Signature Workout: Love/Hate Workout
Circuit Style Workout I love the bench press. It’s my favorite exercise of all time. One day, I went into the gym, and all I wanted to do was bench. The problem is that I firmly believe that you can’t improve by only doing exercises…
There Is No Such Thing As Overtraining
There is no such thing as overtraining, there is only under-recovery. Most people don’t put in enough time, effort, or train with enough intensity to put themselves in a state of overtraining. Most people simply don’t recover well enough. “Genuine overtraining” refers to a long…
Simple Dietary Advice For The Athlete
Athletes have a lot to worry about. First and foremost there is their sport or task. You need to train, practice your sport, engage in recovery practices, and deal with a host of other issues. Diet is obviously a big piece of the puzzle but…
If You’re Going To Work Then You Have To Rest
When it comes to improving your fitness the work outside the gym is as important as the work in the gym. The work in the gym is only a piece of the puzzle. If you are truly interested in improving then recovery must be taken…
Eat to Perform, Part 2: Performance Enhancing Supplements
There’s no such thing as a magic pill but there may be a few things that can help you increase your performance. In my last article I discussed supplements that may help with overall nutrition and wellness. Those supplements focused on building a foundation of…
Mental Strategies
The most important part of my philosophy is that the psychological is more important than the physical. I believe that the most important muscle that can be trained is the one that resides in your skull. If your mind is strong the work in the…