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Last Monday Bob invited me to come down to Johnny Lewis' boxing gym to watch him sparr Solomon. It was great to watch. It was to help them both prepare for upcoming fights, with Solomon fighting on the Mundine undercard, and Bob fighting Francois Botha in South Africa for the interim World Title.

Both Solomon and Johnny were absolute gentlemen, taking time out to have a chat and giving me free reign to take as many photos as I wanted.

Here's one of myself, Bob Mirovic, and Solomon Haumono. To give you an idea of the size of these blokes, I'm 5'10" and 87kg.

Michael Pollan’s Unhappy Meals (New York Times, free registration required) is an amazing article that explains how we went from focusing on food to focusing on nutrients — and how this modern approach is more likely to make us ill than to keep us healthy. Along the way, he points out some absurdities, explains how manufacturers benefit but eaters don’t, casts doubt over a few current fads and highlights some health blunders concocted in laboratories. And much, much more. A must-read article for anybody interested in food and health.

I was reading an article on Blogtipping yesterday, which is where on one day a year you make a post about 3 different blogs. It got me thinking and I though "why only one day a year?". So I'm starting 'Fitness Shout', where I will shout out and tell everyone about funny/inciteful/informative blogs out there in the blogosphere!

1. The first is Renee Gets Fit. I came across this site a while back and I duck across every now and then and just see how Renee's getting on. She has a great group supporting her so get over and take a look!

2. The second is a very popular site called Diet Blog. If you want to keep up-to-date with the latest info in the media on weight loss then this is the place to go!

3. The third is one from our own FOH members. Mel Bedggood is one of our forum moderators. On her site you'll see all her training programs, and the recipes for all her meals!

Want to tell me about your blog? Just send me an email and I'll take a look (this does not mean that it will get a shout though! :)

Ray