Supplements, supplements, supplements…seems like all you hear about around commercial gyms is the newest and greatest things. Do these people really know what they are doing? Many of them read hundreds of reviews online forums and get advice from thousands of people on why supplement A is b... [More]

Its morning you punch your alarm clock or your wife whichever woke you up first (just kidding) and say just 20 more minutes of sleep and I will be good to go for the morning.  Are 20 more minutes really going to help you or is there something else you could be spending that 20 minutes doing t... [More]

Supplementation has become a staple of the strength training industry.  There are a million and a half companies out there with millions of products to pump you up overnight it seems.  Sometimes it’s hard to sort the bullshit from the good shit.  Mostly everyone knows the 3 ma... [More]

Walk past the cardio section and to the weight room section of your gym, look at 99.999% of the people there, at least males and ask them what their diet entails. You will hear protein, chicken, fish, protein (yes it’s that important), complex carbs, 3000 calories a day blah blah oh yea and cr... [More]

I have heard it over and over again that milk is bad for you, most recently I heard it from my 81 year old grandma. Now wait didn't she grow up in the era of milk does a body good? This got my mind wondering and lead me to some research on if I should be consuming my normal gallon of milk a da... [More]

Anywhere you work you will hear it; I am going to go get a cup of coffee. Sometimes people have a huge thermos of it. Take a walk down an urban side walk, what do you see, I would say probably one coffee shop for every 100 people. The coffee craze in America is out of control. Everyday there is a new Star Bucks or local chain popping up. This has me wondering what are the benefits to drinking coffee rather then caffeine which we all know is the main reason we all drink it. [More]

It’s Friday night and it’s time to find something to do. If you are like me, a mid twenties man (or women, not like me) most of the time there is only one option. We all filter down to the bar in some flash cloths trying to impress the opposite sex. I would say that 99.9% of the time this includes some if not copious amounts of alcohol. Generally this night is followed by a terrible night’s sleep, and a almost unbearable head ache the next day, yes you are hung over, but also you may have ruined your previous day’s workout. [More]

Source: Minnesota USAPL and FDA Important Supplement recall notice. With the introduction of hormones into supplements back in 1999 it presented a danger of cross contamination with products such as protein powders and creatine. This was due lack of quality control in the manufacturing process of supplements. Hormones based products would often be manufactured in the same vats as other common supplements. [More]

Carbohydrates, a word that strikes fear into many dieters in America, we all have heard of Atkins. “When you eat too many carbohydrates (carbs), your body burns some of those carbs for energy and stores the excess carbs as fat.”-Atkins Website This is a true fact, if you eat to many carbs your body will store them as fat, why for energy when it needs it later. So what do you do, well of course you completely cut carbs out of your diet. I mean really who needs energy? The simple fact is the body needs carbs to sustain energy, but which carbs do you need? [More]

Welcome to McDonalds, what can I get for you today? Does this sound familiar? For some power lifters or strength athletes it is probably something they hear once a day. The sad truth is most of us in the power lifting community don’t pay close enough attention to our diets. This is understandable as there is common misconceptions that a power lifting diet is you see it you eat it kind of mentality, then we get all pissed off when we miss that extra five pounds on the bench that would have won the meet. [More]