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	<title>Strong as Oak - Fitness, Diet and Bodybuilding Blog</title>
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	<description>Guide to becoming stronger through proper diet and training exercises</description>
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		<title>Blogger Needed!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Due to my busy and hectic schedule I found it difficult to update this blog anymore. If you are interested in blogging for strong as oak shoot me an email at tips {@} strongasoak [.] com
Please include previous blogging experience and links to your sample posts or writings.
I would be asking for certain parts of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.strongasoak.com/06-14-2006/1/blogger-needed.page</link>
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		<title>Mountain Biking to Fitness</title>
		<description><![CDATA[For the last few months I was thinking of buying a mountain bike for my exercise. Given my work schedule and almost non-existent amount of free time I have, it seems impossible for me to utilize such a machine.
A week ago on the 18th of November my manager just blurted out &#8212; &#8220;You need to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.strongasoak.com/04-01-2006/1/mountain-biking-to-fitness.page</link>
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		<title>He just ate what?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Why are people fat? Why are some people thin? There are a lot of information here to make us knowledgeable on Nutrition and how to stay health and lean. But how about observing the people around you?
It was funny because I started to look around me whenever I dine in restaurants or fast food chains. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.strongasoak.com/02-07-2006/1/he-just-ate-what.page</link>
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		<title>Less Sleep = More Fat</title>
		<description><![CDATA[My friend and I recently discussed weight loss and the reason why I have been getting heavier despite keeping my carbohydrate and fat intake low.
He told me that not getting enough sleep everyday keeps our metabolism rate slower. Aside from that he mentioned that the body was adjusting because of our survival&#8217;s instincts. He said [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.strongasoak.com/02-06-2006/1/less-sleep-more-fat.page</link>
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		<title>When is the Best Time to Eat?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We have already discussed the importance of eating if we want to build and grow our muscles. The question we would like to think about is when is the best time to eat?
The best time to eat is during times when our body would optimally be able to absorb these nutrients. This is usually during, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.strongasoak.com/02-05-2006/1/when-is-the-best-time-to-eat.page</link>
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		<title>Nutrition</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This is defined as the intake of food and other nourishing material by the body. After our food intake; it is broken down into nutrients. These nutrients travel through the bloodstream to different parts of the body where they are used as &#8220;fuel&#8221; and for many other purposes. This fuel is the medium that will [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.strongasoak.com/02-04-2006/1/nutrition.page</link>
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		<title>Carbohydrates in Nutrition</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It is highly important that we are able to understand the kinds of food we take to keep us fit and strong. Today&#8217;s lesson deals with Carbohydrates.
Let us begin with the basic understanding of carbohydrates.

What are the basic forms of carbohydrates?
Complex: This has around hundreds or thousands of sugar units linked together in single molecules. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.strongasoak.com/02-04-2006/1/carbohydrates-in-nutrition.page</link>
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		<title>Car Muscle Push</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday when my sister and I was about to leave the mall; the car would not start for some reason. After trying and figuring out what to do we decided to park it in a safe place 600 meters away from where we were.
What we did was my sister drove the wheel while I pushed [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.strongasoak.com/02-04-2006/1/car-muscle-push.page</link>
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		<title>Thin or Healthy? Thin and Weak?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There are two posts that caught my attention recently. The first one is from lifehut.org that discuss on being healthy and thin. The second one is from veggiechic.com that talks about her fasting journey
Lifehut argue that people tend to focus so much on being thin without really thinking of being healthy. This is an interesting [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.strongasoak.com/01-31-2006/1/thin-or-healthy-thin-and-weak.page</link>
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		<title>Lose 35 lbs in 30 days: Pre-Prep</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This is a pre-preparation for my 30 day goal. I did not want to start with any program, or formal attack on how to go about it. My first priority is getting my body to feel the task ahead.
My strategy on this is a workout at Mandarin Hotel Health Club. During that day on January [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.strongasoak.com/01-31-2006/1/lose-35-lbs-in-30-days-pre-prep.page</link>
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