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Reading Time: < 1 minuteMerry Christmas to you all. I was recently invited as a guest on the Strive for Great Health Podcast hosted by Dr. Richard Harris, M.D, Pharm D. In it, I debunk several common workout and nutrition myths such as: Do you need carbs to build muscle? Do you need a protein shake post workout? Should […]

Reading Time: 7 minutesSo you want to gain some muscle. And you want to be sure that you’re making progress and not just wasting your time in the gym. If so, then there’s one thing that you need to know: PROGRESSIVE OVERLOAD.  Forget muscle confusion. Forget fads and gimmicks. If you want to make gains and avoid wasting […]

Reading Time: 11 minutesWhat if I told you that you could get the same muscle growth from lifting less than half the weight you’re used to? What if I told you that it would take less than half the time as your normal sets? And what if I told you that you’d look badass while doing it and […]

Reading Time: 4 minutesIf you’re one of the cool kids, chances are you’ve heard of carb cycling. If not, the idea is simple: Cycle your carb intake throughout the week to “trick your body” into burning more fat and sparing more muscle while you’re dieting. So you might have low carb days, high carb days, medium carb days, […]

Reading Time: 2 minutesI have a very special post for you all today. It’s the #1 answer to your fitness questions. You know…like: How much volume should I do? Is sugar bad? How many carbs should I eat? Should I lift heavy or light? How much sleep do I need? How many days a week should I be […]

Reading Time: 5 minutesThe age old question: Do you need a calorie surplus to build muscle? Some will tell you yes – it’s absolutely essential to add any muscle at all. Some will tell you no – it’s just a myth and a surplus will do nothing but add fat that you have to diet off again later. […]

Reading Time: 3 minutesI get asked a lot of the same questions all of the time. How much protein do you need? What’s the best exercise for chest/glutes/biceps? And so on. There’s no such thing as a stupid question, but if there was one question I’m frequently asked that annoys the hell out of me, it would have […]

Reading Time: 2 minutesImagine for a sec that you’re back in the 1500s. You have no idea about any of this scientific stuff, but you are smack dab in the middle of The Renaissance and want to create an aesthetic physique by building muscle and dropping fat. Better yet, picture yourself as Leonardo da Vinci himself looking to […]

Reading Time: 4 minutesAll right, so I’ve got a story for you guys. Back when I first got into bodybuilding, I remember mixing up gatorade and whey protein post workout to get a big insulin spike to shuttle the amino acids into my muscles and get more jacked. Yes, it was nasty as hell. But yet it was […]

Reading Time: 5 minutesIn my last post I addressed the question “Do You Need to Count Calories?” The answer was yes – in one way or another – if your goal is to make changes to your physique optimally by adding muscle or getting leaner. But I also mentioned that contrary to popular belief, it doesn’t have to […]