The trainers’ guide to protein powders

For the Personal Trainer and Fitness Professional, or those individuals seeking to gain lean body mass, the quality of protein consumed is an important dietary factor. Protein’s value cannot be [...]

Introduction When it comes to all things training, there is no lifter or competitor I have trained with who has not engaged in some supplement routine. Let’s face it: it’s simply ubiquitous when [...]

There are hundreds and even thousands of workout routines out there. However, as I have mentioned time and time again, the complex workouts are not always the most effective. Full body and [...]

When someone or something is described as “eccentric,” it often has a negative connotation. Interestingly, that’s also the case with training programs that emphasizes Eccentric Training. However, [...]

Sleep is a fascinating and complex topic that has so much individual variability yet has tremendous impact on life, stress, and physiological and psychological outcomes. For most of us, we [...]

Let’s face it, when it comes to maximizing performance in the gym and on the field, most athletes and coaches have no idea how to actually train to develop true strength and power capacities, let [...]

Introduction When it comes to training for strength and hypertrophy, back thickness reigns supreme. You will not find anybody who is strong across-the-board with any type of sport without having [...]

Overtraining continues to be a concern in high levels of competition, especially amongst highly trained athletes and even those involved with strength sports, mainly since it is responsible for [...]

Can you drop it like a drop set? Drop sets are one of the oldest training techniques known to man and woman kind. While thousands of trainers use drop sets, let’s see why they are effective [...]

The mind-muscle connection is known as an “internal focus of attention.” Specifically, it’s the process of actively thinking about the target muscle during training and feeling it work throughout [...]