If you've read my blog when I'm in rant mode about the practices of some, or rather, apparently many, contest prep coaches, you already know that it's not just that I'm not impressed; it's also that some of these recommended program practices are just ... out to lunch.

I've ranted and raved about the insane amounts of cardio so common in contest prep circles today more than once ... and there's another one coming, but not today. We've all seen and heard that kind of thing already. No, today, I'm going to talk about something I've never heard before ... until a recent conversation with a client of mine. And I bet many of you haven't either read more 25 comments

Here's something that I've witnessed recently that really, REALLY bugs me. Seemingly well respected trainers who have become supplement pimps because they're sponsored by said company. Never mind just saying some good things about a product that works. I mean just flat out making things up that sound, and simply are, ridiculous. You know, lying.

Now, I'm sponsored by a supplement company myself, and while I'll certainly say good things about the company, I''m not going to just start talking nonsense.

I mean, I've seen some outlandish claims, and trust me, I've seen supplement marketing first hand when I worked for one of the big supplement giants who are known for aggressive, over-the-top marketing claims. But... read more 11 comments

Disclaimer - apologies (only small ones) if this offends you. It doesn't take a rocket surgeon (yes surgeon :lol:) - or a smart contest prep coach for that matter - to get fat off someone if they starve them enough and get them to do enough cardio. How does that make a trainer ... awesome? 14 hours of cardio a week? 21 hours of cardio a week? 1200 calories while doing that amount of cardio? This isn't the program recommendations of a great trainer, IMO - it's the program directions of someone who doesn't know what they're doing - who has one tool in his or her toolbox. Eventually everyone will get in shape if they eat few enough calories... read more 25 comments

1. Here's a good one for ya:

Talked with trainer by text yesterday and he called me this morning to see how i was holding up. My diet changed as of today and he told me i MUST get the 2 hours of cardio in ... in addition, I have 15 minutes of step-ups ... to work the booty Where to begin? Do you realize my keyboard has dents from typing about these subjects? 15 minutes of step ups to work the booty? Who is this trainer? They belong in another industry. So what is the 15 minutes of step ups going to do to 'the booty'? Is it spot reduction cardio? Sure, of course that works... read more 16 comments

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