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Tag: Strength Training

Q&A5: Returning to the gym? Plus calorie recommendations, rep schemes for strength & building muscle

June 28, 2020
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| Nutrition, Training

What’s up everybody?! Welcome back to another Q&A. Thanks to everyone who submitted questions this week. To submit questions for the next Q&A, feel free to drop them in the comments section below, send them via my contact form, or hit me up on social media! (right-hand sidebar menu) Let’s dive in! Do you think […]

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Posted in Nutrition, Training Tagged BODYBUILDING, Building Muscle, COVID-19, COVID19, Gaining Strength, Gym Closures, Gyms Reopening, Rep Scheme, Strength Training

Q&A4: The Pain Edition; Good/Bad Soreness When Lifting? Techniques to Build Your Quads?

May 3, 2020
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| Training

In Q&A No. 4, we’re tackling a new round of topics centered around the topics of soreness, pain, and building muscle. As always, if you have any questions you’d like answered in a future Q&A feel free to contact me and I’ll add it to the mix! On to the questions… How much pain is too much […]

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Posted in Training Tagged Building Muscle, Muscle Pain, Muscle Soreness, Physical Therapy, Pressure, Quads, Recovery, Strength Training 1 Comment

Exercise & Illness: How an Active Lifestyle Improves Health

March 10, 2020
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| General, Nutrition, Training

Hello, my friends! Chris and Anthony here with something new we’ve never done on the site before. Today we’re doing a hybrid chat-article in response to the current worldwide hysteria regarding the Coronavirus (COVID-19). Anthony and I had a lively discussion via email that we wanted to publish for you to read through. It turned […]

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Posted in General, Nutrition, Training Tagged Cardio, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Disease, Illness, Nutrition, Physical Activity, Sleep, Strength Training, Virus 1 Comment

21-Day Jump Start Program

December 24, 2019
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| General

Hit the button to grab your own copy of the program! If you have any questions before you get started, or as you’re running the program, please don’t hesitate to reach out to me and ask questions. You’ll find my e-mail and website URL at the bottom of each page of the program. Additionally, you […]

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Posted in General Tagged 21 Day Program, BODYBUILDING, Cardio, FITNESS, Nutrition, Powerlifting, Strength and Conditioning, Strength Training, Weightlifting

Why You SHOULD Eat Breakfast Every Day

August 11, 2019
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| Nutrition

One of my most popular articles is on the topic of how skipping breakfast can be beneficial. Largely, the concept in that article is that skipping breakfast helps create a calorie deficit on a daily basis, and in turn helps people lose weight. In this article, we’re going to take a different approach. Instead of […]

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Posted in Nutrition Tagged BODYBUILDING, Breakfast, Building Muscle, Calories, Fasting, Gaining Strength, Hypertrophy, Powerlifting, Protein, Strength Training

Everything You Need to Know About Caffeine, Training, & Nutrition

June 9, 2019
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| Nutrition, Training

HEADS UP: Before diving into this post, I want to let you know it’s a pretty long read. I’ve broken the article up into four parts: 1. Background Information 2. Caffeine’s Effect on Your Diet3. Caffeine’s Effect on Strength4. Caffeine’s Effect on Endurance5. Application and TakeawaysScroll down to one of those headings to jump to […]

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Posted in Nutrition, Training Tagged Caffeine, Coffee, Diet, Endurance Training, Ergogenic, FITNESS, Nutrition, Preworkout, Strength, Strength Training, Training

My 2019 Cut, Weeks 8-9: We’ve Entered the “Digging Phase”

April 7, 2019
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| My Training Log
Line graph of two months of weight loss, down a total of 14 pounds

The end is near, progress is back on track, and we’ve entered the “digging phase.” There are exactly 24 days left in this cut as I write this article. As I see the days wind down, it means just one thing to me: it’s time to dig. It’s time to work harder and be more […]

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Posted in My Training Log Tagged 2019 Cut, Cutting, CUTTING DIET, Nutrition, Powerlifting, Progress, Strength Training, Training, Weight Loss, Weight Loss Program

My 2019 Cut, Weeks 6-7: This is Where it Gets Difficult

March 24, 2019
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| My Training Log
Week 7 Weight Chart

Hi, everyone! It’s been two weeks since I last touched base with an update on my current cut, and a lot has happened since then. My wife and I traveled to Boston for a weekend, my birthday came and went, and a mixture of progress and struggles took place. It’s been a whirlwind, but now […]

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Posted in My Training Log Tagged Body Transformation, Cutting, De-Load Week, Diet Plan, FITNESS, MACROS, Nutrition, Strength Training, Training, Weight Loss Plan

Challenge Yourself

March 21, 2019
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| My Training Log

Each day during this three-month cut, I’ve started with a challenge. That challenge has been to climb a 150-step staircase from the parking lot to the office each morning. I decided that would be my challenge every day during this cut to essentially start the day by getting in the right frame of mind. That […]

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Posted in My Training Log Tagged Body Transformation, BODYBUILDING, Cutting, Dieting, FITNESS, Fitness Challenge, Nutrition, Powerlifting, Strength Training

Markers of Maintaining Strength

March 14, 2019
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| My Training Log

Still got it! After dropping 10 pounds I’m still moving weight and maintaining my strength. So far, we’ve accomplished our goal! The goal is to lose weight while maintaining strength and muscle. An easy indicator of how much strength and muscle you retain while losing weight is to periodically test percentages of your one-rep max. […]

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Posted in My Training Log Tagged 2019 Cut, Deadlift, Maintainin Strength, Powerlifter, Powerlifting, Strength and Conditioning, Strength Maintenance, Strength Training

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