Month: October 2012

What’s In Your Gym Bag? 10 Training Tools Everyone Should Have – Part 2

In the first part of this post, we talked about five pieces of training equipment that everyone should have in their gym bag. Here are five more key tools that ensure you can get a great training session no matter where you are. 6. Foam Roller/Lacrosse Ball Soft tissue work has become extremely popular in …

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What’s In Your Gym Bag? 10 Training Tools Everyone Should Have – Part 1

A look inside someone’s gym bag can tell you a lot about a person. Whenever I see someone walk into a gym completely empty handed, I’m blown away. First, I’m amazed and impressed that they can take such a minimalist approach to training and still get results. And then I awake from fairy tale land, …

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Counting Calories and A Day in the Life of Tony’s Stomach

Counting calories sucks. It’s impractical. It’s time consuming. And it’s largely inaccurate. But nine out of 10 dietitians, doctors and trainers will tell you that “calories in vs. calories out” is the key to weight loss or gain. And generally, it is. The law of thermodynamics tells us that if we take in more calories than we …

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