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.

How Badly do You Want It?

I love it when I come across people and they tell me about what they want to achieve. They’ll tell me about their program and their eating habits, but as soon as I provide them with any extra work or direction, the answer normally results in the same response: “I can’t do that!” or the [...]

Giving Thanks

With Thanksgiving having passed and my body finally awakening from my self-induced tryptophan coma,  I have come to the realization that in the midst of our busy schedules we tend to forget about what matters most: our friends and family.   I am definitely at fault.   I jam my schedule with so many things that at [...]

Protein Is Your Friend

If you want to get big and muscular, or lean and fit, then you need to be eating and ingesting protein.  No protein, no muscles.  No muscles, no definition.
Why Is It So Important? – Not only does protein aid in tissue repair and growth, but it also aids in immune function and metabolism. In other [...]

Bodyweight Exercises – Not Just For Gym Class

Click on this link here to check out this no-nonsense article on bodyweight training. The article “Bodyweight Exercises – Not Just For Gym Class” can also be found under the Articles Page of this website.

Train Like Your Body was a Race Car

TO BE FAST I MUST TRAIN TO BE FAST.
Remember this and make it your new mantra.  Long distance runs will not make you faster. They will only make you slower.   If you are training for the 400m, don’t perform long distance runs to prepare for it! Some coaches believe that having their athletes run long [...]

Rotator Cuff Stretch

The Sleeper stretch is a great stretch for your shoulder, particularly if you are an overhead throwing athlete. The stretch is simple and can be done either standing or lying on the floor.
If you perform this stretch standing, lean against a wall with the shoulder you are stretching against it. Tuck your chin against your [...]

Diets That Make You Fat

The team over at Precision Nutrition have come out with a new article titled “This Meal Plan Could Make You Fat“. It gives you an idea of how easy it is to think that you are making good choices when in reality YOU are NOT.
IF you are looking for clean eating click here.
IF you are [...]

Obliterating Obstacles & Achieving Success

There are athletes who take their role seriously. Others, not so much. But for those that do, the task of balancing work, school and playing a sport can be an ominous task.
The ones who can balance both and are successful have figured out a system that enables them to not only do both, but do [...]

Risk vs. Reward

To squat or not to squat on a Swiss Ball, that is the question. I’ve seen many people do it in gyms. Some climb on with the assistance of a power rack. Others just jump right on. Quite impressive stuff needless to say. However, when choosing exercises think about what the risks are and determine [...]