Monday Update

The gym will remain closed on Tuesday, but Monday's progress on the expansion has left me feeling confident about a Wednesday reopening. Watch the Tweets for Tuesday's progress, but pencil in a Wednesday workout. We hope to see you all here then.

Now, for some holiday items:

Assuming there's still time, here are some Paleo-esque gift ideas.

Earlier this week the NY Times highlighted a Fall 2010 study that gave credibility to the fact that working out on an empty stomach creates the greatest fat loss.

This particular study took lean, active young 20-something men and broke them up into three groups: a fasted training group, a fed training group, and a non-training control group. The fed and fasted groups ate the same meals made up of the same foods, just at different times relative to the workout. The fasted group gained the least weight and the least amount of body fat. Most importantly, glucose tolerance and insulin sensitivity improved only in the fasted group. I can’t imagine the food quality was doing them any favors either.