Nutrition has its fair share of myths out there, and despite tons of research, protein myths abound. My buddy Lou Schuler calls these “Zombie Myths” since they just never seem to die. As a lifting meathead (term of endearment), I know you get many questions on protein. Even if you know these, feel free
Time flies, even during hard times. 8 years ago, almost to the day, I did my PhD Defense . . . . . . and passed. To say that I was sweating bullets about it is an under statement. The overall PhD process from when I started through class work, teaching, lab assistant, completing
I am getting ready to go do some squats and some Saxon bar pinch grip work. Saxon what? It is a long metal 2 x 6 looking thing that you can add weight to on the ends. You use a pinch grip where your thumb and fingers are extended (straight). It has a huge
Lifting performance is the unheralded key to both body comp and adding lean body mass/muscle, especially as you get older. I am 46 years old now and I really wish someone would have pulled my eel-shaped 6'3" 155 lb carcass to the curb almost 30 years ago and told me this method. Not sure
Yes, cardio! The pendulum swings hard from one side to the next in a blink of an eye in the fitness world. My prediction is that doing cardio will be the thing for all lifters. For a while, cardio was frowned upon as it was the king destructor of gainZ, and even made you
S___ Happens! Stress that is! Below you can see my HRV reading from this AM. Eeek! Since it was just a single low (red) reading, I am not going to freak out. Today was already scheduled as an off day since I am up at my parents' place. The great part of heart rate
I recently attended the International Society for Sports Nutrition (ISSN) annual meeting in Florida and wanted to share some brand new data on what happens when slashing calories by 50 percent for body composition. My good friend Dr Bill Campbell and his lab performed the research. Background When many at Planet Fitness opt to
Somedays no matter how good you feel, your workout sucks. That was me yesterday lifting in the Extreme Human Performance Center (aka garage gym). It was safety squat, dips, and rolling thunder (rotating handle/grip strength) day. Tracking your trends can help you figure out why. I got into the gym a bit later than
The other day I talked about the intrinsic process of homeostasis - the ability of your body to hold a specific parameter of physiology within a tight range - despite being exposed to a wide variety of stimulus. The example I used was core body temperature staying very close to 98.6F even when subjected to
In today's episode, I'm talking to you about variability in your training. I'll give something you can apply immediately to increase your performance, build more muscle, and help you avoid injury. Episode Notes The importance of having something you can do for exercise at home
