Category: Training
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...
Body Recomposition (Learn To Burn Fat and Build Muscle, Simultaneously)
Depending on what studies you read, you might find that, technically, building muscle while burning body fat is completely impossible. This puts the very idea of body recomposition out of...
Should You Do A Bikini Competition?
I honestly can’t believe that just over a year ago I was going hard in the CrossFit kool aid and dreaming about the next Open. Fast forward to today where...
Resistance Training vs. Cardio PT.2 [Ending The Debate]
What’s better – Resistance Training or Cardio, ending the debate once and for all The first question we should ask ourselves in the debate ‘what is better for us –...
Cardio vs. Lifting… What’s Better For Fat Loss?
Cardio vs. Lifting. Which is better for fat loss or improved body composition? As with any smart answer, from a coach with a critical mindset, who takes the whole picture...