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What Are The Best Supplements For Athletes?

Education, Nutrition, Sports Performance, Update, VideoBy Brandon SmitleyOctober 30, 2023Leave a comment

In this video, we break down the best supplements athletes should take to optimize their performance and recovery.

Optimizing Youth Athletic Performance Through Proper Nutrition

Education, Nutrition, UpdateBy Brandon SmitleyJune 16, 2020Leave a comment

What should your child be eating? Read more to find out how to immediately improve performance.

NutraBio Black Friday Sale

Education, Nutrition, Supplements, UpdateBy Brandon SmitleyNovember 22, 2017Leave a comment

I’m not one to post a ton of sales based adds or other posts on my blog, but NutraBio is having a HUGE Black Friday sale for about a whole week. You can stock up on tons of protein, multivitamins, pre-workouts, amino acids, joint care formulas and MORE! These are their lowest prices of the…

How To Diet During Thanksgiving

Education, Fat Loss, Nutrition, UpdateBy Brandon SmitleyNovember 21, 2017Leave a comment

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…

How To Calculate Your Macros

Carbs, Education, Fat Loss, Nutrition, UpdateBy Brandon SmitleyOctober 26, 2017Leave a comment

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…

A Methodical Approach to Increasing Your Training Frequency

Education, Nutrition, Powerlifting, Recovery, UpdateBy Brandon SmitleyJanuary 18, 2017

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…

WATCH: Transitioning to Powerlifting

Coaching, Education, Powerlifting, Update, VideoBy Brandon SmitleyJune 16, 2016Leave a comment

Continuing on with the Q&A series from my Facebook page, this week I discuss how to transition to powerlifting from a physique-based background. As crazy as this may seem, I think this is the most common way that people get into powerlifting. Majority of us when we start our fitness journey, get introduced either via…

5 Things I Wish I Knew 5 Years Ago

Coaching, Education, UpdateBy Brandon SmitleyJune 9, 2016Leave a comment

Looking back through my years of training, I realize there was a lot that I didn’t know. Back then, you probably couldn’t have told me otherwise. I was training for local bodybuilding shows, and had taken a vast interest in training and nutrition. I was currently at Purdue University studying Health and Fitness, so I…

RECIPE: Low Carb Peanut Butter Cookies

Nutrition, UpdateBy Brandon SmitleyMay 20, 2016Leave a comment

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…

2016 NSCA Indiana State University Strength and Conditioning Clinic Recap

Coaching, Education, UpdateBy Brandon SmitleyMay 4, 2016Leave a comment

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…

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