The 5 Basic Movements Every Exercise Program Needs

I love cheesecake. But I can’t stand going out to The Cheesecake Factory. The food tastes good, I love that pumpernickel, and they have all the cheesecake I could ever want. (In case you were wonde...

How Strength Will Change Your Life

I’m all too familiar with weakness. Over the last several months, I’ve been working on recovering from a knee injury. For a while, walking hurt. Forget loading up a barbell, I couldn’t e...

Proving Them Wrong

It was a lot like stepping on a Lego, but so much more painful. It doesn’t matter how tough you are, an ill placed Lego is crippling. The pain was in my hip and I was miserable. Anything faster than...

How Much Protein Do You Need?

“All students will participate in a diet modification project that will consist of eating a primarily plant-based diet for a minimum of 4 continuous weeks.” When I read that line from my syllabus ...

The Truth About Weight Loss

“I want to lose weight.” I’ve heard it countless times. We all have. I mean, think of New Year’s Resolutions. Weight loss seems to become everybody’s favorite goal each ...

Red Meat, White Coals, and Blue Cheese

Maybe it is because I spent my afternoon yesterday in a packed Buffalo Wild Wings watching the U.S. Men’s National Team take on Belgium. Maybe it is because it was almost as if I could feel the enti...