This is a primer on a subject that’s often overlooked by the most hardcore gym rat.  Are you listening to what your body is telling you or are you stuck in meathead purgatory? Look I get it, you want to just keep grinding those workouts...

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...

Part 6:  Individual needs, Aging, and Stress Management   First of all, thank you for following this blog and for bearing with me through another multi-part series.  I just want to wrap up this series on recovery with a few related topics that are relevant...

Part 5:  Keep your muscles healthy!   Whether you are exercising for weight loss, strength, or hypertrophy (muscle growth), the very nature of resistance training is that muscles are damaged during training.  Recovery is the process of the body repairing the micro-damage done to skeletal...