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
*from Muscle for Life podcast. Incredibly honored to be interviewed by Mike Matthews on Muscle for Life podcast about one of my all time fav topics, HRV. Even though he was originally skeptical of HRV as some weird biohack, Mike wanted me to tell him why using HRV makes a difference in training and recovery.
Imagine an eight-lane freeway in Los Angeles that’s bumper-to-bumper with Teslas and SUVs. Everyone’s in a hurry, but nobody can get anywhere until everybody gets somewhere. The ones who try to beat the odds with frantic, occasionally dangerous lane changes are greeted with middle fingers and four-letter words. In that context, telling people to
Travel is great since it provides you perspective via a different environment. For example, when I was in Baja Mexicos this past January, bolted upright in bed the first day with 21 things running through my head. For a kiteboarding trip, this is pretty normal as I fly straight up out bed and look at the window to
Here is one of the big ones I hear about CBD (cannabidiol) and recovery. “Yo bro, don’t you know that CBD helps increase growth hormone and lowers cortisol?” Something that bumps up GH and lowers cortisol has the potential for helping recovery from lifting and maybe fat-loss too. The claims for the magical power of
One of the main questions I’ve been getting a ton recently right after “should I go keto?” is: What is the effect of cannabis or CBD on exercise performance and recovery? I've written a bit about this before, but now I have a full video on just that put out by the fine folks at
*From Muscle Expert Podcast In this brand-new podcast below with B-Pak, I go into depth on that plus a ton of other aspects . . . including. . . KETO! Ben and myself put our snorkels on for a dive deep on what influences metabolic flexibility, the benefits of fat and carb adaptation and how
*From www.IronRadio.org http://www.ironradio.org/Audio/479IronRadio_Mail_News.mp3 After a brief crowd-sourcing announcement from Dr. L, the guys tackle a wide variety of listener mail and news topics such as . . . collagen supplements muscle protein synthesis timelines unstable overhead exercises effects of a high body mass index muscle soreness Ecompression garments for recovery the cognitive effects of simply
*From www.IronRadio.org http://www.ironradio.org/Audio/464IronRadio_Mail_and_News.mp3 It's time to catch up on listener mail and news before heading into a few weeks of upcoming guests. Join in for a wide range of topics this week: training periodization proper use of coffee for fat loss new study on higher protein diets testosterone injections for older guys. The intrepid trio
*From www.IronRadio.org http://www.ironradio.org/Audio/457IronRadio_Ryan_Munsey_Mental_Side_Training_Recov.mp3 This past week, Dr. Lonnie, Phil and I had the pleasure of chatting with Ryan Munsey. Ryan shares his origin story in fitness and talks about a brief stint in modeling. In the topic of the day, we discuss the psychological and emotional side to recovery. Listen in to learn how to
