You may be thinking this is another rant on magnesium, which would be a great guess, but it is not. In fact, it is even more simple than magnesium for a missing nutrient. I bet you have it in your house right now. Did you guess it? Yep, salt. What? You may think that I
I know, I know; you are not reading this article to hear some nerd yammer on again about how protein is important. At this point the protein myth that too much is harmful has been completely debunked, right? Wrong. I bet you also get hit up all the time as you sit down to a
I am not a psych professional, but as a coach/trainer for more than 16 years now, I’ve had to pick up a bunch of it along the way due to all the mistakes I’ve made. When I first started training I thought it was all just exercise physiology and nutrition. Bah- this will be easy.
Today after my upper body lifting session of axle bench press, trap bar deadlifts and some accessory rows with mechanical drop sets, pressdowns, axle curls, cable rows with the rolling thunder handle, and neck isometrics, I hopped into my freezer filled with 47 F cold water. Wait.....isn't there data to show that doing cold water
One of the comments I got from the BEER-HIIT study article I referenced about beer consumption around training was: nonsense since “everybody knows” that anyone who is serious about their fitness knows beer and gainz do not mix. It turns out this is false. Now, if you want to not drink, that is totally fine
The BEER-HIIT study seeks to answer a common question from my private M3 1-1 online clients (and one I've wondered about myself). “Does alcohol affect my gainZ and body comp?” It is a great question, so let’s dive into it using our friend S-C-I-E-N-C-E to see what we can learn. Backstory . . . As
Are you training harder at the cost of your health and overall energy level? Yes, you will have days where it's harder to get to the gym and pick stuff up and put it down; however, those days should be infrequent. A good metric to look at over the long term is HRV (Heart Rate
We all know a one-size-fits-all nutrition approach almost never works. I am always amazed at how we are all very similar yet different. Everyone operates on many of the same principles. For example, your muscles contact the same across-the-board with interactions of actin and myosin. However, you may be able to lift more with the
You know that you need to train in order to get dem' gainZ, but what then? Boring big basics here are best for recovery. Yawn... ...before you tune out, I have something new that can help you. At the top of the list, based on physiologic impact for recovery, is sleep. If I could wave
Want the key to a missing component in your training? Get a stronger grip. You can't lift it if you can't hold on to it. I'm fortunate that my good buddy Adam T Glass exposed me to grip training almost 2 decades ago. As you can see below, Adam is a grip monster. Over the
