One of the comments I got from the BEER-HIIT study article I referenced about beer consumption around training was: nonsense since “everybody knows” that anyone who is serious about their fitness knows beer and gainz do not mix. It turns out this is false. Now, if you...
Check out The Ready State Podcast I did with Dr. Kelly Starrett and his wonderful wife Juliet all about the Flex Diet! >> The Ready State Podcast w Dr. Mike T Nelson << Listen in. We covered everything from . . . MetabolismMy MS thesis on a project that...
Are you training harder at the cost of your health and overall energy level? Yes, you will have days where it’s harder to get to the gym and pick stuff up and put it down; however, those days should be infrequent. A good metric to look at over the long term is HRV...
You know that you need to train in order to get dem’ gainZ, but what then? Boring big basics here are best for recovery. Yawn… …before you tune out, I have something new that can help you. At the top of the list, based on physiologic impact for recovery, is sleep. If...
We all know a one-size-fits-all nutrition approach almost never works. I am always amazed at how we are all very similar yet different. Everyone operates on many of the same principles. For example, your muscles contact the same across-the-board with interactions of...
Want the key to a missing component in your training? Get a stronger grip. You can’t lift it if you can’t hold on to it. I’m fortunate that my good buddy Adam T Glass exposed me to grip training almost 2 decades ago. As you can see below, Adam is a grip monster. Over...
