Mar
02
2015
You’ve Changed But Your Body Hasn’t
Three things I see people doing wrong, when making an effort to change their body composition. Free advice!...
Blog
Jan
09
2015
Getting Unstuck
Are you stuck in a rut? Try this quick activity to recharge your motivation and move forward....
Funny and Misleading Labels
Branch Chain Amino Acids are a very specific (and tiny) molecules. If you alter them in any way, it has profound differences to their role in muscle development....
Low Carb High Protein Noodles
See the 11 g of fibre? That means a serving only has 4 g of starch or sugar - the carbs that yield calories. 16 calrories. The 11 g of fibre have no calories. ...
Corporate Food Lies
What I want you to know about the health messages you get from food companies. ...
How to Heal an Injury ASAP
The physical, nutritional, and mental stuff you need to know to get back in the game as soon as possible!...
I’m on a Boat! (and how my fitness played out)
Before the trip, I had two things on my mind: the exhilaration of the inland seas we call Great Lakes, and my above-average body composition (and how would it stay that way, on such a long vacation, accompanied by drunken sailors)....
How Heavy Do I Lift?
The weight should be so heavy that you can only move it 10 times in a row. (10 "reps" in gym-speak). If you can lift it for more than ten reps, it's not lifting weights any more; it's cardio. Cardio is good for you but we're talking about lifting for now. That said, technically, there are many set and rep ranges. 5 sets of 5 reps 4 sets of 15 reps 3 sets of 8 reps But you can get great results with three sets of 10 reps and it's easy to...
Lies, Greed, and Poor Clinical Decisions
If you didn't guess, I'm talking about supplements and those who sell them. They are not always regulated but the government. Whereas food in grocery stores is highly scrutinized for our protection. Some work, some don't, and some do harm. Every few months a fitness or medical professional approaches me claiming to have a new and improved line of supplements. To protect my clients I do my homework before selling them. What ends up happening is I find a lot of holes in their research. Often times I learn that the proprietor doesn't...
Kb Jumps Around, Gets Fitter
They say the older you get, things get taken from you. Unless, that is, you learn new modalities like soft tissue release and joint distraction. Then you can get older and be better at the same time. I found this out at Fuel Training Club, and I want to pass along the cool stuff I've learned. In January 2014 I started training there 4-5x a week. Full disclosure of affiliation: we promote each other, so technically I am bias. But everything I'm writing here is true. It's intense lifting and cardio. Here...