I grew up in this Bodybuilding/Fitness/Figure/Physique/Bikini sport on steady-state cardio, mind you, following the principles of one John Parrillo of Parrillo Performance, who advocated high-intensity steady state cardio, meaning getting my heart rate up to 85% or higher of my Vo2 max and sustaining that during 45-60 minutes. But now there’s good research out on …
Tag Archive: perfection
Jul 24
The Burger Lab: Revisiting the Myth of The 12-Year Old McDonald’s Burger That Just Won’t Rot (Testing Results!) | Serious Eats
Here’s a great blog I stumbled upon that explains the ‘myth’ behind the McDonald’s burger. As always, once we look at the real science, we learn that it’s not so mythical at all. Read how ALL burgers can either mold or NOT mold. Enjoy… [Photographs: J. Kenji Lopez-Alt] A few weeks back, I started an …
Apr 29
Be Perfect Today: Part XXX – 30-for-30: The Final Chapter
Today is the last day in the ‘Be Perfect Today’ blog series. I’m tired. For over 75 straight days, this 60-year old body has been absolutely perfect in not only the blogs (30 in 30 days) but the training, nutrition, and cardio. How did this come about? Like this… My team was struggling mentally around 3 …
Apr 28
Be Perfect Today: Part XXVIV – Sometimes Things Just Go Sideways
“Remember, winning – taking 1st Place – isn’t the criteria for success. It’s the effort and sacrifice made for improvement and achievement that is most important. 1st Place is nice. We all want it. That’s what we train for, right? But sometimes that’s just out of our sphere at this point in time.” David R. …
Apr 27
Be Perfect Today: Part XXVIII – Be A Buster
Less than two weeks. That’s all we have left. For many of you this will be your first venture onto a stage. For many others this will be your 5th, 10th, or 15th+ time onstage. It doesn’t matter how many you’ve done or how you placed or hope to place. We all have one underlying …