Does the Moon Really Affect You?
One thing I love about my friends is the questions they ask. This past Spring, a friend asked a great question that I could not get out of my
How to Recover from an Injury in Record Time
I recently returned from the epic ISSN meeting, and it was back to “normal” (if anything I do is really “normal”) Monday. I was tired and after a bit
3 Step Process to Dominate Any Lift in the Gym
Steven Pressfield had a great short video the other day in response to the many questions he had received about how to write a book. Stay with me here,
HIIT….The Correct Way
The Concept 2 rower is the perfect tool for some hideous high-intensity interval training (HIIT); just ask my M3 online clients. Out on the ole internetZ, everyone goes bonkers
Bioenergetic BS – Is the Body Ever Truly Anaerobic?
As you know, I love helping you too with some solid info here that can go against the grain at times. One of them is that the standard method
5 Zombie Protein Myths
Nutrition has its fair share of myths out there, and despite tons of research, protein myths abound. My buddy Lou Schuler calls these “Zombie Myths” since they just never
My Top 2 Lessons from 30 Years of Lifting
By now you know that in addition to my passion for all things exercise, nutrition, and human physiology overall, I love dark coffee (this AM was Bonefrog coffee), dark beer
Burn the Ships – What are you Willing to Pay to Achieve Your Goals?
Time flies, even during hard times. 8 years ago, almost to the day, I did my PhD Defense . . . . . . and passed. To say that
Question About Sleep – and not the answer you would expect
I got the following question the other day from a student in the Flex Diet Mentorship program: "Is sleep much like nutrition in that as long as we get
Gonzo Grip Strength
I am getting ready to go do some squats and some Saxon bar pinch grip work. Saxon what? It is a long metal 2 x 6 looking thing that
What You Need to Know About Grilling Meat and Carcinogens
I got this question last week in response to my protein series where I discussed my fav is a wood-smoked steak, reverse-seared at high heat at the end, with a
Elite Athletes Do This One Thing – Can You Guess it?
Question for you . . . How do you know when someone is elite in movement/exercise/sport? Weight lifted? World record? Speed of the lift? How much of a sour-puss
Better Lifting Performance (rarely discussed tip)
Lifting performance is the unheralded key to both body comp and adding lean body mass/muscle, especially as you get older. I am 46 years old now and I really
For More GainZ, Do Cardio
Yes, cardio! The pendulum swings hard from one side to the next in a blink of an eye in the fitness world. My prediction is that doing cardio will
S____ Happens!
S___ Happens! Stress that is! Below you can see my HRV reading from this AM. Eeek! Since it was just a single low (red) reading, I am not going
New Research on Slashing Calories by 50 Percent for Body Composition
I recently attended the International Society for Sports Nutrition (ISSN) annual meeting in Florida and wanted to share some brand new data on what happens when slashing calories by
The Importance of Tracking Your Trends
Somedays no matter how good you feel, your workout sucks. That was me yesterday lifting in the Extreme Human Performance Center (aka garage gym). It was safety squat, dips,