Archive for the ‘News’ Category
Some Body Fat is a Good Thing!
I work with some folks who - I imagine – would happily give up a kidney if it would enable them to drop their body fat percentages into the low single digits. The few guys who report hitting 5% – 6% are the envy of all… and I suspect they’d go even lower if they could. Body fat, it seems, is the mortal enemy of the physique athlete, and there’s no such thing as too low.
Except, of course, there is. And – in truth – I don’t think even the most fat-phobic bodybuilder would care to change places with Lizzie Velasquez, who is physiologically incapable of storing body fat.
New “Leap For Life” Article Posted at Tonic.com
Was just alerted to another article on Rick’s upcoming “Leap For Life,” on behalf of the Lance Armstrong Foundation. Tonic.com contributor David Bois did an awesome job of highlighting the importance of this upcoming event.
Training Partners Wanted – Searching For An Alpha Male Challenge Workout Buddy?
We’ve heard from a few of you who are interested in and actively looking for training partners in your area. Well, we aim to please.
This post will become a means to help us identify who you are and will allow other Alpha Male Challengers to find you. Read the rest of this entry »
Are Protein Drinks Dangerous? A Postscript
Fortunately, I’m not the only science nerd in the family – my husband, John, is a Senior Environmental Scientist with CH2M-HILL Plateau Remediation Company, and is quite knowledgeable about the human health risks associated with heavy metal contamination. So when the Consumer Reports (CR) article on protein drinks came out (click here to read Rick’s take on it), I put him on the case.
He’s still on it, actually – but I thought I’d post an excerpt and link to the first installment on his blog, which is focused on arsenic.
Sports Nutrition Conference Not to be Missed!
You can meet many Team True Alpha experts this month at the 7th Annual Conference and Expo of the International Society of Sports Nutrition (ISSN), entitled “Sports Supplements: the most effective strategies.”
I’ll be there with ISSN founders and Team True Alpha members Joey Antonio and Doug Kalman, along with Abbie Smith and numerous contributors to Alpha Male Challenge and good True Alpha friends including Hector Lopez, Darryn Willoughby, Jeff Stout, Marie Spano, Staci Wilson and more! We’ve heard that Dr. Jack Darkes is also dropping by! This year’s conference will be held at
“Behind the Scenes” Interview with Rick Collins
One of the men that you can thank for this amazing blog and book is Rick Collins. I am proud to say that Rick is one of my friends and that he is truly a cool and down to earth guy. There aren’t many people that I can say would give you the shirt off their back, but Rick is one of those guys. I had the honor of interviewing him and learning who Rick Collins is as a person. Not just the lawyer and writer, but who Rick really is and what he represents. The interview at Bodybuilding.com shows where Rick has come from and some of the thing’s he’s done throughout his life and amazing career, Read the rest of this entry »
In Defense of Manliness
Last month, Harvard’s “Men Against Rape” invited Michael Kimmel, author of “Guyland,” to the campus to explore the “Perilous World Where Boys Become Men.”
Kimmel’s focus was on the worst of the gender – disenchanted, predatory rapists. But Harvard student Rachel L. Wagley (’11) takes Kimmel to task in her essay in the Harvard Crimson.
An optimistic male audience member asked Kimmel how we can re-inspire manly virtue and create noble men. Kimmel responded that there are no good distinctively manly qualities, rejecting the uniqueness of manhood in a room full of talented men.
Wagley disagrees, taking the position that there’s more to men … and to manliness.
Denigrating manhood harms society because when we assault manliness, we devalue men. Take a moment to admire Heinrich Harrer’s aggressive spirit of pursuit, Tom Sawyer’s territorialism, Nelson Mandela’s courage, and the stranger in the courtyard who held open the gate. Endless illustrations of manly nobility, honor, and courage abound on Harvard’s campus. To Harvard men: You are worthy of honor and respect.
American Heart Association FAIL
My regular ”Heartwire” news update popped into my inbox yesterday morning. As usual, I quickly scanned the contents to see if there was anything of interest… and did a double-take on one particular line (free registration required):
Nintendo Wii gets the AHA thumbs-up
Team True Alpha Coming To NYC!
Come join us this July 9-11 in Manhattan, NY, as Rick, I, and other Team True Alpha experts present some of our innovative and exciting classes and workshops at the KBC Galvanized 2 Trade show, presented by the one and only, Kettlebell Concepts. Please click on the following link for additional information:
http://www.kbcconvention.com/index.html
