A Week of Work Lunches – Marcella
Working a white-collar job involves the constant presence of donuts, cakes, pizza, candy dishes...My colleagues always express sympathy for me and/or wonder at the discipline I must be exercising when…
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Principles of Nutrition Part 2 – Derek
I hope everyone out there is still voting. Only 10 days to go! Thank you all again for the support!To continue with Dr. Campbell's Principles of Nutrition as outlined in…
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Protein Bars – Marcella
In most cases, you may as well eat a Mars Bar as eat a commercial protein bar. They have - as we used to say in high school - a…
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BodySpace Spokesmodel Contest, and Principles of Nutrition – Derek
I have recently entered a competition through bodybuilding.com for a chance to become the BodySpace Spokesmodel of 2011! If I win I will get a chance to be on the…
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Injury, and Plant-Based Nutrition – Derek
I am writing once again after a rather extended break. As my last post suggested, I experienced several injuries after my last extended bout of High Intensity Training. One of…
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Black Bean and Sweet Potato Enchiladas – Marcella
Sorry the picture quality is terrible. We were too hungry to find good lighting. 1 can reduced sodium black beans 1 sweet potato, microwaved diced peppers, onions tomato-based salsa of…
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Building More Muscle – Derek
Preparation for our contest is underway! My goal at this stage is simple : gain weight. As much muscle as possible of course, but I want to number on the…
Yellow Quinoa Dal + Teff Flatbread ("Roti") – Marcella
I love Indian food. Most of what you can get at restaurants is greasy or full of butter or cream, unfortunately. Not ALL Indian food is full of dairy -…
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New Recipes! – Marcella
Yeah, I've been remiss in posting recipes, I know. Now that all the fuss of the wedding and Derek's birthday is over I have a bunch of stuff I've made…
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A Muscular Marriage! – Derek
I am finally back to posting after our busy and beautiful wedding! Special thanks to everyone who came, helped out, and had fun with us on our big day. Check…
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12 Week Champions!
I want to take the time to give a belated congratulations to my Gold's Gym 12 Week Challenge winners Michael Stewart, Jeff Kroll, and Steve Zivich! That's right; this year…
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RVA Magazine!
Hey everyone, I just wanted to do a quick post to share that our pictures were just put up on RVA Magazine's website! Check out the article here: http://rvamag.com/articles/full/8098/in-honor-of-frazetta Thanks…
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Barbarian Pictures!
They're here at last! Behold our glory. I want to give a special thanks to Kimberly Frost for taking the time to set up an awesome set and taking such…
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Marcella Shoot Prep, Phase 3
The final pictures are coming in today, so without further delay I want to go into Marcella's final phase of photo shoot preparation! To recap a little: after Marcella's Phase…
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Derek’s Photo Shoot Prep Phase 3 – Derek
ANNOUNCEMENT: The final pictures will be released and posted shortly thereafter this Tuesday 5/18 so stay tuned! In the meantime I will describe Marcella and my 3rd phase of prep…
Omelets! – Marcella
Authentically "eggy" and rich, accomplished with tofu, chickpea flour, and black salt. The last two ingredients are really what give it the egg-like taste and texture. It's genius - this…
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Marcella Shoot Prep, Phase 2 – Derek
Great News! The final edited shots are starting to come in (behold one above), so I will be able to post them in all their glory soon. In the meantime,…
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Derek’s Shoot Prep, Phase 2 – Derek
I would now like to continue my series on our March barbarian photo shoot preparation by going into the second phase of my own program. Below is another unedited shot…
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Easy muscle-building meals – Marcella
Here's some of our versions of the bodybuilding-style meal that, in the meat-eating world of Flex and Muscle & Fitness and so on, is the ubiquitous chicken, brown rice, and…
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A Plant-Based Ingredient to Aviod – Derek
Before continuing on our photo prep plan, I wanted to do a quick post on an interesting article Marcella recently pointed out to me. I have mentioned to many of…