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Pop quiz hotshot!   When you go to the gym, do you have a general plan? If the answer is yes, then we’re off to a good start. Do you know what exact exercises you’re going to do? Even better. How [...]

George Orwell once said “myths which are believed in tend to become true.” While Orwell was a great writer, an exercise scientist he was not. Over the years though, certain myths have [...]

This past summer I had a client approach me with a simple goal: he wanted to gain 10 pounds. Sounds pretty simple so far, right? Well, not so fast. This young stud played AAA hockey and not only [...]

Achieving a high metabolism is big business: thousands of books have been written on the topic along with countless workout DVD’s and specialty gyms all designed to jack up that metabolic rate. [...]

If you’re two tenths of a second slow on the playing field, then the play passed you by. I’m paraphrasing here, but this was a quote from coach strength Dave Sandler. In a nutshell, Dave was [...]

If there’s one thing that’s overlooked in the nutrition world, it definitely has to be the power of fruits and veggies. While many people get wrapped up in the workouts, or how much protein to [...]

Way back in the day, people had real world problems. You read about them in history books: chicken pox, rickets, the black plague….being chased by a bear on a hunting trip. Nowadays these issues [...]

Would you believe me if I told you that sugar can be more harmful to your health than fat? Perhaps not, depending on what nutrition camp you come from. The popular “low fat” doctrine of the 80’s [...]

Let’s just face it – supplements aren’t going anywhere. It’s big business nowadays with gas stations and discount stores carrying a wide array of pills and powders. Even celebrity fitness gurus [...]

Regardless of your goals on the training floor, strength training plays a huge role. Want to get bigger? You need to lift heavy weights. Looking at getting leaner? Then you better be able to lift [...]