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Light My Balls On Fire and Testing Fitness Assumptions

Greetings from S Padre TX in April 2019, where the wonderful wifey and I are hanging out with friends and getting in as many kiteboard sessions as we can (pre COVID, of course).  Unfortunately, the weather has been 50% cooperative. We've seen rain every day, but that also means the wind is cranking. Two days

2021-02-05T16:41:08+00:00November 13th, 2018|Articles, Uncategorized|0 Comments

Cannabis and Exercise Performance

Image credit: Outlook - Releaf Does cannabis (aka weed, marijuana, ganja, you get the idea), increase exercise performance? This was a question that was proposed to me by a magazine recently. Hang on to your joint as we go down the nerd chute.First off - there is not much hardcore research. Very little in

2023-12-18T08:13:04+00:00October 19th, 2018|Articles, Uncategorized|0 Comments

Distress Training

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text animation_duration="1" animation_delay="0"]Two weekends ago I presented at the NSCA Annual Personal Trainer Conference in Baltimore. Three hours after I landed, I was in the gym training without food for 18 hours before, no caffeine, no water and had a crappy HRV reading that AM. Why on earth would I do such a thing?  Do

2023-06-02T13:12:34+00:00October 17th, 2018|Articles, Uncategorized|0 Comments

Why a Ketogenic Diet Does NOT Increase Metabolic Flexibility

Despite what you may have heard on the ole interwebs, a ketogenic diet (very high fat, very low carbs) is NOT the best way to increase metabolic flexibility (the ability to use both fats and carbs) for better performance and body composition. In the video below I explain Why keto does not increase met flex

2021-02-05T16:41:09+00:00September 26th, 2018|Articles, Uncategorized|0 Comments

Barbell Shrugged – Metabolic Flexibility and Micronutrients w Dr. Mike T Nelson – 336

*From shruggedcollective.com I am super stoked that this podcast with my good friends at Barbell Shrugged it out now!  Check out the video below or listen via your favorite podcast app. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JiDGSkeElcc&feature=youtu.be In this 2 hour episode recorded in person at PaleoFX this past year, we went over tons of stuff including Heart Rate Variability

2021-02-05T16:41:09+00:00September 5th, 2018|Articles, Uncategorized|0 Comments

My new high protein favorite snack: Meat SNX

One of the great things about my “job” is that get all sorts of stuff in the mail to test out. Sadly, much of it goes into file 36 – where it is never heard from again. From time to time, something super cool comes along though and I am happy to share it with

2021-02-05T16:41:36+00:00August 11th, 2018|Articles, Uncategorized|0 Comments

Rising Stress Levels and 3 Solutions – from the Flo Retreat Center in the Jungles of Uvita, Costa Rica

One of the big things I noticed since coming back from teaching in Chicago after spending over 2 weeks in the jungle in Costa Rica was my rising stress levels. I noticed that I felt more stressed than before I left. Here is what is interesting; there is not any apparent reason for it.  But

2020-05-24T21:14:17+00:00July 29th, 2018|Articles|0 Comments
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