**photo credit: tnation.com The short answer to this question is yes, alcohol and fitness can co-exist. I mean, obviously, drinking yourself in to oblivion from 10:00 in the morning until 10:00 at night – on a regular basis – doesn’t fit within the realms of a healthy lifestyle, but some alcohol on occasion is certainly […]
What Dragon Ball Z Taught Me About Strength Training
If your childhood was anything like mine, it was filled with epic pizza parties, video games, chasing women (that’s right, little Smoot was a playa …not really), and spending every Friday night in front of a TV screen watching Dragon Ball Z. I LOVE Dragon Ball Z (DBZ). I’ve seen all of the episodes, all […]
The Number One Fat Loss Mistake
I was looking back through my old articles yesterday, and a few things caught my attention: 1.) My writing has improved (at least in my opinion), and I’ve gone from sounding illiterate to slightly less illiterate. 2.) I said some really dumb things in previous blog posts (thank God for science and research). […]
How Much [Junk] Food Can You Eat?
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First off, I want to start by saying that I absolutely hate the term “junk food.” There are whole and minimally processed foods that contain large amounts of vitamins and minerals, and there are highly processed foods that contain very small amounts of vitamins and minerals. That’s it. There aren’t any “bad” foods, and there […]
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 […]
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