Outrun your fork and gain muscle
There have been many articles circulating the internet talking about how running and cardio in general will cause you to gain fat and lose muscle. I want to go over my own case study to show why this is silly. One year ago, I trained and dieted for a bodybuilding competition. This year I wanted to […]
We all “feel” flabby sometimes
Being an obesity physician (also family physician), I hear all the frustrations of my patients as they go through their weight loss journey. One of the most common, even after extensive weight loss, is “feeling” flabby (or insert other critique of one’s physique). The patient could be doing absolutely great losing over 25% of their […]
How Dr. Spencer got his Groove Back – Best Weight vs. “Ideal” Weight
A few years ago I was fortunate enough to see a lecture done by one of my favorite obesity researchers Dr. Arya Sharma. To make a long story short here are the bullet points/cliff notes of the lecture: There is no “ideal” weight. The numbers for your “ideal” weight are flawed and not based on […]
Is Natural Bodybuilding basically Castration?
If you are familiar with natural bodybuilding, you’ll hear all sorts of stories of guys losing their “mojo” during their quest to get in the very low body fat percentages. In fact, there was a case study done just last year that showed this very occurrence. So when I decided to go on this […]
Dear White Potato, I am Sorry!
When I was 8 years old, my aunt told me I was going to turn into a french fry. THAT’S how much I loved them. When I got into middle school though, I realized I was not going to attain the Greek God-like body my brother had (he is four years older than I am) […]