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How To Test Your Blood, Anytime, Anywhere In The World

1181034 comments2013-03-25+09%3A30%3A03Ben+Greenfield

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I’ll admit it.

I’m a total self-quantification nerd.

You know this if you read my article “A Crash Course On Finding Out What Is Happening Inside Your Body“, in which I tell you about a ton of different blood, saliva and urine tests that you can do.

I also spend several hours per week doing wellness and performance consulting with people who have done baseline, performance, longevity testing with Pacific Elite Fitness and WellnessFX.

So my nerdy self is super excited about this new thing I’ve found called “Talking20“, which we talk about in the video above and I give you the nitty-gritty details on below…

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Triple Video Super-Special: Ben’s New “High-End” Coaching Program, A 15 Minute Geeky Fitness Q&A, And The Top Fitness & Nutrition Books of 2012

February 4, 2013

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This past Saturday night, I revealed the new high-end Black Box coaching program I am rolling out for a select number of privileged clientele (click here to apply). The video replay about this (and other coaching options with me) is below, and you’ll want to watch this relatively soon because next Monday (February 11) at [...]

How To Cut Up A Chicken, Why Buying A Whole Chicken Is A Better Deal, and Some Top Chicken Recipes.

January 5, 2013

Frequently buying a bag of chicken breasts is not only spendy, but only gives you a fraction of the nutritional bang-for-your-buck you can get when you just buy the whole dang chicken. However, a great big chicken sitting in your refrigerator can be a bit intimidating if you don’t know what you’re doing. So in [...]

10 Steps To Swimming Faster Freestyle

June 4, 2012

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During my recent stay in Hawaii, I had the opportunity to take a clinic on swimming faster freestyle. The clinic was taught by Karlyn Pipes-Nielsen, who was recently voted one of the top ten master’s swimmers of all time by Swimming World Magazine. She has set over 200 Masters World records, she’s in the International [...]

14 Core Exercises For When You’re Pregnant (A Cheat Sheet For Getting Your Abs Back After You Have A Baby)

February 25, 2012

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In Episode #141 with Cassandra Forsythe (What Is A Good Pregnancy Exercise Routine?), we discussed why most recommended exercise and nutrition routines for pregnant women during or after pregnancy leaves you way more fat and out-of-shape than you need to be after you’ve had a baby. In reality, exercise should be considered an acceptable and regular [...]

6 Exercises For Better Shoulders (And 2 Exercises To Avoid)

February 21, 2012

In this video, you’ll learn 6 exercises for better shoulders, and 2 exercises to avoid. Exercises recommend in this video: Arm Circles Cuban Press Pull-Aparts Russian Twists Shoulder Blade Push-Ups Door Frame Rows Exercises to avoid: Ballistic Reverse Shoulder Flies “Leaning Into Doorframe” Stretch In this video, I’m wearing compression gear. To learn why, read [...]

Healthy Travel Tips – Food & Water Safety, Open Water Swimming, Travel Insurance and more!

November 10, 2011

In this video, filmed with early-morning bed-hair and sleep wake-up voice in Florida on my way to Jamaica, I respond to the following Facebook question from Troy: “When travelling, especially for an endurance event – do you partake of the ethnic or regional food choices? If so, pre-race or or post race? Do you bring [...]

5 Powerful Calorie Control Tricks To Help You Eat Less Food

October 24, 2011

Appetite control, weight loss, and healthy eating can all be influenced by your subconscious mind. So why not play a few tricks on your subconscious? Not only can you use these five powerful calorie control tricks to trick your brain into eating less food, but you can make yourself feel fuller, faster – and resist the urge [...]

“The Kona Diaries” Day 2 – Seven Essential Healthy Airplane Travel Items & Last 4 Weeks of Quality-Over-Quantity Training Before An Ironman Triathlon

October 3, 2011

Welcome to Day 2 of the Kona Diaries, in which you’re going to get a stark, honest and open look into the life of one of America’s top fitness experts – and find out what I personally do to design my daily routine for optimum health, get my body into the best shape ever, and [...]

Sports Massage: Everything You’ve Always Wanted To Know But Were Afraid To Ask.

September 25, 2011

I occasionally go do a triathlon in Thailand, and when I go there, I tend to get a massage nearly every day. Some of these massages are good, but some hurt like hell and continue to hurt for a long time afterwards. I’ll be the first to admit that I’m probably playing with fire by popping [...]

Six Essential Swim Gear Tools To Make You A Stronger Swimmer

September 18, 2011

In this video, I show you the essential tools that will help you become stronger in the water – whether you’re just getting started in swimming, you wan an alternative to a weight training workout, or you want to get faster for swim competition, triathlon, or open water swimming. Some of the stronger swimming resources I [...]

9 Proven Ways To Stay Incredibly Fit When You’re Traveling

September 16, 2011

Resources from this video: #1: Elastic Band – In the video, I show a basic piece of elastic tubing with handles, which is more versatile than a band. #2: Running Shoes – These are the K-Swiss K-Ruuz. I like a “racing flat” minimalist style of shoe for traveling because they fold into a suitcase or [...]

Ben’s Top 10 Healthy Packaged Foods

August 8, 2011

In this video, I invite you into my kitchen to see my top 10 healthy packaged foods, and teach you what ingredients to look for when you’re grocery shopping for packaged foods. If you have questions, or your own healthy packaged foods to add, simply leave them below this video! Resources I mention in this [...]

Video: Top 5 Fat-Burning, Muscle-Building Exercises You Can Do With Just One Dumbbell

July 3, 2011

In this video, I show you the top 5 exercises you can do with just one dumbbell. Included are a range of movements that will allow you to achieve both muscle-building and fat-burning. If you have questions about any of these exercises, or requests for specific workout or exercise videos, just leave them below the [...]

Six Steps To Begin Training For Ironman Triathlon – Free Video and Slides!

July 1, 2011

Do you ever close your eyes and imagine yourself charging out of the open water, riding through the open roads on your bike, then wowing your friends and family as you continue on to complete an entire marathon? Maybe you’ve never done a triathlon in your life, or maybe you just want to consider expanding [...]

Video: Six Strategies For Getting A Killer Bike Workout

June 26, 2011

Just click the “Share To Get” below and then the video will be yours… I’m known for being a bit of an animal on the bike. In triathlons, for example, I’m one of the first amateur athletes off the bike in most races. And I’m not telling you this to brag. I’m telling you this [...]

Another Superfast Recipe: Spicy Shrimp & Onions

June 10, 2011

There was a bit of an issue with the “Fast Sweet Potato Fry” video recipe I posted last week. For some folks, it was a slightly too carba-licious recipe for a late evening meal. So here’s something a bit more protein-packed – and trust me: you don’t need any carbs at all with this one. [...]

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