How Much Protein Powder Do You Need?

Protein powder sales are responsible for nearly half of a multi-billion dollar industry for sports nutrition supplements. In spite of its worldwide popularity, there are so many differing opinions abo...

Setting Smart Goals

“If you don’t know what you want, you end up with a lot you don’t.” Chuck Palahniuk nails it with that one. Need proof? Just think of the last time you asked a friend where th...

Success Has a Secret

Good things happen when you commit to a goal. But something special happens when you’re held accountable for it. According Dr. Gail Matthews, Professor of Psychology at Dominican University of Calif...

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...