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April 18, 2013 By

Fitness and Stress – Some Thoughts On How To Manage Yourself

Stress. It’s something we all deal with on a daily basis, whether we think much about it or not. Some of it’s good, but a lot of it, not so good.

Stress can help us in various ways, making us stronger as we adapt to new stressors. The first thing that comes to my mind is weight training.

Placing a barbell on your back and squatting it is a form of stress. Our ability to cope with that stress, and thus resurface stronger a few days later, is all about what we do outside of the gym. Sleep, rest, eating well, and the general chilling out can go a long way in making the most of this stress.

On the other hand, stress can bring us to our knees. Even in the literal sense.

It may be an injury caused by a weak link in the system (underdeveloped muscles, weak ligaments/tendons, or crappy leverages).

Or it could be an overuse problem.

Other times, it’s an issue with moving at a pace you’re not yet equipped for. [Read more...]

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April 1, 2013 By

The Best Diet In The World

Today I’m writing about my favorite diet, but it’s probably not what you’re thinking…

If you’re an avid fitness enthusiast, you’re probably reading other trainers’ emails, and articles too. If that’s the case, I’m sure you’ve been told to “eat this, not that” or to “stay away from this particular ingredient or food group if your goal is fat loss/muscle gain/whatever.”

You may have been told to eat like your ancestors, or like the Inuit.

The good news is that I’m not going to tell you how to eat today. (WOOT!)

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I am here to give you a fresh perspective, but first let me share with you a story.

On March first, I decided to go on a social media diet. Primarily, I wanted to remove myself from Facebook land for a while. My reasons were many, but the main one was to free up some of the time I normally wasted on the website (it’s pretty addictive, ya know?).

I also wanted to use some of this extra time to read, reflect and write. I did some journaling, worked on a killer blog post that’s due out next week, and even began working on a few new products.

I managed to stay away from Facebook for a total of 30 days, and it was rather refreshing. I got a lot done, went on a mini vacation, and just felt more connected to those outside of the Internet.

Here’s what I did over my vacation…  [Read more...]

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February 16, 2013 By

Being Mindful With Your Training and Nutrition – Setting A New Standard For Yourself

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It’s the middle of February. Where are you in your current health and fitness plan? Are you still on track or have your New Year’s Resolutions gone completely awry?

Are you back into your old habits, or have you successfully created new ones?

This year will mark the 13th or 14th year I’ve been doing some form of strength training. Within the last 3 years I’ve hit a few of my strength-related goals such as a 500lb+ deadlift, being able to bench 225lbs more than 10 times (I believe my best was a set of 15).

A year ago I got heavily into full range of motion Olympic style squats, and quickly got up to doing more than twice my body weight for singles and doubles. This year one of my goals is to hit a 2.5x Olympic squat and if I can manage to stay injury-free, I will surely smash it.

But this past year, my mindset about training and nutrition has taken a major turn for the better, in my opinion. Back on July 1st, I began a journey I had no idea would lead me to the interests I have now regarding a concept called Mindfulness and today I want to discuss how you can apply it to your training and nutrition.

For those who are unfamiliar with the term, it’s pretty simple. A working definition is this: a state of open attention in which you observe thoughts, feelings, and ideas without judgment, and with the idea of remaining focused on the present moment.

Of course, there are other definitions primarily derived from Buddhism, but that’s way beyond the scope of this piece. [Read more...]

Filed Under: Motivation
February 7, 2013 By

Well-Being Supplementation

Today’s article is a guest post from Sol Orwell and Kurtis Frank of Examine.com, one of the premium, unbiased supplement websites on the planet.

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Most people want to “feel better”, and many supplements cater towards making you feeling better. Despite how straightforward that sounds, the manner in which supplements can help you achieve that is not nearly as clear cut.

This is mainly due to the fact that “well being” is a very holistic and broad concept, and the broader the concept, the harder it becomes to narrow it down with quantifiable parameters.

Basically, we cannot actually measure how good somebody feels aside from just asking them about it and having them write it down. And that of course introduces all kinds of potential errors and short-term biases.

Couple this with the observation that anything that induces a large and rapid change in well being is unlikely to influence everybody the same way (not everybody reacts the same to huge social or chemical stressors designed for happiness). Some people can have bad reactions, aka trips. Thus, any reliable method to increase well being is going to have to be subtle. [Read more...]

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