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Is Sugar Toxic To Your Body?

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You need to watch this video from 60 Minutes on sugar and the “new” research that’s not only showing it’s bad for us but that it’s actually toxic to our bodies and causing disease…   Want to learn more about …

HAVING FUN WITH PUSHUPS. . .

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Watch this video to maximize your pushups performance! Then get out to Athlon for our PUSHUPS FOR CHARITY event on MAY 19th and raise some money for our returning men and women of the armed forces!  Be sure to sign-up …

And the Athlon Challenge Winner Is. . .

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The Athlon Challenge (the 9-week body change contest we started back in January) is officially over.  And the winner is… Ryan Maxwell Before                                           After . Before                                      After Pretty impressive for just two months, don’t you think?! . After 9 weeks …

Get OFF the ball. . .

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Building Better Balance: Get off the ball and move your head!! . . “Next to love, balance is the most important thing.”   – John Wooden One of the primary goals of modern day “functional training” is to build better balance …

Slaying the Dragon. . .

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St. George and The Dragon, by Paolo Uccello dating from around 1470. On display at the London National Gallery Today’s article starts with a phrase you hear all the time in one form or another: “take care of yourself first…” …

You may have eyesight, but do you have vision?

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Wes Welker, Receiver for the New England Patriots, after missing a tough catch in the Superbowl on Sunday I had a completely different topic started for today’s blog and newsletter but I can’t pass on writing about Wes Welker’s almost-amazing, …

“Move It Or Lose It.”

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Reflect for a moment on the importance of your body – how it feels and how it moves. While we can certainly all have a rich inner life mentally and spiritually, ultimately we translate our ideas, thoughts and spirit into …

I.F.

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Posted by Haley Daniel, CSCS . Here at Athlon, we follow the nutritional strategies of the very well respected Dr. John Berardi, creator of Precision Nutrition. One of the latest subjects his team has investigated is intermittent fasting (IF). From …