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
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
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
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?"
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:
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
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
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,”
[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
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
