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Training is a bit like the expression, “The more you know, the more you realize you don’t know.” For example, when you first learned a clean, you were probably just trying to grasp the basic [...]

You thought you had finally figured it out: Avoid all of the foods that are high on the glycemic index (GI), like bananas and potatoes and watermelon, and your blood sugar and insulin levels will [...]

I always laugh when people tell me they’re doing the ketogenic diet, yet they’re drinking milk and eating nuts and aren’t counting the grams of sugar foods like this have on their daily carb (and [...]

People take fish oil for various reasons: Inflammation, performance, heart health, cognitive function, to name a few. But now, a new reason (or two) enter the fold… Research published in JAMA [...]

If you took off on a 5 km run, you wouldn’t sprint the first 400 meters, gas yourself and end up walking. You would probably strive to run at a reasonably consistent pace for 20-some-odd minutes. [...]

Though the benefits of lifting weights are well-researched and well known, there was one thing runners and cyclists could always hold over the heads of the strength training advocates: Heart [...]

Eager pupil: “Can you teach me a pistol?”   Coach: “Can you back squat your bodyweight for five reps? Can you do Bulgarian split squats at 50 percent of your bodyweight? How’s your hamstring [...]

Ten percent of the population in North America is reported to take both a fish oil and vitamin D supplement on a regular basis. We, too, have frequently pushed the importance of both of these [...]

2018 is wrapping up and 2019 is getting closer. In other words, BOOTCAMP season is here to rally the short-term fitness and diet enthusiasts far and wide!   30-day or 6-week fitness and diet [...]