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It’s that time of year where we all focus on spending time with friends and family during the holidays. As a coach and athlete, one of the many difficulties is keeping our nutrition in line while there are swarms of good, delicious, calorically dense food around us. I work with many people that are trying…
In today’s fitness realm, the If It Fits Your Macros (IIFYM) approach to nutrition is becoming rather popular and gaining some good popularity. While this article isn’t designed to discuss the pro’s and con’s of IIFYM, this is how I opt to coach over 90% of my nutrition clients, and so it’s going to base…
As someone that works with a variety of clients and people, something that almost always gets brought up is how to add in extra work or training session to a training program. Most of the time, I will recommend that you just follow the program you’re using as written. It was designed in a way…
I’ll be the first to admit, that I’m not someone that comes up with great recipes. I enjoy the simplicity of cooking. Meats, vegetables, rice, potatoes, oatmeal. That’s my stuff. Baking? Not so much. I’d much rather just go out and buy whatever it is I’ve got the craving for. However, when you’re dieting down…
Over the weekend I had the pleasure of attending the NSCA Indiana State University Strength and Conditioning Clinic. I’ve been fortunate to be able to attend a few of these now, and they are always progressing and bringing in some top tier speakers. The education component is a vital aspect of our field, and getting…
Seeing how and what certain strength athletes and fitness gurus eat is a pretty popular topic. Everyone has their own way to approach nutrition, and each person will likely have things dialed in based upon what works best for them. I’ve decided to film a few days of my eating for those that might be…
It’s not too rare for me to get questions from clients and lifters about which style of nutritional approach to use. With the dozens of different dieting methods and theories out today, it can be a tough call on which method to take. IIFYM, CBL, CNS, Mountain Dog, IF, Paleo, etc. Ask any particular nutrition…