Do your clients use fat burners/thermos? If so, which do you recommend? Do you think we should cycle on and off of them so that our bodies don't get too used to one product? Thanks!

Not as a rule, no. In fact, I never make the recommendation myself. Clients might use them though if they ask my opinion on it first though, but they broach that subject, not me.

Are you talking OTC stuff or 'other'?

Most of the 'fat burners' on the market, do not burn fat - they just don't. They might provide you with ...

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I thought I would put up a short note to let everyone know that it looks like Lean Bodies Consulting is going to be putting on some LBC Fitness/Physique camps this year. As I get more details sorted out, I'll definitely be back to post about it, but I wanted to make you aware of this and announce it while it's in the planning stages.

And it's not just going be me flying solo either. There will also be one or two IFBB Pros involved taking part in each camp. Location wise, we were first thinking Canada since that's where I'm located,  but we'll probably hold off on that and do Florida first as it's easier for Americans... read more 9 comments

What are your thoughts on supplementing with BCAAs? Off season vs prep? Necessary or no? Thanks!

The short answer? No, not necessary. The longer one?

Something to keep in mind is that of all the protein you take in on a daily basis, the majority of what survives the digestion process are the branch-chain amino acids.

A large amount of our ingested protein is used by the small intestine for hormone and protein synthesis itself. So most of the amino acids that reach the liver are catabolized with the notable exception of the BCAAs which make it through and are metabolized primarily in muscle.

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A great example of how smart programming can repair and undo the metabolic damage so increasingly common in today's contest prep circles

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When I started with Erik in August 2008, I soon realized I knew nothing, zilch, zero about effective training and proper nutrition despite the fact I had already been training for 10 years, but in oh so many wrong ways.  Sure I was weight-lifting in the pursuit of a muscular body, but not eating to support muscle growth, in fact not to support anything except basic survival.  Add to this, insane amounts of cardio plus a crazy competition prep, and the result was a terrible rebound and a severely damaged metabolism.  I gained 30 lbs... read more 11 comments

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