Not eating healthy fats in their diet– Most people avoid fat like the plague because they feel that if they eat fat they will get fat. Fat is a macronutrient that your body craves and need. The benefits are that it fills you up to not allow overeating, it can be anti-inflammatory, and may help …
You may have heard a lot of conflicting reports about the effects of creatine on your training. Any supplement tends to be a polarizing figure in the strength and conditioning world. As far as I know this is the most researched supplement out there and is deemed to be the safest, that is no side …
My least favorite thing is when someone comes up to me with pain, and just claims “I’m just getting old Alex.” While we know that joints, bones, and muscle tissues break down over time and sure you become a little stiffer as you age, we shouldn’t assume thats the issue. I also don’t like when …
I feel like I could work for Mens Health Mag with these headlines. These are total clickbait, but I got ya!! Everyone knows the traditional core exercises which are planks, side planks, sit ups, crunches, knee raises. No need to regurgitate these to you. These exercises are generally staples in any program (although I do …
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The burpee is a simple bodyweight exercise that elicit a high heart rate when executed multiple times. When watching someone do a burpee it seems fairly simple in nature. Unfortunately a lot of people do not have the requisite hip mobility, core strength, and shoulder strength to be able to execute one without compensating elsewhere. …
This is my mothers day post. Being the baby in the family is a lot of pressure. Of course my Mom always looks at me differently due to the fact that I am the youngest. My mom had 3 children so we are all her favorite of course. I guess I consider myself my Moms …
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I love teaching people how to power clean for a few different reasons. One I like to add it for exercise variance, two it has a high learning curve so there is always something to keep working on, it never gets old or boring. When I teach the power clean in particular to newbies, I …
Meal planning is the best way to ensure you stay on track with your eating during the week. We all know that things come up during the week or after work energy is low and reach for convenience foods. If we have our meals prepared ahead of time, this takes that problem away. When I …
Shoulder pain outside of lower back pain might be the most common injury especially in the strength and conditioning world. The reason the shoulder gets injured a lot is because of the amount of mobility this joint has. If you look at the ball and socket, only 1/3 of the ball is connected to the …
