This week Kevin and Leigh discuss Phase 1 of Destination Abs. We also dicuss the training behind the transformation, refeeds, transitioning off diets and more!

By: Kevin Larrabee, CSCS
I am a peanut butter addict.
During the Destination Abs Project I had one particular craving. A craving, dare I say need for peanut butter. The problem is that on such a low calorie diet I couldn’t dip my finger into the jar and satisfy my craving. Then, Leigh Peele along with a [...]

By: Kevin Larrabee, CSCS
Whew…There goes four weeks of intense fat-loss. This was easily the most drastic transformation my body has made since I dropped the initial 35 pounds when I was in high school. Was it as big of a number in terms of pounds? No. But the transformation in the mirror was pretty major. [...]

This week we discuss BF% measurements, warmups, training friends, bulking, xenoestrogens, and more!

By: Kevin Larrabee, CSCS
This is another news story that I just had to blog about. It is not funny, it isn’t cool new research about a life saving product or a new way to exercise that causes our body to lose fat faster. It is about a family in the United Kingdom that is mad [...]

By: Kevin Larrabee, CSCS

Uh-oh. Looks like Tracy Anderson’s new gym is in some trouble. As we mentioned before, Anderson and actress/clients Gwyneth Paltrow decided to go into the gym business and bring Anderson’s two hours/6-day a week workouts to the public. Well, it looks like things aren’t going so well for the new venture. The [...]

By: Kevin Larrabee, CSCS
Why I Shop at Trader Joe’s

Last week I was reminded by podcast listener and online client Tim that I never wrote that Trader Joe’s Top 5 article that was promised months ago. Well, here it is. I talk about Trader Joe’s on the FitCast, a lot. I do about 80% of my [...]

By: Kevin Larrabee, CSCS
Week 3 is now behind me. Again another tough week with the diet. I have had 100% compliance to Leigh’s guidelines. 100%. This is what it takes to get the fast results that you want be it fat-loss or muscle gain. As I write this I have one meal left in day [...]

Mike Boyle of StrengthCoach.com comes on for a 1 on 1 interview and Kevin, Jon, Tony, and Leigh answer a bunch of questions in the mailbag. We also discuss Watchmen in the Off Topic section.

This article was one of the most difficult of the series. Only Top 5 vegetables was probably a harder list. There are a ton of really healthy fruits that I just had to cut. Needless to say, there are probably lots of fruits that depending on the day I might switch in with something on this list. On this particular day, this is what I decided.