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What is the Paleo Diet!? [Infographic]

What is the Paleo Diet!? [Infographic]

Posted by on Apr 12, 2012 in Diet It UP

Over the past year or so there’s been a ton of activity in the nutrition blogosphere, mainstream news, and variety of other publications hyping up the benefits of what’s known as the Paleolithic a.k.a. “Paleo” diet. Honestly, it feels like some sort of nutrition cult…the amount of people who adamantly promote and swear by “paleo” is mind-blowing. Essentially the “Paleo” diet aims to replicate the diet of ancient hunters & gatherers, (i.e. cavemen and everyone else who lived in the...

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A Picture of HFCS and Obesity…or Two [Infographics]

A Picture of HFCS and Obesity…or Two [Infographics]

Posted by on Apr 12, 2012 in Diet It UP, Health It UP, Nutrition Science

High fructose corn syrup (HFCS) is nasty…cut it out. Although the rise in obesity can’t solely be attributed to increased high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) consumption, there’s no doubt that HFCS has been one of the major factors. You can find the full story explaining how insulin, carbs, and HFCS impact weight loss here, but I’ll quickly recap why HFCS is so bad for the body. The HFCS Story: There are many different types of sugar, a few include: lactose, which is...

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Calories, Carbs, and Alcohol Percentage in Popular Beers

Calories, Carbs, and Alcohol Percentage in Popular Beers

Posted by on Apr 12, 2012 in Diet It UP

Nutrition facts, including calories, carbs, and alcohol percentage, for all of your favorite beer brands.

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What’s Hot: Neuro Drinks

What’s Hot: Neuro Drinks

Posted by on Apr 12, 2012 in Diet It UP, Product Reviews

If you’ve never had a Neuro Drink, or don’t know what Neuro is, keep listening. This stuff is going to blow up, and it’s going to blow up in a big, big way.

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The Fast Food and Chain Restaurant Epidemic

The Fast Food and Chain Restaurant Epidemic

Posted by on Apr 12, 2012 in Diet It UP, Health It UP

It’s incredible how ignorant America is when it comes to fast food and chain restaurant nutrition. The majority of food/drinks at Starbucks, PF Changs, Outback, Olive Garden, etc. are atrociously unhealthy, yet we continue to send money their way. We’ve got a fast food and chain restaurant epidemic…

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News: Stadium Food is Extremely Unsafe, Shocker!

Posted by on Apr 12, 2012 in Health It UP, News

Do you have any idea what’s really in the food you’re eating at a baseball stadium?
ESPN’s “Outside The Lines” exposed the extremely unhealthy conditions at many popular stadium concessions and restaurants. The full access look isn’t pretty, and makes you realize just how disgusting, gross, and unhealthy stadium food really is.

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Misleading Trans Fat Labeling

Misleading Trans Fat Labeling

Posted by on Apr 12, 2012 in Diet It UP, Health It UP

Have you ever noticed that the majority of foods list “0 g of trans fat” on their nutrition labels? The majority of these foods do actually have trans fat, manufacturers simply aren’t required to list it.

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Days 4-12 — The 12 Days of Holiday Fitness Gifts

Days 4-12 — The 12 Days of Holiday Fitness Gifts

Posted by on Apr 11, 2012 in Fitness Product Reviews, Gear It UP

Today I’m bringing you an uncharacteristically early Christmas gift (well, it’s my way of making up for my slackage)…a 9-for-1 holiday fitness gift guide extravaganza. As Emeril once said…BAM!!   # 4 – The FitBit Ultra   The FitBit Ultra provides an original—and quite frankly refreshing—new way to track activity levels. Forget watches and chest straps…the nifty little device discreetly clips to your waistband, belt, pocket, etc. and is capable of accurately tracking # of steps, calories burned, stairs...

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Day 3: MOTOACTV — The 12 Days of Holiday Fitness Gifts

Day 3: MOTOACTV — The 12 Days of Holiday Fitness Gifts

Posted by on Apr 11, 2012 in Fitness Product Reviews, Gear It UP

  If you’re looking for something truly unique, cutting-edge, and straight up awesome this holiday season, the MOTOACTV by Motorola might be exactly what you’re looking for. At first glance the MOTOACTV looks like a sleeker, sexier version of the iPod Nano, but let me be the first to tell you…it’s not just a dumb blonde—there are tangible brains and technology behind this beauty. Imagine the perfect fitness device…a super device if you will…that combines the mp3 capabilities of an iPod Nano;...

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Day 2: Iron Gym Xtreme — The 12 Days of Holiday Fitness Gifts

Day 2: Iron Gym Xtreme — The 12 Days of Holiday Fitness Gifts

Posted by on Apr 11, 2012 in Fitness Product Reviews, Gear It UP

I’m normally 100% skeptical of all “as seen on TV” fitness gadgets, as the majority are honestly complete crap and a total waste of money. The Uroclub…really…? The one exception I’ve found? The Iron Gym Xtreme. This contraption is an unassuming beast. For sub $30 you get a beyond easy-to-install, full body powerhouse. It’s literally the only fitness gadget that’ll actually get ripped like the stud muffin on the front of the box. I have one and I LOVEEEEEEEEEEEE it. Unlike...

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Day 1: P90X2 — The 12 Days of Holiday Fitness Gifts

Day 1: P90X2 — The 12 Days of Holiday Fitness Gifts

Posted by on Apr 11, 2012 in Fitness Product Reviews, Gear It UP

As unbelievably surprised as I am, it’s impossibly difficult to ignore that we’re fully immersed in the middle of holiday shopping season. Seriously…already!? What better way to embrace the holly jolly, red & green shopping season than with dFL’s very own spin on the 12 Days of Christmas…the 12 Days of Holiday Fitness Gifts. Over the course the next month I’ll feature 12 cutting edge, en vogue, incredibly cool fitness/health/exercise products that’ll be guaranteed to elate your favorite fitness...

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Where Do YOU Take a Sheet!?

Where Do YOU Take a Sheet!?

Posted by on Apr 11, 2012 in Supp It UP, Supplement Reviews

It’s no secret that the energy drink industry is a behemoth…and I’m talking about a behemoth worth nearly $42 BILLION in global annual revenue. A ton of companies are entering the extremely lucrative “energy” space and developing innovative new ways to deliver powerful jolts of energy to sleep deprived, party-hardy, excitement-seeking consumers. Recently I’ve seen these little energy strips—highly reminiscent of Listerine Pocket Pack Breath Strips—called “Sheets” pop up all over the internet, in NYC, and in Vitamin Shoppe’s/GNC’s everywhere....

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Soda Makes You Fat…[VIDEO]

Soda Makes You Fat…[VIDEO]

Posted by on Apr 11, 2012 in Diet It UP, Videos

WOW this is so horribly disgusting I almost just puked…but I freaking LOVE IT! Soda sucks, it makes you fat plain and simple. Watch the vid and maybe you’ll agree with me 🙂

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Soda Sucks… [Infographic]

Soda Sucks… [Infographic]

Posted by on Apr 10, 2012 in Diet It UP, Infographics

Soda sucks…horribly. It causes obesity, tooth decay, and a ton of other negative health effects. Check out this infographic from FitSugar to see the whole story.

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MMA Fighter B.J. Penn Jumps Out of a 3-Foot Pool…With No Hands (Waka Flaka!)

MMA Fighter B.J. Penn Jumps Out of a 3-Foot Pool…With No Hands (Waka Flaka!)

Posted by on Apr 10, 2012 in Muscle It UP, Videos

Today I have an absolutely INSANE video of MMA fighter B.J. Penn jumping out of a 3-foot pool…with no hands. The amount of lower body strength, power, and explosiveness to jump clean out of that much water is pretty much unreal. I’ve really never seen anything like it before…enjoy. And if you want any shot of doing what BJ does in the vid below, start doing my Vertical Leap Workout Routine. Tweet Follow Lean It UP! on Twitter for real-time...

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The 11 Best Gym Idiot Videos…Ever

The 11 Best Gym Idiot Videos…Ever

Posted by on Apr 10, 2012 in Misc., Videos

Lean It UP’s collection of the 10 funniest gym idiot videos ever created.

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Protein…EpicMealTime Style

Protein…EpicMealTime Style

Posted by on Apr 10, 2012 in Muscle It UP, Videos

Protein, protein, and some more protein. 2,530 grams worth…this concoction from EpicMealTime might just be the most epic post-workout meal ever created.

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Yum…Taco Bell Meat Contains Only 35% Beef, 57% Fat

Yum…Taco Bell Meat Contains Only 35% Beef, 57% Fat

Posted by on Apr 10, 2012 in Diet It UP, Eating Out, News

Honestly, it was pretty obvious that Taco Bell wasn’t serving high quality beef in it’s products. Lets be serious…it’s Taco Bell. What’s actually surprising though is that Taco Bell’s “seasoned beef” is not only fatty as hell, but it’s barely beef at all.

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The Turkey Tryptophan Myth

The Turkey Tryptophan Myth

Posted by on Apr 10, 2012 in Diet It UP

Turkey doesn’t have nearly as much tryptophan as America thinks it does…

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Practice Safe Sex with The Situation! [VIDEO]

Practice Safe Sex with The Situation! [VIDEO]

Posted by on Apr 10, 2012 in Misc., Videos

The golden rule (or one of them): Practice safe sex! Maybe The Situation can help nail that concept home haha. What do you think of this recent commercial for Vitamin Water. Quite ridiculous. If You require medical help, order Cialis pills for erection dysfunction treatment.  =”” =”” =”” Tweet=”” Follow Lean It UP on Twitter for real-time fitness/nutrition tips, advice, info, and...

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