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3 Loading Schemes to Build Muscle Size
It is well established that strength is heavily influenced by muscle size. Bigger muscles can produce more force than smaller muscles. Achieving high...
Wrestlers: How Nutrition Can Help You Make Weight During the Pre-Season
Wrestling is the ultimate combination of power, strength and endurance. And even though matches are "only" 6 minutes or less, wrestlers burn a ton of...
4 Sports Massage Techniques to Relieve Tight Muscles
Tight Muscles? Use These Four Sports Massage Techniques For Fast Relief! By Jim Carpentier, CSCS Athletes need good hands and fingers for making a...
3 Holiday Recipes that Won’t Ruin Healthy Habits
Eat well, celebrate with friends and feel good. Read on for my top tips for how to avoid post fe(a)stivity guilt as well as a few holiday recipes that...
We Tried Cricket Protein Bars. Should You?
Eating bugs sounds more like a summer camp dare than a pre-workout ritual. Just don't tell that to eXo and Chapul, two emerging companies that are pushing cricket-based food products [...]
6 Ways to Power Up Your Oatmeal
oatmeal recipes When there is a slight chill in the air, nothing is more comforting than a warm breakfast, specifically a warm bowl of oatmeal. Deemed...
Brown Rice vs. White Rice: Does It Really Matter?
The digestibility of carbohydrates and the impact it has on blood sugar has an important role for athletes. The glycemic index ranks foods on a scale of...
12 Foods Every Athlete Should Eat
Who do you think is going to last longer on the field: the guy who sucked down a bag of Cheetos 15 minutes before the game, or the athlete who [...]
Why Calf Raises Are a Waste of Time
Working your calf muscles is typically considered part of a complete lower-body workout. You need to work your calves, because you can't ignore such a large and important muscle group. [...]
How to Build a Performance-Fueling Smoothie
Pre workout Smoothie Now that it is summer it's a perfect time to discuss one of my favorite food options: smoothies! I love smoothies because of their...