Today I decided to offer my highly personalized opinion to the matter of other personal trainers and if you’re getting your money’s worth! Please take everything you read with several pounds of salt, as I am obviously biased when it comes to my industry. First things first… A personal trainer should be licensed by one of the more […]
Can’t get to the gym on those busy days? Then squeeze in a quick lunchtime workout. In a time crunch? Then why not workout during your lunch, it’s a great idea but it can be hassle. You have to get to gym, change, workout, shower, and change again. Changing and showering, that easily takes away half […]
Today’s newsletter builds on last weeks, in the sense that once you figured out your caloric intake and macro nutrient breakdown, nutrient timing does have its’ value. Disclaimer: You can time the nutrients all you want, however, if your calories are off it still will not matter! That being said let’s assume you used last […]
Since I get a lot of questions to the tune of “how do I know what to eat?“, I decided to cover the subject again in today’s Newsletter even though I covered this topic at greater length in a previous article I wrote for Muscle & Fitness but this being the age of Facebook & cliff-notes, […]
No tall tales here! Leverage more gains with this useful approach. THE TALL MAN’S DILEMMA Arnold Schwarzenegger — when we talk bodybuilding, he’s the man. Where do we start when we look at what made him so dominant? I look at his height. He’s the only Mr. O standing at over six feet tall. That’s taller […]
Building muscle while losing weight is the equivalent of Alchemy in the Middle Ages, (the cliché of medieval alchemists being able to “turn lead into gold”), Can one do it? At first glance, no.Gaining muscle requires a calorie surplus, losing fat a deficit. Henceforth the two must be mutually exclusive. This is more or less true, expect […]
Hi, This newsletter is for the overly ambitious reader (so all of you)but especially my personal training clients in NYC ; have you thought about training twice a day? First of all, training twice a day requires some basic foundations in order to be successful: You should have trained properly for at least the last […]
Hi, Cleanses are hot right now and have been for a while. Basically any celebrity from Snooki to Paris Hilton has had a cleanse that promises more energy, better gut health, overnight riches and of course better sex with less body fat. The latest craze being a charcoal cleanse, where people actually drink charcoal (endorsed […]
What is ketosis? In very simplified terms, ketosis occurs when the body runs out of liver glycogen for energy and starts using ketones to create glycogen via glycogenesis. Those ketones are derived from medium chain triglycerides and free fatty acids. So the body uses fat for energy, unless glycogen (carbohydrates) are being replaced. The threshold […]
by Maik Wiedenbach | Muscle & Fitness Staying on your diet and workout plan is hard. Whether it’s the holidays, birthdays, or the big game, there are plenty of tempting excuses to indulge. If you’ve fallen prey, don’t worry — we’ve got you covered. Just remember these two keys as you try to control the damage. […]