Let me ask you a question. If you wanted to burn the fat, covering your abdominal muscles, what exercises would you do? Possible answers: 1) A huge amount of abdominal exercises; 2) Compound movements and cardio exercise If your answer was number one, you couldn’t be further from the truth! And you know what? You…
When I was in my teens and twenties I wanted to be powerful. I wanted to be famous. I wanted to have a lot of money. The closest I got to fame (if one could call it that) was during my bodybuilding career. But I didn’t feel powerful. I didn’t have lots of money. And,…
I was thinking today about the times in my life when I wanted something substantial, or I had a big goal, and it happened almost effortlessly. The times when things happened this effortless way are far less in my life than the times when… things I wanted didn’t happen, or things I wanted did happen,…
Many have this question on their minds, and it’s probably on yours if you are reading this right now. Firstly, you can gain weight even without any protein in your diet! How is that so? Notice that we are talking weight. If we were to say “how much protein do you need in order to…
There’s a signal I’ve been catching in the gym for years. The harder I try to stretch, the more my body resists. Pull harder on the shoulder stretch, the shoulder locks down. Relax, and it opens. It’s not a metaphor. It’s a real mechanism. In physical science it’s called the Central Governor Model. You never…
If you are reading this you need to know exactly what is insulin resistance, so I’m going to spare you the intro words. Here it goes: You have certainly heard about Insulin Resistance, and you might have also heard this other term – Insulin Sensitivity. They both actually mean the same thing. Well, almost. Let me explain. Insulin sensitivity and…