I remember when I first started lifting, some of the real hardcore guys at the gym – you know, the manly-men with tank tops, leather gloves and those cute little belts that cinch at the waist – used these crazy things called “stacks”, these supplement packages with multiple items that “worked together” to make you even more jacked. They …
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“Too many people rely on abstracts and ignore methodology, data, and other important information. The Pubmed abstract is not the final word.” – Examine.com “I told you so!” has been the rallying cry on the internet the past few days as the anti-anti-gluten crowd (which is quickly becoming as annoying as the anti-gluten crowd) has …
Spring is a funny time of year. The weather is changing, the temperature is up and down, and lots of us are getting sick. When people get sick, they take medicine, so spring is a popular time for people to stock up on supplements they think will keep them healthy. I’d rather take a proactive …
Fact: nutrition is often the one factor holding people back from reaching their health and fitness goals. Fact: many people would have a much easier time dialing in their nutrition if they knew how to cook tasty food. I’ll never forget the day I decided I was going to eat myself to a new state …
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A new co-worker recently made his home out on the quad in front of my building. His name is Indomitable, and he’s a 10-foot tall Kodiak bear cast in bronze. Besides looking like an absolute boss, Indomitable reminds me of a few important lessons each time I walk by him: 1. Don’t go camping in …
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Did you know that nutritional supplement sales reportedly exceeded $11.5 billion in the United States in 2012? The same report by Packaged Facts predicts that figure will skyrocket to over $15 billion by 2017. That’s a lotta cash. This statistic isn’t alarming just because of its sheer size. It’s alarming because most supplements do not …
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If you’re reading this blog, chances are I’m not your mother. But I’m still going to tell you to eat your vegetables. Between coaching and personal training, I’ve read my fair share of food logs, and it always amazes me how many people eat hardly ANY vegetables. And if they DO eat vegetables, it’s something …
Ah, the million dollar question. Always the first inquiry from budding gym rat to well-muscled iron veteran. Not “how long have you been training?” Not “how much sleep do you get each night?” Not even “can I please touch your rippling pecs?” Nope. The first question is almost always “Bro, what supplements do you take?” …
I’m a bit of a culinary historian. Well, that’s not entirely true. But I watch a lot of Food Network and try to model my life (and biceps) after Robert Irvine. Anyways, over the course of human history, people have consistently taken food or drink and tried to make it worse. Hence the rapid and …
My jaw dropped when I saw the number on the scale. I hadn’t weighed so little since I was in high school. But then I snapped out of it and remembered that it wasn’t the number on the scale that mattered. All I cared about were the numbers on the DEXA scan (used to measure …
