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USPlabs Modern BCAA Product Review
As the fitness industry continues to evolve, more and more supplements flood the market daily. A sense of overwhelming can be common when entering a supplement store. At times, one product comes along that deserves to provide the feeling of being overwhelmed. And the USPlabs BCAA supplement deserves that right. BCAA is an acronym [...]
Workout of the Day (WOD) May 13, 2012
This workout of the day (WOD) is one that I just performed. Book-ending my resistance training with cardiovascular conditioning, the elevated heart rate that I maintained for nearly two hours burned roughly 1800 calories! Continue to train hard and inch closer to your aesthetic goals. Nothing is out of your reach! Enjoy. 1. Stepmill [...]
Workout of the Day (WOD) A Recent Study…May 4, 2012
A recent study in a highly recognized strength and conditioning journal stated that increases in muscle size were not only evident while performing hypertrophy stimuli, but the enlargement of muscle was also evidenced when subjects performed three sets of 14 repetitions. The acute variable range typically provided to create the hypertrophy stimulus is 3 [...]
Met-Rx HMB Product Review
HMB is an acronym for beta-Hydroxy beta-methylbutyric acid, a metabolite of the essential amino acid leucine utilized for protein synthesis. Originally developed to assist cancer and AIDS patients with muscle growth, endurance, and sustained lean muscle mass, bodybuilders began utilizing HMB in the late 1970′s for their own aesthetic improvements. A mainstay in all supplement [...]
Contest Preparation – Trial and Error
Contest preparation, whether you are competing in a bodybuilding, figure, or physique show, involves a degree of trial and error. Education nowadays is only an internet search away. Relying on sites that are grounded in scientific research will provide the general public with a knowledgeable foundation to build from. This foundation is imperative in [...]
Workout of the Day (WOD) March 27, 2012
The workout of the day is a total body routine focused on increasing lean muscle mass and decreasing body fat. By combining a variety of total body lifts that will attack the body’s muscles from various angles with specific energy system manipulation on the treadmill, the body will respond by utilizing fat as fuel. [...]
Workout of the Day (WOD) March 16, 2012
The workout of the day for this March 16th is an intense circuit-style training geared towards burning body fat and increasing lean muscle mass. A workout of the day relevant for both males and females, the key to this design is to keep an elevated heart rate increasing the body’s metabolism and forcing the [...]
NFL Training “Evolution” Blog March 7, 2012
What a tremendous week of training thus far. The past two days have included strength and conditioning with energy system manipulation, mixed martial arts training, and a restorative/strength/flexibility/cardiovascular enhancing Vinyasa yoga flow class this morning at Equinox. Establishing the anatomical adaptation foundation last week for the resistance training, I transitioned each athlete into a [...]
NFL Training “Evolution” Blog March 5, 2012
As I peer out on the beautiful Pacific Ocean just a stone’s throw away while sitting atop the rental house, I think about the initial week of training and the progression of the training “evolution” into week two. Week one was a challenging acclimation to the physiological training. In addition to the anatomical adaptation [...]
Workout of the Day (WOD) Footwork Integration! March 6, 2012
The workout of the day for this Tuesday, March 6th is a footwork integration concept that I utilize with my clients. Footwork drills achieve a variety of end results. From an athlete standpoint, footwork is essential for most every sport. Improving on this ability will improve an athlete’s quickness, explosion, lateral movement and overall [...]
