“Eat breakfast.” “Don’t eat breakfast.” “Eat 5-7 times a day.” “Don’t eat for 16 hours.” “Eat like a bird.” “Eat like a caveman.” “Eat like a grown-ass man.” The nutrition world is a vast and confusing landscape of strong opinions, billion dollar companies,…… More
HOW MUCH CAN A BODY CHANGE IN 8 WEEKS? Seems like a good question to ask. But none of this go-away-to-a-fat-camp B.S. A real person. With a real job. Living a real life. If they do EVERYTHING RIGHT, with 100% compliance – perfect training, perfect nutrition, and perfect supplementation – how much can their body…… More
MetCon is shorthand for Metabolic Conditioning. Think training modalities of the aggressive, sweaty, heart-pounding persuasion. Traditionally we think of MetCon circuits – 2 to 3 (to 2 million) resistance exercises done in sequence with little (read: no) break in between. It’s challenging. It’s effective. It’s awesome. By sequencing short, aggressive exercise at uber intensity…… More
Why bother with this whole “exercise” trend? I mean, hell. It’s hard work. It’s time-consuming. Your body aches. Your butt smells like goat cheese (Anyone? No? Only me?). It ain’t exactly a pony ride. And yet there are reasons (good reasons it seems) why people go the gym, love the gym, can’t seem to operate…… More
A few weeks ago we talked about why we get fat. In case you missed it, here’s a summary: Carbs. Yep. It’s that simple. Okay, that’s a lie. It’s not that simple. It’s nowhere near that simple. However, it is clear that managing our carbohydrate intake goes a long way to help manage our fat…… More
Most people will say we get fat because we eat too much and exercise too little. A surplus of energy = fat gain. If calories-in out number calories-out, we get fatter. This makes sense, because back in 1900something a German dude by the name of Carl von Noorden proclaimed that we get fat because we…… More
I have an ongoing column for Men’s Fitness called The Fit 5. I answer reader’s questions about fitness, nutrition, and general awesomeness. [ I'm not the only trainer who does it - other smart folk do it as well. ] But, it’s fun and I’ve done enough of ‘em that I wanted to round up…… More
Endomorph /en´do-morf/ n. - A dude who looks at a donut and gains weight. See also: big man on campus. Whether or not we want to admit it, genetics plays an important role in our ability to lose weight (and endomorphs have it, teh, rooough.) With round physiques, high body fat, and a sluggish metabolism, the slightest divergence from a clean…… More
What happens when you don’t stretch? Nothing. For a while. You lift. You get stronger. You improve your diet a bit. You get leaner. You look good. Who needs to stretch? “Stretching is for yoga girls and geriatrics.” Then you wake up one day and you have a slight pain in your lower back. Nothing…… More
Alphas notoriously underestimate the importance of sleep. “I only need 4 hours” is a phrase thrown around so often in gyms and locker rooms that some folks actually think it’s true. Living life aggressively is what we do and this I-can-sleep-when-I’m-dead mentality is part of our determination… right? Wrong. When you understand how significant sleep…… More
