Blog
A Secret Weapon for Faster Results: Post-Workout Nutrition
After working with hundreds of clients and observing thousands, I believe that post-workout nutrition produces greater results than any other supplementation strategy. If you are not currently ingesting a post-workout shake, then this alone will prime you for positive physical change. It is imperative.
Cardiovascular Conditioning 101
Cardiovascular exercise is any type of continuous activity that accelerates your heart rate. Whether it is a treadmill, an aerobics class, running outdoors or doing jumping jacks. As long as it gets your heart pumping while meeting your body's demand for oxygen then it is classified as cardiovascular exercise.
The EAT Principles: the Five Habits of Nutritional Mastery
Eating high-octane foods speeds up metabolism. High-octane foods are foods as close to their natural source as possible. The foods that burn the most calories in the act of digestion usually contain more nutrients and are the healthiest. If you want to know how to determine which foods are best to eat, ask yourself this question:
The Key to Creating Continuous Change!
Most people dread the small steps that push them toward the realization of their desires. They whine, complain and cry about working out, eating clean and being sore. They see the small steps as a nuisance that they HAVE to do or they will get fat. Then there are the physically elite and the soon to be physically elite who choose to attack the small steps with vim and vigor…who embrace the challenge and always strive to improve. They possess the KAIZEN mindset and reap the rewards of victory.
The GREATEST SECRET of All
Not long ago I was on an aircraft carrier in California. It was an amazing experience. I was like a child, running from one room to another studying every detail of the vessel. At one point, I found myself alone. I began to wonder through the maze of narrow corridors. Soon I stumbled upon what must have been the special operations area. On the wall in bold letters: “Failure is not an option.” – U.S. Navy Seals
The Dirty Dozen – Always Buy These 12 Foods Organic
I recently met a former farmer and engineer from Georgia. Over dinner, he mentioned that he would never eat peaches. I asked him, “Why do you say that?” He said, “We used to spray a lot of different chemicals on them but one in particular is really nasty. In fact, it was used in World War I and World War II as a type of poison gas.
The IGNITE phase
The IGNITE warm-up is more intense than the treadmill and involves the use of what I call “Oh, Sh!t” exercises. These exercises force you to focus on what you are doing right now.
The Most Effective Exercises Make You Say, Oh Sh!t
In order activate a muscle; the brain must first generate an electrical impulse called an excitation, which is transmitted down the spinal cord and out a nerve. When the electrical impulse reaches the end of the nerve then a neurotransmitter called acetylcholine is released that initiates muscle contraction. The point to take home here is that it all starts in your head.
English 
简体中文 
Nederlands 
Français 
Deutsch 
Italiano 
日本語 
Português do Brasil 
Español