COVER STORY:
A goal is a direction, not an end.
Meet Kyle Maynard. Despite being born without arms or legs, Maynard has played football, wrestled, and he’s hoping to hike Mount Kilimanjaro. Since I opened the doors to No Excuses CrossFit, a small gym in an Atlanta suburb three years ago, I’ve come to learn that fitness instructors are closer…
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Editor’s Letter
Greetings to all the friends and fans! I’m on the dawn of two major milestones in my fitness experience. 1: On December 21, 2011 I will be turning 40 years old. When I was 23 years old, I was told several times that my body will start to fall apart…
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Fall’s Back
It’s that time of year, the leaves start turning into beautiful colors, the temp cools off, and you set your clocks back an hour. Yep…fall’s here! If you live in a region in the hemisphere where it gets cold, this is just the beginning. As a fitness professional, it’s the…
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The First Diet,
The BEAST Diet
What if there was a diet where you could lose weight, increase your overall health, decrease your risk for disease, and increase your athletic performance where you wouldn’t have to read labels, weigh and measure your food, and just eat whenever you are hungry? You’re probably saying to yourself “Oh…
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‘Tis the Season
Ah, the fat months have arrived! Go ahead and loosen your belts in preparation. Or maybe not… The average amount of weight gain from the months of October to January is an astonishing 7-15 pounds! Researchers found that the extra weight is stubborn—still present a year later on 85% of…
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Real BEASTS Don’t Hibernate
Winter is swiftly approaching and the urge to stay in doors and get the lazy bone can sometimes catch us off guard. But here’s the deal. REAL BEASTS DON’T HIBERNATE! Strength and Conditioning is a year round endeavor. There is no off season. Many of my bodybuilding friends like to…
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Beauty & the Beast
SHOW OFF YOUR BEASTLY BODY IN OUR NEXT ISSUE AND WIN A FREE NO JOKE LIFESTYLE “I’M A BEAST” OR “I’M A BEAUTY” TRAINING SHIRT! This issue’s featured beauty: TERRA GALLEMORE Age: 37 Origin(birth place): Macon, GA Current Location: Macon, GA Years invested in this lifestyle: 1 Favorite type of…
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