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Clarence Bass at 60

See how he looks at 70 in our new book Great Expectations

Long-time Muscle & Fitness columnist Clarence Bass, a lawyer and bodybuilding champion, has been called "the most articulate and well-read spokesman in America for an all-round fitness lifestyle." Author of nine books, he believes in combining weights, aerobics and sound nutrition to achieve total fitness and permanent fat loss.

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On navigating this site:  This page is a complete index. Scroll down and you'll find everything on the site, which includes Visitor Comments, Monthly Updates, Products we offer (books, videos/DVDs, posing suits, supplements), details about Clarence Bass, Success Stories, cutting-edge monthly articles From The Desk of Clarence Bass in ten categories, Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), What's New--and more. If you have trouble finding what you want, try going to Google.com and type in "Clarence Bass" and the specific subject. 

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Invariably, if you are out of shape and want to start training, follow the advice of the American Medical Association: "Start slowly and increase the vigor and duration of the activity as your fitness improves."

Selected Comments From Visitors

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Familiar with your writings for many years, I have recently found your web site and am writing to say how informative it is without using enticing hype to make sales. Good stuff and I am buying 'Challenge ' as a result. (Perhaps it was enticing after all). The site is also pleasantly understated and doesn't shout. Solid good sense doesn't need to. Leo Tapscott, Brockworth, Gloucestershire, England

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"Your website is by far and away, the very best on this planet. I have cross-trained all my life, read hundreds of fitness books and magazines and articles, and nowhere is there coverage like this. What is most important, is that you give due, intelligent consideration to everything, you seem to be able to try so many things out personally, and there is absolutely none of the bad mouthing and poor language that so many "iron game" writers use......your lateral thinking and quest for learning is wonderful. Keep it up, Clarence, and thank you." Richard Stent (South Africa)

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                  New articles in July:      
               
      1) McGuff's Brief Muscular Effort and Maffetone's Slow Aerobics, Never the Twain Shall Meet?
                     2) Sports Recovery Sensation: Skim Milk & Cereal
                     3) Berquist's Second Wind Captures Ups & Downs of Ageless Athletes
                     4)  New DVD: Classic Collection #3, Bodybuilding Stars of the 60s and 70s
                                Continuing interest:
                     5) 
Aerobics, Do You Need It? Complete Fitness in 12 Minutes a Week
                     6) 
Calories Matter, But Instinctive Behavior Matters More (Carbs also Matter--to the Brain)  
                     7) 
Forget Heavy, Think Effort:  Muscle Fiber Activation & Rep Range
                     8)  
Remembering Arnie Jensen
                     9) What's New: Video of Clarence and Carol on You Tube
                    10) New Book (in stock) destined to be a classic: The Purposeful Primitive (From Fat & Flaccid to Lean & Powerful) by Marty   Gallagher (Also: Listen to Jurgen Reis interview Marty Gallagher)
                    11)  New DVD - Sergio Oliva The Myth (Posing, Training, Competing, Awards, Interview)
                    12)  New autographed photo - Clarence at 70
                    13) Great Expectations (our award-winning book): What it's about--reader comments--NM book awards finalist.


                                                                     

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bulletMore about Clarence Bass (with ab picture)
bulletShort Pictorial of Clarence's Long Training Career   (From Age 15 to 70 - new picture November 2007) 
bulletDiet and training philosophy, in brief
bulletFit at 50 (Clarence's first Cooper Clinic visit)
bulletClarence Bass' Prescription for Success: Goal Setting Across a Lifetime (by Richard A. Winett, Ph.D.)
bulletSelections from Clarence's books

                  Recent Product Additions: 
                 
New Addition:  The Naked Warrior by Pavel
                 
New DVD: 2007 Ironage Reunion and Chuck Sipes Award
                 
New DVD:   Larry Scott, A Life in Bodybuilding (DVD) $29.95 -one of a kind, buy yours today
                 
Norbert Schemansky Biography
                  Bruce Wilhelm Chronicles Stories of Lifting Giants: Ken Patera and Pat Casey  
                  Bill Pearl/Dave Draper Seminar on DVD (Includes 30 page additional conversation booklet)

                  Of continuing interest:  Hardgainer Publisher (Stuart McRobert) Hardgainer Publisher Writes Magnum Opus (commentary)
                                                         Enter The Kettlebell - Strength Secrets of the Soviet Supermen (Pavel) - Book and DVD
                                                         Mike Mahler's Kettlebell Solution for Size & Strength (DVD)
                                                         The Miller Fitness Plan  (Athletic-type Training for Men and Women of All Ages)
                                                         Iron On My Mind by Dave Draper,
see Clarence's commentary  Go see
                                                         Bill Pearl Autobiography
 See info on book and Clarence's commentary
                                                        
Paul Anderson - biography and DVD documentary and Clarence's commentary
                                                        
Tommy Kono Knee Bands and Waist Bands Go
                                                        
Video:  Muscle Beach
Go See
                                                         
The Classic Collection #1 and #2 of Rare BB & WL Films (VHS/DVD)
                                                        
Dorian Yates' Blood & Guts,(DVD) Special Edition (24 more minutes of photos and posing)
                                                        
Bill Pearl's oatmeal Go

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bulletSuccess Stories    
1.  A family story
2.  Physique competitor reports results with and without carbs  (6-Year Update)
3.  Woman runner starts winning after weight training.  New Goal:  Olympic Team
4.  Father Jim: 60 years of training - and counting
bulletSuccess Stories (2) 
1. Scottish Bodybuilder Trains Less - and Thrives   
2. Once-a-week Training Works For Busy Family Man 
3. Tabata Protocol Produces PR in Rowing 
4.  Diet Change Helps Aspiring Golfer 
5. Challenge Fires-Up Doc's Workouts
6. Eclectic Approach Produces Gains During Recuperation
bulletSuccess Stories (3) 
1.  Lifetime Of Lifting Produces Archery Gold  
2.  Runner Sees Dramatic Change in Leanness After Adding Weight Training  

3.  Transformed by evo lifestyle
bulletSuccess Stories (4) 
 1.  Fired Up By Gains After 60 
 2.  Patience Key to Losing Last Stubborn Fat Deposits
bulletSuccess Stories (5) 
1.  Therapist Walks Talk      
2.  Tina Finds Her Sport - at 55 
bulletSuccess Stories (6) 
Husband Reads, Wife Loses 50 pounds
Longtime Runner Switches to Infrequent Training and Daily Walks
bulletSuccess Stories (7)
Head Trainer Changes Gear   
The Full Tabata/5K Story  
Lifestyle Change Surprises Doctor
bulletSuccess Stories (8)
Senior Aussie Archer Conquers New Bow  
Success Story:  Leanness Put Wind at Your Back                  
Skydiving Lady Loses 60 pounds
Traveler Fights Family History of Heart Disease 

Lifestyle Controls Rare Diabetes
bulletSuccess Stories (9)
Mariam Power (All-around School-Girl Athlete, Powerlifting Champion, Physique Model)
From Athlete to Fat Man and Back
He's A New Man!
Fitness Training Strengthens Father-Son Bond
Husband Spreads Addiction
Contest Condition in Five Weeks
bulletSuccess Stories (10)
Trigger Point Therapy Relieves Back Pain
Law Professor Thrives On Short, Efficient Workouts

Abs Like Bruce Lee - at 13
bulletSuccess Stories (11)
From Bruce Lee to the Hulk (New in June)
Ownership Principle Sparks Norwegian Lady's Success
Saving Johan's Hip
A Truck Driver's Story:  On The Road To Fitness

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bulletFrom The Desk Of Clarence Bass
Articles are divided into ten categories to make them more accessible: Diet and Nutrition, Strength Training, Aerobic Exercise, Fat Loss and Weight Control, Fitness and Health, The Age Factor, Physiological Factors, Psychology and Motivation, Personalities, and Lifestyle. Many articles fall under more than one category. The numbers refer to the order of posting. Scroll down to the appropriate category and click on the article(s) that interest you. If you have trouble finding what you want, try going to Google.com and type in "Clarence Bass" and the specific subject. 

bulletDIET AND NUTRITION
6. Dieter's Dilemma
7. Creatine Works
15. Peak Shape - at 60 (with 4 new photos)
18. Add A Little "Good Fat"
19. The Zone gets mixed Reviews
20. Don't Add "Good Fat" To A Bad Diet
24. Chef Jeff Goes Nuts!
26b. How Many Calories Do You Need?
40.  Fiber and Weight Loss
45. Volumetrics: Weight Loss Breakthrough
57.
Stop Counting, Focus on Foods, New Guidelines Recommend  
64. Potpourri:  High Protein Diets, Metabolism & Lifting Belts   
73. AHA Raises Fat Intake Limit, Adds "Good" Fat 
78. Eggs Are Back - In A New And Improved Form  
79. The Story On Soy 
80. The Warrior Diet & Workout  
81. Avoid High Protein Diets, Says AHA 
82. A New And Improved Food Pyramid 
90. A Carb/Cancer Connection?
93. More Water  
94. Could Dr. Atkins Be Right After All? 
96.
Another View:  Drink When You're Thirsty 
99.
The Plain Water Advantage  
103.
Atkins Diet Controversy Continues  
109.
Every Body Loves Whole Grains 
115.
New Light On The Glycemic Index 
116.
The Art Of Choosing Bread  
126.
I'm a Flexitarian
127. New Peanut Butter!  
132.
Benecol:  Better Butter  
137.
 Facts On Carbs For Active People and Periodization of Nutrition
149. USDA's New Pyramid Tailors Diet to Age and Physical Activity 
150. What To Eat After Exercise, An Update  
151. Study Triggers New Enthusiasm For Diet In Age of Statins 
153.  Simple Diet Patterns for Good Health  
158. High Carbs + Protein or Healthy Fat for Your Heart - and Waistline 
173. Every Meal Counts  + Exercise Counters High-Fat Meal
179.
Harvard Study SaysEat Fish (The Obesity Connection) 
201.
 Preventing and Reversing Heart Disease
205.
The Bible of Evolutionary Fitness: Primal, Practical, Playful
208.
The Most Anabolic Diet - Real Food
212.  
Low Carb Diet Back--Again
227. Pass The Nuts! Nuts Increase Fat Burn and Reduce Health Risks
232.
Calories Matter, But Instinctive Behavior Matters More (Carbs also Matter--to the Brain)  
240.
Sports Recovery Sensation: Skim Milk & Cereal (New in July)

bulletSTRENGTH TRAINING
3. Keep That Spring (explosive strength movements help)  
5. Guru of Quantum Strength (sports-scientist practices what he preaches)
8. Periodization: Still The Best Way
15. Peak Shape - at 60 (with 4 new photos)
21. One Set Or Many Sets?
22. New Evidence on Sets Controversy
23. Soreness, What Does It Mean?
29. A HIT Manifesto
34. Lift Slow or Lift Fast, That Is The Question 
44. HIT Advocate Stops Training To Failure - And Gains!  
47. The Hardest Situp  
48. The Price Of Overtraining  
49. A Small Experiment with Chin-Ups (Synaptic Facilitation) 
51. Power Hooks and Powerpins:  Terrific Little Lifting Tools  
59. Father of Aerobics Pumps More Iron 
62. Pavel's Ladder - Follow up to Article 49 on Chin-Ups  
63. Sticking Point?  Try Fractional Plates
64. Potpourri:  High Protein Diets, Metabolism & Lifting Belts 
65. The Russian Kettlebell Challenge 
66. Lift Slow or Say No? 
72. Kettlebells Are A Blast - If You're Careful 
74. Lifting Wisdom From Tommy Kono (Commentary) 
75. Squats:  Full or Parallel? 
76. Matt Furey's Royal Court of Bodyweight Exercises 
80. The Warrior Diet & Workout  
87. Experiment/Change by Laszlo  
104. Weights and Arthritis - Good & Bad 
108. Dangers of Heavy Lifting - Laszlo Talks Back to The Wall Street Journal  
119.
Weights For Kids 
143. Tommy Kono Knee Bands Trial 
144.  Training in Strange or Unusual Circumstances 
145. The Forest and The Trees 
163. Hardgainer Publisher (Stuart McRobert) Writes Magnum Opus 
167.
Biomarkers - Has this book stood the test of time?
177. Overly-Strict Training Is a Motivation Killer 
192.
Weight Training Reverses Almost 40 years of Molecular Aging - in Six Months
203. Athletes Winning Over Age
207. Evidence of Anti-Aging Power of Exercise (Telomeres & Special Role of Strength Training)
221. Get Weird and Get Wired - Unusual lifts
222. Aerobics Marks 40-Year Anniversary
228.  Legacy of Iron
228. 
Brooks Kubik Story:  The Story Behind Legacy of Iron  
230.
  Forget Heavy, Think Effort:  Muscle Fiber Activation & Rep Range (New in March)
235.
Aerobics, Do You Need It? Complete Fitness in 12 Minutes a Week (New in May)
237.
Too Much Sitting Is Risky - Even For People Who Train (New in June)
239.
McGuff's Brief Muscular Effort and Maffetone's Slow Aerobics, Never the Twain Shall Meet? (New in July)

bulletAEROBIC EXERCISE
1. Heavyhands Revisited (Is strength-endurance a unique form of fitness?)  
10. Forget The Fat-Burn Zone (What's best for fat burn & fitness?)
11. In Search Of The Ideal Aerobics Routine
12. Intervals For Fitness & Fat Loss (Q&A with Dr. Pat O'Shea)
15. Peak Shape - at 60 (with 4 new photos)
30. Escaping The Fat-Burn Zone (High/Low Intensity Aerobics)
59. Father of Aerobics Pumps More Iron  
84. 500m Distance Reignites Rowing Zeal  
88. Rowing: Follow-up to Article #84 
106.  One Year Older - and Faster (2003 Rowing Update)  
110. If You Think You Can....... (Update to Article 88)  
112.  Tabata vs. GXP  
121. Challenge At Birmingham - British Indoor Rowing Championships
125. New Heavyhands!™  
134. Breakthrough - Success is Sweet  
136. The Perfect Mile: Lost Lesson From First 4-Minute Mile  
139.
 Train Your Brain 
140. Row & Flow (Psychology of Optimum Performance in any sport)
152.  Sprints Build Endurance! (Intensity Trumps Volume) 
164  Running to the Highest Peak - and the Deepest Valley
182. Aerobic Exercise Pumps Up Your Brain 
203. Athletes Winning Over Age
204.
Reboot Your Brain With Exercise
205.
Bible of Evolutionary Fitness: Primal, Practical, Playful
211. Intervals For (Almost) Everyone  
215.
  Drugs produce marathon mice - with exercise (and without)
222. Aerobics Marks 40-Year Anniversary
235. Aerobics, Do You Need It? Complete Fitness in 12 Minutes a Week (New in May)
237. Too Much Sitting Is Risky - Even For People Who Train (New in June)
238.
Short Hard Intervals Improve Insulin Action - 7.5 Minutes a Week Helps Ward Off Diabetes (New In June)
239. McGuff's Brief Muscular Effort and Maffetone's Slow Aerobics, Never the Twain Shall Meet? (New in July)
 
bulletFAT LOSS AND WEIGHT CONTROL
6. Dieter's Dilemma
9. Male Belly and Female Thigh Fat
10. Forget The Fat-Burn Zone (What's best for fat burn & fitness?)
12. Intervals For Fitness & Fat Loss (Q&A with Dr. Pat O'Shea)
13. Fat Loss Mother Nature's Way
14. Weight Control Masters (Secrets of people who lose weight - and keep it off))
19. The Zone gets mixed Reviews
30. Escaping The Fat-Burn Zone (High/Low Intensity Aerobics)
40.  Fiber and Weight Loss
41. The Comfort Factor  
45. Volumetrics: Weight Loss Breakthrough
69. Shutdown Your Fat Genes - Turn on Your Thin Genes  
70. Ownership Principle at Work (Lawyer explains how he lost almost 50 lbs.)  
85. Harnessing Our "Mean Genes"  
86. Fat-Gain Triggers 
92. Stomach Hormone Foils Weight Loss Efforts  
94. Could Dr. Atkins Be Right After All? 
101. Holiday Eating  
103. Atkins Diet Controversy Continues  
109. Every Body Loves Whole Grains 
111. Ultimate Fitness - Truth?  
115. New Light On The Glycemic Index 
116. The Art Of Choosing Bread   
117. French Prove Calorie Saver Rule  
119. Weights For Kids  
120. Diet, Exercise & Coping Strategies - For Your Personality  
126. I'm a Flexitarian  
135. Laszlo's Letter to Obese Friend  
142. Fit But Fat Risky 
149. USDA's New Pyramid Tailors Diet to Age and Physical Activity 
156. Creeping Obesity Gains Momentum 
158. High Carbs + Protein or Healthy Fat for Your Heart  - and Waistline   
159. Holiday Pounds Forever 
176.  Overweight Kills   
178.
  Mindless Eating
179.
Harvard Study SaysEat Fish (The Obesity Connection)
186.
Pay Attention When You Eat  
190.
RETHINKING THIN: The New Science of Weight Loss - Book Commentary
194.
Calorie Reduction With and Without Exercise
199.
Uniform Eating Goes Mainstream
206. Belly Fat May Be Deadly--How to Get Rid of It
211. 
Intervals For (Almost) Everyone  
213
. Lose Slow or Regain Fast  
216.
Small Changes Foster Permanent Weight Loss
223. Huge European Study Confirms Belly-Bulge Risk
226.
Obesity Gene: Inclination, Not Destiny 
227.
Pass The Nuts! Nuts Increase Fat Burn and Reduce Health Risks
232.
Calories Matter, But Instinctive Behavior Matters More (Carbs also Matter--to the Brain)
233.
Walking Combats Creeping Obesity

FITNESS AND HEALTH
16. Cooper Clinic 4th Visit at 60: Clarence's Health "Incredibly Good"
17. What's Your Homocysteine? (News you can use about your health)
18. Add A Little "Good Fat"
20. Don't Add "Good Fat" To A Bad Diet
26a. Tips For Out-Of-Shape Individuals
28. What's Your Real Age?
37. Balancing the Risks and Rewards of Exercise
39. Challenge Your Mind, As Well As Your Body
46. Syndrome X, The "New" Heart Disease Risk  
48. The Price Of Overtraining  
53. Anti-Aging Medicine: Wave of The Future Or Wrong Turn?   
55. Cooper Clinic Physician Fights Aging With Diet and Exercise (Response to 53)  
59. Father of Aerobics Pumps More Iron  
61. Evolutionary Fitness 
73. AHA Raises Fat Intake Limit, Adds "Good" Fat  
77. Don't Bend To The Terrorists - Fight Back With Exercise 
81. Avoid High Protein Diets, Says AHA  
89. Healthy Lymph System, Healthy Body  
90. A Carb/Cancer Connection?
91. Greater Fitness/Longer Life  
93. More Water  
95. Inflammation More Important Predictor of Heart Attacks Than Cholesterol   
97. Learned Optimism  
99. The Plain Water Advantage 
104. Weights and Arthritis - Good & Bad 
105. Coronary Calcium Score and Stress Management 
108. Dangers of Heavy Lifting - Laszlo Talks Back to The Wall Street Journal  
109.
Every Body Loves Whole Grains   
111. Ultimate Fitness - Truth?  
128. Back To Cooper Clinic  
129. The Indomitable Pax Beale: Heart Cripple to BB Champ  
130. Moving Away From Joint Pain: The Value of Exercise  
132. Benecol:  Better Butter    
137. Facts On Carbs For Active People and Periodization of Nutrition
138. Fitness Potpourri:  Lifestyle v. Genes, Recovery Discovery, Master Gains   
142. Fit But Fat Risky 
146. Grow Or Decay, Your Choice
148. Anti-aging Medicine Evolves:  Age Management 
151. Study Triggers New Enthusiasm For Diet in Age of Statins  
152.  Sprints Build Endurance! (Intensity Trumps Volume)  
154. Prestigious Medical Journal Highlights Predictive Power of Fitness  
155. You've Got A Bladder Problem! 
161.  Miracle in Houston (Walking on New Hip Day of Surgery--3, 6 & 12 month updates)
170. "Healthy" Fat People at Risk                         
171.  Exercise Capacity and Longevity - in Women
176. Overweight Kills 
180. Exercise Improves Heart Function (More Fitness & Less Fat = Stronger Heart)      
182.
Aerobic Exercise Pumps Up Your Brain  
183.
Exercise, Wonder Drug That Keeps Giving:  Protects Eyes
184.
Leanness Trumps Calories, Reduces Cancer Risk (Eat All You Want, But Burn All You Eat)
188.
New CTA Heart Test Improves Risk Assessment
191.
Results of Clarence's 9th visit to the Cooper Clinic
192.
Weight Training Reverses Almost 40 years of Molecular Aging - in Six Months
193.
Testosterone and Lifestyle
200.
Live Fit, Live Long
201.
Preventing and Reversing Heart Disease
204.
Reboot Your Brain With Exercise
206. Belly Fat May Be Deadly--How to Get Rid of It
207.
Evidence of Anti-Aging Power of Exercise (Telomeres & Special Role of Strength Training)
209.
Miracle of Movement
211.
Intervals For (Almost) Everyone  
214.
20-year Anniversary Visit to Cooper Clinic, Dallas, Texas
215.  Drugs Produce Marathon Mice - With exercise (and Without)
218.
 Get Moving Your Way
219.
 Lifestyle Changes Work
222.
Aerobics Marks 40-Year Anniversary
223.
Huge European Study Confirms Belly-Bulge Risk
225.
Prehabilitation (Prehab) - What it is and why you want it
231.
 The Importance of Sleep (New in March)
233. Walking Combats Creeping Obesity (New in April)
235. Aerobics, Do You Need It? Complete Fitness in 12 Minutes a Week (New in May)
237. Too Much Sitting Is Risky - Even For People Who Train (New in June)
238. Short Hard Intervals Improve Insulin Action - 7.5 Minutes a Week Helps Ward Off Diabetes (New In June)
239. McGuff's Brief Muscular Effort and Maffetone's Slow Aerobics, Never the Twain Shall Meet? (New in July)


bulletTHE AGE FACTOR
2. The Metabolism Myth
3. Keep That Spring (explosive strength movements help)  
4. Superstar of Successful Aging
15. Peak Shape - at 60 (with 4 new photos)
16a Never-before seen photos of Clarence at ages 41, 48 and 60.
26c. The Competitive Edge
28. What's Your Real Age?
35. Living To 100 (commentary)
39. Challenge Your Mind, As Well As Your Body
58. The Necessity of Intensity  
59. Father of Aerobics Pumps More Iron  
110. If You Think You Can....... (Update to Article 88)  
138. Fitness Potpourri:  Lifestyle v. Genes, Recovery Discovery, Master Gains   
139. Train Your Brain 
142. Fit But Fat Risky 
146. Grow Or Decay, Your Choice
147. Bass & Winett Compare Views on Age Factor  
148. Anti-aging Medicine Evolves:  Age Management 
149.
USDA's New Pyramid Tailors Diet to Age and Physical Activity 
160. Great Expectations:  Attitude, Exercise, and Aging 
167. Biomarkers - Has this book stood the test of time?  
182. Aerobic Exercise Pumps Up Your Brain 
192. Weight Training Reverses Almost 40 years of Molecular Aging - in Six Months 
200. Live Fit, Live Long
203. Athletes Winning Over Age
207. Evidence of Anti-Aging Power of Exercise (Telomeres & Special Role of Strength Training)
241.  Berquist's Second Wind Captures Ups & Downs of Ageless Athletes (New in July)

bulletPHYSIOLOGICAL FACTORS
2. The Metabolism Myth
23. Soreness, What Does It Mean?
39. Challenge Your Mind, As Well As Your Body
58. The Necessity of Intensity  
64. Potpourri:  High Protein Diets, Metabolism & Lifting Belts   
85. Harnessing Our "Mean Genes"  
86. Fat-Gain Triggers  
123. The Breakout Principle  
139. Train Your Brain 
166. New Thinking About Lactic Acid
199. Uniform Eating Goes Mainstream
202.
Balance - Unappreciated, Misunderstood - and Neglected
204.
Reboot Your Brain With Exercise
206. Belly Fat May Be Deadly--How to Get Rid of It
207. Evidence of Anti-Aging Power of Exercise (Telomeres & Special Role of Strength Training)
224. A Nap Helps You Connect the Dots - and More
230.  Forget Heavy, Think Effort:  Muscle Fiber Activation & Rep Range (New in March)
231.  The Importance of Sleep (New in March)

bulletPSYCHOLOGY AND MOTIVATION
26c. The Competitive Edge
52. The Inner Drives and Motivations of Average Lifters (Competing with Ixtal)
56.  The Ownership Principle - Still Working 12 Years Later  
68. The Key To Success:  Sisyphus Revisited  
71. Full Range of Motive:  The Psychology of Lifelong Lifting 
77. Don't Bend To The Terrorists - Fight Back With Exercise   
84. 500m Distance Reignites Rowing Zeal  
97. Learned Optimism  
100. The New "Positive Psychology" 
107. Owners and Victims    
122. Motivate Yourself   
140. Row & Flow (Psychology of Optimum Performance in any sport)  
147. Bass & Winett Compare Views on Age Factor   
160. Great Expectations:  Attitude, Exercise, and Aging
165. Self –Regulation: Long-Term Motivation for Exercise Training
169. Baby Steps Into The Unknown (Lessons from Dean Karnazes' Ultra Marathon Man) 
178. Mindless Eating
185. Change or Die (Formula for Life Altering Change) 
198. Great Fit:  A Tale of Two Books by Kevin Vost  
232. Calories Matter, But Instinctive Behavior Matters More (Carbs also Matter to the Brain)  (New in April)
238. Short Hard Intervals Improve Insulin Action - 7.5 Minutes a Week Helps Ward Off Diabetes (New In June)

bulletPERSONALITIES
25. John C. Grimek, An Inspiration For The Ages
27. The Blond Bomber Online
32. Muscletown USA (commentary)
33. Dorian Yates: The Ultimate Bodybuilder (commentary)
36. Ed Coan, The Mozart of Strength (commentary)
38. Paul Anderson, King of the Squat
42. Roy Hilligenn, a Marvel at 29, 54 - and Now, at 77  (Hilligenn has died;)
43. The Evil Russian Touches Down in Albuquerque 
50. The Vost Visit - A Personal Consultation With Clarence Bass
52. The Inner Drives and Motivations of Average Lifters (Competing with Ixtal)
54. Take It From Tiger  
55. Cooper Clinic Physician Fights Aging With Diet and Exercise 
56. The Ownership Principle - Still Working 12 Years Later  
60. Dave Draper Book Brims With Wit and Wisdom
61. Evolutionary Fitness 
67. Persistence Pays - A Profile of National Master's Champion Bill Brian  
74. Lifting Wisdom From Tommy Kono (Commentary) 
 83. Chasing The Hawk: George Sheehan, M.D.(and my Dad) 
114.  AOBS Reunion Dinner in Pictures  
118. Beyond The Universe - The Bill Pearl Story  
124.  The Arthur Jones/Nautilus Story  - New Book by Ell Darden - Latest on Arthur Jones & High-Intensity Training
129. The Indomitable Pax Beale: Heart Cripple to BB Champ  
131. Jim Park:  The Image on the Hi-Proteen Canister 
133. Conversation with Leonard Schwartz, M.D.  
141. Quantum Strength Author Pat O'Shea Dies  
157. Ed Corney, Still Great at 64 (Repost of Article with Ed's new website) 
162. Denie's Doodles (About Denie Walter and Computer-Enhanced Photo)
163. Hardgainer Publisher (Stuart McRobert) Writes Magnum Opus      
164.  Running to the Highest Peak - and the Deepest Valley 
168.
Kevin Vost - The Albuquerque Experiment: A Six-Year Follow-Up Report  
169. Baby Steps Into The Unknown (Lessons from Dean Karnazes' Ultra Marathon Man)
172.
Floyd Landis Doping Controversy - with selected reader comments 
174.
Bowerman And The Men of Oregon (Biography of famous coach and Nike cofounder, commentary)
175.
Brothers of Iron (Weider brothers autobiography) 
181. Austrian Sports Climber - Pure Muscle - Visits Land of Enchantment   
187.
Norbert Schemansky Biography   
189.
Bruce Wilhelm Chronicles Stories of Lifting Giants: Ken Patera and Pat Casey 
195. Clarence and Laszlo Click in Photo Shoot for our New Book - help us select a cover photo - your picks and pans
196.
Great Expectations Cover - How We Selected the Photos
210.
Clarence among Invited Guests at AOBS 25th Reunion
214. 20-year anniversary visit to Cooper Clinic, Dallas, Texas
217.
Bryan Bowker, Elite Endurance Athlete (interview)
220.
Ben Weider Dies
222.
Aerobics Marks 40-Year Anniversary
228.
  Legacy of Iron
228. 
Brooks Kubik Story:  The Story Behind Legacy of Iron  
229.
  Remembering Arnie Jensen (New in February)
234.
Dr. Jan Todd, Former "Strongest Woman in World" inducted into Fitness Hall of Fame  
236.
Bernarr MacFadden, American Physical Culture Mogul (New in May)
241.  Berquist's Second Wind Captures Ups & Downs of Ageless Athletes (New in July)


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26a. Tips For Out-Of-Shape Individuals
41. The Comfort Factor  
113.  Intervals For Life And Fitness  
120. Diet, Exercise & Coping Strategies - For Your Personality  
107. Owners and Victims  
122. Motivate Yourself  
123. The Breakout Principle  
134. Breakthrough - Success is Sweet  
138. Fitness Potpourri:  Lifestyle v. Genes, Recovery Discovery, Master Gains 
146. Grow Or Decay, Your Choice
201. Preventing and Reversing Heart Disease
202.  BALANCE: Unappreciated, Misunderstood - and Neglected
205.
Bible of Evolutionary Fitness: Primal, Practical, Playful
214. 20-year anniversary visit to Cooper Clinic, Dallas, Texas
219.
 Lifestyle Changes Work
224.
A Nap Helps You Connect the Dots - and More
 
bulletFAQ
1. What is Ripped?
2. What about Mike Mentzer's Heavy Duty II?
3. What is an effective program for developing abdominal muscles?
4. Protein Requirements
5. Is low-intensity aerobic exercise best for fat loss?
6. Are You Still doing weights and aerobics only once every 9 days?  
7. To Be Or Not to Be - A Health Zealot? 

 
bulletFAQ(2)
1. New Evidence On Weight Training and Blood Pressure   
2.
Training on Empty:  Good or Bad?  
3. Stretching Can Be Hazardous  

  
bulletFAQ (3)
1.
Ab Pavelizer 2
2. Forget The Maximum Heart Rate Formula   
3.
Cut The Bread & Cereal?  
4.
Worry About Milk? 
5. What About Fruit? 
bulletFAQ(4)  
1.  What about The China Study?     
2. 
Ripped 3 "Tool Kit" for New Dietary Guidelines  
3. 
Vitamin E concerns
4. 
Bob Delmonteque, Octogenarian Wonder
bulletFAQ(5) 
1. 
Slow Walking Burns More Calories?    
2.  Keep Weight Off with Weekly Weighing         
3.  Effect of Exercise on Belly Fat     
4.  How Many Calories Are Burned Walking or Running a Mile?  
 
bulletFAQ(6)
1. 
Sweetened Beverages
2.
  Vitamin-Mineral Supplements, Good or Bad?
3. 
New Tanita Body Fat Scales
4.
  New Muscle Health Connections 
 
bulletFAQ(7)
1.
What's The Latest on Salt Intake?
2. 
Saving Your Joints
3. 
New Tanita Body Segment Monitor
4. 
More on Belly Fat
 
bulletWhat's New & Other Stuff (1)
Clarence Receives Honorary I. A. R. T. Certification
Clarence Receives Outstanding Graduate Award
Pavel Visits Albuquerque
Clarence Gets Coverage on Home Turf
In a Word
Tough Reviewer Gives Challenge Yourself Five Stars
Muscle & Fitness Lauds Challenge Yourself
Packers' Coach Confers with Clarence
Clarence makes the cover!
University of New Mexico Honors Clarence Among 100 "UNM BEST"
What's New & Other Stuff (2)
Date Set for Video Shoot
Ripped Revisited – by Ironman
Video Scheduled for Filming

Ripped Crosses Rare Milestone
Laszlo in Town for Visit and KB Workout
What's New & Other Stuff (3) 
Clarence Speaks to MBA Students at Univ. of Texas
Clarence Receives Award and Painting at AOBS 20th Reunion--Addresses Banquet
Clarence to Receive AOBS Highest Achievement Award
Former Fat Guy Interviews Clarence
What's New & Other Stuff (4)
Pavel Dedicates Book to Clarence
Clarence in Textbook on Aging--Again
Ronnie's Ray's BIG PARTY
 
What's New & Other Stuff (5)

New Mexico magazine features Clarence
Resurfacing Site Adds Clarence's Story

Journalist Visits to Interview Clarence for Upcoming Book
Listen-in as Clarence Is Interviewed on 70th Birthday

Iron Man Magazine Interviews Clarence--Again
Albuquerque Weekly Interviews Clarence
 
What's New & Other Stuff (6)
Martial Arts Illustrated Interviews Clarence (New In June)
Jurgen Posts New Interview with Clarence
Video of Clarence and Carol on You Tube
Bare Essentials, An Aussie magazine for "women of Action," interviews Clarence
Jurgen and Clarence discuss Great Expectations for European audience
Wide World of Health Interviews Clarence
NPR Interviews Clarence on Uniform Eating

 

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bulletPowerlifting Champion Rickey Dale Crain/The Real Deal
bulletPublications About Past Iron Game Greats 
Iron Game History Remembers Steve Reeves
Book on Steve Reeves
New Source for Steve Reeves Products
Oldetimers Remember John Davis
The Iron Master
Iron Game History
 
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