The Blog of Christian Finn

A Low Carb “Fast Food” To Help You Lose Fat

Christian Finn — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 20:03:21 +0000

If you’ve spent longer than a few months on a low-carbohydrate diet, you’ll know how difficult it is to find low carb “fast foods” that you can just throw into a briefcase or backpack in the morning and eat on the run. Enter the humble nut. Because of their high fat content, nuts aren’t normally [...]

The Low Fat Food Myth

Christian Finn — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 17:35:45 +0000

If you’ve ever been on a diet, you’ve probably considered using fat-free or low-fat foods. You name it, and there’s a fat-free version of it — ice cream, cookies, and crackers to name just a few. In addition, many nutrition bars are marketed heavily as meal-replacements, claiming to offer a convenient low-fat alternative to “real” [...]

The South Beach Diet Reviewed

Christian Finn — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 09:41:32 +0000

The South Beach Diet promises to help you lose weight, lower your cholesterol, reduce your risk of heart disease and diabetes, and get rid of cravings without feeling hungry. “The South Beach Diet is not low-carb,” writes author Dr. Arthur Agatston. “The South Beach Diet teaches you to rely on the right carbs and the [...]

The New Abs Diet: What’s Right and What’s Wrong?

Christian Finn — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 09:50:59 +0000

The New Abs Diet promises to improve your health, your looks, and your athletic performance… even your sex appeal. “If you follow this plan,” writes author David Zinczenko, “you will transform your body so that you can accomplish each and every one of those goals. As a bonus, The Abs Diet will do something more [...]

The Belly Fat Cortisol Connection

Christian Finn — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 09:04:02 +0000

PJ, like many of my readers, wants to drop some belly fat. But since he started back in the gym after a short time off due to an injury, he noticed that he was actually gaining fat instead of losing it. “About a month ago I started building up to my usual workouts after a [...]

How to Beat Belly Fat: 5 Myths Busted

Christian Finn — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 13:30:41 +0000

You want to know the best way to lose belly fat, but you’re confused about how to go about it. Conflicting advice is everywhere and you’re stuck in the middle, not knowing who or what to believe. You start to wonder if anyone out there really knows what they’re talking about, or whether the experts [...]

Vibram Five Fingers: Is Barefoot Better?

Christian Finn — Wed, 25 May 2011 17:19:36 +0000

Today, a question about Vibram Five Fingers: “What do you think about Vibram Five Fingers? I like to hike and a shoe that is lighter would be helpful over a long period, but I don’t want to just listen to what the company is selling. I couldn’t find anything through casual searching that didn’t seem [...]

Using the Stronglifts 5×5 Workout to Gain Muscle

Christian Finn — Thu, 19 May 2011 17:30:17 +0000

I got a question this morning from a guy who wants to use the 5×5 workout to build muscle: “I’m considering starting on Stronglifts 5×5 but it doesn’t look like it’s enough. I want a physique like Chris Hemsworth in Thor. Is this possible with a 5×5 workout?” The short answer is yes, you can [...]

How To Burn 41% More Fat During Exercise

Christian Finn — Tue, 17 May 2011 17:27:06 +0000

While I was out on my bike the other day, I came across a product called ZERO, which claims to help you “burn 41% more fat during exercise.” As you probably know already, a lot of claims made about supplements are bogus. Not this one. If you use ZERO in the way the manufacturers describe, [...]

Poliquin on Pilates

Christian Finn — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 14:02:16 +0000

I learned a lot from Charles Poliquin in the late 1990′s. That was before he started making a bunch of weird claims about how belly button rings disrupt body composition by “interfering” with the acupuncture meridian, that eating only Dominican Republic foods helped him lose 3 pounds of fat and gain 14 pounds of muscle [...]