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Injuries can be a real buzz-kill!  Not only do they set you back on your exercise routine, possibly hurt quite a bit, but they can mentally set you back as well.  In my experience, knees are one of the most common kinds of injury.  The best way to protect yourself from this injury or joint […]

I saw a trailer for a new movie coming out this fall called “I Don’t Know How She Does It?”  The film stars Sarah Jessica Parker, a beautiful and successful mother, wife and career woman.  The commercial got me thinking about all the women that I know who juggle so many responsibilities and manage to […]

We all like to look our best when we have a big event, a photo shoot or vacation. When getting ready for something special I normally give myself a set period of time where I eat extra clean, cut out sugar and carbs, do extra cardio and training, and really bust my ass. But I […]

This article is a followup to my last blog, “Choosing the Right Program”. It is my four-week, modified Sheiko prep program that I have been using for the last three years and am still getting great gains from.  When I am planning my training cycle for a meet I start with this four-week program and then […]

One of the most common subjects I’m asked questions about by women is regarding glutes – how to get and keep them firm and more importantly…keep them elevated! Throughout my years of training, I have struggled with this myself so I can completely understand the frustration. Personally, I noticed big change in my glutes after […]

Recently while training quads, I got a little ambitious in the hack squat and ended up with a small tear in my right quadriceps. While not severe, my leg was extremely sore for almost a week and I was laid up on the couch and out of commission for 2 full days. While lying around, […]

Over the years of lifting I have followed several different programs; some provided great results while others were more or less a waste of time. If you talk to different powerlifters, personal trainers, bodybuilders and sport specific athletes you will get a wide range of what they personally believe the best workout is. I am […]

For the longest time, I never got creative with my meals and just cooked your typical bodybuilding staples for the week: plain chicken breasts, brown rice, baked tilapia and ground turkey. BORING!

I almost always found myself tempted to cheat on my diet since I had set up such a bland eating plan for myself!

While off work for maternity leave, I have been experimenting in the [...]

“Don’t ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive and then go do that. Because what the world needs is people who come alive.” -Thurman I’ve been thinking a lot lately about what it means to be inspired and how that plays into your life and goals. Recently, I placed […]

Wake up and run downstairs… it’s time for cardio!!! This, along with a second hour-long cardio session scheduled for later today seems like a lot, but I’m still not finished! Yes, back again for another hour, but weight training this time. So why do I do this? Because I love it! I love pushing myself […]

Part I – How do I figure out how many calories I should be eating? I’ve decided to do another multi-part series as my previous series involving resistance-training variables has been received with rave reviews (thanks for the support, by the way). The first part will provide a general introduction to the concept of energy […]

From time to time, it’s really cool when you go back and find reinforcement for things that you are doing or that may be on your mind. It’s the reason why I think various messages inside religious books are interesting because it was so long ago, but yet may still apply a great deal to […]