Yossarian Fisher's Article in Health and Fitness

583 What Makes a Muscle Man?
Any man who has seen the movie 300 wishes they had the same perfectly-toned body as the Spartans. In fact, it is likely that a lot of viewers were inspired by this movie to start hitting the gym as they begin their quest for that Leonidas-like physique. However, it’s not as simple as going to the gym and picking up and lifting every piece of weights one sees.
Posted on Nov-04-2009

563 Lifting Weights to Lose Fat
Most people think that the relation between gaining muscle mass and weight lifting is exclusive in the same way as cardio training and fat loss. However, the truth is that all of these are correlated and definitely affect one another. In order to put on muscle mass, cardio training is needed on top of weight lifting.
Posted on Nov-04-2009

639 Building an Effective Workout Program from Home
Today’s rather sluggish economy has forced a lot of Americans to bring down their monthly spending. Unfortunately, it is common that one of the first costs that is shown the door is one’s gym membership. However, this does not mean that one would have to give up working out and let one’s body suffer the consequences of having no regular workouts.
Posted on Nov-04-2009

865 Bodybuilding as a Legitimate Sport
BODYBUILDING competitions have always been a top attention drawer and a box-office hit in the United States and elsewhere in the world. This discipline has also produced a number of big names in Hollywood. Not everyone knows though that this discipline is not generally accepted by sports governing bodies as a legitimate sport.
Posted on Nov-04-2009

583 Girls and Bodybuilding
THERE are one thousand and one reasons why we, men should seriously consider bodybuilding, but for the meantime, let us just name some. The first thing that comes into our minds when we hear Bodybuilding is the muscles. Another perhaps is the V-shaped body of a man on his jockeys. Not to be left out are the girls. Yes the GIRLS.
Posted on Nov-04-2009

914 Bodybuilding Grannies
GRANDPA is already a little over 60, but he just won’t stop doing things he does 30 years ago. In fact, he never stopped doing this fit for people of a much younger age --- bodybuilding.
Posted on Nov-04-2009

564 My Fiancée Looks Like a Wrestler
MEN and women are created equal. Whatever man does, so can a woman, which is probably why women have been doing good in fields of interest that men used to dominate.
Posted on Nov-04-2009

612 Conditioning One’s Weight for Less
WEIGHT is always a major concern of a growing number of people, who have learned the importance of maintaining fitness and healthy lifestyle without compromising the integrity of the human biological system.
Posted on Nov-04-2009

645 NBA on the Rebound
No other sport in the world has the same amount glitz, glamour and glory as professional basketball. This sports franchise features prominent players, well known brand advertisements and an entire line of franchise collectibles ranging from posters, cards, cap to electronic games.
Posted on Aug-02-2009

917 DARPA Grand Challenge “Driverless Racing”
Everyone can appreciate a good race, well, maybe almost anyone. Regardless, the speed, the rush and the breathtaking sight of vehicles moving gracefully and powerfully over courses has been a source of astonishment and amusement for sports fans all over the world.
Posted on Aug-02-2009

599 Video Games and Virtual Pros
The pull of professional athleticism is strong for many people. A lot of young men and women dream of making it to the professional league.
Posted on Aug-02-2009

605 Billiards and “Take a Cue”
Physics, aside from being a challenging high school subject, is also the main governing force of all matter in the universe. It also governs how much energy you need to exert on a pool stick when making a break or what direction a ball will bounce off to when it hits another.
Posted on Aug-02-2009

697 Fair Sport- a Sordid Look at Sports
Everyone knows that throwing a tantrum after a losing game is bad behavior. People will say that you are a sore loser, ill tempered or more often than not, a bad sport.
Posted on Aug-02-2009

671 Age Eligibility Rule is Exploitive
High School basketball seniors are now on the crossroads of their lives. They now have a decision to make; do they play college basketball and go through another year of not earning anything or go to Europe and play against men to develop their games and ready themselves for the big show.
Posted on Aug-02-2009

567 LeBron is Looking Sillier by the Minute
King LeBron James is a freak of nature. Make no mistake about it; he is a fine example of someone who was given a special gift by God He has talent, he has charisma, he has the physique, and most importantly, he has youth.
Posted on Aug-02-2009

760 Dumb Sports Injuries
Obviously, injuries are not something that people should laugh about. Injuries threaten the health of the player, their livelihood, and even their future. It can bring down an entire sports team along with the hopes and dreams of countless other people.
Posted on Aug-02-2009

1489 Cheerleading: Deceptively Dangerous
All the guys in basketball jerseys, football pads and helmets, with their chiseled physiques, and hard and dirty reputations are put too shame when placed next too a cheerleader.
Posted on Aug-02-2009

677 Why We Might Never Know Tiger
Tiger Woods; everyone has heard that name, everyone has seen him on TV commercials, endorsing things from his new Wii game to his own formulated sports drink. Everyone watched as he entered the PGA tour as a young, transcendent, if not unbridled talent who took the game of Golf into new heights.
Posted on Aug-02-2009

695 Why King James Should Be Blamed For The Cavs Loss
The Orlando Magic advanced to the NBA finals after defeating the best team going into the series in a 4-2 series. Many were shocked, to say the least, that the Magic was able to dominate the Cavs especially since almost everyone was convinced that this season’s NBA finals was to be a Kobe and LeBron showdown.
Posted on Jul-21-2009

707 The Galacticos Era is Back
It’s been a while since the Spanish soccer club Real Madrid was regarded as the team of the Galacticos. The term Los Galacticos was coined in the early 2000’s due to the fact that club president Florentino Perez went on a spending spree
Posted on Jul-21-2009

677 The Toughest Athletes to Ever Grace the World of Sport
It hurts to say that today’s sports landscape is filled with prime-time prima donnas and multi-million dollar cry babies. Though the games are still packed with enormous talent, gone are the days
Posted on Jul-21-2009

720 How Lucrative It Is To Be The MVP
New York Yankee Alex Rodriguez once said that if he could, he would be more than willing to trade in his MVP awards for a team championship. In other words, he would rather win a championship than receive an MVP award. Such claim, with all honesty, is really hard to believe.
Posted on Jul-21-2009

740 The Four Best WWF WrestleMania Moments
Whether you like the current setup of WWE or prefer the old world of WWF, true wrestling fans never miss a single WrestleMania event. It only happens once a year, but the creators of the event never fail to provide an unforgettable show year after year.
Posted on Jul-21-2009

640 Learn the Three Deadliest Submission Moves in Mixed Martial Arts
Some fight fans do not fully appreciate mixed martial arts (MMA), claiming that it’s boring and unexciting. This is completely understandable coming from fight fans that typically enjoy watching boxing or other contact sports.
Posted on Jul-21-2009

1319 Discussing the Business of Sumo Wrestling
Sumo Wrestling is a popular competitive contact sport in Japan where a wrestler attempts to force his opponent either out of a circular ring, called the “dohyo”, or to touch the ground inside the “dohyo” with anything other than the soles of the feet.
Posted on Jul-21-2009