I hate to say it, but we all age even if we don’t want to face it. Ive been working out for well over 27 years and like anything, things will wear down over time. But there are ways to lessen the severity and even slow down aging, primarily in the joints and tendons. Here…
We all want to look great and feel young like we were in our 20s, but it takes work to slow down the aging process. It’s something we need to work at daily from: what we eat, to our sleeping habits, training style, and coping mechanisms when it comes to stress. I can go on…
Whether you’re a man or woman who works out, you’re probably looking to gain muscle to some degree. We all have our goals and areas to focus on, but there are some essential things to consider if you want to maximize your gym efforts. 1 – Prioritize your goals If you want to build overall…
I want to share my top 4 biohacks to fight off cravings. It seems like now people are finding it harder to follow their food plan or even start one because of being home all the time. After all it can get pretty boring And when you’re watching shows it’s easy to want to grab…
We all know the benefits of weight training, especially when we lift heavy and create the stress response. It’s when we lift that the hormones which elicit growth (namely, testosterone and growth hormone) are at their highest. A way to piggyback on this surplus is to finish your workouts with a few sets hitting the…
Most of us know by now the importance of the key components in losing fat and getting stronger: train hard (heavy resistance training), do cardio, eat well, and recover (get enough sleep, etc). If you’re not balancing your sympathetic system (think adrenaline) with your parasympathetic system (rest & digest) then you won’t get far in…
For the last few days, I’ve had a nasty cold and despite sleeping lots, and taking my vitamins, getting a good sweat helps get the toxins and infection out quicker; especially when there’s a deep nasty cough involved :(. This is what I do to speed up recovery from a cold, and even follow as…
Recently I started incorporating IF (intermittent fasting) to my routine to see if the purported benefits were as good as the studies say. And I have to happily admit, they are better than I expected. I’m leaner than I’ve been in a long time; I’m literally 2-3 pounds away from stepping on stage and competing…
For anyone looking to bio hack their health and make dieting easier, you would have heard and most likely ingested something with sugar alcohols. They are mostly synthetic products (man-made), except for a couple, that taste like sugar, have a negligible effect on blood sugar, but have minimal or no calories, or so we thought……
Whether we love it or hate it, Winter is here and that means less time outdoors and less exposure to the sun. It may not seem like it should really affect us, but it does. When vitamin D exposure is hindered, it results in less serotonin release (the ‘happy’ hormone), less energy, poorer mood, more…