“We may be approaching a time when sugar is responsible for more early deaths in America than cigarette smoking.” – Lewis Cantly “We may be approaching a time when sugar is responsible for more ... Continue Reading
The Hard Truths of Improving Physique and Fitness
You don't get here by sitting on your ass 12 hours a day and eating like crap. You don't get here by sitting on your ass 12 hours a day and eating like crap. We've come a long way in terms of ... Continue Reading
Stay Focused and Slay Your Goals
David Essel got his start in 1980 in the fitness industry. He was, as refers to himself, the exercise video dude, appearing in magazines with the likes of Jane Fonda, Kathy Smith and Denise Austin, the ... Continue Reading
Physical Morality: Our Obligation to Strengthen Our Bodies
Photo by Bev Childress Photo by Bev Childress Modern Western culture has witnessed the slow erosion of many values it once held dear. Driven by endless opportunity for mindless consumption, ... Continue Reading
The Problem with Succession In Weightlifting
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Empty Your Cup, You’re Not That Good Yet
A university professor went to visit a famous Zen master. While the master quietly served tea, the professor talked about Zen. The master poured the visitor’s cup to the brim, and then kept pouring. The ... Continue Reading
Exercise in Adolescence and Its Impact on Postmenopausal Decline
Shane Trotter is probably one of the most active proponents of exercise and human development in teenagers and the young in general. So, he would probably get a big kick out of the research done by the ... Continue Reading
Make Weighted Stretching Work for You
Photo by Bev Childress Photo by Bev Childress Many people focus on static passive stretching as a means to increase mobility. I’m here to tell you that it may accomplish this, it’s true, but ... Continue Reading
9 Mental Strategies to Master the Basics of Training
The basics may not seem like the sexiest thing to think about when it comes to training, especially in our world of fads, hacks, tips, and tricks. But a solid mastery of fundamentals gives you something ... Continue Reading
Grip Strength: Better Than Any Dating App
High grip strength and your marital state have been found to correlate independently to a healthier life in old age. So, researchers decided to see what the combined effect of a strong marriage and a ... Continue Reading
Getting Your Success in 2019 Means Starting Today
Photo of Coach Tromello with CrossFit Games Bound Team Torrance Training Labs at West Regional 2018 Photo of Coach Tromello with CrossFit Games Bound Team Torrance Training Labs at West Regional ... Continue Reading
Avoiding the Rounded Shoulder Chain of Pain
Upper Cross Syndrome (UCS) is initially seen as a forward head posture with rounded shoulders, even while attempting to stand tall. Before you WebMD yourself crazy, let me shed some more light on this ... Continue Reading
Lactic Acid: The Key to Metabolism
Photo by Bev Childress Photo by Bev Childress Let’s take a little lactate acid 101 detour first: when your body is working out, it prefers to get its energy from aerobic activity, meaning ... Continue Reading
BDNF Basics: 7 Ways to Train Your Brain
With Alzheimer's on the rise and expected to nearly triple in incidence by 2050, it's amazing how many people continue to hit the gym with the same goals they've always had: a smaller waist, bigger biceps, ... Continue Reading
Protein Supplements Are Not for Snacking
The idea that consuming protein before or after a workout helps in strength gains or muscle growth has been subject to some debate. A meta-study of research on protein timing concluded that there wasn't ... Continue Reading
Squat Because Your Brain Needs Strong Legs
While we tend to focus on the physiological effects of a lack of movement when it comes to our skeleton or musculature, we tend to have little knowledge of the impact on our brain. We do, however, know ... Continue Reading
HIIT Reductio is Better Than Nothing, Much Better
Limited research has examined exactly how inactive people perceive high-intensity interval training (HIIT). Matthew Stork, a PhD candidate in the School of Health and Exercise Sciences at UBC's Okanagan ... Continue Reading
From Pelvis to Hamstring, Mastering Seated Forward Folds
Do you dream of being able to sit comfortably on the floor, with your legs long in front of you? Or maybe you have loftier goals, like being able to fold forward in a wide leg straddle with your chest ... Continue Reading
5 Tips for a Stronger Deadlift
The deadlift is an amazing exercise and one that you should include in your strength training routine if you want to add slabs of granite-hard muscle to your body from head-to-toe, strengthen your ... Continue Reading
Athlete, Coach Thyself
The predominant lesson instilled in me as a child was self-reliance. My mother’s father grew up in the grip of the Great Depression and was a Sea Bee in the South Pacific in World War II. When he got home, ... Continue Reading
Block Lunges: Release the Quadriceps and Lengthen the Hamstrings
The quadriceps (quads) is the group of four muscles at the front of the thigh. The hamstrings are three muscles at the back of the thigh. These two muscle groups work in opposition to each other, though ... Continue Reading
Learn a New Skill or Re-Learn What you Think you Know
Has it occurred to you that if you’ve learned how to ride a bike, it is almost impossible to forget? When you are a kid, it’s a right of passage and freedom, especially once those training wheels are ... Continue Reading
There’s More To Lifting Weights Than Lifting Weights
Professional IFBB bodybuilder, Ben Pakulski, said, “Set the goal to build muscle, not for the muscle but for what it will make of you to achieve it.” I heard this on a recent episode of The Renegade Radio ... Continue Reading
Try Finding Strength and Fitness in Everyday Life
“Humans have dragged a body with a long hominid history into an overfed, malnourished, sedentary, sunlight-deficient, sleep-deprived, … and socially-isolating environment with dire consequences.” – ... Continue Reading
