April 28, 2020
On last week's podcast, entitled "The Official KAATSU Episode: Everything You Need To Know About How To Use Blood Flow Restriction For Muscle Gain, Injury Recovery, Testosterone, Growth Hormone & Much More!," I took...
Fitness
April 25, 2020
Alright folks, this is it: The Official KAATSU Training Episode. I've addressed blood flow restriction (BFR) training, KAATSU training, and occlusion training in other podcast episodes, including: Q&A 408 (BFR is discussed at 41:23) Podcast...
March 17, 2020
You've no doubt heard of creatine—one of the most popular and well-researched supplements that exists for muscle-building, cognition, endurance, recovery, and much more. Creatine is a supplement I recommend to just about everyone I speak...
October 22, 2019
I've spent years coaching just about every type of human being out there—from those training for triathlons, fitness competitions, or some other feat of physical performance to busy CEOs, executives, parents and weekend warriors...
July 23, 2019
Here’s the deal: I’ve been working in the fitness industry for the past two decades. I’m not saying that to brag, but rather to highlight the fact that—from bodybuilding splits to powerlifting to all...
June 25, 2019
If you listened to last week's podcast with Dr. Marc Bubbs, entitled "The Most Proven Supplements For Performance & Recovery, Cold Water Immersion vs. Cryotherapy, The New Science of Athletic Performance & Much More!,"...
June 18, 2019
If you tuned into the podcast last week, then you may have heard my episode with Jim Poole of NuCalm, entitled "How To Simulate A Full Sleep Cycle In 20 Minutes, The Best Stress...
May 14, 2019
Last week, in the first of this two-part series on how to biohack your body for muscle gain and fat loss, I filled you in on some of the top gear and tools I...
May 7, 2019
Standing at my basement office desk, I reached for my phone and texted my friend David, who was upstairs at the kitchen table. “Dude, come downstairs if you want to see my morning writing routine.” Within...
April 23, 2019
Since last week's post below on Instagram, I've been getting inundated with questions about how to build muscle...including how I've been eating, supplements I'm currently taking, my workout program and more! So I figured I'd...
November 13, 2018
Three weeks ago, I posted this "epic workout" request to my Instagram channel: View this post on Instagram Every weekend I try to do something epic, like a big hike, a long paddleboard session, a bike...
October 9, 2018
We live in an era of better living through science, in which muscle building and body transformation can be vastly enhanced with tactics such as Kaatsu training, efficient exercise machines such as the PeakFitPro...
August 21, 2018
30-29-28-27-26… sandwiched in between music producer Rick Rubin and author Neil Strauss, I struggled against a giant Nautilus machine in Don Wildman’s basement, churning away reps in what Esquire Magazine dubbed “The Most Difficult...
May 15, 2018
I sensed the curious stare of the old woman sitting next to me on the airplane as I fumbled with my phone, thumb-tapping like a madman. The countdown on the screen neared one minute:...
May 8, 2018
Last week, I led a very simple but invigorating full-body, mind, and spirit workout in the park at the annual Paleo f(x) in Austin, Texas. Afterwards, several people approached me and asked me if the...
March 20, 2018
As I've written about before, I'm a complete book nerd, and I read a book a day. As an exercise physiologist, I'm especially intrigued with books that delve into the science of suffering (er,...
January 23, 2018
Walk into any gym in the country and the chances are good that you will see treadmills, elliptical machines, stationary bikes, strength machines, and free-weights. You may also notice that kettlebells have recently enjoyed...