Over the years I’ve worked with a wide variety of individuals, powerlifters, fire fighters, crossfitters, hockey athletes, ultimate frisbee athletes, etc. While these individuals have very different training and nutritional demands, there are key components for each. For training for their sports they all need to be stronger, faster, etc. As well for nutrition they all need to get in enough protein to recover, a good amount of carbs to support training, enough fats to support

Essentially the answer is as little as possible. From the world of motor control & motor learning, we know that in order to learn a task there has to be thought and consideration about that task. For example, if you begin to learn how to perform a clean for the first time and just go through the motions, without thinking about what you are doing and why, you will not learn the movement as well. When someone is learning a technique, it is beneficial to think about what you’re

In advertising there is the saying "sex sells." In the world of health, fitness, and rehab I say "fancy sells." If you look at most articles, videos, blogs etc. they are about the "new cool exercise" that you should do. This is not saying that there is no place for adding in variety or playing around. Far from it in fact, I think the concept of playing with new exercises for most people is very valuable. However, my concern comes though when people have not learnt basic movem

Short answer – Hell Yes First off, if you have back pain go see a physician or physical therapist and be evaluated. Secondly, if you are diagnosed with a disc herniation (bulge, slipped disc, etc), find someone to treat you that understands that you do not want to give up lifting. I would suggest checking out ClinicalAthlete and finding a provider who is experienced with working with athletic populations - http://www.clinicalathlete.com/for-athlete/ While this article is not

We’ve all heard the endless tirade of why breakfast is so important but in reality those extra few minutes of snooze time can often seem so much more worthy than a prepared meal, after all… you can pick up a breakfast sandwich anywhere, right? Why not enjoy the best of both worlds—a delicious and nutritious meal that you can eat at home but prepare the night before! This berry-liscious smoothie bowl recipe literally takes 5 minutes to put together but will keep you full for h

Photo Credit: Starbucks.com I think its safe to say that a large portion of fitness junkies across the globe have one vice in common, caffeine. In America alone 68 million people drink at least three cups of coffee a day. Within these cups, we add creamers, syrups, sugars, milk the list of additives to coffee is endless. When you pull up to your local coffee shop in the morning and spit out your order, have you worked out the basis of the caloric intake of your order? Persona

I’m sure we all look back upon the year as it comes to a close, looking to the great, skimming the bad, and evaluating how the year went for us. This is something I’ve done every year for as long as I can remember, and for the majority of the years I can remember I’ve always been happy but not content. However, as I look to the year of 2016, I can firmly say this has been the best year of my life. Where else to start in my evaluation than in marrying the love of my life. Hann

Its that simple right? Just eat less and move more and you’ll burn off fat. Yes, but no. While taken at a global view it is true, but when we look at its implementation or real life usage, it is not. As my fellow Canadian, James Fell, wrote in detail, it’s not that simple when people don’t know what to do. That’s where I was inspired to begin writing about what to do. Obesity is one of the largest epidemics in North America and currently we are not doing a good job of address