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	<title>L'électron libre &#187; Health &amp; Self-Care</title>
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		<title>We Live in a Wonderful World</title>
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A popular proverb says &#8220;Have and do what you love, or at least love what you do and have&#8221;. Although a fair supporter of the idea of pursuing one&#8217;s dreams, there is something just as necessary, fulfilling, and yet easier to achieve: it&#8217;s the &#8220;love what you have&#8221; part.
Because we grew up in the 20th century, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Climbing Mount Kinabalu</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;re around South-East Asia, you like nature, gorgeous sunrises and sunsets, challenge, and you&#8217;re in good physical condition, then I do recommend that you go for climbing the 4000+ meters of Mt Kinabalu. Here is some very valuable advice from someone who&#8217;s done it in the worst possible conditions and learned from it for [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.youcefbanouni.com/513/climbing-mount-kinabalu/</link>
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		<title>On Losing Strength Gains - Some Interesting Numbers</title>
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The main worry of most athletes and trainers, whether they perform resistance training or aerobics, is how fast they can progress. A question that should be addressed with a lot more attention is: If I stop training, how much of what I gained am I going to lose? The numbers are quite striking and much [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.youcefbanouni.com/504/on-losing-strength-gains-some-interesting-numbers/</link>
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		<title>4 Innovative Resistance Training Methods</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Ok, if you workout  by doing the same stuff you find on all websites: forget about all that, it&#8217;s bullshit. I mean it may work but it&#8217;s obsolete and inefficient. You need to train smartly basing your action on science and research rather than recommendations of popular gorillas. When you look like him you are [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.youcefbanouni.com/479/4-innovative-resistance-training-methods/</link>
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		<title>Exploring a Novel Non-invasive Method of Obtaining Muscle Composition</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In a previous article (Two-set prediction of 1 Rep Max), I presented Matt Brizky&#8217;s two-set method for 1RM prediction. It is indeed a much better metric for physical performance assessment than all those calculators based on averages. I would like to explore to what extent muscle composition can be extracted from the KG vs. REPs [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.youcefbanouni.com/435/exploring-a-non-intrusive-method-of-obtaining-muscle-composition/</link>
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		<title>Manhattan Napping Salon</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Neither fundamentally innovating nor world-changing, this business idea doesn&#8217;t go however without getting my support. It&#8217;s about offering not products or services, but experiences, the meaningful kind.
French Entrepreneur Nicolas Ronco started in Manhattan a napping salon. Now you have an alternative to maintain a flexible lifestyle if your job application for Google was rejected.
For 12 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.youcefbanouni.com/381/manhattan-napping-salon/</link>
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		<title>Interactive Advertising: Fitness First&#8217;s Bus Shelter</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This is a mode of advertising that I fancy very much. No more general &#8220;Because you are worth it&#8221;, faking to make you special while it&#8217;s in fact targeting mass public.
In Rotterdam, Fitness First, an international chain of fitness rooms, has designed this really cool bus shelter a few meters away from their fitness room.

Although [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.youcefbanouni.com/352/interactive-advertising-fitness-firsts-bus-shelter/</link>
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		<title>The Sad Reality of Peer-Reviewed Scientific Research</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Scientific journals, even the most popular peer-reviewed ones, remain human organizations and therefore cannot avoid the human imperfection in rationality.
The process of peer-reviewing consists of having other contributors of a research journal read and criticise on your proposed article prior to publication. Usually several researchers are solicited and hold the responsibility of making sure content [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.youcefbanouni.com/296/the-sad-reality-of-peer-reviewed-scientific-research/</link>
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		<title>How to calculate total raised mass and body submass</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes, in fitness exercises, the exercising individual would have to raise a part of their body (body submass) as an exercise. Eventually the body submass raised can be associated with an extra free weight to add intensity to the exercise. A typical problem is to log this type of exercises properly.

Exercises raising purely a free [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.youcefbanouni.com/289/how-to-calculate-total-raised-mass-and-body-submass/</link>
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		<title>Problem Solving: Problems, Symptoms, and Remedies</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When facing what seems to be a problem, we nearly always cure/fix the symptoms and not the core issue itself. Distinguishing symptoms from the problem itself is however quite simple.
Symptoms, a necessary alarm
There is nothing more natural for a person than wait for symptoms to come up so as to identify a given problem. For [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.youcefbanouni.com/185/problem-solving-problems-symptoms-and-remedies/</link>
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		<title>The Divine Beauty of Capoeira</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Capoeira is the essence of fitness and balance. It&#8217;s all about a fine harmony of flexibility, strength, control, speed, rhythm, playfulness and community sharing.
Look at these beautiful videos.
One the most aesthetic video I found so far:

Another one in the same fashion:

And an excellent extract of a movie featuring almighty Muay Thai expert Tony Jaa in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.youcefbanouni.com/237/the-divine-beauty-of-capoeira/</link>
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		<title>Single-Set Strength Conditionning</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Most training programs suggest to perform at least 3 sets of the same exercise. This advice has been consistently repeated from the top trainers and bodybuilders over the past 50 years. Recently only, research started questioning the importance of the 3 sets, by comparing the results with one, two, and three sets on large sets [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.youcefbanouni.com/182/single-set-strength-conditionning/</link>
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		<title>Two-set prediction of 1 Rep Max</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In strength conditioning (weight-based) the one rep max (1RM) refers to the maximum weight you can do ONE and ONLY ONE repetition with.
In a previous article, I listed the many reasons why this number should be kept as an indicator for strength assessment. One shall avoid however pulling that weight because it is heavy and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.youcefbanouni.com/169/two-set-prediction-of-1-rep-max/</link>
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		<title>The Ultimate Guide On How To Start At The Gym</title>
		<description><![CDATA[NB: This article is obsolete, use the Two-set 1RM prediction method instead of the calculator mentioned below.

This article will intentionally not be very comprehensive due to the vast amount of information available online. I will therefore insist on what I NEVER find on workout websites.

SUMMARY



THE GYM TOUR


MOTIVATION: HAVE PRECISE OBJECTIVES


DOCUMENT THE EXERCISES



SPECIAL: WHAT WEIGHTS TO [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.youcefbanouni.com/140/the-ultimate-guide-on-how-to-start-at-the-gym/</link>
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		<title>On Supplementing</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Having been working out for now about 8 months, I&#8217;ve come across about 6 common types of individuals that hit the gym fairly frequently:

Type 1
By far the most common : &#8220;I have been rather skinny so I want to gain muscle&#8221;

Type 2
Still quite common : &#8220;I am (or have some extra) fat, and (I live [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Posture: Step Zero for a Healthy and Fit-looking Body</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Posture is the way you hold yourself, it&#8217;s the way you stand, the way you sit, any other common still position.
I have seen quite a number of people hitting the gym because they to develop their chest, shoulders or back, to have the so aimed-for &#8220;V shape&#8221;.
Then you would just look how they stand and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.youcefbanouni.com/127/posture-step-zero-for-a-healthy-and-fit-looking-body/</link>
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		<title>A Healty Entrepreneur Lifestyle Far From Stereotypes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There is a number of seducing aspects of being an entrepreneur and running you own company.
As for any other job, one is how it is IMAGE. For most jobs there is no real danger or risk in giving a lot of importance to the image you are giving through your job. But when it comes [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.youcefbanouni.com/119/a-healty-entrepreneur-lifestyle-far-from-stereotypes/</link>
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		<title>16 Things I Wish They Had Taught Me in School</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Very insightful content. I used to like to convince myself that I am too busy and have to many things to do. This article helped me realize how to save time, reduce stress, and handle more stuff and better!
I particularly suggest the Parkinson&#8217;s Law. You well read it and say &#8220;Yeah, that&#8217;s so true&#8230;&#8221;.
Also, if like [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.youcefbanouni.com/108/16-things-i-wish-they-had-taught-me-in-school/</link>
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		<title>12 Tips to Improve the Quality of Your Free Time</title>
		<description><![CDATA[For those whom can afford free time (barely my case, at least I like to believe so). It is about how to make your free time less boring, and productive in a fun and enjoyable way. Quite insightful:
Are you happier at your job, or during your free time? Unless you’ve followed the research of Mihaly [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.youcefbanouni.com/106/12-tips-to-improve-the-quality-of-your-free-time/</link>
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		<title>How To Sleep Like Normal People Or Even Better</title>
		<description><![CDATA[26.5 years!

That&#8217;s the average amount sleep for a person in their lifetime. In other words if we were to put altogether your sleeping time, you would sleep for 26.5 YEARS STRAIGHT !!! So yeah, since it takes quite some time, it must be important, and you better know how to do that well.
If you are [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.youcefbanouni.com/99/how-to-sleep-like-normal-people-or-even-better/</link>
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		<title>Tired of not sleeping well enough ?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here is a compilation of 33 &#8220;secrets&#8221; from a doctor to get a perfect sleep routine.
http://www.mercola.com/article/sleep.htm
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		<link>http://www.youcefbanouni.com/86/tired-of-not-sleeping-well-enough/</link>
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		<title>Tablettes de chocolat sur lit de&#8230;d&#8217;hopital !</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dans la familles des billets de blogs qui apprennent à désapprendre, en voila un qui vous économisera quelques douleurs pénibles.
Je confirme maintenant l&#8217;information sur laquelle j&#8217;avais un doute depuis un moment : L&#8217;exercice classique pour les abdos (qu&#8217;on connait tous) est terriblement mauvais pour les vertèbres lombaires (bas du dos).
Quel exercice ne pas faire ?

pieds [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.youcefbanouni.com/78/tablettes-de-chocolat-sur-lit-dedhopital/</link>
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		<title>Sachez ce que vous mangez !</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dans la série des sites qui vous veulent du bien, je vous propose un triptyque intéressant pour documenter ce que vous mangez. Ce n&#8217;est que maintenant que je réalise l&#8217;importance d&#8217;une nourriture équilibrée. Nous somme des machines très complexes,
Le top #1 : Nutrition Data
J&#8217;adore ce site pour son caractère exhaustif, pour un même aliment il [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.youcefbanouni.com/61/sachez-ce-que-vous-mangez/</link>
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		<title>Wii-fit, l&#8217;accessoire ultime</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Biensur, c&#8217;est une fois qu&#8217;on le voit qu&#8217;on se demande pourquoi on y a pas pense plus tot !
http://www.journaldugeek.com/?2008/02/13/10079-wii-fit-l-accessoire-ultime
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		<link>http://www.youcefbanouni.com/59/wii-fit-laccessoire-ultime/</link>
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		<title>Sucres lents et sucres rapides n&#8217;existent pas !</title>
		<description><![CDATA[C&#8217;est sans aucun doute la plus grande legende urbaine dans le monde de la nutrition. En effet, le concept de sucres rapides et de sucres lents est une grosse erreur.
En resume :
Par sucres rapides on entend courremment des sucres dont la molecule, simple, est rapidement diffusee dans l&#8217;organisme. A l&#8217;inverse, par sucres lents on entend courremment [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.youcefbanouni.com/53/sucres-lents-et-sucres-rapides-nexistent-pas/</link>
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		<title>Faire de la muscu intelligemment, c&#8217;est possible.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Voila un chouette site bien documente sur la musculation. Beaucoup d&#8217;exercices sont documentes, et des conseils tres pertinents sont formules afin de bien exercer les mouvements, dans le respects des articulations et des limites de chacun.
 http://muscul.az.free.fr
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		<link>http://www.youcefbanouni.com/52/faire-de-la-muscu-intelligemment-cest-possible/</link>
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		<title>Sleep deprivation leads to impaired risky decision making</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Basically, under sleep deprivation, one tends to expect reward where there may potentially be none, but they also are less reactive to loss. Actually, this article is so right, the first wrong decision I often make when I lack sleep is not to wake up.
http://www.nus.edu.sg/corporate/research/gallery/research124.htm
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		<link>http://www.youcefbanouni.com/48/sleep-deprivation-leads-to-impaired-risky-decision-making/</link>
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		<title>La pierre d&#8217;alun (chebba)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Toujours dans la categorie des produits naturels, traditionnels, et helas peu populaire car peu documentes, je vous presente la pierre d&#8217;alun.

La pierre d&#8217;alun est un cristal naturel (sel double) transparent et au gout tres apre si on pose sa langue dessus. Elle est utilise par les anciens pour ses proprietes interessantes :

desinfectantes, elle elimine nombre [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.youcefbanouni.com/47/la-pierre-dalun-chebba/</link>
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		<title>Les bienfaits du savon noir (saboune el beldi)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Etant de plus en plus curieux et interesse pas les soins et la medecine naturelle, j&#8217;ai decide de me documenter sur les produits traditionels marocains. Un minimum de rigueur scientifique veut qu&#8217;il est difficile de se contenter de &#8220;les gens disent que c&#8217;est bon pour &#8230;. que ca soigne &#8230;.&#8221;, et helas la culture marocaine [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.youcefbanouni.com/46/les-bienfaits-du-savon-noir-saboune-el-beldi/</link>
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		<title>La pollution de l&#8217;air intérieur, &#8220;enjeu sanitaire majeur&#8221; et négligé</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Utilisateurs d&#8217;encens, de bougies et de produits menagers, et vous autres&#8230;..fumeurs/fumeuses : AEREZ VOTRE INTERIEUR !
http://www.lemonde.fr/sciences-et-environnement/article/2008/01/31/la-pollution-de-l-air-interieur-enjeu-sanitaire-majeur-et-neglige_1005600_3244.html?xtor=RSS-3244
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		<link>http://www.youcefbanouni.com/31/la-pollution-de-lair-interieur-enjeu-sanitaire-majeur-et-neglige/</link>
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