6 Problems of Fat Loss

When you’re trying to get beach-worthy abs, sometimes you encounter unexpected problems. Certain folks are lucky. They create a calorie deficit, work on their resistance training, eat a couple of chicken breasts and BAM — cover model abs with barely a hint of effort. For the less fortunate among us, getting lean can be a…

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3 Exercises For Invincible Shoulders

Shoulder injuries will derail your progress for months, leaving you unable to do any of your favorite lifts. Imagine if you couldn’t do any of your favorite upper body exercises? What if you couldn’t even squat or deadlift because your shoulder joint was so weak and painful?   Shoulder injuries typically stem from a muscle…

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The Truth About Fitness Selfies and Food Porn

The dawn of social media has created an illusion of transparency in the fitness industry. Unfortunately, all is not what it seems. That ripped dude you’re following on Facebook? He eats more than just Pop Tarts. That “beauty queen” you follow on Instagram? She doesn’t live under the perfect selfie lighting of her bathroom. In…

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5 “Healthy Foods” That Are Killing Your Fat Loss

This isn’t a pseudoscientific article about how grains  cause obesity, how artificial sweeteners are making you fat, or how many “chemicals” are in your diet salad dressing. This is a breakdown of the five foods that I’ve found  consistently screw up diet progress, based on my experience as a coach and trainer. So sit back,…

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3 Reasons Your Calves Aren’t Growing (And What To Do About It)

What do Steve Reeves, John Grimek and Reg Park have in common? A) They were all beasts of aesthetic masculinity. B) I don’t know any of them. C) They all had nearly perfectly proportionate calf development. Of course A and C are both true. And of course you want to know how to get calves…

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