Simplicity In a world filled with complexity, stress, and an ever-growing to-do list it’s pretty easy to get overwhelmed when we try to layer fitness & nutrition onto an already hectic life. Especially if we don’t know what we should & shouldn’t be doing… If factor in the hundreds of thousands of articles, magazines, blog …
I’m a big fan of EMOMs Also known as “Every Minute on the Minute” Not to be confused with “URMOM” Also known as “Jokes my 6-y/o loves to tell” I like using EMOMs for a couple of different things: Muscular Endurance Conditioning Strength Let’s dig in… Muscular Endurance In the last article, I wrote about …
I’ve written about How to Get Strong before, but here’s a quick summary. 2 Main Factors in Getting Stronger: Hypertrophy – Add more muscle mass, lift more weight. Skill Mastery – Get better at a movement, lift more weight. Obviously, if you add muscle mass you’ll probably get stronger. That shouldn’t be a surprise to …
Let’s talk about stress. Or more importantly, your body’s stress hormone: Cortisol Cortisol is basically a hormone that signals a number of processes in your body to include: * How your body mobilizes energy (Protein, Fats, Carbohydrates) * Regulating Inflammation * Regulating blood pressure * Increasing blood sugar (See bullet number 1) * Regulating your …
Let’s talk about mental toughness. If the movies have taught us anything in the last decade it’s that on some level we all wish we were Navy SEALs. Kidding (kind of), but if we could all learn how to build the physical and mental capacity these warriors have I’d guess we’d all be better off. …
The internet is filled with bro-science and gurus that want you to believe that they have the magic bullet for muscle growth so today we’re going to talk about one of those “magic bullets”: Training to Failure Question: Does training to failure lead to increased muscle growth? Or maybe a better question, how close to …
Question: How important is mental training to my success? Key Takeaways Mental training (Self-talk, visualization, etc) can improve your performance & help you get stronger. Mental training can also improve your overall health and has been shown to decrease stress, blood pressure, and resting heart rate. Visualizing your self performing a movement (i.e. a perfect …
Question: How much strength/muscle will I lose if I take time off training this summer? Key Takeaways Shortest possible answer: No Muscle size and strength did not decrease following a 2-week detraining (no training) period Taking an occasional break my benefit you in the long run by improving your motivation, enjoyment, and adherence to training over the …
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Question: Can Caffeine Make You Stronger? Key Takeaways 90% of the pre-workout supplements on the market are just overpriced and silly ways to get caffeine into your system before a workout. Caffeine can improve time to exhaustion (Strength endurance) leading to you working harder, longer during each training session. These effects may be greater for …
We’re back with another “bro-science” debate and today were talking about stretching before a workout. If you ask the guy posing in the locker room bathroom mirror, he’s probably gonna tell you that stretching is going to ruin all your sweet gains. Then he might ask you to help him dry his back off because …