Thursday, August 9, 2012

Why is fructose bad if it’s found in fruit? (guest post)

I’ve heard it time and again when arguing with friends about fructose...
It can’t be that bad if it's found in fruit, because after all, isn’t fructose the fruit sugar?

That’s always the answer when I attack high-fructose corn sugar, or

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Wednesday, August 1, 2012

Competition: FREE tubs of Tier 1

The Tier 1 Promotion ends in...
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Who's Citadel Nutrition and what is Tier 1?
As you guys know, I hate gimmicks and BS suppl

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Pre-workout Tier 1 Giveaway - 5 tubs to be WON!

The Tier 1 Promotion ends in...
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[timer]
[after]Competition is now closed![/countdown]
You'd better be quick, so read on...
Who's Citadel Nutrition and what is Tier 1?
As you guys know, I hate gimmicks and BS suppl

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Monday, July 30, 2012

Simplify your diet and training

Currently, overly complex program and diet setup seems to be a common theme running rampart throughout the lives of a lot of fitness enthusiasts.
Given the overload of information, it makes complete sense as to why it exists, but it also begs the qu

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Monday, July 23, 2012

Farmers Walk - The ultimate exercise? (guest post)

Fitness trends like Bosu balls and the Thighmaster come and go. What sticks around are exercises that really work. That's why the best trainers and strength coaches make movements like chin ups, squats, and shoulder presses the cornerstone of their w

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Sunday, July 8, 2012

Q & A: Is Reveal The Steel for beginners?

This week I received an email from someone who was interested in Reveal The Steel, but understandably, had a few questions that needed answering. In coming weeks, I'll be posting more information on the program outline, to make sure everyone is cryst

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Thursday, July 5, 2012

'Reveal The Steel' - my brand new course is now available!

After a year or more in the making and a team of 20+ 'beta-testers'...
Reveal The Steel is finally available for immediate purchase over at the Reveal The Steel website.
I'm really happy with the end result, and I think you guys & gir

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Tuesday, July 3, 2012

Sarah Jane Cox - An interview with Australia's next up-and-coming fitness model

Today, Brisbane local girl Sarah Jane Cox drops by to tell us how she got started with training and her modelling career.
In case you didn't know, she's also an internationally published professional swimwear, lingerie and fashion model.

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Tuesday, June 19, 2012

How CrossFit Forges Elite Failure

Today's guest post is by none other than the highly respected, but always hard-hitting, Fit Jerk.
FJ Doesn't beat around the bush nor water anything down. I share an affinity with his writing style and subject matter in many ways and it felt fitting

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Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Should you rethink High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT)?

[Photo credit: Crossfit Kandahar]

Today, we're fortunate enough to have Anthony Mychal from anthonymychal.com guest post here at Crude Fitness.

Anthony's a fantastic writer (see creds at the bottom), well versed in functional/practical training

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Tuesday, May 22, 2012

An interview with Kellie Davis - Mother, fitness model and advocate of women's health

Today, Kellie Davis stops by to drop some 'info-bombs' and answer a host of 'crude' questions.
Kellie runs the fitness website motherfitness.com where she concentrates on helping other women achieve optimal health through education and experience.

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Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Reveal The Steel - Beta Testers required!

If you haven't already heard by now (via my email update for those that are on my list), I thought I'd let you know that my book, REVEAL THE STEEL will be released on the 3rd July, 2012. Pending it's release I'm after some help from you guys...
I re

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Sunday, May 13, 2012

The Ab Wave Review - (Fitness Gimmick #6)

Today's internet LOL is proudly brought to you by abwavecanada.com
I was surfing public access yesterday when I stumbled upon the latest in 'sit on your arse and do absolutely nothing technology©'.

Though you see, that awesome quip up there

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Monday, April 30, 2012

How I prepared for my photo shoot

(All photography by Kane Vato Photography www.kanevato.com)

A lot of people have been asking me what I did in the 2 weeks prior to being 'photo-shoot' ready. I'm talking photo-shoot ready in around 8 weeks from a 'reasonable' level of body fat. Ci

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Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Visual Impact Cardio review – Mastering the skill of losing body fat

Visual Impact Cardio - A “Progressive Cardio System” that Leads to Steady Fat Loss With Minimal Sticking Points.
I'm a huge fan of Rusty Moore's programs and whatever he produces. This is for two simple reasons:
- Rusty knows his sh*t by doing

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Monday, April 2, 2012

5 reasons you won't be seeing your six-pack abs any time soon (guest post)

Today's guest-post is by Keith Lai of Fit Mole
Today he gives you 5 'tough-love' reasons as to why you may not be seeing you six-pack abs any time soon
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Look, we all get it! You want six pack abs...
The multi-billion dollar fitness indu

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Tuesday, March 20, 2012

An interview with JC Deen, the master of non-BS training and dieting advice

JC Deen has been nice enough to stop by and answer a few questions.
JC runs the popular fitness website jcdfitness.com where his unique points of view on all things health and fitness related cut through the clutter that so often surrounds the indus

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Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Gym Douche Bags

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Monday, March 12, 2012

Gluten free food - is it a supermarket gimmick?

Something landed on the front page of smh.com.au today which raised one, two or even three of my eyebrows
I'll admit, it was between laughing at a Chris Brown video and reading a deranged tale about some bloke who made his own piss dungeon.
True S

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Tuesday, March 6, 2012

The 50 Best Free Health & Fitness Courses on the Web (Winners announced!)

It took a while to sift through all of the votes that came through
It was surprising to see those that I thought would do really well, in fact didn't fare that well with the general public.
It just goes to show what good marketing would have you be

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Monday, March 5, 2012

An interview with international fitness model Emily Skye

Today I've been lucky enough to sit down and talk with one of Australia's most inspiring fitness models - Miss Emily Skye
Emily's an internatonal Australian fashion, beauty, fitness and swimsuit model.
With so many projects on the go at once, I aim

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Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Guilt-free hot chocolate mug pudding recipe

A guilt-free hot chocolate mug pudding recipe?
IMPOSSIBLE I hear you say.

This bad-boy came about from a VERY dangerous recipe that my wife picked up whilst at a bridal shower.
It was basically the recipe for a 3 minute chocolate cake.
No matte

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Sunday, February 26, 2012

Update: The 50 Best Free Health & Fitness Courses on the Web

With only a few days to go now, the votes have been coming in thick and fast...
Rusty Moore is WAY in the lead with a huge online following, followed by Dave Durell and Jackie Burgmann following close behind in 3rd place.
The leader board
As of

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Sunday, February 19, 2012

An Interview with Pia "Slinkii" Muehlenbeck

Today, I've been lucky enough to delve inside the mind of Pia Muehlenbeck
Pia's a model, fitness advocate, author of "How to lose fat in 7 days" and the editor of lifestyle website Slinkii.com.
Pia's made quite a name for herself in a relatively sh

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Sunday, February 12, 2012

The art of fire cupping therapy. Is it a gimmick?

So i've been rather injured lately
Call it old age, bad form or just dumb-luck - who cares, I'm f*cking sore these days (too much of the time).

I've tried many a drug and technique for relieving the pain in my neck, shoulders and back – and I'v

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Tuesday, February 7, 2012

The 50 Best Free Health & Fitness Courses on the Web (Voting Open!)

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Votes close: Wed, 29th Feb - Winners announced: Wed, 7th Mar



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There's a tonne of Health and Fitness r

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Thursday, February 2, 2012

Gym Douche-Bag Cards

Due to popular demand...
Are you sick and tired of the clientele in your gym?
Do they give you the sh*ts on a daily basis?

Now you can fight back!
All you need to do is download this FREE pdf which contains
20 offensive douche-bag citations, a

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Monday, January 30, 2012

Q & A: Can you combine intermittent fasting with a normal training program?

This week I received an email from Matt.
He writes...
"Hi Clint,
I've got a question and your advice would be very much appreciated:
I have been following a three day a week RPT programme for the last 8 months. I'm keen to try something new.
I t

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Sunday, January 22, 2012

Why aren't I seeing visible results with my fat loss? (guest post)

Today's guest-post is by Dan Petraglia of Fitness and Weight Loss Central
Today he runs through the reasons why you may be stunting your fat-loss progress.
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Why aren't I seeing visible results with my fat loss?
A recently trending quest

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Sunday, January 15, 2012

Trying to stay fit and keep your muscle post wedding, honeymoon and Christmas

Image credit: Thomas Gallane
It's been a long time between drinks hasn't it?
I haven't written on here for a long, long time.
Laziness, awesomeness and a myriad of equally lame excuses have prevented me from finding something to talk about.

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