My next few posts are going to be all about what I think covers the basics of 'effective training'. It's amazing how paying a little attention to some basic principles (actually applying some basic principles) can dramatically change the effectiveness of your time in the gym. How many of us have spent a lot of time in the gym, training, putting in lots of effort, thinking we were doing what was necessary to achieve results, and yet, dissatisfied with the outcome? I think we've all been there at one point. And then we start training 'smarter' and just like that - more muscle, more strength, better muscle retention while dieting for fat loss, even recomposition. So, the... read more 1 comments

Mindset ... it's such an interesting thing, especially when it comes to nutrition/dieting, etc. I'm often reminded of the difference in people's mindsets when looking at client biweeklies. For the sake of example, I'll use myself at one end of the spectrum and a random female client at the other. So, I'm dieting right now. I'm about two months or so in and the good news is that one, I'm ahead of last year's pace and two, thanks to an unusually effective last two weeks, I'm leaner than I've been in a long time. This should be a good thing right? Yeah sure, but ... I'm losing 'weight'. I woke up at 219 (albeit due to being very depleted) today, which... read more 10 comments

How do most people warm up? They might jump on the bike or the treadmill for five or ten minutes for a general warm up, then they might do a few light static stretches and then they'll move onto some light weight, high rep work before moving onto their first exercise. Then they settle in and they start warming up for their work sets. The problem here is how these warm up sets are conducted.

What's the purpose of a warm up? Specifically, a warm up serves as a neuromuscular rehearsal of the upcoming lift as well as an opportunity to get your body used to progressively heavier loads.

So how do most people warm up? Let’s use... read more 4 comments

This is a post I made previously that I thought deserved to be immortalized in my blog. :) It's always worth a second look ...

Why does bodyweight matter so much to 'you'?

This is going to turn into more of a rant I think. What does bodyweight tell you? It tells you what you WEIGH!! Who knows what you weigh? You. Who cares what you weigh? No one else. What are your goals when it comes to training and nutrition? In most cases, at some point, it will be fat loss ... or is it just weight loss? Do you care where your weight loss comes from? Or is the only thing that matters is... read more 9 comments

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