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The 7 Biggest Weight Relapse Mistakes
After you succeed at burning off the fat, what then? How are you going to maintain your new body? What does your next set of 12 week, 6 month and 12 m [...]
How Many Reps Should You Do To Build Muscle
If you've been working out for any length of time than no doubt you've heard the debatesover how many reps you should do per set in order to maximize [...]
Metabolic Damage – Why It Happens, How to Avoid It and How to Fix It
Somewhere in your fitness travels (or random googling), you may have come across the topic of "metabolic damage" or it's close relative, "starvation m [...]
Carb Strategies for Contest Day
Use carbs on the big day to your advantage! Last Saturday my contest-day client list had its usual variety: men and women bodybuilders, figure competi [...]
Rotator Cuff Exercises For Rehabing Shoulder Injuries
One of the most common injuries you'll hear about in the gym is a shoulder injury. In fact it's so common that virtually all advanced lifters have suf [...]
Carb Rotation for Prolonged Fat Loss
One of the mantras I seem to recite daily to unsuspecting clients is the need to make sure they're not just ready on time, but ready early. Being abl [...]
Planning the Perfect Pre-Contest Diet
Probably half of those who will compete this year will begin their efforts on January 1st. The aftermath of New Year's Eve (empty bags of Doritos, a [...]
Muscle-Building Advice From ‘Dr. Protein’
"How much protein?" This has probably been the single most asked question in muscle-building and sports nutrition history. What better place to go for [...]
Drop Sets For Muscle Gain
As I said in my 'Rest Pause' article, of all the extended set techniques that are out there, drop sets have to be my favorite. Actually, when I use in [...]
Testosterone Replacement Therapy
Testosterone replacement therapy is not without side effects, although most are manageable. I've been taking testosterone replacement for 16 years and [...]
How To Fight ‘Bad’ Hormones With ‘Good’ Hormones
As I've covered previously, when you are breaking through a fat loss plateau or trying to get to the Final Phase of leanness, things get a bit murkier [...]
Youth Sports Nutrition and Supplements 101
I get a variety of nutrition questions each week from concerned parents asking questions like:- What should my son/daughter eat through the day?- What [...]
The 3 Step Bigger Badder Biceps Workout
Arms and Biceps in particular are one of the muscle groups that most people are interested in working on and for good reason. After all, a good set of [...]
5000 Calories a Day To Gain Muscle?
Question: I just read a new article on T-nation by Mark Rippetoe and I have actually seen other articles like this one that recommend a gallon of milk [...]
The Religion of Pre and Post Workout Nutrition
Pre- and post-workout nutrition is all the rage these days, and for good reason. For some, however, it's become more than a science - it's become thei [...]
