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		<title>Bar-Barians – Turning Pull Ups Into An Art</title>
		<link>http://www.theironsamurai.com/2010/07/30/bar-barians-turning-pull-ups-into-an-art/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:24:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick Horton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[These guys are blowing my mind.&#160; They’re a NY based group that goes out to public parks and playgrounds to do their workouts on the pull up bars, parallel bars, monkey bars, etc.&#160; And they are getting fantastic results.&#160; Lot’s of muscle ups, wild chin/pull up variations, and other gymnastic-esque goodness.&#160; I love it!&#160; It’s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Zen Quote of the Day – Joe Mills</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:37:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick Horton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Don&#8217;t think, you&#8217;re ill-equipped. You can get a lot more of Joe Mills&#8217; quotes in the new issue of Strength Plus Magazine here. Related Posts:Strength Plus Magazine &#8211; First Issue!Zen Quote of the DayZen Quote of the Day &#8211; Red DwarfZen Quote of the Day: Ram DasZen Quote of the Day: James ThurberPowered by Contextual [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Strength Plus Magazine – July Issue!</title>
		<link>http://www.theironsamurai.com/2010/07/30/strength-plus-magazine-july-issue/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:09:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick Horton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Weightlifting]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Another great issue of Strength+ magazine is out.&#160; You can go here to download it. Inside are articles on the 2010 Nationals, including the Burgener couple making the world team. (As a side note, I was sad not to see Oregon&#8217;s Sarah Bertram not making the team, but that&#8217;s another story.) The issue also has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fried Chicken is Fatty? Duh! – Or, Take Responsibility For Yourself</title>
		<link>http://www.theironsamurai.com/2010/07/28/fried-chicken-is-fatty-duh-or-take-responsibility-for-yourself/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 18:46:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick Horton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[The Mind]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I just found this article on MSNBC from 2006 about KFC getting sued by a guy who was shocked to find out that their food has transfats in it.&#160; Wow … shocker.&#160; Who could possibly have suspected that? There are two things that bother me about this kind of thing (ie. people suing companies over [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Zen Quote of the Day: Ram Das</title>
		<link>http://www.theironsamurai.com/2010/07/25/zen-quote-of-the-day-ram-das/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Jul 2010 20:33:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick Horton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ram Das may not be a Zen guy, but it&#8217;s a good quote none the less: &#8220;We believe that we are human beings having a spiritual experience; we are spiritual beings having a human experience.&#8221; &#8211;Ram Dass Related Posts:Zen Quote of the Day: BashoMore Cheesecake for the HolidaysCarbs and Fat at the Same Time is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tom Platz – 23 Reps with 500 Pounds!</title>
		<link>http://www.theironsamurai.com/2010/07/25/tom-platz-23-reps-with-500-pounds/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Jul 2010 20:25:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick Horton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pay close attention here, folks.&#160; This is a Bodybuilder, not a weightlifter or powerlifter.&#160; He&#8217;s training for size, not specifically strength.&#160; He&#8217;s also credited with having the best legs of any Bodybuilder &#8211; ever.&#160; Did he spend lots of time on the leg press machine?&#160; Leg extensions? Machines?&#160; Nope! He squatted &#8211; a ton.&#160; And [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Post-Workout Chocolate Milk – The Debate Rages On</title>
		<link>http://www.theironsamurai.com/2010/07/23/post-workout-chocolate-milk-the-debate-rages-on/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 22:08:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick Horton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Nutrition]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Check out this article at a fantastic blog I just found, Evidence-Based Fitness, written by Bryan Chung.&#160; It&#8217;s about chocolate milk as an after workout drink. I think we would all like to believe the pre, intra and post-workout nutrition are very important. We&#8217;ve seen one example of how pre-workout protein probably doesn&#8217;t really make [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Protein Ice-Cream Recipe</title>
		<link>http://www.theironsamurai.com/2010/07/19/protein-ice-cream-recipe/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 17:53:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick Horton</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[ice]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of my lifters, Roy, has an ice-cream maker and likes to make ice-cream with protein powder in it.&#160; It turns out pretty awesome, but it requires an ice-cream maker. Here&#8217;s a recipe that another one of my lifters, Brandy, sent me that is basically a &#8220;quick recipe&#8221; for a protein ice-cream that uses some [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Glenn Pendlay on How to Become a Great Coach – Plus 5 Things I’ve Learned</title>
		<link>http://www.theironsamurai.com/2010/07/16/glenn-pendlay-on-how-to-become-a-great-coach-plus-5-things-ive-learned/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2010 21:36:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick Horton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s a link (pdf file) of a great interview Glenn Pendlay did on Strength training for sports. For me, as a strength coach, this was the key quote: If you really want to know how to get people stronger, train yourself like a madman, learn all you can from that, seek out people who know [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Carbs and Fat at the Same Time is Evil … NOT!</title>
		<link>http://www.theironsamurai.com/2010/07/16/carbs-and-fat-at-the-same-time-is-evil-not/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2010 15:42:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick Horton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fat Loss]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[You&#8217;ve heard it before, and maybe you&#8217;ve even tried it.&#160; Carbs and Fat should be kept apart in each meal. Well &#8230; too bad that isn&#8217;t backed up by science.&#160; Here&#8217;s an article by Alan Aragon going over the issue: More proof that having fat with carbs won’t hinder fat loss A relatively recent trial [...]]]></description>
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