“The funniest weight loss and fitness radio show on the internet.” Please click on the POD button to listen to the latest Dr. Fitness and the Fat Guy show. Our new and improved podcast is now commercial free and streamlined. On this show Doctor Fitness and the Fat Guy get the skinny on the hottest new kinda healthy snack out there. The delicious, always crunchy and tasty…Lesser Evil Popcorn. Tom Brown Chief Snackmaster with Lesser Evil tells us why their popcorn tastes so good and why it is kind of good for you. During the show, Lee gave Tom lots of good advice like the name of a new flavor that should be a huge hit. Lee calls it “PopToids” and it is a peppermint flavored popcorn. Send Tom an email telling him how much you like the Fat Guy’s idea. We also had on Karen Nadler-Sachs, she is an attorney who recently lost 85 pounds in one year. Unlike the Fat Guy who has gained and lost the same 10 pounds 8 and a half times for the last 10 years, Karen has been able to keep it off with the help of Weight Watchers. She also hosts a women’s support group to help entrepreneurial women with their businesses. and she has invented Save The Chairs a tablecloth for chairs. If you missed this show live you missed some funny stuff. Don’t forget to check out the Doctor Fitness and the Fat Guy blog at www.weightlossradio.blogspot.com for more tips about weight loss and Dr. Shafran’s analysis of all things health and fitness. Also check out our website www.drfitnessandthefatguy.com to subscribe to our FREE weekly newsletter. Special thanks to our guests this week… Tom Brown who can be reached at www.lesserevil.com. And Karen Nadler-Sachs who can be reached by email at savethechairs@comcast.net.

 

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“The funniest weight loss and fitness radio show on the internet.” Please click on the POD button to listen to the latest Dr. Fitness and the Fat Guy show. Our new and improved podcast is now commercial free and streamlined. This show features Doctor Fitness’ Final Four Reasons you should pick a chiropractor over a regular doctor. Dr. Shafran’s tips this week are 1) go to chiropractor if you have lower back pain or joint injury. 2) chiropractor is good at improving joint motion that is affected by the injury 3) Even if you do nothing 80% of the pain should subside within a week. If it doesn’t have someone look at it 4) Regular doctors tend to solve these kind of problems with some product from the pharmacy when a chiropractic adjustment could work just as well. To learn the rest of the Doctor’s best tips you’re going to have to click that podcast button and listen to Dr. Fitness explain everything. If you missed this show live you missed some funny stuff like: Lee sharing his opinion where to find the best chiropractors. Adam’s new gadget of the week which is a heart rate monitor that fits on your hand instead of around your chest. He loved it. I thought you looked a little like Michael Jackson. Lee went to the movies and saw Denzel Washington’s new Spike Lee movie Inside Man and had 6 screaming kids under 5 near him. this inspired him to solve the movie industry’s problem with kids at inappropriate movies. Other things we talked about were: Adam helping a caller with strategies to run a half marathon, Lee sent in his taxes to the IRS, we mentioned the usual suspects…the Nutriton Twins and Hungry Girl. Check out our blog at www.weightlossradio.blogspot.com for more tips about weight loss and Dr. Shafran’s analysis of all things health and fitness. Also check out our website www.drfitnessandthefatguy.com to subscribe to our FREE weekly newsletter. We are looking for an INTERN if you are interested email the Fat Guy at Lee@drfitnessandthefatguy.com

 

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If you want to hear me talk to the BBC, go to the website, www.drfitnessandthefatguy.com and click on “meet the doctor.” Scroll down to the middle of my biography and click on the link!! I chatted with them about “The Fat Man Walking,” our buddy, Steve Vaught, who is walking across the country looking for the best Jewish Deli….Just Kidding Steve!!! Steve is a true inspiration and has been a guest on our show. Go to his web site www.thefatmanwalking.com to learn about his journey!!!!! Check out our radio show this week. We have Tom Brown from Lesser Evil snacks, a really cool company, with unbelievable kettle corn. Check them out at www.lesserevil.com .We also have attorney, inventor, do-gooder, Karen Nadler-Sachs on our show and she is going to share with us how she lost 85 lbs. Don’t miss this!!!!!

We had a great show this past week! Check out my buddy, Chris Cone at www.bodyconceptsofatlanta.com He is a Neurostructural Therapist who specializes is difficult injuries due to trauma and repetitive overuse injuries. Another Guest, Lou Schuler, has a web site called www.louschuler.com “Male Pattern Fitness, The official weblog of the american obesity epidemic.” Lou, the former Fitness Director for “Men’s Health” magazine, also has a new book out called The New Rules of Lifting. Dont forget to check out one of Dr. Fitness’ Favorite web sites www.hungry-girl.com, an amazing web site filled with lots of low- calorie snacks and great nutrition and food info. You can catch Lisa Lillien, “The Hungry Girl” on the show “Extra,” periodically and in “People” magazine . She is a cutie!!!!!!

“The funniest weight loss and fitness radio show on the internet.” Please click on the POD button to listen to the latest Dr. Fitness and the Fat Guy show. Our new and improved podcast is now commercial free and streamlined. On this show Doctor Fitness and the Fat Guy have a lively debate about strength training, Joe Weider and steroids with former Men’s Health editor Lou Schuler…Lou has a new book called “The New Rules of Lifting.” Lou is a top journalist who is passionate about all things fitness. His blog is very entertaining and his books cover strength training in depth. During the show, Lou took exception with the Fat Guy’s stance on steroids, plastic surgery and the amount of time it takes him to get out of a chair. He also wasn’t thrilled with Dr. Fitness’ take on slowing down when you do each rep. Lou is based out of Pennsylvania and you can check out his blog and all of his books at his website www.LouSchuler.com We also had Chris Cone, Atlanta’s only NFT certified massage therapist. Chris has been a massage therapist for over 20 years and shared some great stories about how he helped some of his clients including Dr. Fitness. He can be reached at his website www.BodyConceptsofAtlanta.com or by phone at 404-314-7852. If you missed this show live you missed some funny stuff. Don’t forget to check out the Doctor Fitness and the Fat Guy blog at www.weightlossradio.blogspot.com for more tips about weight loss and Dr. Shafran’s analysis of all things health and fitness. Also check out our website www.drfitnessandthefatguy.com to subscribe to our FREE weekly newsletter. Special thanks to our guests this week… Lou Schuler who can be reached at www.LouSchuler.com. And Chris Cone who can be reached at his website www.bodyconceptsofatlanta.com.

 

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“The funniest weight loss and fitness radio show on the internet.” Please click on the POD button to listen to the latest Dr. Fitness and the Fat Guy show. Our new and improved podcast is now commercial free and streamlined. This show features Doctor Fitness’ 8.5 best strength training tips. Some of Dr. Shafran’s tips are 1) Keep your routine between 8-12 exercises. 2) Alternate between body parts that are in front and behind each other like: chest & back, bicep & tricep, quadricep & hamstring, abs & lower back 3) Your workout should take 30-35 minutes and you should do it 2-3 times a week 4) You should work from your large body parts to your small body parts. To learn the rest of the Doctor’s best tips you’re going to have to click that podcast button and listen to Dr. Fitness explain everything. If you missed this show live you missed some funny stuff like: Lee trying to lose 5 pounds by the end of the month. Adam wanting his gymp3 trainer to be Kate Beckinsale and Lee wanting it to be Cloris Leachman from Young Frankenstein; the fat guy shared his weight lifting tip of trying to make your workout partner laugh as he tries to bench press a lot of weight. The doctor reviewed a couple more gadgets like a new sports bra and heart rate monitor that goes on your hand. Other things we talked about were: Adam’s moms email marketing campaign to promote our podcast; March Madness; the Nutriton Twins; and Hungry Girl’s upcoming return appearance in April. Check out our blog at www.weightlossradio.blogspot.com for more tips about weight loss and Dr. Shafran’s analysis of all things health and fitness. Also check out our website www.drfitnessandthefatguy.com to subscribe to our FREE weekly newsletter. We are looking for an INTERN if you are interested email the Fat Guy at Lee@drfitnessandthefatguy.com

 

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These are some of the most common exercise myths related to strength training:
1.High reps for endurance, low reps for strength.
2.Free weights make you more cut than machines.
3.I lift weights and do it at a fast pace, I don’t have to do cardiovascular work? 4.If I lift weights I will lose flexibility and sports like tennis, golf, basketball will affect performance negatively? 1. Stength and endurance are directly related. If I increase strength, I increase endurance. The opposite is true as well. You can also train with high reps and increase strength and you can train with low reps and increase endurance. 2. Resistance is resistance; our bodies don’t know the difference between a gallon of water and a dumbell. 3. Cardiovascular exercise has to be have several components in order to gain all of the positive adaptations that the heart gets from training. (sustained elevation of your heart rate for a prolonged period of time , several times/week) Unless you are lifting and doing it non-stop where your heart rate doesn’t plummet like a stone and you are doing it for at least 30 minutes, hit the road jack! 4. rackets sports or sports that require finesse and strength at the same time require learned motor patterns. Lifting a weight cannot negatively affect those motor patterns!

Everyone knows that Dr. Fitness is not an advocate for the Atkins Diet. Check out this article to find out more! The popular Atkins diet could be linked to a life-threatening complication which one woman who claimed to be following it developed, according to doctors who published a case report on it Friday in a British medical journal.
The Atkins diet calls for restricting carbohydrates to achieve weight loss, then gradually adding them back in. However, many people who say they’re following the diet actually eat large amounts of protein and fat.
Doctors from New York University wrote in The Lancet journal of a 40-year-old woman who developed a dangerous condition called ketoacidosis, a dangerous buildup of acids called ketones in the blood which can lead to patients falling into a coma.

“The funniest weight loss and fitness radio show on the internet.” Please click on the POD button to listen to the latest Dr. Fitness and the Fat Guy show. Our new and improved podcast is now commercial free and streamlined. On this show Doctor Fitness and the Fat Guy go head to head to head to head with the beautiful and brilliant Nutrition Twins…Tammy Lakatos Shames and her identical twin sister Lyssie Lakatos. You will learn about their best selling book “Fire Up Your Metabolism. 9 Proven Principles For Burning Fat and Losing Weight Forever.” They also share the challenges about writing a book and working so closely with your sister. For some reason the Fat Guy insists they are Greek not Jewish. And if you listen carefully you’ll hear Dr. Fitness flirt shamelessly. The Nutrition Twins are registered dieticians and personal trainers who graduated Maxim Cum Laude from college. They practice in New York City and are also available for telephone consultations. One of their best tips was to make sure you eat a good breakfast. If you missed this show live you missed some funny stuff like: Adam trying to weasel a Passover invitation from the Nutrition Twins and Lee being a little more obnoxious than usual. Also the Doctor kept plugging GYMP3 the new ipod, mp3 player friendly training system. for more info about them go to www.gymp3.com. Also check out the Doctor Fitness and the Fat Guy blog at www.weightlossradio.blogspot.com for more tips about weight loss and Dr. Shafran’s analysis of all things health and fitness. Also check out our website www.drfitnessandthefatguy.com to subscribe to our FREE weekly newsletter. Special thanks to our guests this week… the Nutrition Twins. They can be reached at their website www.NutritionTwins.com. Their website is filled with great info and you can check out all their media appearances like: Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, a PBS special, Discovery Channel, Fox Good Day NY and countless magazines. Their website also has their contact information if you want to set up a consultation.

 

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“The funniest weight loss and fitness radio show on the internet.” Please click on the POD button to listen to the latest Dr. Fitness and the Fat Guy show. Our new and improved podcast is now commercial free and streamlined. This show features Doctor Fitness debunking the 4 biggest exercise myths out there. Dr. Shafran’s gets to the bottom of these myths 1) If you lift weight you lose flexibility which hurts your ability to play golf, tennis, basketball, etc…NOT TRUE. 2) If you lift weights at a fast pace (like during circuit training or interval training) you don’t have to do cardio…NOT TRUE 3) Free weights make you more cut than machines…NOT TRUE. 4) You should do high reps for endurance and low reps for strength…NOT TRUE. to learn why these myths are all not true you’re going to have to click that podcast button and listen to Dr. Fitness explain everything. If you missed this show live you missed some funny stuff like: Adam sharing his latest internet discovery…GYMP3. this is a hreat workout for your ipod or any other mp3 player. The doctor loved how they incorporated great training with great music. for more info go to www.gymp3.com; the fat guy spent a lot of time making of the doctor’s metrosexual back waxing experience. the doctor talked about getting his butt kicked by a bunch of middle aged women soccer players and Lee talked about taking his kid to an acting audition. Other things we talked about were: the Soprano’s; the doctor’s red wine drinking habit; the over under of the fat guy ever being skinny and the doctor’s obsession with the Nutrition Twins. Check out our blog at www.weightlossradio.blogspot.com for more tips about weight loss and Dr. Shafran’s analysis of all things health and fitness. Also check out our website www.drfitnessandthefatguy.com to subscribe to our FREE weekly newsletter.

 

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It always makes me giggle when I am asked about the difference between training for strength vs. endurance. “I usually get the usual response if you want to get stronger and bulk up, do more weight less repetitions, and if you want to get leaner do more repetitions less weight for endurance training. This is total nonsense!!!! Yes, you heard it here from Dr. Fitness but I am not the only one giving you the real skinny. A fellow colleague from Princeton University and Rutgers University grad, Matt Brzycki, explains this myth best in this month’s “Fitness Management” magazine.

“Actually, muscular endurance and muscular strength are directly related. If lifters increase their musculara endurance, they’ll also increase their muscular strength.

Here’s an example: one way to measure muscular strength is have clients perform one repetition with a maximum amount of weight (known as a “one-repetition maximum” or “1-RM”); one way to measure muscular endurance is to have clients complete as many repetitions as possible with a sub-maximum amount of weight. Now, suppose that your client’s 1-RM is 100 lbs (muscular strength) and he can perform 10 repetitions with 75 lbs. (muscular endurance). And after several months of training with high repetitions 8 -12 suppose that he’s progressed to the point where he can lift 90 lbs. for 10 repetitions. Given the fact that he increased the amount of weight he could lift for 10 repetitions by 20% - from 75 to 90lbs. - it’s likely that his 1 -RM will now be greater than his previous effort of 100lbs. So, even though he trained with high repetitions, he increased his muscular strength.

It works the other way, as well. If clients increase their muscular strength, they’ll also increase their muscular endurance. Here’s why: As they get stronger, clients need fewer muscle fibers to sustain a sub-maximum effort (muscular endurance). This also means that they have a greater reserve of muscle fibers available to extend the sub-maximum effort.”

So the next time someone says bulk up with more weight less reps, tell them to close the refrigerator and stop eating more because when strength train you increase endurance and strength together not apart!!!

“The funniest weight loss and fitness radio show on the internet.” Please click on the POD button to listen to this weeks Dr. Fitness and the Fat Guy show. Our new and improved podcast is now commercial free. This week Doctor Fitness gives you the skinny on how to get a good night’s sleep each night. Dr. Shafran’s tips to sleep as well as Tony Soprano does are 1) go to sleep at the same time each night, even on the weekends. 2) Avoid smoking, drinking caffeine or alcohol or eating, and exercise too close to bedtime (3 hours) 3) Create a dark, cool, quiet environment to sleep in. 4) Bed is for sleeping anfd loving not watching TV. Dr. Fitness had a few more tips but I couldn’t write them down fast enough so listen to the show. The Fat Guy’s tips for falling asleep quickly are 1) ambien, valium or tylenol pm 2) watch baseball, golf or soccer and 3) eat a big meal preferably chinese food. If you missed this weeks show live you missed some funny stuff like: Adam sharing his new favorite website www.halfjew.com; Lee wondering if there are websites called halfirish.com or halfmexican.com; Patrice Dickey, author of the new book “Back to the Garden: Getting from Shadow to Joy.” shared stories from her life like her meeting Prince Charles; Dr. Liz Lipski author of the book Digestive Wellness shared her tips how to discover if you have eating intolerances. Other things we talked about were: how Adam enjoyed watching the Oscars, while Lee spent his evening checking to see if the NFL and the players had settled their Collective Bargaining Agreement; Adam talked about his quest to find a fitness model who will appear on our show; Patrice gave wonderful advice about how not to hold a goal too tightly; Liz told our listeners how a food journal is a simple way to help identify foods that might trigger digestive problems. Check out our blog at www.weightlossradio.blogspot.com for more tips about weight loss and Dr. Shafran’s analysis of all things health and fitness. Also check out our website www.drfitnessandthefatguy.com to subscribe to our FREE weekly newsletter. Special thanks to our guests this week… Patrice Dickey author of the new book “Back to the Garden” can be reached at her website www.artofchange.org. she also has a promotion where you can win a free trip to the Barnsley Garden spa go to the website www.back2thegarden.net to enter. Dr. Liz Lipski can be reached at her website www.innovativehealing.com. Her website is jam-packed with nutritional information and tips and you can order her book Digestive Wellness there as well.

 

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Don’t Throw away your calcium supplement just yet but a seven-year study of 36,282 women ages 50 to 79 gave half the participants 1,000 milligrams of calcium and 400 units of vitamin D. The study showed better hip bone density in the group given supplements, but they ranked no better statistically in avoiding fractures of all kinds. The biggest study ever of calcium and vitamin D supplements for older women showed they offered only limited protection against broken bones, raising questions over what has been an article of faith among doctors and nutritionists

Okay, I’m no cook…That is for sure!!! So my idea of great meals are one’s that you can prepare quick enough to not eat it all before it is done being prepared!!! Here are two quick, easy, healthy, and very tasty ideas: Terrific Tuna (No cooking needed) 1. Starkist Hickory smoked tuna, 1 chopped onion, 1 chopped green pepper, capers, 1/2 fresh avocado, 1/2 cup of crunchy noodles, black or green olives, 1 can of chopped hearts of palm. Mix it together and you’ve got one fine fillin’ healthy meal!!! Perfect Puntanesca Pasta (Cooking needed) 2. take any 4 big tomatoes and chop’em up, olive oil, 1 onion, 1/2 clove of fresh garlic, several basil leaves, black olives, 1 green pepper, 1 red pepper, capers. Cook on a low flame till tomatoes are fully dissolved into a sauce, add the pasta and you’ve got a meal that momma would be proud!!!