5 Great Belated Gift Ideas for Your Favourite Meathead

There’s Always Next Year
It’s the holidays and everyone is looking for gift ideas for their special gym rat. Here are a few ideas to get you going…
1. Plate Mates
These small magnetized weights easily attach to dumbbells or plates and can help any athlete or serious lifter power through plateaus with the tiniest of increments.  Available [...]

Vaccinating Yourself Against Body Fat

Dear Visitors,
This week I’ve shared with you two blog posts in which Dr
John Berardi talks about losing body weight (and body fat).
The first one talks about how important incentives are for
changing your body. And it goes on to incentivize you with
a whopping $40,000 in prize money.
Could The Chance To Win $10,000 Help You Get In [...]

The Rhythm of the Weight: Understanding Tempo

Created by Ian King and refined by Charles Poliquin, the use of tempo, or speed of movement has become commonplace in weight training circles. In the strength game, tempo is another variable that personal trainers or strength coaches manipulate to help athletes achieve their goals. The benefits, however,  aren’t merely limited to the elite few. [...]

The best kept secret in weight (and fat) loss

Dear Visitors,
The other day I sent out an email link to a video of Dr John
Berardi talking about his two latest programs – Lean Eating
For Men and Lean Eating For Women.
Far and away, the most frequent questions had to do with his
$40,000 is prize money. $10,000 to the top female winner
and $10,000 to the top [...]

Could the chance to win $10,000 help you get in shape?

Dear Visitors,
When Dr. John Berardi dropped me an line the other day,
telling me all about his new program, I thought for a second
the guy had lost his mind.
http://precisionnutrition.com/cmd.php?pageid=1058021&u=win-40k
Now, don’t get me wrong. I respect Dr Berardi. He’s
recognized as one of the top nutrition coaches in the world.
And his programs get people results. Fast.
However, when I [...]

Five Muscle Building Tips

Dear Coach,
I want to get big and strong, but don’t know where to start. Any advice would be greatly appreciated as I’m totally frustrated. I can’t seem to get bigger or stronger. What do I do!
Sincerely,
Totally Frustrated
Sound familiar? I hear it all the time but each time I speak to a client, [...]

Even Pros Do It (Unilateral Strength Training for Sports)

Most athletes pooh-pooh single-limb training usually opting for the big multi-joint exercises such as deadlifts, squats, pull-ups and of course the Olympic variations. These are excellent of course and should be a staple of any quality strength training program. However I recently spoke with a professional squash player and briefly asked him what he did [...]

Prepare for the Worst to Be the Best

Ok, so this blog has little to do with strength training or speed enhancement. I simply felt that I needed to get this off my chest. Student-athletes often forget the first portion of the “student-athlete” title and only focus on the latter.
Having worked in a professional organization, I know the harsh realities of trying to [...]

Kettlebells and the “F” word

No, it’s not what you think. It’s not a fad!!
Check out my new article “Kettlebells and the “F” word”.

Great for Driving Up Your Squat and Deadlift Numbers

Check out my article,  ” The Next Best Thing to Dragging Your Butt Out of Bed” for more information.

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