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  • Do TV Dr.’s Have Your Best Interest In Mind?

    Do TV Dr.’s Have Your Best Interest In Mind?

    Just Because You’re Called Doctor…

    Does That Mean I Should Trust You?

     

    I’ve been involved with muscle building, weight loss, and fitness all my life. I’ve seen a lot of gimmicks.

    Sadly, I’ve fell for a few of them myself. Like eating every 2 or 3 hours to get the metabolism and muscle building going at full capacity. I’ll have to explore that myth with you time too.

    Today, I want to stick with authority figures exploiting the trust people have of their profession.

    It’s downright criminal.

    Take (more…)

  • Gym Inspiration

    Gym Inspiration

    Building muscle and transforming your body is easy on paper. But hard in life.

    The late Jack LaLanne said…

    “Life’s a battlefield.”

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    I think he’s right.

    If you don’t believe the wisdom Jack shares, check out Scott’s story. After watching I’m sure you’ll agree. And be inspired. This guy fights everyday. And with things we take for granted. But Scott still get to the gym and works hard. See for yourself…

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    There’s always (more…)

  • Are You Peeing Away Your Money?

    5 Supplements Stores Can’t Keep On Their Shelves

    But Don’t Work!

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    Recently, I invested in this health and fitness supplement reference guide.

    (http://jasoncscs.com/goto/supplements)

    Weight loss and muscle building supplements are a multi-billion dollar a year industry. There’s so much marketing and hype, it makes it difficult to know what’s legit and what’s a scam. So this reference has proven to be an incredible resource.

    The two guys who put this reference guide together have tackled the problem head on. They’ve reviewed and researched hundreds of supplements. For over two years now they’ve been knee deep in studies and research papers. This is all in an effort to get to the truth.

    They’ve cut to the chase and found out (more…)

  • Rinse And Repeat Weight Loss Calorie Method

    Rinse And Repeat Weight Loss Calorie Method

    fat loss muscle building q & AI’ve received a lot of questions with the same theme lately.

    So today I thought I’d dig in and answer a few for you.

    First question…

    Question: Jason, I don’t really know how many calories I should be eating to preserve what little mass I have left and still lose fat. 1400-1600 was the best I could figure, but I’m not really sure if that’s too much or too little.

    That’s a great question on a confusing topic.

    Calories

    Calories are needed to build muscle.

    However, a calorie deficit is needed to burn fat.

    The two requirements make weight loss and muscle preservation a conflicting and confusing topic.

    The best thing (more…)

  • How To Burn Fat Build Muscle Transform Your Body And Get Results

    The Secret To Burn Fat And Build Muscle

    I find it amazing where you can find lessons and the secrets to life’s problems.

    The other day I was thinking about what it takes to burn fat and build muscle. Maybe it was this video that got me to thinking about how people can make incredible body transformations.

    Watch and see for yourself how this guy changes his body and his life.

    After seeing this it got me thinking. Why is it that some reach their goals, while others don’t. It’s not really the starting point that’s the problem. You see that in the above video. If anyone would expected to fail, I would expect it to be him. Just look where he started. He’d given up. He had a bad back. Bad knees. He couldn’t walk without the aid of crutches. Something he was told he’d always need. For 15 years doctors had been telling him that.

    But he lost the weight.

    As I thought more about his success and what the secret to successfully burning fat or building muscle was, my mind started to drift. Somehow I ended up traveling back in time. To a simpler place. To a time long, long ago.

    I got to thinking about my summers as a skinny little runt who loved to play outside.

    I grew up in the sticks, so it was perfect for this. It wasn’t quite the country but close.

    Not much around but lots of trees, water and wilderness. Great for building forts, swimming, fishing, and exploring. But not much else.

    I was about 5 or 6 when (more…)

  • Push Ups To Bench More?

    Can push ups help you bench more?

    After all, when doing a typical push up, you are only pushing (at most), 70% of your body weight.

    I tip the scales at 210. That means when I do push ups it’s like benching 145lbs. That’s not an impressive bench for a 210lb guy. I think I could have done that in junior high after a cross country meet.

    I love to bench. Without question, it’s my favorite lift. If I could get away with it, I’d do it everyday.

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    Tip: If you love to bench like I do, make sure you do lots of Band Pull Aparts. Do them every day if you can. Your shoulders will thank you for it.

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    I’m always looking for new ways to increase it. Always looking to get more reps at different weights like…

    • bodyweight
    • 225
    • 315
    • 405 (it’s only at 1, but I would like to do it for reps)

    But will doing push ups help?

    I’d never do a bench workout with 145lbs.

    Can such a simple bodyweight exercise make me stronger? (more…)

  • Alternating Lunge Jumps

    How To Burn More Fat With The Lunge Jump Plyometric Exercise

    Fire up your metabolism with alternating lunge jumps.

    Plyometric exercises are a good way to boost your heart rate and add intensity to any fat burning workout. But you have to be careful with them. Because plyometric exercises are so intense, you need (more…)

  • 3 Beginner Kettlebell Exercises

    3 Kettlebell Exercises For The Beginner

     

    What’s old is new again.

    Kettlebell exercises are back in favour. They’ve been in Russia for a long time, well over 350 years.  Soviet strength and conditioning programs used them to train athletes and their soliders. Kettlebells have been so much a part of Russian life that it became their national sport in 1948.

    It wasn’t too long after that they were seen in the US. Though it wasn’t until 2001 that Dragon Door and Pavel Tsatsouline developed the first instructor certification program in the USA.

    Now you can see kettlebell gyms popping up everywhere.  Even many regular comercial gyms include them as standard equipment. As much as I dislike CrossFit I feel as though they’ve created awareness and helped make kettlebell training become more main stream and accesible.

    Kettlebell training is fun and effective, I’m a barbell, and dumbbell guy. With that said, there are a few kettlebell exercises I love and happily include in my training routines.

    For those thinking of including KB’s in their workouts there are (more…)

  • Bulgarian Bag Training

    Transform Your Body With Bulgarian Bag Training

     
    You may be saying Bulgarian what. It was kind of new to me too. Bulgarian Bag Training is something I was introduced to by my buddy Troy. I think you’ll love it. It’s fun, versatile, and will make the perfect addition to your home gym.

    If you have never used one before, don’t worry. Troy is giving away his new eBook, Bulgarian Bag Training Basics. Read on and I will tell you how you can pick it up for nothing. You’ll discover (more…)

  • One Rep Max Calculator

    One Rep Max Calculator

    Chart and Calculator To Predict Your 1 RM

    A One Repetition Maximum, or your 1RM is the WEIGHT you can perform an exercise with ONCE.

    The one rep max calculator is an essential tool when it comes to building muscle and increasing strength. Knowing your 1RM for the majority of your lifts like the bench, squat, and deadlift is needed in order to plan out an effective workout routine. Without knowing how much you can lift, it’s difficult to add progression into your workout. The weight will always be too light or too heavy causing your sets and reps to be too scattered. This will prevent you from having quick results.

    1RM Calculators and Charts…

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