Mental Game: Why Your Training Suffers and How to Fix It                 Confession time today.           Anyone that has been in the gym for any length of time has spent some time in the...

6 REASONS WHY YOU ARE NOT REACHING YOUR GOALS!                 Constantly I hear of or see people not progressing in the gym or achieving the body they envision. This can be the result of many different aspects but the following are some of...

5 BASIC STEPS TO INJURY PREVENTION FOR THE LIFTER               Contrary to popular belief we are not super human and injuries can and will occur. I am one of the worst offenders when it comes to thinking my body is invincible and until this...

Nutrient Timing               Let me preface this entire article by saying that this idea of nutrient timing is not accepted by all and is simply a guideline based on results that I have seen from myself and many clients over the years. The idea...

                                                       Deloads: When, Why and How       So in the last blog post, we went through some intensity techniques that can be used to get you in shape if you are behind the curve in regards to getting in shape. But lets say...

Well, if you haven’t noticed, it’s springtime (or road construction depending where you live) and no doubt you’ve been to the shop and picked either a manager or sales associates brain on training and nutrition.   But it’s crunch time. It’s now April and you’re...

IS SALT BAD FOR YOU?   As a bodybuilder and a coach, I know that many competitive physique athletes sometimes adopt a “food is fuel” mentality and claim that flavor is secondary, although many times I think it’s likely that we’re just trying to convince...

2 condiments that can make your diet more enjoyable   One of the questions I get most frequently from my clients and others is “Are there ways to make the foods on my meal plan taste better without ruining my plan?”  The answer, of course,...

Part 3:  Sleep is essential to proper recovery   One of the most important (and least discussed) aspects of recovery is that thing we do for about 1/3 of our lives --- sleep.    Pursuing athletic or physique goals certainly involves training and nutrition, and...

D-Aspartic Acid WHAT IS IT: D-aspartic acid is a naturally occurring alternate form of one of the main 20 structural aminos, Aspartate. D-Aspartate is an excitatory neurotransmitter that is present across the brain and is in higher concentrations in the pituitary and pineal gland. D-aspartic...