Sometimes the brightest minds aren’t local to you. Depending on where you live, you may not have access to some of the industry’s most reputable trainers and coaches. At the end of the day, you [...]

Let me start by saying that I support the use of supplemental EAAs and BCAAs during a prep to help: -preserve lean muscle while dieting -activate protein synthesis (via key muscle building [...]

Here’s a very short story I like to share with clients that can get frustrated during a prep and lose sight of the progress being made. I felt this was particularly relevant right now since I’ve [...]

Explanation/What is Detraining?: A temporary reduction in training volume, intensity and duration to allow the body to fully restore, recover and supercompensate itself. Rationale: The typical [...]

Before I get into this week’s Training Tip, why not beat around a few of my favorite, always entertaining ab myths that still seem to haunt me after all these years. I’ve now come to terms and [...]

Train Hungry. I’ve always preferred to train weights about 2-3 hours after a meal and there are few good physiological reasons for this. 1) With no food in your stomach you have more readily [...]

I’m now sitting 14 weeks post pec tear and 11 weeks post surgery and progress has been excellent. Both my physiotherapist and orthopedic surgeon are very happy with the outcome and went as far as [...]

I recommend my clients go for a regularly scheduled physical with blood work at least once a year and ideally a few weeks before starting a prep. Whether you may feel healthy or not, it’s [...]

While it should be common knowledge that performing cardiovascular activity is a proven and effective tool for burning fat, it is not so well known that it can also support the muscle building [...]

Rarely do you ever hear ‘his shoulders are too big’ or ‘her delts were too round’….it’s one of those body parts that’s rarely ever a detriment to the physique – unless it’s lacking. Having well [...]