Nick Smoot-Owner of Smoot Fitness smootfitness.com Last week I covered what I consider to be the first two “horsemen” of optimal recovery, sleep and nutrition. If you haven’t read part one, I highly recommend you check it out HERE before moving forward. For everyone else, let’s move right in to horsemen three and four, rest […]
Archives for December 2013
Dieting 101: The Slow and Steady Approach
Nick Smoot- Owner of Smoot Fitness Smootfitness.com Starting a diet is pretty simple. Decrease food intake (by either reducing the amount of calories you are currently taking in or using a formula to determine your estimated caloric target), add in a day or two of cardio, and you are right on track to a leaner […]
The Four Horseman of Optimal Recovery (Part 1)
Nick Smoot- Owner of Smoot Fitness Smootfitness.com I started a new training block yesterday, and man was it brutal. The focus of this phase is maximal strength, and day one looks like this: – Barbell Box Squat- 6X3 – Good Mornings- 6X3 -Lying Hamstring Curl- 3X6 -Barbell Lunges- 3X6 -Back Extensions- 3X6 I always expect […]
Crash Dieting Doesn’t Work
Nick Smoot- Owner of Smoot Fitness Smootfitness.com I know the winter isn’t the best time to be posting a dieting article (its bulking season bro!), but after recently witnessing many people set unhealthy and extreme fat loss goals, I felt obligated to share my opinion on the subject. Crash diets do not work. For anyone […]