Stretching and warming up seem to go together like peanut butter and jelly. Walk through any gym or basketball court and you’ll see someone stretching a hamstring, pectoral muscle, or their biceps. The usual response is this: “I’m warming up,” or simply, “That is what you do before lifting.” Hmm…. Not terribly scientific if you […]
If you have ever stayed up enough to start flipping through infomercials (who hasn’t?), you will for sure have seen at least one ad for cortisol-suppressing supplements. The sales pitch is rather simple: you are feeling very stressed out, the body in turn releases cortisol to counter the stress, and so what happens? Cortisol ends […]
I could not resist! In order to honor the historic blowout on the semifinals by “die Mannschaft”, I write this articles dedicated to my favorite team and the once in a lifetime (hopefully not!) event that they gifted us this past week. Here are seven principles that can help you on your way to your […]
Today’s topic also comes from our readers (thank you!): “How do you design your own workout?” Hmm. Designing your own workout is often almost as complex as designing a spaceship and many trainees feel overwhelmed by this task. The result? Monday night chest routine also known as the “brah workout”. Let’s take it from the […]
You spoke, we listened! A reader on our Facebook page requested today’s topic, and it deals with what to eat before, during, and after your workout for optimal performance and body composition. It’s a fantastic question (thank you), and one that I am asked very often. My short answer? Well, it depends. The goal of […]
As I am finally settling down from Germany’s thrilling beat down of Portugal (sorry Ronaldo, but you had a pretty great feature in our last week’s newsletter), my red pen came across a gem from the Huffington Post. This week, they decided to jump on the “protein is evil” bandwagon. You see, nutrition is a […]
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As someone that deals with issues around diets and nutrition on a daily basis, when a New York Times article talking about calories gets sent to me by a fellow trainer, it certainly sparks my interest. If you didn’t catch the article already, here are the cliff notes by yours truly: A. Calories are not […]
I am facing a so-called “first world problem” today but a problem nevertheless. I am currently vacationing in Italy and while the view is spectacular, the gym leaves much to be desired. So what is a serious bodybuilder to do in a situation like this? What do you do when the next decent gym is […]
Recently, I was asked by a client to write a newsletter article about the best way to get rid of the unwanted “underarm flab”. After doing a quick search on Google, I realized how much false information were out there, from workouts with very minimal impact to well, unnecessary surgical procedures. Of course, after seeing […]