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Jess Billitz

15 Shocking Obesity Statistics For the United States (Recent Facts & Rates)

September 21, 2020 By Jess Billitz

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The 90s were a pivotal era in American culture.

Friends and the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air were big TV hits. Nirvana and Green Day were still in their early days on the airwaves. And every kid had Mortal Kombat on their Christmas list.

Oh, and the 90s also brought rising obesity rates to America.

It’s unclear whether this resulted from the growing popularity of fast food joints like McDonald’s, more screen time due to tech advances, or less physical activity and time spent outdoors.

But there’s one thing we do know:

Obesity in America has been growing at epidemic-like proportions ever since, and this public health crisis doesn’t seem to be going away anytime soon.

So just how bad is it? What does it mean for the future of Americans?

It’s time to find out—keep reading to learn about 15 shocking obesity statistics for the United States that may have you rethink that next donut.

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27 Facts & Statistics on Fad Diets (Are They Bad For You?)

September 21, 2020 By Jess Billitz

About 50% of people want to lose weight at any given moment. Another 30% of Americans want to bulk up and build noticeable muscle mass via resistance training.

But each of these things takes work.

And in a country where you can get food delivered in 15 minutes and stream any of your favorite TV shows on-demand at the snap of your fingers, you get used to immediate results.

Thus, fad diets were born.

Fad diets are eating plans that seemingly come out of nowhere and come with wild claims that would leave the average person thinking, “That can’t be possible!”

Some insist you can lose 30 pounds in 15 days.

Others promise to lower your blood pressure by 30 points.

A few swear you’ll add 10 pounds of muscle mass in a month.

Americans hop on fad diets without any sense of skepticism…all out of hope for a magic cure to achieve their ideal body.

But what are the common fad diets? And are they really that bad for you?

Well, take a look at the following 27 fad diet statistics, and you’ll find out!

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Jeff Nippard’s Neck & Trap Guide [Complete Review]

September 10, 2020 By Jess Billitz

A thick neck and massive traps are every bodybuilder’s dreams.

Adding mass to these muscles will help you look jacked, even without taking your shirt off (like Bear Mode). And they’ll add even more definition to a bulky chest and shredded shoulders.

But these muscles are probably the second most neglected muscles in the gym—after the calves, obviously.

And there’s a clear reason for that: A lot of guys think a few sets of heavy dumbbell shrugs each week is enough to pull off this look.

Spoiler Alert: It’s not!

Understanding the struggle of building these muscles, Jeff Nippard released his Neck & Trap Guide. Now, it’s time to find out if this program is legit!

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Jeff Nippard’s Ultimate Body Recomposition Guide [Review]

September 10, 2020 By Jess Billitz

You take your physique seriously.

You hit the gym hard five times a week, drain your muscles through absolutely grueling workouts, leave your sessions hardly able to walk, and ramp up your PRs weekly.

But now you’re caught between a rock and a hard place: You feel the results and add more plates to the bar every week, but you’re just not seeing changes when you look in the mirror.

Turns out, your workouts aren’t the problem—it’s how you’re fueling (or not fueling) your body.

Jeff Nippard’s Ultimate Body Recomposition Guide might be able to help you optimize your diet for maximum gains and help you power through workouts better than before.

Let’s find out if this guide is the real deal.

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Jeff Nippard’s Upper Lower Size & Strength Program Review

September 8, 2020 By Jess Billitz

You push yourself through draining workouts five days a week, load up on creatine and BCAAs both pre- and post-workout, and eat more protein in a day than you used to eat in a week.

And things have been going great so far.

In just a few months, you’ve packed on some serious noob gains and look stronger than ever.

But you know what happens next—the dreaded plateau. The weight gain slows, the muscle mass evens out, and the PRs happen less and less.

Jeff Nippard knows this struggle well, but he also knows how to dig himself out of the struggle. So let’s see if his plateau-busting Upper Lower Size and Strength Program is the real deal.

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