What's my most hated recovery tip? You may be guessing it is some horrible cold water immersion or boring AF treadmill work. Good guess, but nope. My #1 recovery tip..... …..sleep more! It's a paradox since clients universally hated it when I talked about sleep with them; however, they loved the results when they actually did it. Sleep
Imagine you just stepped out of your time machine after being transported back to Muscle Beach in its prime. You arrive to spot the likes of Vic Tanny, Joe Gold (of Gold's Gym fame), Jack LaLanne, Steve "Hercules" Reeves, Jack Delinger, and later, Dave Draper or even Arnold with his friends. They were all hanging
I recently served on a roundtable of fitness experts featuring Dr. Layne Norton, Dr. Jose Antonio, Ben Esgro, Jermey Loenneke, Dr. Gabe Wilson, Dr. Jacob Wilson, and during this discussion, a participant asked a question: “What advice would you give to a fitness enthusiast looking to build muscle and lose fat?” For most lifters, these
While on a previous kiteboarding trip, I took some downtime to dig into James Clear's book Atomic Habits. I don’t write a ton about habits, as I feel others do it much better, hence my purchase of his book. I'm glad I did. One of the tips (and the best habit advice ever, in my
…dem's fighten’ words to bros! In the red corner weighing in at 156 lbs looking like an eel shaped rake, posting on forums as “KingDingling78” and suffering unconsciously with a mad case of DunningKrugeritis, is Bro #1. In the blue corner weighing in at 230 lbs at an internet-professed 8% body fat and benching 400
Some days being in the Fitness Industry, as much as I love it, has me contemplating a short walk off a long pier. I've checked out much more from the ole Flakebook over the last 4-6 weeks. Today, I popped in to see what is going on. Hmmm, not much new. It appears not much
There I said it. I am not a fan of motivation. I am not against motivation; I don't count on it - either with my training or with clients who train with me. Why? It's not needed. Ask yourself - how many training sessions would you do if you only train when you're motivated? I bet it
Have you tried using resting metabolic rate (RMR) for fat loss with clients? Ever wonder how accurate the estimations of RMR are with an individual athlete/client? Ever have a client that is trending the wrong way, and you can’t figure out why? Maybe your RMR numbers (if you were using that) were off? New Study
Plant proteins have become more popular recently (ala Game Changers documentary) in part due to environmental concerns or ethical concerns (1, 2). Are plant proteins really better for mother nature? There is some data to support that claim, but it is far from conclusive. Pimentel et al. in 2003 (3) analyzed the efficiency of land
Now, more than ever is the perfect time to be a robust, butt-kicking human by using metabolic flexibility and intermittent fasting. Be harder to kill than a cockroach. This applies to your life, including nutrition. Check out my full talk here on "Survive to Thrive with Metabolic Flexibility and Intermittent Fasting" as part of the
