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Crank It Up: 6 HIIT Cardio Workouts To Help Shred The Fat – By Chris Martinez

These days cardio machines are everyone’s choice of conditioning. Why? Probably because you hardly break a sweat, feel no pain, and you’re able to read the latest Gossip Magazine or text message while you’re at it. Yet as much as I do advocate using cardio machines, the correct way that is, there are other effective conditioning workouts out there. As[...]

Keep The Drive Alive: Ultimate Female Fitness Motivation [Part 2]

“The quality of a person’s life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavor. It’s not whether you get knocked down, it’s whether you get up.” - Vince Lombardi "Desire is the key to motivation, but it's the determination and commitment to an unrelenting pursuit of your goal - a commitm[...]

Simplyshredded Exclusive Profile: Former IFBB Professional Bodybuilder Mike Mentzer [1951 - 2001]

Quick Stats Date of Birth: November 15th, 1951 Date of Death: June 10th, 2001 Height: 5'8 Competition Weight: 225 lbs. Bodybuilding Career Mike Mentzer started competing in local physique contests when he was eighteen. His first contest was in 1969. In 1971 he suffered his worst defeat, placing 10th at the AAU Mr. America, which was won by Casey Vi[...]

Fitness Superstar: WBFF Physique Athlete Andreia Brazier Talks With Simplyshredded.com

Quick Stats Age: 34 Height: 5’5" – 165 cm Weight: 117lbs. - 53 kgs How did you get started with bodybuilding? It all started in 1992 when I was invited by a friend to go to the gym and train with her. That was my first time I had ever done any physical training and I fell in love straight away. I remember on my day's off from work, I used to spend[...]

Swedish Fitness Model Chris Harnell Talks With Simplyshredded.com [Updated - 2012]

Quick Stats Age: 34 Height: 6'1" – 185.5 cm Weight: 214 lbs. (Off Season) 202 lbs. (Competition Weight) How did you get started with bodybuilding? I first started with athletics as a teen and had the high jump as my specialty, then I did some competitions in Sweden and the Nordic countries with good results, but after a couple of years I was introdu[...]

Keep The Drive Alive: 20 Of The Best Motivational And Inspirational Pictures On The Web [9th Edition]

If you’re like most people, from time to time you’re going to find your motivational levels starting to wane, which can seriously derail your goals. Now let’s talk about what it’s going to take to increase your will to succeed. We hope this feature will help light that fire under your butt to go to the gym and push yourself to levels you never though[...]

Fitness Diva: Australian Sports Model Sarah Allen Talks With Simplyshredded.com

Quick Stats: Age: 27 Height: 5'4'' – 164 cm Weight: 119 lbs. (Off Season) 112 lbs. (Competition Weight) How did you get started with bodybuilding? I have always been competitive in sports growing up but after high school I began glamour modelling. I first started weight training when I wanted to tone up a bit for the Australian Swimsuit Calendar sho[...]

Musclemania Pro & Fitness Model Dickens Lambert Talks With Simplyshredded.com

Quick Stats: Age: 34 Height: 5’10? Weight: 200 lbs. Photo Credit: Jason Mathas Photography How did you get started with bodybuilding? I used to be a dedicated soccer player for almost 10 years. However, I wanted to build more muscle so that I could physically surpass myself. Little did I know that I would like it so much (the training) that I would[...]

Carbs At Night: Fat Loss Killer Or Imaginary Boogeyman? Written by Layne Norton

There are quite a few things that everyone in the fitness industry KNOWS. You have to eat 8 meals per day, consume 400g+ protein per day, do fasted cardio, use heavy weights to bulk up, and light weights wit high reps to tone up… oh wait, those are all BROSCIENCE! Photo Credit: Natalie Minh Photography Don’t get me wrong, bodybuilding and fitness hav[...]