Egg and Avocado Breakfast Pie

  Part of my breakfast this morning: Bake a tortilla if your choice for 5-6 min at 350* , mash avocado and spread onto the tortilla, add your eggs, and any seasonings you like! Breakfast pie!


Everything Will Be Okay

Several of my clients have emailed me this week letting me know that they’re struggling in either the gym, life, or both. This got me to thinking about the fact that we ALL struggle sometimes. It also made me remember all of the times I struggled in the past and wondered how I was ever.. Read more →


Thoughts on Intermittent Fasting

I think that intermittent fasting is simply a way to control overall calorie intake of the course of a day or week (depending on whether you were to use the 16:8 or alternate day fasting). Some people happen to find it more convenient to eat this way which allows them to be more nutritionally compliant.. Read more →


Getting Lean, Qualitative Measures, and the Law of Diminishing Returns

Something to keep in mind that as you get leaner and leaner your ability to measure or quantify change will decrease. Progress will start to show up more qualitatively and less quantitatively so it’s important to learn to accept the limitations of numbers as your be-all-end-all barometer of progress. For example, improvements in vascularity don’t.. Read more →


Can You Target Fat Loss To A Specific Area?

There is no way to target fat loss to a localized region of the body. More specifically, there are no magic exercises, diets, or supplements that are going to somehow target belly fat, butt fat, thigh fat, or your “get no love” handles. The key, as boring as it sounds, is a consistent diet with.. Read more →


Make Your Own Pre-Workout Supplement

I’ve had a few clients lately ask me for a recommended pre-workout supplement, so I thought I’d share Erik’s recipe on here: 200mg caffeine 8g citruline mallate 3.2g beta alanine (split into pre- and post-workout doses) 2-3g l-tyrosine 2g acetyl-l-carnitine You can find all of these ingredients at SmartPowders.com. If you prefer to purchase a.. Read more →