You say you’ve tried everything, right?  Well weight loss isn’t near as complicated as people make it.  To break it down in it’s simplest form is: If you burn more calories than you are taking in, you will lose weight.  It’s been proven thousands and thousands of time.  If you eat less (than you are [...]

Previously I mentioned some of the benefits of squatting but with that, there is still much skewed information out there regarding this exercise.  Many “so-called experts” like to say how they are bad for your knees or your back…blah, blah, blah but have no legit evidence to back up their claims.  If you do any [...]

It’s January, the time of year when New Year’s Resolutions are kicking and FITNESS GETS HOT (at least for a couple weeks).  People are looking for quick solutions to lose weight and firm up and are looking for help on how to do it through books, magazines, gyms, miracles in a bottle, personal training, etc. [...]

The Body By Buck Newsletter is in full swing.  Our new bi-monthly newsletter is packed with health and fitness tips, strategies and ideas that you can use to live a better life as well as the latest Body By Buck news. And best of all, it’s FREE.  Issue #2 included an article on the 5 [...]

Recent question from a reader I thought I’d share: How many situps/crunches do I have to do to get rid of this belly and get “6 pack abs?” How about 2,000?  Not really.  There’s really no way to answer this question correctly and not knowing your current bodyfat level, measurements, eating habits, medical history and [...]

You know you do it. And if you don’t, you know someone that does. You get into the gym and head straight for the same familiar machines and exercises. Same weight/reps and move on to the next machine or exercise. You’ve been doing it for months, probably years. Maybe even since your high school weight [...]

My colleague Ben and I have similar training philosophies.  When talking about weight training, he summed it up perfectly: “If I hear one more person tell me that cardio is the best form of exercise for fat loss, I swear I’m going to…  Seriously, I think this one is dying but it isn’t going away [...]

Want to maximize your workout results.  Then train the whole body.  If you only train your favorite body parts – you are doing your body a grave disservice.  Not only could you be slowing down your metabolism and limiting the results you’ll get, you could be creating an unbalanced and out of proportion physique.  This [...]