Increased Training Frequency for Increased Gains Nick Smoot- Owner of Smoot Fitness Twitter- @Smootyn Facebook- Smoot Fitness A common question from novice lifters is “how many times should I train a muscle group per week?” Many people are under the belief that if they don’t give a muscle 168 hours to recover, it will get […]
Cardio-Get Shredded For Summer!
CARDIO – Get Shredded For Summer! Nick Smoot- Owner of Smoot Fitness So the summer is here and you are ready to reveal that hard earned muscle you have gained over the winter months. You know that nutrition will make up the bulk of your caloric deficit, leading to weight loss and fat annihilation, but […]
How to Diet Safely For Wrestling
Nick Smoot Owner of Smoot Fitness, SmootFitness.com I was asked an interesting question the other day, “how can a wrestler diet safely?” When I think back on my days as a high school wrestler, the first memories that appear are intense weight training sessions, 5 mile runs, endless sprawl drills, and being cross […]
IIFYM: The Controversy Never Ends!
Nick Smoot Owner of Smoot Fitness, www.Smootfitness.com IIFYM (If It Fits Your Macros) has been an area of controversy for a long time, but I thought that the war would have ended by now. I thought people would have come to the realization that it is not a diet, that everyone who tracks nutrient intake […]
Simplicty and Consistency in Training and Nutrition
I think it is a pretty safe assumption that 99% of people have an ideal physique pictured in their mind that they would like to achieve, and a certain amount of weight that they would love to man handle on a regular basis. How does one go about turning these dreams in to reality? Through […]