Most fitness experts will tell you that spending your money on nutritional supplements is a waste of money, but I disagree.  There is definitely a place for supplements provided your at minimum 70% compliant with a good nutrition plan.  Besides, with the unfortunate lower quality of our foods these days, a sensible supplementation program will [...]

With Memorial Weekend coming up in five days (and four for a lot of you), the fat loss tips, tricks, and questions are coming at a furious pace having me whip up a quick and easy bodyweight “fat flush” program for you.  Now keep in mind that although the program is titled “Fast 5 Fat [...]

*This blog post initially started as a private email to a small group that I am training right now, but as I got into the meat of my advice I realized this could help even more people, such as my blog readers. The short story of my group is that they have just completed 4 [...]

Yesterday I shared my reflections on 2010 and some of the lessons I’ve learned.  So today, I figured I’ll just lay out the rest and get on with it. * Technology Is A Double Edged Sword – with today’s coolest gadgets from the iPhone, iPad, Droid’s, etc you would think that the ability to multi-task [...]

These days everyone is looking for the holy grail of diets, or that secret food to help burn more belly fat.  Let me just end it now by saying you’ll never find it, ever.  So get over it. Now there are certain foods that when combined appropriately with other foods, can create close to the [...]

If you’re struggling to lose fat or if you’ve hit a plateau in your fat loss program, but know that your workouts are appropriate for your fat loss goals, you may need to take another look at your nutritional macronutrients. Macronutrients are simply the nutrients that provides your body calories for energy, such as protein, [...]

It was a busy weekend with my wife’s family celebrating three birthdays and the blessing of my son. It almost felt like Thanksgiving and Christmas all over again with all the awesome food, gifts, and most importantly the gathering of family in which there was a lot of catching up to do with everyone. When [...]

Alright, so I hope you’ve been able to digest reasons 1 through 5 from the previous blog post .  Some of these reasons may seem harsh for some, but it may also be the wake up call you’ve been needing in order to start seeing results from your fitness program. Let’s not waste any more [...]

We’re now into the third week of January, and a crucial week it is for fitness buffs partaking in their New Year’s Resolutions. You’ve been working out hard, you’ve been trying to eat right, but you’re still not seeing results. Most people never stop to think of other factors that might influence their lack of [...]

I just woke up from a much needed nap here in Tampa Bay, Florida.  I’ve been locked in a conference room with my fitness mastermind buddies for the past two days hammering out killer fitness ideas for 2010. Oh, and I’ve learned a few words to add to my “Dude glossary” of “Yopla”, “Nopla”, and [...]