I always talk about the importance of a good breakfast, my favorite being the Meat and Nuts Breakfast™. The saying that breakfast is the most important meal of the day is very true. Not only will it sets your neurotransmitters for the remainder of the day, it will also give you energy and focus. If …
The 4+2 method is a favorite of mine. And rightly so, since it is a very effective tool for functional hypertrophy. Click here to learn how to apply it to your back workouts. But… A less known benefit from this method is that it allows to assess the strength deficit. And, this specific piece of information will ultimately tell you whether …
This subject seems to spark your interest, since the answer on our Facebook group has been significant. Fortunately, it is much easier to train for hypertrophy than it is for relative strength. One of the keys to hypertrophy I often remind my students is varying all the loading parameters every 4 weeks, not just the …
Fat loss is the holy grail of the health and fitness industry, and as such, everyone involved in the training and nutrition community has opinions about what is best where exercises and diet are concerned. But what if they were all missing the point? What if the decisions pertaining to food you and your clients …
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Discipline does not exist. There is only love. Love is the most powerful creative force in the universe. You are the result of what you love most. You either like rock-cut abs more than donuts, or you like donuts better than having abs so cut that you can do the laundry on it. It’s that …
By Ed Coan I have spent the last 40 years being obsessed about building maximal strength, this lead me to win practically every single powerlifting contest once I reached national level. This lead to winning World championships and doing over 70 World records. Without sounding like a grumpy old man, here are my top 3 observations …
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By Annette Verpillot Here’s what you need to know… Bad posture increases muscle strain and tension, as muscles that are not aligned are forced to work harder to fight gravity. Bad posture increases risk of back pain, nerve impingement and slipped disks, because the spine does not have the right curves and balance. …
It’s being said that our stress level is a hundred times that of our ancestors just a century ago. With stress being called “the illness of the 20th century”, it’s no surprise that stress management is now a trend, especially since the 21st century doesn’t seem to fare better, stress-wise. Among the many methods put …
Article Written by Tom Nikkola One afternoon, while taking a “mental break”, I did some searching on Pubmed for studies on peppermint essential oil (yes, for me that’s a mental break). After a few clicks, I was immersed in studies and papers on peppermint essential oil. As often happens when I enter the research rabbit …
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This week I posted a few physique pictures to illustrate that staying lean is achievable after the age of fifty, and that you don’t have to lose your condition over time. The number of texts, emails and Whatsapp messages I received expressing they were inspired by my photos touched me. Many asked for my secrets. …
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