You’re in the gym, on that mat, churning out hundreds and thousands of endless reps. You’re crunching like it’s your job, like you’re aiming for a million, thinking the endless reps will generate killer abs. You want a defined six pack, hell, a 12 pack, and so you’re willing to do anything to get there. […]

When you’re thirsty, what do you reach for? When you’re having dinner, or at a bar, or just rolling out of bed? The choices are huge, and range from the most awful of ice-cream concoction smoothie monsters at fast food joints that weigh in at a couple of thousand calories to simple water (though even […]

Planning on losing weight? Want to get rid of that bulge, that somehow, despite all your best efforts, seems to stick around no matter what? Then you need to get smart, you need to get tactical, and start leveraging everything in your favor, putting every factor to your advantage. Which means looking at your fridge […]

When you go to the gym, everybody is focused on a couple of basic areas. Their chest, their arms, their shoulders, their abs. Some guys may even do some lat pull-downs or chin-ups, but that’s all the attention they give their backs, thinking that’s enough to give them that ‘V’ shaped torso. Well, it isn’t. […]

We all know that the way to show your abs is to lower your body fat percentage, and that killing your core with endless workouts won’t result in a killer six pack if you can’t see them. But conversely, losing all that body fat without getting your abs into shape won’t do you much good […]

Whether you’re looking to start doing short rides on lazy Sunday mornings, or gearing up for a mega race in a few months time, or even just hoping to use your car less by biking to work, cycling can be as intense or easy an experience as you want. If you’re looking to improve your […]

Plyometrics. The word makes people in the know shudder. It also forms the basis of many different workouts, including most of the Insanity Workout and ‘the mother of all P90X Workouts’, as its creator states. Which of these two has the tougher plyometrics workout? Are they both effective? What are the differences? Read on to […]

With the release of the first Turbo Fire workout DVD, we’ve had a chance here at Extreme Fitness Results to watch the workout and give it some thought. Here is our review, along with comparisons to the other main Beachbody workouts like Shaun T’s Insanity Workout and P90X. The workout we received was the 15 […]

You find it in your favorite flavor of ice cream, you find it in cakes, in air fresheners, in baby formula, coffee, donuts, perfurme, sodas and more. It’s ubiquitous, it’s the most popular flavoring since it was first mass produced over two centuries ago, and it’s name is synonymous with delicious, comforting feelings from our […]

What does ‘Extreme’ mean, anyway? Is calling the Insanity Workout ‘the hardest workout ever put on DVD’ meant as a warning, a challenge, or it is just hype? Why is the Insanity Workout considered such a challenge, and why are so many people warned away from trying it out? Is it meant only for the […]