by JamesH | Jun 22, 2024 | Blog
I’ve hyped up Flexible Dieting quite a bit. But I’m sure a lot of people are still very skeptical. And I think that’s a good thing. We all need a little bit more skepticism in our daily lives to avoid being taken advantage of. But I’m not trying to take advantage of anyone, I’m hoping to do the opposite. To make lives easier. More enjoyable. So here are a few examples of the delicious foods I’ve eaten this month, even though I’m still burning off some excess fat for the summer season: ~3 litres of ice cream 2kg /4.4lb of marzipan, chocolate cake 3 medium size pizzas 1kg/2.2lb of chocolate 1kg/2.2lb of pancakes Obviously these have been spread out over a couple of weeks, so it’s not binging on “junk”, or anything like that. But it has meant that I’ve had something very tasty every single day to satisfy either my sweet tooth or salty food desires. And I’m still slowly getting leaner day after day. I think it’s just awesome. And I really do hope that more people also pull away from the notion that you need to suffer, starve, during a diet. Misery should never be used to describe a diet. Cheers, -...
by JamesH | Jun 18, 2024 | Blog
The other day I wrote a short guest post for Matt Lazenby’s blog and personal training website. I gave a quick overview why rigid dieting (traditional diets) is unlikely to produce long term results, and why Flexible Dieting should be something that people should try instead. You can read the post HERE. Over the coming weeks I’ll try to write more guest posts as well as fill this website with more content. - James...
by JamesH | Jun 12, 2024 | Blog
I recently received an e-mail where an individual asked for advice on how to best go about exercising during Ramadan. In this article I’ll do my best to answer that question. For those of you who aren’t aware, Ramadan is a special month in the Islamic calender when all adult Muslims must fast from sunrise to sunset - no food or drink allowed at all. All eating and drinking is done during the night. The specific date of Ramadan can differ and as Muslims live all around the world, the number of hours one must fast will also differ due to different time zones and day-night cycles. In some cases, the fasting period can be quite long and thus the feeding window very short. This can create many difficulties. In the e-mail, the person mentioned that he was living in the UK and this year the daylight hours will take up around 19 hours of the day, leaving only 5 hours for eating and drinking, some of which must also be spent on prayer and ceremony, and in many cases traditional activities with friends and family. The difficulty of trying to follow any exercise schedule during Ramadan is quite clear. One of the biggest issues is of-course the effects of dehydration which are practically unavoidable during the long daylight hours. Dehydration causes fatigue and discomfort, in many cases head-aches are common and so is lack of strength. Exercising while dehydrated will be difficult and is likely to increase the risk of injury while offering less overall benefit for muscle/strength growth and retention. I don’t think it is possible to suggest any one...
by JamesH | Jun 2, 2024 | Blog
Hey guys, If you’ve found your way to this site, you may notice that it’s fairly bare bones at the moment. Not a whole lot of content. Well, I kinda have an excuse - I wrote some books. So I’m only just getting together some of my materials and will be slowly adding more content to the site. Until then - why not join me in the biggest fitness forum on the planet? And don’t let the name fool you, Bodybuilding.com isn’t just for juiced up muscle men. It’s a place where anyone, male or female, young or old, beginner or experienced, can get together and have interesting and fun discussions on all things related to Health, Fitness, Dieting, Training, Bodybuilding and more. Mostly, I hang out in the Nutrition Section, as it contains some of the most down to earth and extremely intelligent people you’ll come across on the internet. People like Alan Aragon, Layne Norton, and many others. You can spot me by my user name ArchangelEST - here’s a picture of my account name and avatar: So, come on, join me in one of the greatest communities on the web when it comes to fitness. Feel free to send me a personal message or better yet - ask whatever you need right there in the forums. That way you’ll not only get my answers, but very likely many more, from many other very smart people. Cheers, - James...
by JamesH | Jun 2, 2024 | Blog
Hey guys, You may have noticed that I’ve added a F.A.Q. section to this site that will aim to answer the most common Nutrition and Training questions that people tend to have. I have covered most of them in my books, but it’s clear that not everyone will own both of them, and this material is always worth repeating as well. Over time, I hope to expand this F.A.Q. quite considerably, so if you have a question regarding training or nutrition, please contact me, and I’ll do my best to answer it and add it to the F.A.Q. Cheers, - James...
