I always say that nutrition is 80% and exercise is only 20%. This may lead people to believe that exercise is not that imperative to a great body. While you can achieve a relatively small body without much exercise, this body will be lacking in tone and definition. Exercise may be the smaller part of…
Have you ever thought of your body as a machine? Have you ever thought about your body as a car? I’m a big fan of the car analogies with our body, so let’s just imagine that your body is a car; But not just any car. Your body is a race car. Now, what do…
“Your body can only digest 30 grams of protein.” How many times have you heard this? Better yet, how many times have you said this to someone? Now the interesting thing is how often it changes; I’ve heard that you can only process 30 grams per day– More often, though, it’s 30 grams at one…
I love deadlifts. It is no secret. . . When I talk to people about lifting weights or bodybuilding, at some point, I will start talking about deadlifts. There’s a reason why I love them– It’s not just because it is my most impressive lift, though that certainly helps. Before I give my thoughts, here…
How many times have you been up late at night and saw an ad for some “body shaping” product? How about an ad during the middle of the day? Have you seen one of these while on the treadmill at the gym and considered buying one to accelerate your progress? Just be careful of what…
Before really getting into this blog I would like to say that I realize many of you may not like what I have to say. I also realize that the environment does lead to health and obesity problems, I just don’t believe that it is the full cause of the obesity epidemic in our country.…
When you are pushing yourself during cardio, do you ever find yourself hunching over on the machine? Do you know what you are doing to your workout? Here’s a different question: Why do you burn so few calories while doing the stationary bike at the gym? Give up? It’s because cardiovascular activity requires your largest…
Here’s an important thing that everyone should either be aware of, or keep in check. . . Serving size. I often tell people that, while carb cycling, I’ll eat scoops of peanut butter straight out of the jar, but what determines a “scoop”? Obviously, the leveled off Tablespoon is the proper “scoop” as this keeps…
Well, I am now done with 3 out of 6 weeks of my program to fix my metabolism. It has been extremely frustrating and trying on me mentally. I knew going into it that I would gain weight, and surprisingly I haven’t gained as much at this point as I was fearing, but it doesn’t…
A while ago, we wrote two posts about carb cycling (Part 1 and Part 2), which is the key to fat loss and muscle preservation while cutting. . . Now, with carb cycling, there are some important things that you need to know about the “Glycemic Index.” In part 1 of our carb cycling posts,…