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The Bodyblade Review (Fitness Gimmick #7)

I’m scratching my head as to why it took me so long to write this Bodyblade review

I mean, The Bodyblade’s been around since I began aspiring to become the physical manifestation of a Krispy Kreme donut (which was circa 1991).…

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Want to lose weight? Maybe skip breakfast.

“Eat breakfast like a king and supper like a pauper” – They say.

“Don’t eat too much at night because they will be converted to fat” – They tell you.

Who are “they?” Well, basically every single person out there who’s just repeating what they heard someone say somewhere ‘that one time’ (this goes for fitness and health magazines as well).…

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Lemon Detox Diet Review (Gimmick #7)

Today I’m going rip the Lemon Detox Diet a new assh*le.

Why you say?

I’ve recently become inspired to do so due to the fact a friend of mine (who will obviously remain nameless) is currently enduring it.

I say ‘currently enduring’ because firstly, enduring such extreme forms of dieting is a mild form of torture and secondly, this isn’t the first time this person has decided to subject themselves to it.…

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How CrossFit Forges Elite Failure

Today’s guest post is by none other than the highly respected, but always hard-hitting, Fit Jerk.

FJ Doesn’t beat around the bush nor water anything down. I share an affinity with FJ’s writing style and subject matter in many ways and it felt fitting when the subject of CrossFit came to the table, that I contact FJ and see whether he’d be interested in attacking the subject whilst simultaneously putting it to rest for the last time.…

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Should you rethink High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT)?

[Photo credit: Crossfit Kandahar]

Today, we’re fortunate enough to have Anthony Mychal from anthonymychal.com guest post here at Crude Fitness.

Anthony MychalAnthony’s a fantastic writer (see creds at the bottom), well versed in functional/practical training and makes my own ramblings appear on par with that of a pre-schooler.…

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The Ab Wave Review – (Fitness Gimmick #6)

Today’s internet LOL is proudly brought to you by abwavecanada.com.

I was surfing public access yesterday when I stumbled upon the latest in ‘sit on your arse and do absolutely nothing technology©’.

Though you see, that awesome quip up there isn’t quite as clever as it seems – the whole sit-and-get-fit thing is the EXACT marketing line that this bunch of snake-oil salesmen are choosing to run with.…

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Gluten free food – is it a supermarket gimmick?

Something landed on the front page of smh.com.au today which raised one, two or even three of my eyebrows

I’ll admit, it was between laughing at a Chris Brown video and reading a deranged tale about some bloke who made his own piss dungeon.

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Fire cupping therapy. Is it a gimmick?

So i’ve been rather injured lately

Call it old age, bad form or just dumb-luck – who cares, I’m f*cking sore these days (too much of the time).

I’ve tried many a drug and technique for relieving the pain in my neck, shoulders and back – and I’ve discovered a lot of things along the way.…

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Starvation mode – Your body will starve and you’ll lose all your muscle.

Starvation mode?

I feel like I harp to much on this subject, but when I get annoyed, I tend to rant. The inspiration for this post has come from yet another load of bullsh*t to hit the airwaves today. I promise this is the LAST time i’ll bring it up.…

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Hilarious training gimmicks – #5 The ThighMaster Review

Why am I harping on such an old gimmick such as The ThighMaster?

This product is kinda old (circa 1991), but is well deserved at copping a hiding from yours truely. It genuinely helped kick-start the “results by association” phenomena which is prevalent in the fitness industry today.…

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