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Recovery… The least sexy topic in the industry? The most misunderstood topic in the industry?…

People Who Take Offense, Don’t Take Action Nothing is going to slow you down more…

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For as long as man has been around people have always said how important sleep…

Power List. One of the most SIMPLE things you can do to get more shit…

Intermittent Fasting… Talk about a dietary can of worms! Typical bodybuilders and “Meat Heads” hate…

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Are you Selfish? Or Self-Interested…? Have you ever felt selfish for trying to start something…

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For a while you could hear the words “broken metabolism” everywhere in the online space….

College is full of beer, parties and cheap microwave dinners and although that may sound…

Is Your Body A Sports Car? Or A Junk-Yard Cruiser? Would you trade your life…

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Cardio is something that most of us avoid, some of us hate, and very few…

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When I decided to write this article, my first thought was actually just being surprised…

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“Biofeedback…? What exactly is that and why should I care about it?” Biofeedback – a…

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When counting macros, consistency is the name of the game! I’m sure you’ve heard nutrition…

Repeat After Me… This will be short, not necessarily sweet, and very much to the…

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Rigid Meal Plans… you know, eating 6 meal s a day out of plastic containers…

Don’t Live With “What If’s” If you ask any person who is over the age…

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Why I’m not losing any weight… This is me being totally transparent… And my nutrition…

Intensity… It’s a sexy word in the fitness world. It makes us feel like we’re…

Organic food…. Is it worth the extra money? Will you get sick and diet if…

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One thing I always hear in the gym that irritates the hell out of me…

One of the biggest mistakes I see in the training world with clients… is training,…

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The majority of the people I work with, including myself, want to lose body fat….

Human Optimization is a word that’s thrown around a lot today. Some say it’s being…

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The 10 Nutrition Commandments. Like I told you on yesterday… I’m bringing you the 10…

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Sleep… None of us “get enough” and we all want “more hours in the day”……

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We covered probiotics a few weeks ago, which just barely scratched the surface of gut…

Almost 20% of people in Europe and the US work in scheduled shifts (shift work).1…

Proper, healthy sleep is critical in our body’s ability to recover from the daily challenges…

The Only Person in Your Way, is YOU. There’s so many of us who want…

Nutrition periodization is something that I’ve been passionate about teaching for a long time now….

Access, Association, and Accountability. Within the first line of this article, I’ve given you the…

Does Your Body Adapt To NEAT Or Walking, Making Your Step Count Less Effective At…

Intermittent Fasting is a pretty popular, yet controversial, topic that’s been floating around in the…

Nutrient Timing – Here’s what you need to know: • Calories in vs. calories out…

Progress is made at the speed of trust. This one BLEW OUR MINDS this week….

The Recovery Paradigm, something not many talk about – yet 100% of people are affected…

To Individualize what you do, is not only the most optimal way to see results;…

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Success is how you SEE it. 90% of the results you see are pre-determined based…

MJ, Kobe, Tom Brady… You. Full context here – I don’t like watching sports, AT…

Today I am going to start a battle of food! Hopefully I can answer many…

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I’m just over 2 weeks away from my first physique competition and the closer I…

The key to actually seeing success from a nutrition plan or diet protocol, is individualizing…

I think everyone, at least once within his or her training history, has been stuck….

“Weight regain is generally the rule, with long-term follow up studies indicating that one-third to…

Paleo vs. Macros… This debate has and probably will go on for eternity in the nutrition…

Today my goal is simple and hopefully a quick one… That is to break down,…

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With the increasing popularity of the topic ‘hormones’ the thyroid gland has also received more…

  This may be the realist shit I’ve ever written for my blog. I know…

The fear of gaining weight is real. People who have lost a large amount of…

A recent study showed that keto doesn’t work like many people once thought it did……

So you want to start exercising and eating “clean,” but where do you start? There…

One of the biggest struggles for me when I started “Dieting”, I hate that word…

Every detail matters. I’m writing you from my hotel room, here in St. Louis, while…

There are 4 key parts of health and longevity promotion and today we are discussing…

So…. It’s Monday…. Another week, but unlike the mass majority of the population… this gets…

Each month I will cover two research articles on nutrition, training, sleep, supplements, or anything…

For years you have been calling people who track their macros, record their food, and…

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The liver is the main organ in charge of detoxification. It constantly “clears out” toxins…

An introduction into weight loss prescription drugs Losing weight can be a journey full of…

Stop constantly doing these things and your body will drastically change for the better. The…

You can’t win, if you’re afraid to lose. This actually comes straight out of a…

Low FODMAP Diet? What is that and could it help you get to the bottom…

Plateaus suck. Plain and simple, they suck. You’re losing weight, getting results, and out of…

As a reader of my blog, I can assume your goal is to look, perform,…

The last 10lbs… It’s like the final put in a golf game. Precision comes into…

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Many people don’t know this, but I was once a fat kid, or as my…

Injury prevention is something I’ve had many people ask me to write about, and I’ve…

Winner’s Aren’t Afraid To Lose. This actually comes straight out of a Chris Stapleton song,…

Goodbye All-or-nothing Mindset, Hello sustainable Weight Loss! Maybe you can relate – You are great…

Have you ever wondered how some people seem to effortlessly follow through with their workout…

The Importance Of Leucine Threshold For Building and Retaining Lean Body Mass   Leucine threshold….

What’s better – Resistance Training or Cardio, ending the debate once and for all The…

SIMPLICITY > complexity. Have you ever noticed that successful people are always telling you to…

  After the popularity of my article, “The 10 Diet Commandments”, I decided to bring…

I received a question on instagram the other day that said, “What would be your…

This is a question that I personally have had to ask many clients, even myself…

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I got some unfortunate news for you today…. Every single diet you’ve ever tried, thought…

At some point in your training, the basics just get boring. Let’s face it. 5×5,…

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