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Motivation Monday: Henry Rollins – Fitness and Life Advice

Henry Rollins live in concert Need some motivation to hit the gym today?  I gotta covered with a great video from Henry Rollins. I’ve been a massive fan of Henry Rollins since 1992 Lollapalooza. I’ve seen him perform with various version of the Rollins band in Minnesota to even their premier of the

2021-02-05T16:41:37+00:00July 23rd, 2018|Articles, Uncategorized|0 Comments

HSP+ mTOR1 + VRD = How To Train Outside While Traveling

I am on the road again for 25 days out of this month traveling to South Dakota, Bozeman, MT then Hood River OR - with a flight in between from Bozeman to Indy for the NSCA National Conference. One of the big questions I get is "What can I do for training when I travel?"

2021-02-05T16:41:37+00:00July 7th, 2018|Articles, Uncategorized|0 Comments

Does Adding a Carbohydrate “Cheat Day” To My Diet Enhance Metabolism and Results?

Below is a super short 1-minute video from some brand-new data that was just presented at the International Society of Sports Nutrition (ISSN) Annual meeting from Dr. Bill Campbell. I visited Dr. Campbell’s lab in May and got to hear about this data and chat with him there. https://www.facebook.com/JoseAntonioPhD/videos/10160491452180440/ They worked to answer the question:

2021-02-05T16:41:37+00:00June 30th, 2018|Articles, Uncategorized|0 Comments

Poptart Proof

Stop me if you have heard this one before…. ….at the gym, Bob starts talking to you about this great new keto diet he is doing. “Yeah bro, it is SICK! I can eat as much fat as I want and some protein. I am destroying pounds of bacon, sirloin, whole eggs and coconut oil

2020-05-24T21:10:01+00:00June 29th, 2018|Articles|0 Comments

5 Fitness Lessons I Learned from Kiteboarding on a Surfboard

In April of this year, I spent the 2 days attempting (with some success) to use a strapless surfboard while kiteboarding instead of my normal board. This begs the question – why on earth would I do such a thing? And what the hell does it have to do with your fitness goals of better

2021-02-05T16:41:37+00:00June 26th, 2018|Articles, Uncategorized|0 Comments

Why Failing is GOOD

The word “failure” has a bad rap.  Not rap, as in, the latest tune on the radio – which all seem to horrible as I much prefer the ‘old skool’ hip hop like Public Enemy, De La Soul, etc. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8-9mY-JACM&feature=youtu.be De La Soul – classic hip hop https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vQaVIoEjOM&feature=youtu.be Don’t Believe the Hype And not “failure,”

2020-05-24T21:07:44+00:00May 16th, 2018|Articles|0 Comments

Egg Whites vs Whole Egg

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text animation_duration="1" animation_delay="0"] Ever suffered through just plain egg whites? I will put my hand down now as I’ve done it many times. They are a great source or protein; however, they are pretty devoid of anything remotely close to any flavor. The old timers from 70+ years ago proposed that you needed some fat

2021-02-05T16:41:37+00:00May 10th, 2018|Articles, Uncategorized|0 Comments

Metabolic Dead Zone

Just like being in Death Valley without any water, you don’t want to hang out in what I call the “metabolic dead zone.” What the heck is that you ask?  And no, that is not the PubMed official name. The metabolic dead zone is the place where your protein is relatively high (0.7 – 1

2018-05-17T20:49:00+00:00May 9th, 2018|Articles|0 Comments

Metabolic Flexibility, Ketosis, Carb Use, and Performance Rant

Keep in mind that just because an advanced athlete has success with something does not mean you can run out and do it today. I love the concept of metabolic flexibility and the harder and faster you go from one end of the fuel spectrum to the other - the more advanced you need to

2021-02-05T16:41:37+00:00May 9th, 2018|Articles, Uncategorized|0 Comments

Fresh Tissue Dissection Notes

Fresh Tissue Dissection Notes from Anatomy Trains 5 Day Course in AZ, Jan 2018 Note – these are my personal notes / observations.  I did my best to attribute them to the correct source whenever possible, and if I missed quoted something, please let me know.   These are also from my memory post meditation each

2020-05-24T21:10:11+00:00January 23rd, 2018|Articles|0 Comments
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