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Larry Hobbs Audio Interview – Parts 1 & 2

February 4, 2010 in: Audio Interviews

Did you know there is a diet pill that not only causes weight loss, but also reduces cholesterol, reduces blood pressure & reduces the risk of heart disease? Did you know there is a diet pill that not only causes weight loss, but also reduces the risk of cancer? Did you know there is a [...]

Dr. Barry Sears Audio Interview – Parts 1 & 2

January 31, 2010 in: Audio Interviews

Dr. Barry Sears grew up in Long Beach, California, where he exhibited both an athletic and scientific bent. After graduating from Palisades High School at the age of 17, Sears went to Occidental College to major in chemistry. He played both basketball and volleyball in college, and even after he earned his Ph.D. in biochemistry [...]

Old Dr Dan Gwartney Audio Interview – Parts 1 & 2

January 30, 2010 in: Audio Interviews

Daniel L. Gwartney, M.D. has consulted for numerous companies within the sports nutrition field. He has aided in product design, raw materials sourcing and technical writing for several dietary supplement manufacturers. Additionally, he excels in novel product applications for proprietary and patented materials. Dr. Gwartney brings his knowledge and skill as a clinical pathologist and [...]

Old Paul Chek Audio Interview – Parts 1 & 2

January 29, 2010 in: Audio Interviews

BIOGRAPHY:
Paul Chek is a world-renowned expert in the fields of corrective and high-performance exercise kinesiology. For over twenty years, Paul’s unique, holistic approach to treatment and education has changed the lives of many of his clients, his students and their clients. By treating the body as a whole system and finding the root cause of [...]

Old Dr Ann Wees Allen Audio Interview – Parts 1 & 2

January 27, 2010 in: Audio Interviews

Dr. Ann de Wees Allen, Chief of Boresha’s Medical Board, is known in the industry as the “Alpha Scientist”. Dr. Allen is in the forefront of scientific breakthroughs, including the Glycemic Index, Brain Glycemic Index, Cephalic Response, Adipose Tissue Fat Storage, Fat Cell Key Codes, Obesity, Diabetes, Childhood Obesity, Low Glycemic Food Development, Low [...]

A Very Special FREE Bridal Event – Please Forward to Friends or Relatives Planning a Wedding

January 26, 2010 in: Blog, News

Old John Parillo Audio Interview – Parts 1 & 2

January 24, 2010 in: Audio Interviews

About John Parrillo
The following is written by Jason Butcher who has personally worked with Parrillo Principles for over 20 years not just on myself but hundreds of athletes and average people who wanted the best and fastest results:
For more than 25 years Parrillo Performance has been about creating the best products, training techniques and diet [...]

Old Jose Antonio Audio Interview Parts 1 & 2

January 21, 2010 in: Audio Interviews

Bio & Publications
Education
B.S. Biology, The American University, Washington D.C.
M.S. Exercise Physiology, Kent State University, Kent OH
Ph.D. Skeletal Muscle Physiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas TX
Post-doc, Endocrinology and Metabolism, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
Fellow of ACSM
Fellow of NSCA
Fellow of ISSN
Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist
Chief Executive Officer of the International Society of Sports [...]

Old Ed Byrd & Anthony Almada Audio Interview Series

January 20, 2010 in: Audio Interviews

Anthony L. Almada, MSc
President and/or CEO and/or Founder EAS, IMAGINutrition Inc., GENr8, Fein Innovations LLC
_____________________________________________________________
Anthony L. Almada has worked within the natural products industry since 1975, starting as a retail clerk in local health food stores. He performed his undergraduate degree (physiology, minor in nutritional biochemistry) at California State University, Long Beach. He obtained his [...]

Getting Fit for the New Year on Wake Up

January 17, 2010 in: In the News

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Icon Performance: Side Plank Pull

January 17, 2010 in: In the News

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Icon Performance: Sumo Sidestep

January 17, 2010 in: In the News

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Icon Performance Tone-Up Tip of the Week: Stick Crunch

January 17, 2010 in: In the News

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Icon Performance Tone-Up Tip of the Week: Monster Walk

January 17, 2010 in: In the News

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Icon Performance Gets Bootylicious!

January 17, 2010 in: In the News

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Channel 42 Fitness Wake Up Alabama CBS by ICON Performance II

January 17, 2010 in: In the News

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Channel 42 Fitness Wake Up Alabama CBS by ICON Performance

January 17, 2010 in: Blog, In the News

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Old Dr Scott Connelly Audio Interview Series

January 17, 2010 in: Audio Interviews, Blog

A. Scott Connelly is an American Doctor of Medicine and author of the book Body Rx: Dr. Scott Connelly’s 6-Pack Prescription. However Connelly is best known as the creator of MET-Rx, one of the world’s best selling dietary supplements.
Interview #1
Part 1
Part 2
Interview #2
Part 1
Part 2
Interview #3
Part 1
Part 2

Old Fred Koch Audio Interview

January 17, 2010 in: Audio Interviews, Blog

After completing his education, Fred became a Police Officer for 7 years. He purchased a gym in 1978. The day the gym was to open it burned to the ground. With no insurance after the fire, he negotiated a small business loan, rebuilt the Fitness Center and spent the next 16 years there. [...]

Old Brad Jeffreys Audio Interview

January 17, 2010 in: Audio Interviews, Blog

A Muscle Media 2000 author and creator of the “Power-Building” System
Part 1
http://www.youshare.com/iconperformance/f0530f90527e18fc.mp3.html
Part 2
http://www.youshare.com/iconperformance/6d7fd99b8428ef5f.mp3.html

Podcasts

November 15, 2009 in: Podcasts

Podcast: Joint Supplements 101

Nutrition

Website Resource Review: FitDay

January 26, 2010 in: Nutrition

FitDay is a popular online diet and weight loss tracking journal with over 2.2 million members. It lets you track and achieve your long-term fitness goals based on your daily foods and exercises. It analyzes this information and shows your daily calorie intake (fats, proteins, carbs), weight loss from each activity, long-term diet analysis and [...]

Myfoodapedia

December 28, 2009 in: Blog, Nutrition

This is great site for nutritional breakdown information to help design diets with and dissect current diets that you might have been given as a part of your program. It is a pretty comprehensive site that still refers to the government’s antiquated food pyramid system, yet the breakdown menus are definitely helpful when one doesn’t [...]

Eat Less, More Often

November 29, 2009 in: Nutrition

Most people normally don’t eat five or more small meals per day, but instead eat two or three larger meals for the sake of convenience and tradition. Yet studies have shown that a common American “gorging” diet – in which a person obtains total calories in only a few meals per day – may lead [...]

No-Bake Protein Cookies Recipe

October 31, 2009 in: Nutrition

Ingredients: Make 4 Cookies
- 1.0 Cups Old Fashioned Oatmeal (raw)
- 4 heaping tablespoons Omega-3 Peanut Butter
- 2 Scoops your favorite protein powder (Chocolate might work better here)
- 1/4 Cup Water / Skim Milk to allow for mixing
Breakdown per cookie:
Cal: 212
Pro: 13 grams
Carbs: 18 grams (3 fiber)
Fat: 11 grams

Antioxidant Armor

October 25, 2009 in: Nutrition

Research shows that free radicals can wreak havoc on muscle tissue health, slowing recovery and impairing performance. With the right diet, athletes can take advantage of antioxidant power to ward off these effects.
By Lisa Dorfman
Lisa Dorfman, MS, RD, CSSD, LMHC, is Director of Sports Nutrition and Performance and an adjunct professor at the University of [...]

Top 10 Positive Consequences of Recovery from Food Addiction

October 14, 2009 in: Blog, Nutrition

An actual “gratitude list” from a recovering food addicted individual:
1. My clothing always fits – I’m in no danger of dying by strangulation.
2. The comments I get from people are so funny I laugh all day
3. I really love those comments from women – I never get tired of hearing “You look great!”
4. I can [...]

FatBurgr: Fast Food Restaurant Nutritional Guide

August 16, 2009 in: Nutrition

Fatburgr is a fast food nutritional guide which gives you information on nutritional content (calories, fat, carbs, fiber) of the food you order in your favorite restaurants. Currently information is available for popular restaurant chains like McDonalds, KFC, Wendy’s, Burger King etc., with new ones added daily.

Browse nutritional content of menu items by restaurant or [...]

New Diet Helper Online Database-Nutrition Toolbox

August 9, 2009 in: Nutrition

NutritionalToolbox is a comprehensive food nutritional information database which lets you look up information (e.g. calories, vitamins, minerals) on more than 40,000 foods including brand name grocery items and fast food products.

You can browse foods by categories (fish, fruit, beverage etc) or search with keywords. There is an “Add to total” button next to each [...]

Weird Nutrition Facts

August 2, 2009 in: Blog, Nutrition

1. Japanese eat very little fat and suffer fewer heart attack than the Aussies, British or Americans.
Mexicans eat a lot of fat and suffer fewer heart attack than the Aussies, British or Americans.
African drinks very little red wine and suffer fewer heart attack than the Aussies, British or Americans.
Italian drink large amount of red wine [...]

Eggs… Nature’s Protein Pill

June 21, 2009 in: Blog, Nutrition

How many of you out there enjoy your eggs? Good, as a matter of fact that’s great, keep it up and continue to read on because you may very well be on the road to increasing your egg intake and thus increasing your muscle mass. But what about all you out there that are neglecting [...]

The Fizz May Taste Good Going Down but…

June 14, 2009 in: Blog, Nutrition

Carbonated beverages have been around quite a while. But the side effects of these fizzy drinks are far more than we were led to believe. I’m not a conspiracy theorist, nor do I think out government or more specifically, the FDA, is actually out to get us. I believe, they are smart enough, just don’t [...]

Avoid This Popular Diet Snack Like the Plaugue!

June 8, 2009 in: Blog, Nutrition

I was sitting here today thinking to myself, what’s the very worst food you can eat if you’re trying to lose weight, burn fat, tone up, etc?
One food that is often eaten by dieters, but ironically works against them in losing weight is rice cakes. Yes rice cakes! You are probably eating one right now [...]

Top 6 Six Simple Yet Powerful Things You Can Do To Jump Start Your Fat Loss Program

June 3, 2009 in: Blog, Nutrition

1. A Gallon of Water a Day. 128 ounces that’s all. It’s imperative that one gets plenty of the life giving substance that has so many functions that pertain to fat loss and muscle accrual that there is no room for discussion. Split the gallon up evenly as you can during the day. Don’t fret over [...]

How To Make “Cheap” Creatine Chews

May 29, 2009 in: Blog, Nutrition

Those little Creatine Chews sure are great. Makes it easy to get plenty of creatine – especially in the loading phase. But they’re pricey. So I’ve put together a recipe for creating your own creatine candies at a price that’s less intimidating. However, if you’re short on time, spending the few extra bucks for the [...]

Soy: the Toxic Health Food

May 5, 2009 in: Blog, Nutrition

It’s been spread around the world like wild fire—‘Soy is healthy and good for you.’ That’s what a billion dollar marketing campaign will do. And that’s what the soybean industry has done. They have spread the word of soy being good for you. All it would take is a quick search online and you will [...]

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