I have generated a new found passion for nutrition knowledge gathering and self-research. My recent self-experiments with calorie intake vs. expenditures, has led me to believe that worrying about calories is now a foolish way view weight loss. For me it has been far more important to significantly limit my carbohydrate intake (almost zero simple …
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This past weekend is proof that you never know where workout inspiration may be found. Upon arriving at a close childhood friend’s wedding reception I found myself sitting near a bunch of close friends from high school and one couple I had never met (a friend of the groom.) It turns out my friend had …
I have an incentive to build up my forearm strength. I love Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, and a huge part of success in this sport is the ability to grip strongly and for extended periods of time. For whatever reason, I find difficulty in gaining mass in my forearm muscles, but have no issue with increasing …
One of the biggest plateau busters I’ve found in my lifting cycle is using “manuals” or “partner” lifts. Manuals, or at least that’s what they were called in our high school football workouts, entailed either some or all of the workout being resisted by another person (lifting partner). For example for preacher curls, a manual …
Another trick that my friends and I have used to stay motivated to workout this past season, was to send Google calendar invites with the proposed workouts for the week. This tactic held us more accountable to working out with eachother, and allowed us to fit in mutually agreeable workout times at the beginning of …
I must admit that I have been very disgruntled with the (predictable) influx of new gym goers that have shown up post-January 1st. However, this recent swarm has actually resulted in me trying new machines that I typically avoid when I have free range of equipment. For example, this past week, I had planned on …
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One trick that I’ve found that helps me stay motivated to go lifting early in the mornings is to have a shaker bottle pre-made by my bedside of a pre-workout supplement. Examples of pre-workout supplements that I’ve used are: Beta-crete and Jacked3d Because these products have a moderate amount of caffeine (about a fourth of …
Recently, I was in the gym and I found the New Year Resolution’ers taking up all of the equipment I planned to use in my leg workout. I decided to reach back to my ACL-rehab days and incorporate more functional, body-weight exercises and plyos. I found my workout ended much quicker than usual, and I ended …
Want a quick change up for your average pull up? I’ve found that draping two towels over the pull up bar and using them to perform your pull up activates your forearms much more effectively than the standard form. The bigger the towels you use, the more difficult the pull up will be to perform. …
