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Carnivores Have Always Ruled The World

By Jay Madrigal / / Comments Off on Carnivores Have Always Ruled The World

If God wanted us to be vegans, he would have created us with a mouth full of molars and four stomachs. Since we were meant to eat meat AND vegetables, vegans have to supplement their diets with certain micro nutrients if they want to truly thrive. I’m not dissing vegans here. I do respect anyone’s…

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If You Have a Big “Butt”, You Probably Also Have a Big “But”

By Jay Madrigal / / Comments Off on If You Have a Big “Butt”, You Probably Also Have a Big “But”

Excuses are often the biggest reason for the size of your butt. I have heard them all, ranging from “I’d like to exercise, but I just don’t have the time” to, “I have tried it all, but nothing ever works.” There is always a “but” stuck in there somewhere when folks with big butts are…

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Swine Flu Prevention, Remedies, Tamiflu, and Pandemics

By Jay Madrigal / / Comments Off on Swine Flu Prevention, Remedies, Tamiflu, and Pandemics

Let’s get something straight right off the bat: I am a researcher, not an medical doctor. This gives me an advantage over medical doctors however, because I don’t have a medical bias that can cloud my judgment. I also haven’t been brainwashed by drug companies or through pharmaceutical education. I do however, spend many hours…

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Good Nutrition Without a Plan

By Jay Madrigal / / Comments Off on Good Nutrition Without a Plan

How many times have you awoken in the morning only to realize that you don’t have any food prepared, are going to be too busy to cook, and you really have no plan? This hardly ever happens to me, but it did yesterday (Saturday). I almost always make food for 3 days or more in…

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Shopping For a Personal Trainer

By Jay Madrigal / / Comments Off on Shopping For a Personal Trainer

Seattle personal trainers really are the best in the country.  X Gym personal trainers are the best of the best, so when X Gym members have to move out of the area, they always ask me how to find a good personal trainer in their new town. This doesn’t have to be as tough as most people…

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You’re Only as Strong as Your Peer Group

By Jay Madrigal / / Comments Off on You’re Only as Strong as Your Peer Group

Are your friends and loved ones sabotaging your fitness progress without even knowing it? They might be, and it’s not because they don’t care about you. It’s because they do care about you and they value the patterns they share with you. I have talked to many people who are very fired up about their…

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