Health / Fitness Web Log Entries
A New Wrist Pain
Posted: August 18, 2008 at 8:25 AM by Ben Nadel
Around last December, I started to feel some pain in my lower, lateral palm, at the base of my thumb muscle. It wasn't very serious feeling and it would leave after I was done with my exercises. Over the last 8 months or so, it has come and gone with only a slight irritation. In retrospect, I should have probably looked into it, but I just blamed ... read more »
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Muscle: Confessions Of An Unlikely Bodybuilder By Samuel Wilson Fussell
Posted: August 9, 2008 at 8:39 PM by Ben Nadel
I don't like to tell many people about this book. Not because it's bad, but because it's so awesome. By knowing about it, I somehow feel like I'm in a sort of secret club - a club whose only dues are the knowledge and appreciation of the book itself. It's a silly mindset to be in, I know, but one that I have a hard time shaking. Maybe it has somet... read more »
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Ask Ben: How To Build A Home Gym
Posted: July 28, 2008 at 9:09 AM by Ben Nadel
I also like to go to the gym. But, I just got a .NET development contract that allows me to work at home full time. I am kicking around the the idea of putting some gym equipment in my basement so that I don't have to commute to the gym and can spend more time at home with my kids. I don't want to go crazy and spend a ton of money. just keep it si... read more »
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Dig Deep Fitness iPhone Fitness Application Initial Thoughts
Posted: February 9, 2008 at 3:37 PM by Ben Nadel
If you have followed this blog for a while, you will know that I am a fitness enthusiast. I love going to the gym and moving around some heavy steel (or at least that is my intent). What you might not know is that for the longest time, I have been using an old-school 12-button phone user. I've never had a fancy phone - usually whatever the cheapes... read more »
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Project HUGE: 100 Reps Of Leg Press
Posted: December 30, 2007 at 3:02 PM by Ben Nadel
Friday night, I went to the gym with my lifting partner to hit up a work out. It ended up that he worked out and I kind of just went through the motions. After having had my teeth cleaned earlier in the day (which is super stressful for me), I had tension pain in my neck and traps and my gums felt all irritated. As such, I couldn't seem to focus o... read more »
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Novedex XT Testosterone Booster And Anti-Aromatase
Posted: December 24, 2007 at 11:31 AM by Ben Nadel
I recently finished my first bottle of Novedex XT by Gaspari Nutrition . As I have been hitting the gym hard lately, I figured I would try to maximize the effort by adding some new supplementation to the mix. Novedex XT is advertised as working on two different fronts; on one hand, it increases the body's natural Testosterone levels; then, on oth... read more »
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Do You Have A Permit For Those Guns?
Posted: December 14, 2007 at 8:18 AM by Ben Nadel
Sorry I was late getting to the gym, but I had to stop off and pick up my permit. Permit for what? For these guns!!!: Anyone who has spent any time in the gym has probably heard a hundred different references to the "Guns". Guns, are of course, your arms. Sometimes referred to... read more »
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Balancing Strength In The Body
Posted: December 1, 2007 at 4:12 PM by Ben Nadel
I just read a very cool article by Brad Kaczmarski over on Testosterone Nation . It goes over anecdotal evidence of how to determine whether your body is balanced between the various strength exercises you perform. The premise is that you pick a base exercise, such as the deadlift, and see how many reps you can do at given weight (ex. 5 reps at 3... read more »
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Project HUGE: Max Squat Is Watching Over Me
Posted: September 15, 2007 at 9:57 AM by Ben Nadel
I have been concentrating on watching what I eat and dropping some weight lately. I got on the scale at the gym a few days ago and it read 205 lbs.. I haven't been that light since College, so things are going in the right direction. As I have discussed before, purposely losing weight has been a hard task for me not only physically but especially... read more »
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The Science Of Optimal Post-Exercise Nutrition
Posted: July 21, 2007 at 12:08 PM by Ben Nadel
When it comes to nutrition in general, there's always a debate going on as to what is best; they're several different food pyramids, many different eating lifestyles, and about a million different diets. When it comes to what kind of nutrition is optimal for athletes, especially for strength athletes, the debate is almost emotional. Is it protein ... read more »
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Fantastic Article On Active Release Techniques Using Foam Rollers
Posted: May 11, 2007 at 3:01 PM by Ben Nadel
I just came across this most excellent article on T-Nation.com titled, " Feel Better For $10 ." The article outlines how to use a foam roller to perform your own Active Release Techniques (ART) (when you do it yourself, I guess it's called 'Self-Myofascial Release'). This is a very important article for me because I suffer from knee pain due to ti... read more »
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Project HUGE: Physical Therapy For My Knees
Posted: April 24, 2007 at 4:19 PM by Ben Nadel
I went to see my primary physician as well as my physical therapist (both of whom are part of the Sports Medicine office at Chelsea Piers ). The bad news: I have very tight hamstrings (I knew that), a tight TFA, a tight IT band, strength imbalances, weakness, pronating feet, and I am horribly out of shape (OK, I added that last one). The good new... read more »
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Project HUGE: Leg Day And Knee Pain
Posted: April 15, 2007 at 4:11 PM by Ben Nadel
Today was leg day, and it started off pretty well. I am off SPIKE for the time being but I tried something new for during-workout drink; I mixed a scoop of the protein powder in a water bottle and just kept diluting it as the workout went on. I think this worked nicely. As far as strength, I am still climbing up as my body remembers what it was li... read more »
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Danish Scientists Showed That Spot Reducing Works!
Posted: April 14, 2007 at 2:31 PM by Ben Nadel
I read a very cool little review in the May 2007 issue of Muscular Development on page 116. It summarized a Danish study that concluded spot reduction does actually work. As a former Personal Trainer at Equinox in New York City, it was an inevitable conversation that you had to have with every client - spot reduction does not exist; your body ha... read more »
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Project HUGE: Spike'ing My Workout
Posted: April 2, 2007 at 7:21 AM by Ben Nadel
Yesterday, I stopped off at a GNC on the way to my apartment to try one of those liquid gel energy squeeze packs that you always see in running stores. Well, they didn't have what I was looking for, but I ended up getting a bottle of " Spike " from Biotest and the developers of T-Nation.com . I love their web site and their products so I figured ... read more »
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