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What Many Fitness Experts Don’t Want You To Know

If I only had the time, money and energy back that I wasted in the early days of training.  I followed the best programs and used the best supplements money could buy.  I experienced good results, for a period, only to go right back to where I started; thus began the virtual merry-go -round that most […]

Exercise and Alcohol

Alcohol and exercise will always interact for many reasons: Guilt from having one too many will force someone back into the gym before they are ready; alcohol is mainly marketed toward sports and leisure (sometimes I participate in a sport I don’t enjoy just for the ensuing beer-infused camaraderie); lastly some exercise enthusiasts will view […]

Should You Train a Sore Muscle? The Debate Continues

As I write this latest blog entry, I find myself grimacing with every movement I make – why? Because I have delivered myself a nice dose of DOMS this week. Anyone who has ever exercised or exerted themselves in a manner they are not accustomed to is familiar with that debilitating feeling left in the […]

Are You at Risk of a Weight Training Injury?

The world we live today is vastly different from the one I grew up in. When I first started weight training people who lifted weights were a dirty little subculture that the rest of society shunned with blind aversion. It seemed only bodybuilders and strength athletes knew what we now all know; weight training makes […]