Salt has gotten a really bad reputation. It is blamed for high blood pressure and water retention and some recommend it should be avoided altogether. Not to be left behind by the cool kids, our beloved Mayor just forced all chain restaurants to label foods with a high sodium content. So, does sodium kill? It does […]
How times have changed…. In the past, when I was asked how one should handle the typical Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner, my answer would have been: Try to eat healthy but enjoy yourself a little. As I get older and wiser, I realize that this was the dumbest idea I ever had. You see, when […]
The above is something I hear about every other day, either in person, or in the virtual world. In the days of Men’s Fitness and Abercrombie and Fitch ads, it occurs that once you pass 25 years of age you should resort to Bingo and pureed foods. Therefore, I decided to take on the topic […]
You know how to make a billion dollars as a personal trainer in NYC or anywhere else? Build big arms! Therefore, today we’ll chat about one of the coolest yet most misunderstood exercises ever…the CURL. The basic barbell curl that is. Even tough it is being done over and over, all across America, most people […]
Hello again, For this weeks entry, I want to talk about functional training and try to find out whether it has any value for the average gym rat. First of all : what is functional training? In not so many words, it makes the gym look like as if a bunch of four-year olds had […]
Welcome back and pay attention!This will be a long(er) newsletter, so the Facebook generation might want to break this down into two or three reading days. However, the rewards will be enormous gains, so stay tuned! One of the most overlooked aspects when it comes to training is you can break down motion into three […]
Hello again,Today we are talking about the most prized for a personal trainer in NYC or humans overall, ever. Abs! Basically, the world is divided within two groups: the have-abs and the have- noabz. Tensions between those groups are so high that a civil war might erupt any time, which is why I dedicated my […]
>When it comes to cardio, or any advice in the fitness/personal training industry in NYC, it is really a case of the blind leading the blind. Statements that have no scientific background are being regurgitated without regard to their validity.Case in point, the fat burning zone. Before I slay that dragon, let me make a […]
Hello again, I am not sure whether it is the sudden onset of fall/end of summer or simply a mild case of melancholia that prompted me to write this one, but I decided to take a walk down memory lane and I see if I actually learned something in the 1000s of hours I spent […]
Today’s piece deals with the actual nuts and bolts of progress, training. Very often people focus on everything around such as food, supplements, workout gear, attire, choosing the right gym, but the actual workout tends to be sub par. Now, to be clear, not every workout is going to be stellar. Working out should be […]