Shawn Phillips | Start Strong Monday

The 90-Days of Junk Food Experiment | What Happens to the 10 People

As the instigator of this thought experiment, I get both the luxury and the responsibility of going last. But, as you likely can guess, I knew what the answer was—my answer, going in. That’s not so say what I am about to tell you is true but it was what I believe, given the people I selected, in the situation I placed them in, would do. These 10 people, the ones I chose in my mind—created largely from my own life experience and preferences—would come through these 90 days of nutritional warfare stronger, clearer and no worse for ware....

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Super-Compensation: How You’d Get Stronger if You Were a Muscle

Let’s say you are a muscle. Okay? Yes, a good looking muscle with a great smile and terrific personality, but a muscle nonetheless. Oh yes, and you’re also a muscle belonging to a strong, healthy person who trains you. First, you undergo intense stress as you are trained—with great focus and intensity. On a cellular [...]

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The Seasons Are Changing… Are You?

Football is here. There’s a crispness in the air. The kids are back in school. The leaves are turning, the apples are falling from the trees. I’m sure you’ve noticed. The seasons are changing. Summer is fading, fall near. How about you? Are you settling back into an old routine in life and fitness? Or [...]

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