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I was getting ready to post a blog on holiday eating strategies & coping with holiday-eating indulgence this morning, when I hesistated with this thought: 'Who exactly is the CB.com audience? What demographic is the membership?

It seems to me that for the most part we're all fitness professionals - trainers, models, atheletes, enthusiasts - so we're all highly educated in the field of health & fitness (or at least we perceive ourselves to be!)

Are fitness-models truly fit, or do we mostly just LOOK fit? Do we walk our talk or simply know how to look good in front of the camera or on stage?

I will argue that MOST fitness-models are in fact fit and healthy. Most A-list fitness models I've worked with are even athletic with above-average talent. This is because most of us are former HS or College athletes and some of us still compete as weekend warriors.

(Bet Clark is happy now, that he has an open blogging forum!...)

We (the talent) must all check our egos at the door when we show to an interview, booking or production. We all know the photographer is the boss on a print shoot and the director is boss on a film shoot. Our job in the end is to make the client happy and fulfill their media needs.

Turns out Excess Post-exercise Oxygen Consumption or EPOC, is what matters most when it comes to subcutaneous fat-loss and overall calories burned.

EPOC is specifically defined as the period following higher-intensity, anaerobic exercise when the body is recovering from 'oxygen-debt.' In a broader sense though, it includes the extended recovery period for up to 24 hours following very intense exercise when the body is releasing anabolic & fat-burning hormones, such as GH & testosterone, releasing fatty-acids to use for energy and to help replenish gylcogen stores.

Coping with Holiday/Football Season Festivities
Copyright Max Wettstein

Summer is over, the shorts and swim suits are put away replaced with heavier, baggier clothing and jackets that conceal our physiques from public view. In addition football season is here, and the holiday season is upon us as well. All this means it is time to gather, eat, drink and be merry because that is what Americans do!