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Why People Aren’t Reaching Their Fitness Goals

August 11, 2015 by Nick 4 Comments

Why People Aren’t Reaching Their Fitness Goals

You know something that’s funny? Everything works. It works to varying degrees (certain programs are better suited for certain people in certain situations than others), but every training method, nutritional strategy, or cardiovascular routine has the potential to produce long-lasting, exceptional results. Yet, despite the fact that everything works, very few people are actually getting […]

Filed Under: Featured, Training Tagged With: Consistency, effort, Progress, Results

How Long Will it Take to Reach Your Fitness Goals?

July 22, 2015 by Nick Leave a Comment

How Long Will it Take to Reach Your Fitness Goals?

A long time. Of course, different goals have different completion times, and smaller goals can be achieved relatively quickly. But bigger goals? Goals that people dream of? Goals that are characterized by enormous gains in strength, outrageous gains in muscle mass, incredible developments in speed, and unbelievable changes in body composition? Yeah, those take a […]

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Should You Foam Roll Before You Train?

July 15, 2015 by Nick Leave a Comment

Should You Foam Roll Before You Train?

Yes…and no. Whether or not you should foam roll before you train comes down to three main factors:   Your current movement capacity and mobility level. Whether or not you get any results from foam rolling (not everyone does). Personal preference. Let’s cover each one of these factors individually.   Movement Capacity and Mobility If […]

Filed Under: Featured, Training Tagged With: Foam Rolling, massage, SMR, training, Warm Up

Can Adding Size Help You Get Stronger (and Vice Versa)?

July 8, 2015 by Nick Leave a Comment

Can Adding Size Help You Get Stronger (and Vice Versa)?

*Photo Credit: Mike O,Hearn – a bodybuilder whose strong as a freakin ox.   Yes, it most definitely can. For some reason, there seems to be this disconnect between training for strength and training for size. And, that’s unfortunate, because each adaption effectively builds the other, and training for strength AND size – just to […]

Filed Under: Featured, Training Tagged With: adaption, force, goals, mass, muscle, Size, Strength

8 Lifting Mistakes I Made (That Hopefully You Won’t)

June 25, 2015 by Nick Leave a Comment

8 Lifting Mistakes I Made (That Hopefully You Won’t)

Someone once told me that I should “learn from other peoples’ mistakes.” Well, I didn’t listen to that person. Instead I chose to ignore their sound advice and make a bunch of mistakes on my own (what a freakin idiot!). Below, I’ve listed eight of these mistakes in the hopes that you WON’T do the […]

Filed Under: Featured, Training Tagged With: Lifting Mistakes, Training Mistakes

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