There is a galaxy of different weight loss programs, all of them shrieking their own personal universal truths, demanding that you jump through their hoops in order to lose that weight, get rid of that belly, slim those thighs, vanish that swinging fat from your underarms, tone that booty, suck in the gut, anything and everything

Nobody wants to be fat Everybody wants to look good naked, and that means getting rid of the fat that encircles your belly, arms, legs, that’s packed into your butt and lower back

You’re a dude Or a girl who acts like one

Walk into a gym, and you'll see hundreds of machines, dumbbells, cardio machines and more A glittering array of possibilities, a thousand potential workouts and exercises that you can do if you have the expertise and knowledge to stitch together the perfect workout

If you remember the 1980's, you'll recall how dominant the Russians and Eastern Bloc countries were in all the international sports Images of iron men, of machine-like strength and efficiency, of these robot giants of muscle and metal who could beat anybody at anything abounded

You're in the gym, on that mat, churning out hundreds and thousands of endless reps You're crunching like it's your job, like you're aiming for a million, thinking the endless reps will generate killer abs

When you're thirsty, what do you reach for When you're having dinner, or at a bar, or just rolling out of bed

Planning on losing weight Want to get rid of that bulge, that somehow, despite all your best efforts, seems to stick around no matter what

Whether you're looking to start doing short rides on lazy Sunday mornings, or gearing up for a mega race in a few months time, or even just hoping to use your car less by biking to work, cycling can be as intense or easy an experience as you want If you're looking to improve your cycling performance, however, then there are a few basic things you can do that will improve your power, endurance and speed

When you go to the gym, everybody is focused on a couple of basic areas Their chest, their arms, their shoulders, their abs

We all know that the way to show your abs is to lower your body fat percentage, and that killing your core with endless workouts won’t result in a killer six pack if you can’t see them But conversely, losing all that body fat without getting your abs into shape won’t do you much good either; you have to have something to show, elsewise you’ll end up with a flat tummy and little else

Plyometrics The word makes people in the know shudder