Wednesday, April 30, 2003

Free-Spotter Barbell and Dumbbell Self Spotters
Shermworks self-spotter equipment

Links to Low-Carb Info
Recipes, information, how-to and more, compliments of Chris M

What Body Type are You
Karen's link to ecto-meso bodytype information

PubMed
...wherein Chris M reminds us to do some research before we panic over a New York Times medical or nutrition article.

Vitamins: More May Be Too Many
Here we go again -- confusion redux

Dolfzine
May issue of Dolfzine is here

FatWars.com :: Banishing Those Nasty Cravings
Cy's link to the FatWars site, where you'll find lots of articles to help the curious.
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Monday, April 28, 2003

USDA National Nutrient Database
Steve's nutrient database, his one and only

Testosterone Nation
Per Rebecca: not for the easily offended, but this is probably my absolute favorite site of all time for bodybuilding/fitness and everything related. It's definitely guy run but there are more than a few T-Vixens out there :) Warning though: if you want to use the forums, make sure you've searched the site before you post a question because things get repeated a lot that you could easily find first. Other than that, go ahead and post, they're a pretty responsive bunch. I just had dinner with several of the NoVa folks and it was FABULOUS.... Rebecca

Muscle Monthly articles
Rebecca's favorite writers -- these articles are mostly older, but most of the information's spot on

Think Muscle
Rebecca's link to Bryan Haycock's Think Muscle site

Faigin's Natural Hormonal Enhancement book -- Reverse aging by manipulating your own hormones for maximum growth hormone production.
There's a lot of information here, but the site's pretty confusing. If you become interested in his hormonal manipulation strategies, you might want to get the book, which we carry in the online store list at the left.

The Paleo Diet
Another low-carb variation, The Paleo Diet (book and information site)

Calories in Food - Calorie Charts & Tables
Caloric tables, mainly for fast food and snacks

FitDay - Your online nutrition, weight loss, diet & fitness manager
The FitDay site most of us use to log macronutrient records -- free

CBS News | Wheat Farmers Beef About Atkins Diet
Colt's link to decreased wheat sales story
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Sunday, April 27, 2003

Atkins Low Carb site
The hows and whys behind the Atkins diet, link from Karen


Whole Foods Market
They don't seem to sell online, either, but they sure have a bunch of cooking tips and recipes. This one looks great.

Trader Joe's
Here's the Trader Joe's site -- they don't sell online, though.

Hi Lo Cereal -- Organic Milling
Lowered carb cereal link from Karen
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Saturday, April 26, 2003

Rob Faigin's Natural Hormonal Enhancement
Fat loss and hormone manipulation via low-carb dieting -- excerpts.
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Friday, April 25, 2003

Ketogenic Diet
IOL Nutrition archive page
Couple of ketogenic archive pages to get low-carbers started

Weight Watchers recipe cards, circa 1974
Still laughing after all these years...
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Thursday, April 24, 2003

USATODAY.com - Sit-down meals give way to days of grazing
Paul's link to the USA Today article on grazing
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Wednesday, April 23, 2003

Netrition's page: Bitter Battle Over Sugar Findings
Steve's heads up over a new sugar study

Steve Reeves
Steve Reeves' website, where you'll find photos, books, videos and more.
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Tuesday, April 22, 2003

Exercise and the Brain
This is the link Chris sent covering exercise and brain function.

Physical Therapists
Charlie's response to a question about becoming a physical therapist: You might want to take a look at the Labor Department's employment outlook.

Close Grip Bench Press
Jeff's link to photo and instructions of close grips for triceps

The Metabolic Diet
Cy's sculpting his bod using Mauro Di Pasquale's Metabolic Diet. (This book as well has his two more current works are in the IronOnline bookstore, link at the left.)


Arnold
As Colt points out, probably not implants...

Bullworker
When looking for a nearly ancient home exerciser, Nikki gets multiple links to the Bullworker.
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Wednesday, April 16, 2003

Lyle McDonald BodyOpus Pages
Rebecca's source for Lyle's low-carb diet records and FAQ
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Tuesday, April 15, 2003

Stuart McRobert's Hardgainer site
A leader in the HIT world, here's Stuart's Hardgainer site, where you'll find the Hardgainer Roundtable.

Infinity Fitness exercise video demos
Dan's link to exercise demonstrations via online video

The Metabolic Diet
Cy's sculpting his bod using Mauro Di Pasquale's Metabolic Diet. (This book as well has his two more current works are in the IronOnline bookstore, link at the left.)

T-Mag
A common shared link around here, Charlie reminds us of T-Mag
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Sunday, April 13, 2003

Cheaper micro-load weights
Link from Chris: For those of you who want to microload, but don't want to pay the huge price for micro-precise plates. Type in "washers" in the "find" field, scroll down to "flat washers" and you can select from a variety of diamater and materials.

I chose Part Number 91081A046, Plain Steel USS Flat Washer 2" Sz, 2-1/8" ID, 4-1/2" OD,.153" Min Thk, Aprx 8/Pk, $ 9.10 per Pack

This item is only sold in Packs of 5 Lb.--They come 8 in a 5 lb. pack. I weighed all mine on a kitchen scale, in pairs, and all of them came to 1.25 lb. per pair. More sophisticated instruments would probably indicate an imbalance, but my arms and legs have no such accuracy.

Altoids ad
Henry asks, "Who's the Altoids bodybuilder?"
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Saturday, April 12, 2003

The TellekineticTK Shoulder -- A Unique Approach to Dumbbell Side Laterals
Stingo points to the link on Dolfzine for the Tellekinetc Shoulders page

Strength Training and Your Child
Dan offers a link to an often-asked question about kids and weight training.

IOL Youth Training Archive
.... and let me add our IOL message collection for more detailed youth training information. Laree
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Thursday, April 10, 2003

To the question of links to exercise description pages, IOL offers:

Exercise Instruction and Kinesiology
The perenial favorite of IOL

ABC Bodybuilding's Exercise Description page
Alex's fav exercise descriptions

Bill Pearl Enterprises, Inc. - Training Programs
Mark S. suggests: If you've got some time to spare, you may want to check out the 20-month program on Bill Pearl's site, where you'll get a month by month breakdown of a program designed to take you from beginner to a champion's physique in 20 months. There's a lot of info and exercises here, and each month comes with a good list of ecommended exercises, each of which has a nice illustration and step by step guide to the movement.

IronOnline stop smoking archive
In case any of you are ready for this ambitious and most important project

Dolfzine
The April Dolfzine issue is up, including many of our IOL group's contributor-authors.

Stella's Kitchen
You can sign up for Stella's email newsletter here, plus find a wealth of kitchen tips and recipes.

Gary's Bench Press Routine
Here's the link to Gary Edwards' bench press routine that we're currently discussing.
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Sunday, April 06, 2003

Krista Scott-Dixon's Smash! For both women and men, Krista's site is tops
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Saturday, April 05, 2003

Amazon.com: Books: The New Encyclopedia of Modern Bodybuilding: The Bible of Bodybuilding, Fully Updated and Revised
Kit's link to Arnold's Encyclopedia at Amazon.com. Lon recommends checking at ebay first, then adds: I think Bill Pearl's Keys to the Inner Universe a better book. For different exercises it's second to none. (We carry this in the IronOnline bookstore; link at the left. Laree)
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Friday, April 04, 2003

Maxalding
To Lon's abdominal link to Dennis' site, Henry adds this link to his favorite, Maxalding.

Dennis Weiss on abs

In answer to Karen's question (Can someone give me a link to an illustration of, or a good descriptive rundown on, abdominal vacuum exercises?), Lon offers: Here is a great program for abs and the vacuum waist exercise . It is one of the best I have seen.
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