Category: Training
Yoga For Meatheads (Should Weightlifters Do Yoga?)
Many guys (and even gals) who are into strength training switch off when they hear the four letter word – YOGA They tend to associate super skinny, hypermobile people, chanting...
Research Roundup (Exercise Order and Fast vs. Slow Weight Loss)
Each month I will cover two research articles on nutrition, training, sleep, supplements, or anything else that might help you. If you’d like me to cover a specific study next...
Research Roundup (Do Weight Vest Help Fat Loss and is Betaine Worth The Hype?)
Each month I will cover a few of the top research articles on nutrition, training, sleep, supplements, and anything else that might help you. If you’d like me to cover...
50 Science-Backed Anti-Aging Strategies For Life
Aging healthy, happy and with grace. Isn’t that what everybody wants? Many people think that having more pain and illnesses, gaining body fat and losing all your muscle is inevitable...
Research Round Up (Refeeds, BCAA’s, and Energy Expenditure)
Each month I will cover a few of the top research articles on nutrition, training, sleep, supplements, and anything else that might help you. If you’d like me to cover...
A Simple Guide To Women’s Health (FAQ)
When it comes to writing nutrition plans, we at TCM believe that everyone deserves an individualized approach. So we already practice writing different nutrition protocols for each male and female...
The Volume Battle (How Training Progression Works)
This article is a dive into the science of volume for optimizing hypertrophy. I encourage you to read The Hypertrophy Guide that Cody released so that you know the basics. ...
The Hypertrophy Guide
First, let’s define hypertrophy and why you may want to strive for it: hy·per·tro·phy /hīˈpərtrəfē/ nounPHYSIOLOGY The enlargement of an organ or tissue from the increase in size of its...
The Mind Muscle Connection: The Key To Better Awareness, Injury Prevention, and Progress
When it comes to increasing muscle mass and getting stronger, there are a number of strategies. Most focus on training and nutrition. Undoubtedly the most important factors. But particularly when...
What Becoming an IFBB Bikini Pro Taught Me
Dieting down to get stage lean might be one of the most strict diets on the planet. Let alone dieting down to get IFBB Bikini Pro Stage Lean! Every single...
The Athlete’s Guide To Weight Cutting
This is not a guide for how to quickly lose 10 pounds of fat, so don’t get confused by the term weight cutting. There are NO quick fixes that provide...
Your Bikini Competition Crash Course (What-To-Know Before Competing)
Heading into my first bikini competition I had at least one hundred random questions. Even though I wasn’t new to fitness in general, competing in bikini competition is another beast...