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• Watch the Beijing Olympic Games online.
• 10 Machines to avoid in a gym.
• A funny articel: Charles Atlas will make a man of you! (via Lean & Hungry Fitness)
• Diet comparison: Unrestricted Low-Carb Diet Wins Hands Down.
  

Have a nice weekend!

• The grain alternative: Quinoa.
• Research indicates that thinking about what to do to achieve a goal like excercising is much more effective than thinking about why you should do it.
• Another great post by Mark: Calories = Calories?

This week’s roundup is full of fun and great information for you. We wish you a nice weekend!

• Wanna see a pretty strange K1-fight? Tony Valente vs Takayuki Kohiruimaki
• Nice read on T-Nation: Mike Mahler Interview.
• It’s always good to question conventional wisdom: Drink Less Water?
• Mark’s articles are always a good read. So is his What Happens to Your Body When… You Carb Binge?
• …and be sure not to miss his Primal Blueprint.
• Via SttB: Top 17 Tips for Losing Body Fat.
• Via FlipCatch: Check out the root of tricking (and maybe capoeira?)
• If you ever had shin splints you may appreciate Mehdi’s advice on how to tread them.
• Maybe worth a look: Strong - The movie

How long have you been trying to lose some weight and cut your body mass? Are you one of those guys eating a carrot a day the whole week long, bingeing on sunday and yet not losing one gramme of fat? Or did you reach the well known weight loss plateau after weeks of successful dieting and training? Well, professional fitness coach John Alvino shares some secrets that may be very helpful to you:

Old school bodybuilder nutrition interrogation

Metabolic Confusion and Fat Loss - Part 1

Metabolic Confusion and Fat Loss - Part 2

Also see John Alvino’s sixpack exercises.

Via Musclefitness: This is author and journalist Prof. Michael Pollan. He states some convincing facts about nutrition and how to simplify the way you eat. Also don’t miss Pollan’s excellent TED Talk.

Link (Michael Pollan on a simple and healthy nutrition)