience trumps equipment almost...
    Post by: nickh, Nov 5, 2009 in forum: Health and Fitness
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    warrior diet...who's done it?

    I've tried it a couple of years back, and it has good points and some disadvantages. The great thing is that it frees you up from feeling like you...
    Post by: nickh, Nov 5, 2009 in forum: Health and Fitness
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    5-6 Meals a day for a hectic single dad

    Ok, I've tried pretty much every way of splitting up food intake. I've tried the Warrior Diet approach of eating one big meal a day, and I've...
    Post by: nickh, Nov 5, 2009 in forum: Health and Fitness
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    Dealing with wrist pain...

    My advice is to see a physiotherapist or doctor. If it really is tendonitis, this needs to be treated professionally, rather than trying to...
    Post by: nickh, Aug 16, 2009 in forum: Health and Fitness
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    Flexibility at 33?

    I was in the same boat as you. But I managed to be able to do full splits at 35. So yes, it is definitely possible. It just took some patience,...
    Post by: nickh, Aug 16, 2009 in forum: Health and Fitness
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    Advice to help my wife lose weight

    Agree 100% So many people think that "eating healthy" or "eating natural/organic" is a get-out-of-jail-free card to eat as much as they want....
    Post by: nickh, Jul 28, 2009 in forum: Health and Fitness
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    Weight Plateau

    I definitely agree with the advice to completely change the routine. I find that doing the same routine for more than about two weeks always...
    Post by: nickh, Jul 28, 2009 in forum: Health and Fitness