Ever taken a wrong turn and then looked back to realize just how bad it was? I did that the other day. This past Friday I was running around all day and then packed up the SUV for a 3-week road trip. Before I headed out, I did get in a 500M row and clocked
If you want to poke the hornet’s nest, just mention ketones and performance. Here is a question I got the other day: “Hey Doc, I read your newsletter yesterday and I have a question. What if I did a keto approach for 5 -8 weeks and then before my performance test day I loaded up
Today I am going off on a bit of a RANT –Reactive Analytical Neurotic Talk – about muscle gainZ and AMPK. AMP-who? Hold on as we go HARD head first down the nerd chute. If your goal is to add as much muscle as you possibly can, you want to stimulate the ever-living piss out
One of the fun things about travel is all the people you meet, especially in the fitness world. I love it. While this one was not with a fitness pro, I do have a fitness lesson at the end for you. My team and I were in GA for the Muscle Nerds Foundations course and
Here is one of the big ones I hear about CBD (cannabidiol) and recovery. “Yo bro, don’t you know that CBD helps increase growth hormone and lowers cortisol?” Something that bumps up GH and lowers cortisol has the potential for helping recovery from lifting and maybe fat-loss too. The claims for the magical power of
CBD week rolls on here on the blog and thank you for all the wonderful emails about the podcast I did on that topic with Jason yesterday. Super stoked that you enjoyed it. Today, I wanted to address a big problem with CBD…..quality. Since CBD has a high price point with lots of hype around
Ah, commercial gyms.... I typically only lift at them when I travel and one day a week at home for "dude-brah upper" day as I like the machines and DBs. Yesterday, I was doing some DB rows with Fat Grips. I thought I could eek out 1 more rep on my third set with 85
A Commentary on HRV, its usefulness, and the recent research. . . Normal heart signal **Before diving in, a disclaimer --- I truly intensely dislike the pissing matches that can sometimes devolve into nothing useful. My purpose in this article on the use of HRV to determine exercise performance is to examine the
Keto for fat loss? Keto for muscle gain? Keto for brain health? Is there anything that keto can’t do? Maybe it is not the best for everything? Check out the new video on keto here featuring a talking head of your favorite nutrition nerd with Nick English from Barbend. Check it out! https://youtu.be/s_jfevHRpqQ
Longevity is all the rage now in fitness and there is some controversy about what the best approach is now. Some say that protein is even bad for your now as it activates some evil mTOR. Is that true? Should you be working to maximize longevity and to hell with performance and body composition? Many
