Category: Matt Weik

Should You Eat Before Training?
by Matt Weik
There has been a debate for quite some time on whether you should eat before you exercise or if you should exercise when in a fast [...]

The Buddy System When Exercising
by Matt Weik
Generally, when people work in pairs, things get accomplished much faster. The old saying, “two heads are better than one” comes [...]

Your Excuses Show Your Lack of Prioritization
by Matt Weik
How many of you know people that find every excuse possible why they can’t exercise? They work long hours. They have kids to tak [...]

Five Healthy Fast Food Meals to Consider When in a Pinch
by Matt Weik
You can be the most prepared person on the planet, but I bet there will be a time (if it hasn’t already happened) where your bad f [...]

Has the Arnold Classic Lost its Luster?
by Matt Weik
The Arnold Classic in Columbus, OH happens but only once a year. A show where the best of the best are supposed to get on stage a [...]

How to Modify Fast Food So You Don’t Blow Your Diet
by Matt Weik
Just because you want to grab a quick bite to eat while on the go doesn’t mean you have to completely blow your diet. In fact, if [...]

People Need to Look at Health Like They Do Race, Religion, and Politics Today
by Matt Weik
There are three things that they say you should never argue over—those three things are race, religion, and politics. I’ll be hon [...]

Should You Eat Before Exercise?
by Matt Weik
There has been a debate for quite some time on whether you should eat before you exercise or if you should exercise when in a fast [...]

Exercise Helps Those with Advanced Cancer
by Matt Weik
Cancer seems to hit home with just about everyone in the United States these days. We all seem to know someone in our family or a [...]

Why Are Bodybuilders from Different Generations Disrespecting Each Other?
by Matt Weik
We say that if we do not learn from history, we are doomed to repeat it. So, my question is, if we learned from previous bodybuil [...]

The Key to Weight Control Is Exercise, Right? Wrong.
by Matt Weik
We are programmed into thinking that if we exercise, over time we are able to maintain or lose weight—that the two are directly co [...]

Fitness and Social Media Has #GoneTooFar
by Matt Weik
If you follow any part of the fitness industry, it’s impossible to get away from selfies in the mirror showing off what appears to [...]

Fat Shaming Only Increases Poor Habits
by Matt Weik
I don’t really feel that it’s 100% necessary to be writing about this, but I feel there are some people out there who it might cha [...]

Not Even a Soda Tax Can Stop Us!
by Matt Weik
I live in Pennsylvania, and not too far from Philadelphia who put a “soda tax” in place. While I appreciate what they are trying [...]

Is Bodybuilding Losing its Luster due to the Olympia Qualification System?
by Matt Weik
How many of us can go back in the day and remember when all of the top bodybuilders pretty much entered each competition throughou [...]

