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Maximize Your Muscle Growth: Choose a Split Routine!
If your goal is to maximize muscle growth, focusing on fewer muscle groups per session might be your best bet. Recent research suggests that training
How to Choose a Prenatal Multivitamin
Not too long ago, a couple that I train were planning to start a family. The doctor had prescribed a multivitamin and they wanted to
Fast Relief of Ankle Pain
Wednesday evening my 16-year-old client Amanda came limping into the gym. She rolled her ankle that morning during a field hockey game. The coach told
Please Help… My Son has High Cholesterol!
Here’s part of an interview that was conducted with me many years ago on the topic of cholesterol. A word of warning: The message goes
Eat the Whole Egg
Even with a strong Paleo movement in place, many North Americans are still convinced that fat is evil. Low-fat diets continue to be in vogue
Olympic Lifting for Athletes Revisited
Olympic weightlifting is a sport. Performing Olympic lifts during strength training is not mandatory to improve athletic performance in other sports. In fact, many experts
Insane Health & Fitness Traditions
Albert Einstein once defined insanity as doing the same thing over and over again, but expecting different results. There are many examples of insane traditions
Don’t Use Bioelectric Impedance to Measure Body Fat
Recently, a 70-year-old client of mine wanted to add high-intensity interval training to her regimen, so she decided to join a local gym. As part
Female Client Doing Pull-Ups
Pull-ups are difficult for most people to do, especially for females. The average number of pull-ups a female can do is zero. A lack of
How to Get Stubborn Calves to Grow
Stubborn calves are either bored calves, they’ve “been there, done that” and refuse to grow, or they’re lost calves, they’ve been searching for the hidden
Are Chin-Ups A Natural Movement?
For years we’ve been told to avoid behind-the-neck pulldowns and pull-ups. They place a tremendous amount of stress on the shoulders when lifting a heavy
Almonds Don’t Have Breasts
Ages ago I learned a very important nutritional concept from Dr. Eric Serrano: The best type of milk to consume is breast milk; it’s what