A study that came out this year in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition on the relation of body fat mass and fat-free mass to total mortality, is freely available for all to read and the findings ... Continue Reading
5 Sleep Tips to Help Fat Loss
Your sleeping patterns could be slowing you down from achieving your fitness and body composition goals. Many of us have heard the 8-hour rule for sleep that deals with sleep quantity, but what about sleep ... Continue Reading
The Reasons You Aren’t Losing Body Fat
Body fat is enemy number one for every gimmicky beach body program, Plexus or Shakeology advertisement, and personal trainer. As America’s obesity and diabetes epidemics continue to set unfortunate ... Continue Reading
From Thin, to Fat, to Fit: Coaches Are People, Too
Charles is here on a weekly basis to help you cut through the B.S. and get some real perspective regarding health and training. Please post feedback or questions to Charles directly in the comments below ... Continue Reading
Your Diet Needs a Reality Check
The topic of diet has been known to lead to arguments that could almost be described as religious. While I don’t think anyone is going to commit a jihad over whether or not to eat paleo, you know exactly ... Continue Reading
Frequency and Variety: Smart Strength With Charles Staley
Note: Charles is here on a weekly basis to help you cut through the B.S. and get to the bottom of the biggest questions in health and training. Post your questions directly to Charles in the comments below ... Continue Reading
Pound for Pound Lifting: Who Is Stronger? (Wilks vs. Sinclair)
Whenever weightlifters gather, they always compare performances, as you might expect. Everyone wants to know where he or she falls in the sport hierarchy. Since weightlifting is a sport of numbers, it is ... Continue Reading
Betaine Found Effective for Body Composition and Performance
Betaine, so named for its initial discovery as a component of beets, is an osmolyte also present in spinach and whole grains. An osmolyte is a substance that helps maintain the fluid volume in our cells by ... Continue Reading
The Scale Lies: Why The DEXA Scan Is Best
In 1988, during a now infamous episode of the Oprah Winfrey Show, the talk show megastar triumphantly wheeled out onto the stage a red Radio Flyer wagon heaped full with 67 pounds of gelatinous “fat.” This ... Continue Reading
