
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
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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...
Deload: When/Why/How
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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...
Intensity techniques for your workout!
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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...
Growth in Recovery Part 6
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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...
Growth in Recovery Part 5
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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...
Growth in Recovery Part 4
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Recovery, part 4 Using peri-workout nutrition to enhance recovery Whatever your fitness goals are, nutrition obviously plays a part in achieving those goals. Weight-loss, fat-loss, muscle-building, strength, and performance can all be enhanced by manipulating nutrition to be in alignment with your training...
Growth in Recovery Part 3
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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...
5 Reasons why you are NOT growing
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5 Reasons Why You Are Not GrowingWritten by: Nick Langer Not enough food. **Let me first make the disclaimer that this does not give you the ok to go eat cheeseburgers and milkshakes every day if you are not putting on weight. ** When it...