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Coaches Exericse Tip #1 – The Kaizen Principle

The Kaizen Principle Borrowed from Japanese philosophy, this usually overlooked principle can help  you begin seeing gains every workout! “Anyone who has been training for a long time eventually reaches a point of diminishing returns, making it difficult to produce even a five pound increase in a particular exercise.  Although the increase is only five pounds, […]

Coaches Nutrition Tip #1 – The eyeball method of portion control and meal creation

The eyeball method of creating a meal First popularized by the creator of the Zone Diet Barry Sears the eyeball method of eating is a quick and simple method of achieving a proper macronutrient profile for meals. I use this with clients all the time when first putting together an understanding of meal selection as […]

HCL Challenge

HCL Challenge; One of the first steps in the Bio-Signature Modulation (Bio-sig) process with all clients is to test their stomach hydrochloric acid (HCL) levels. This is of utmost importance within bio-sig as HCL is needed in the initial breakdown of proteins we ingest by activating the production of pepsinogen to pepsin, it assists the […]

Volume Training – What is it?

Volume Training I am seeing more and more progress around the gym these days – it has a lot to do with the new programming, motivated members, and the atmosphere our gym provides on a daily basis.  The one modality I have seen high levels of progress in is gymnastics (pull-ups, push-ups, HSPU’s, etc) and […]

When, and Why, Did Everyone Stop Eating Gluten?

 Celiac disease is an autoimmune disease in which the ingestion of gluten induces enteropathy, or inflammation of the gut, in genetically susceptible individuals. This destruction of the gut means that nutrients cannot be absorbed, leading to a variety of clinical symptoms: anemia due to the lack of iron, atherosclerosis due to the lack of calcium, […]

Bacon is good for me

Now I am not saying that Bacon is a good diet food or even a food that should be in the everyday rotation as a main protein source but the demonizing of this food is a bit over the top, which made me laugh when I saw this video of a kid giving it to […]

9 Habits of Highly Healthy people

The Nine Habits of Highly Healthy People by Jonny Bowden, PhD, CNS For years, business and motivational gurus have known that there are basic habits that seem to predict professional success and excellence. Books like “The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People”, by motivational speaker and business guru Stephen Covey, PhD has sold over 15 […]

Vegetarians – Poliquin thoughts

Going Meatless   by Charles Poliquin In previous articles I’ve alerted my meat-challenged readers (aka vegetarians) that they may be lacking in certain nutrients.  After years of testing, some of the most common amino acid deficiencies I’ve seen are carnitine, carnosine, and taurine.  People deficient in carnitine will have difficulty mobilizing fat to burn as […]

True Strength from Arthur Saxon

This was sent to me by my good friend Adam Benn who was reading through some old Arthur Saxon texts and found the following; “In every other branch of athletics by which relative “strength” can be tested, “skill” enters so extensively into the question of pre-eminence as practically to reduce strength to a secondary consideration.    […]