Lots of research has been conducted on how to elicit the greatest growth hormone (GH) response in the body. There are actually several GH isoforms, but by far, the most commonly studied is the 22-kD molecule that consists of 191 amino acids. If you’re attempting to get some more size on your frame, then you [...]
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Good morning, everyone! I hope you all have successfully avoided the long checkout lines, pepper-spraying loons, Wal-Mart stampedes and the cologne doused department stores (nausiating, right?). I’ve already written down what it is I’m thankful for to share at next years Thanksgiving dinner…internet shopping. So, incase you weren’t counting there are only about 9 days until for [...]
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By being aware of two things – 1. That your body has a pH, and, 2. That you should be striving to achieve pH balance – will help your body to avoid and manage stress more effectively while helping you to stay full of energy, have restful nights sleep, and manage your weight. When an [...]
READ MORE »Ready to freak-out…New Year’s resolutions are right around the corner!!! Did you just break-out in a cold sweat? Did you just un-tuck your shirt to more seamlessly blend the muffin top into your lower extremities? Are you slowly moving towards your snack drawer to dispose of the various half-eaten processed delicacies stroon about…ya, I’m on [...]
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You know what’s interesting? Let’s pretend I’m writing a program for two people that are nearly identical in EVERY WAY. They are of the same gender, carry the same body fat %, have the exact same metabolic rate, same poundage of lean body mass, are of the same biological and chronological age, are equivalent in [...]
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In Part 1, we discussed how a major key to success in fueling our bodies with good foods is to rely on strategies. A good plan of action will trump willpower, every time. While there are many strategies one can use, I’m going to give you seven right here and now. Aren’t I awesome?? Let’s [...]
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It seems that people are often under the impression that I’m a sort of fearless and incorruptible freedom fighter when it comes to eating healthy and staving off temptation in the food realm. In fact, when I worked in the physical therapy clinic, all the therapists even brought in hard-boiled eggs and/or veggie+fruit platters for [...]
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These are my current Top 5 foods that are constantly in rotation in my diet (a diet that also includes a healthy dose of “greens” each and every day). Take a look, hopefully you’ll be inspired to try something new and at the very least be reminded that with all the time I/we spend splitting [...]
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Designing a warm-up for a large team looks easy if you’re watching passively from the sidelines. Unfortunately, this ease is quite deceptive. There are actually several critical aspects that need to be taken into account if you want you’re warm-up to go from adequate to Fine Art status: 1. Time: how much do you have? [...]
READ MORE »It’s really great how some exercise variations come about. Every once in a while an athlete I work with will misinterpret an exercise in such a creative way that the misinterpretation becomes a new variation in its own right. Here’s an example: for Mason Women’s Basketball I programmed Diminishing Pushups for the team’s very last [...]
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