Just wanted y'all to know I've collected a lot of the articles, reviews, interviews, & lessons I've written for other magazines & web-site over the past decade or so, and all of it will be going up at the new Skinny Devil Magazine.

It is mostly a music & arts mag, but there is also a lifestyle section where we'll have several contributors discussing their take on lifestyle, health, fitness, diet, etc....from SAD to raw vegan to paleo....work-out routines....alternative meds & lifestyles....

We're still housed at blogspot and up-loading old material (with a few new things tossed in here & there) and still have a LOT of work to do (lay-out, color scheme, proper ad gadgets, etc), but wanted to let y'all know early in case you have any input - especially with regard to the lifestyle section.

If you're interested, check it out:

http://skinnydevilmagazine.blogspot.com/

Step up, raw brothers & sisters!

Not just exercise (as we do in the exercise forum), but your entire lifestyle. Up-date here &/or at the blog....plus we need to choose an exercise challenge for the month (last month was squats).

http://skinnydevilmusic.blogspot.com/2011/10/october-lifestyle-challenge.html

Soo...any world class endurance athletes who stick to a relatively strict low or zero carb diet?

OK...if the folks at Animal Planet are full of shit, we have folks here capable of producing & releasing a raw documentary. All sorts of vegan docs (from garden variety to "Supercharge Me" to a raw vegan cartoon/superhero series), but I've not seen a raw meat documentary.

I'm up for doing music production (& I know there are others here capable). Anyone have a video editing suite? I'm thinking short self-produced video interviews answering some basic questions and talking candidly about the hows and whys...then maybe one or two "featured performers" to tie the whole thing together......

Produce a 30 minute mini-documentary and release it on YouTube in three 10 minute blocks.

Thoughts?

Hey, man - check your messages.

Sorry about today, that lady was real up-set.

Bummer of the week...

http://www.npr.org/2011/01/24/133167438/fitness-pioneer-jack-lalanne-dies-at-age-96

Man....seriously.....wow!

I just spent the last 8 hours or so in the studio recording some awesome music (metal meets movie soundtrack sounding stuff - very prog-rock)! Mostly bass guitar, but also 6-string electric guitars. Gonna take me another week to polish it all off.

A few days before that, I spent 6 hours rehearsing & tracking guitars for a cool dance track.

Next week I kick off the year teaching an incredible bunch of students, and debut an 8 week "History of Rock Guitar" class.

Somebody pinch me - I must be dreaming.

This sort of thing may be boring to everyone else, but to me its just stellar. Every day I wake up saying "Wow - this day is gonna rock! I can't believe I get to do this for a living!".

As we approach the new year, I raise my glass to each of you and say: Here's hoping YOUR every day is just as exciting to YOU as mine is to me. CHEERS!!!!

Go be awesome!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vo0Cazxj_yc

I'm currently using a Samsung Smile, but am thinking of rolling up to a full-fledged 4G smartphone.

I'm interested in suggestions. Should I go with the Blackberry, iPhone, or Android.

And why?

Interested in functionality, safety, security, and the lesser of evils when it comes to feeding the monster (hahaha!).

Throwing this out there. Please share your workout(s), too!!!

Monday...figures may vary slightly...

AM workout:

Push-ups (250)
Sit-ups (500)
Squats (300)

Light cardio and some light weights for shoulder rehab.

PM workout:

Pull-ups (50)
Chin-ups (50)

OK...I must have some fundamental mis-understanding about physiology & metabolism.

Why is it when bodybuilders cut, they eat lots of rice?

I assumed - to oversimplify - that the protein would maintain muscle mass and a LACK of carbs would force the body to cut (by eating excess fat). But I am told that the carbs give the body energy to use (instead of using the protein) which also allows the body to also burn fat for fuel. They tell me that lacking carbs, the body will simply use the protein as fuel, and then by-pass the fat stores and burn muscle mass.

So....can someone explain this to me?

I got his note from my PAF facebook group. Comes from pro photographer Della Rollins:
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I'm a photojournalist based here in Toronto looking to do a multimedia piece on this diet. I'm looking for anyone based in Toronto who might be willing to talk to me about RAF diets so I can learn a bit more.

I'm legit - go to www.dellarollins.com to check out my work. You can add me as a facebook friend or send me a message. Thanks!
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Tell her I sent you!