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Flex Diet Certification vs Precision Nutrition

What's the difference between your Flex Diet certification and Precision Nutrition (PN)? That is a great question that I wanted to answer here. In short, I love PN; and Dr John Berardi (aka JB) is the man. I was one of the first to see the PN material and was a moderator "back in the

2021-02-05T16:40:22+00:00June 9th, 2020|Articles, Uncategorized|2 Comments

3 Tips to Improve Metabolic Flexibility

I recently served on a roundtable of fitness experts featuring Dr. Layne Norton, Dr. Jose Antonio, Ben Esgro, Jermey Loenneke, Dr. Gabe Wilson, Dr. Jacob Wilson, and during this discussion, a participant asked a question: “What advice would you give to a fitness enthusiast looking to build muscle and lose fat?” For most lifters, these

2021-05-04T01:19:57+00:00June 3rd, 2020|Articles, Uncategorized|0 Comments

Fasted Cardio – dem’s fighten’ words

…dem's fighten’ words to bros! In the red corner weighing in at 156 lbs looking like an eel shaped rake, posting on forums as “KingDingling78” and suffering unconsciously with a mad case of DunningKrugeritis, is Bro #1. In the blue corner weighing in at 230 lbs at an internet-professed 8% body fat and benching 400

2021-02-05T16:40:23+00:00May 25th, 2020|Articles, Uncategorized|0 Comments

Control Your Response to Stress…Kryptonite to your Gainz

During this time when everything is "different" than life before COVID  19, every chance I've had to think and talk about managing stress . . I take it. We may be feeling more worry and anxiety than ever, but there are some simple ways to control your response to stress. We are in this together

2021-02-05T16:32:20+00:00May 20th, 2020|Guest podcasts, Uncategorized|0 Comments

Why you do NOT need motivation to train like pro

There I said it. I am not a fan of motivation. I am not against motivation; I don't count on it - either with my training or with clients who train with me. Why? It's not needed. Ask yourself - how many training sessions would you do if you only train when you're motivated? I bet it

2021-02-05T16:40:46+00:00May 20th, 2020|Articles, Uncategorized|0 Comments

Should you estimate resting metabolic rate for fat loss clients?

Have you tried using resting metabolic rate (RMR) for fat loss with clients? Ever wonder how accurate the estimations of RMR are with an individual athlete/client? Ever have a client that is trending the wrong way, and you can’t figure out why? Maybe your RMR numbers (if you were using that) were off? New Study

2021-02-05T16:40:46+00:00May 11th, 2020|Articles, Uncategorized|0 Comments

Plant Proteins Are the Rage Now – What You Need To Know – Mike T Nelson, CSCS, CISSN, MSME, PhD

Plant proteins have become more popular recently (ala Game Changers documentary) in part due to environmental concerns or ethical concerns (1, 2).  Are plant proteins really better for mother nature?  There is some data to support that claim, but it is far from conclusive. Pimentel et al. in 2003 (3) analyzed the efficiency of land

2021-02-05T16:40:46+00:00May 11th, 2020|Articles, Uncategorized|0 Comments

Survive to Thrive: Metabolic Flexibility and Intermittent Fasting

Now, more than ever is the perfect time to be a robust, butt-kicking human by using metabolic flexibility and intermittent fasting. Be harder to kill than a cockroach. This applies to your life, including nutrition. Check out my full talk here on "Survive to Thrive with Metabolic Flexibility and Intermittent Fasting" as part of the

2021-02-05T16:40:46+00:00May 7th, 2020|Articles, Uncategorized|0 Comments

3 Metabolic Tests from Resting Metabolic Rate to VO2 max

With zero travel on the docket and a little more time to experiment, I decided to run a few metabolic tests from the relative comfort of my garage. Heavy Metal blasting - check. Weird face mask - check. Rower and bike - check. Let's do this. Metabolic Test 1: Post Rower Fuel Use What happens

2021-02-05T16:40:47+00:00May 6th, 2020|Articles, Uncategorized|0 Comments
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