Research can provide golden information to health and fitness professionals. If you’re a personal trainer, here are some recent findings to help you stay ahead of the pack: Resistance Exercise is Effective for Cancer Patients Resistance exercise is effective to increase lower-limb muscular strength, increase lean body mass, and decrease body fat in cancer patients…
Inducing body composition changes in a beginner is easy. Clean up their eating habits, get them exercising, and the body will start to change fairly quickly. Heck, a beginner just has to look at a barbell and they’ll start to grow some muscle! Things get a bit more challenging with advanced trainees, but with the…
If I asked what the most popular set/rep scheme in strength training is, most people would respond with 3 sets of 10 reps. It seems to be the universal training prescription — but where does it come from? The concept stems from a 1948 paper by Dr. Thomas DeLorme and Dr. Arthur Watkins, where they…
As a Clinical Exercise Physiologist, my role is to promote health and fitness — not to manage disease. That’s the job of medical doctors, who, for the most part, manage disease by suppressing symptoms with drugs. But it’s not the symptoms you should focus on — it’s the cause. If you truly want to cure…
On January 1, 2016, I posted the first blog entry of the year — and here we are today, twelve months and almost 100 posts later! Our readership has grown considerably over the past year, and the number of newsletter subscribers and social media followers has steadily increased as well. Thank you for all your…
If your goal is to build muscle, you better make sure you have enough vitamin D in your body. One of the primary functions of vitamin D is muscle growth. Believe it or not, taking a shower every day can actually lead to a vitamin D deficiency — which may result in muscle loss, weakness,…
One simple way to gauge testosterone status in males is often referred to as the “morning wood” test. If you’re not waking up under a tent first thing in the morning, your testosterone levels may not be optimal. Of course, this isn’t a foolproof measure. Your sleep cycle can affect it. Testosterone spikes during REM…
Not long ago, I shared the inspiring story of my client Arzhang — a man who overcame a horrific fall in December 2013 and, through relentless hard work, built an impressive level of muscular strength and leg hypertrophy. If you missed his story, check it out here:Climbing to New Heights: An Inspirational Story Recently, Arzhang…
The Problem… Watch this eye-opening video: The Solution… Two simple but powerful steps can make a world of difference:→ Increase physical activity→ Improve dietary habits Increase Physical Activity Get your kids moving more and sitting less! Here are some helpful resources: Improve Dietary Habits Good nutrition is key. Check out these kid-friendly meal ideas: Take-Home…
Charles Poliquin did the world a huge favor when he introduced the concept of having meat and nuts for breakfast. It’s one of the most effective nutritional strategies you can use — for both adults and children. The challenge? Most kids aren’t exactly excited to eat chicken breasts, pork chops, or steak first thing in…