Squat series continued. Let's begin with an image: This is an Olympic lifter catching a barbell that weighs about 150kg (330lbs) in a squat during his Clean & Jerk. As impressive as his strength is that's not what I want to talk about in this post, but rather, the ability to squat low/deep (is it …
#43 The Uphill Battle
We are in an uphill battle. We are in a fight that perhaps is impossible to win. I'm talking about the climate of the health (& fitness) industry. With all the advancements in medicine and technology, the overall health doesn't seem to have improved much. The life expectancy may have increased but people seem to …
#35 Training Principles Pt.2: SPECIFICITY
Please note that even though the Training Principle Series is posted in the order of importance, in reality, the order of importance can vary depending on the context. We’ve all heard the saying, “something is better than nothing.” This quote can have various meanings depending on its context. The reason why I bring it …
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#29 What I’ve learned being a trainer Pt.4
"Rule #1: no pissing, no moaning!" Coach Charles Poliquin's favorite rule. I first heard him say this in 2012 at one of his seminars. There stood one of the smartest people I've ever met, who happens to be a meat-head with literally two biceps heads bulging out of his arms, and this man is yelling …
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#28 Nutrition Principles Pt.4
Okay, let's finish out the fundamental nutritional principles. Billy feels like he's starting to see the big picture. During this process of learning about his nutrition & diet, he has learned a valuable lesson in the fundamental nutrition principles and its application. It beats his previous attempts at just following a diet he saw on a Facebook …
#27 Quote of the Week (7)
"Sooner or later, health will become your number one concern," Paul Chek There's not much I can add to this quote. Even if you aren't thinking about your health now, at some point, you'll definitely think about your health. I hope this can put things into perspective, and perhaps rather than letting health become your …
#21 Nutrition Principles Pt. 2
Rather than just blabbering on with the science, I wanted to try a different approach in order for the readers to relate and understand the topic better. Meet Billy. He is trying to lose weight. On his last doctor’s visit, he was told that he is overweight and should go on a diet. He has …
#19 Quote of the week #4
“Life is amazing. And then it’s awful. And then it’s amazing again. And in between the amazing and the awful, it’s ordinary and mundane and routine. Breathe in the amazing, hold on through the awful, and relax and exhale during the ordinary. That’s just living. Heartbreaking, soul-healing, amazing, awful, ordinary life. And it’s breathtakingly beautiful.” …
#11 Priority
I've been diving in heavily into relearning and reorganization of the fundamental principles of training and nutrition in order to be able to provide the most balanced explanation, simple yet unify all the principles. Einstein said, "if you can't explain it simply you don't know well enough," and I plan on doing just that. I …
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