Learn more about body composition & fat loss. Understand how to get the body type that suits you. Learn how fat loss works, what calories are, and understand what your body fat percentage is.
Lately, I’ve found myself in coincidental circumstances regarding the topic of counting calories. Specifically focused on the angle that counting calories is wrong because the numbers aren’t factual. To be clear, I appreciate voices of reason and accuracy in the scientific community. …
(Listen to the audio version of this on iTunes or Google Play.) I found myself sitting on curbside bound couches that smelled of urine and bourbon explaining what I do for a living. I still can’t come up with a 10 second tagline to …
My feed and inbox were inundated with concerns about “The Biggest Loser” article published by The New York Times. On one hand, I think it’s great people are paying attention to the complexities of obesity and weight loss. On the other hand, I …
Gary Taubes’ bestselling book, Good Calories, Bad Calories, starts off with the story of William Banting. Banting tells his tale in his late 1800s release titled Letter on Corpulence, Addressed to the Public. It started as a pamphlet and turned into a best-selling …
One positive thing that has come out of discussions on topics like “metabolic damage” and “starvation mode” is people are learning (even though they are often misguided) that eating for your energy needs is necessary for an optimal metabolic rate. On the …
The following material is featured in Starve Mode and The Fat Loss Troubleshoot. Disclaimer: Before taking part in any diet program, consult with your doctor or state board-licensed nutritionist. This information should in no way replace the information provided to you by your …
This article has been recently updated with some additional information. Enjoy. You may think your life is a never ending fat loss journey. The truth is if you understand maintenance, fat loss should be a simple and short process. If you can learn how to …
All learning has an emotional base. – Plato You wouldn’t think the acts of dieting and losing weight would bring heavy emotions and questions to the table. After all, it is just “eat less, move more” right? The tricky thing is you need to …
On my old blog, I posted a video on the topic of body fat percentage that is still incredibly popular to this day. However, problems some people had with it were: a) It is a video, not a blog post b) It is …
There are two ways most people think when it comes to eating. 1. On a diet2. Off a diet Being on a diet can mean various things and is usually related to the latest guru or eating fad. Being off a diet usually means that …
We last left off discussing how muscles are built and the important factors needed for the building of muscle. Now, I want to touch on logical muscle gain expectations and percentage of surplus needed for both males and females.
Previously, I have discussed the introduction to goal setting and fat loss. The next logical step in body composition is muscle gain. Before you scan over this article because you don’t think it applies to you, I want you to think twice …
I am starting with fat loss because this is what the majority of people are battling and why they matriculated to my part of the interwebz. You can find the introduction to goal setting here. A Truthful Assessment When setting a …
(This is a continuation of the previous post. Find Part 1 here.) Weight Loss Isn’t Linear Like I previously stated, there are so many ways you can change the course of your weigh-ins. Unless you eat the exact same thing every day and …
Make sure to check out Part 2 I have had the pleasure of training and consulting with some of the strongest people in the world. Actors, athletes, coaches, doctors, government leaders, models, etc. These are people who can and do train for …