DON’T Put the Cookie Down
Oh, hello…I’m in Europe being all fancy pants. Luckily, I lined up some excellent guest posts for you while I’m away. Here’s one from San Antonio based trainer, Jonathan Acosta. “Put That Cookie Down!” – Arnold You hear that all the time from nutrition zealots. Shit, the legend himself, Arnold, said it and the interwebs… Read more
5 More Scientific Reasons Athletes Should Eat Carbs
I’m in Europe traveling, speaking, and eating lots of cheese. Today’s guest post comes courtesy of strength coach Travis Hansen. I don’t write nearly enough nutritional content for the site – if I do it’s always gluten free – so when Travis reached out to offer a sequel to a popular article he wrote for… Read more
Why Eating With Your Non-Dominant Hand Can Help With Weight Loss
Everyone has ran into a situation where they have had great intentions to eat healthy but somehow find themselves mindlessly reaching for a bag of chips or ice cream rather than the fruit or vegetables they had planned on eating. By the time they realize what they are doing half the bag or carton is… Read more
Diet vs. Habit Based Nutritional Coaching
Today’s guest post comes courtesy of Missouri based personal trainer, Stevan Freeborn. I don’t provide nearly enough nutritional content on this site, so it’s nice whenever I have the chance to have someone with more experience on topic shed some light. Enjoy! Restriction, Restriction, Restriction. That’s the name of the game for most people when… Read more
Fitness Consumer Choice: Why Pizza Hut Trumps Food Prep
I’m a nerd when it comes to the topic of behavioral economics. For those unaware of what it is (via Wikipedia): “Behavioral economics and the related field, behavioral finance, study the effects of psychological, social, cognitive, and emotional factors on the economic decisions of individuals and institutions and the consequences for market prices, returns, and… Read more
Glutton Free: No, That’s Not a Typo
Today’s guest post comes courtesy of San Antonio based personal trainer, Jonathan Acosta. Some of you may remember a previous post Jonathan wrote for this site – Carbohydrate Rotation Revamped – which was big hit. Today he covers gluten. But not in a way that’s going to wave his uppity, yoga class going, Prius driving,… Read more
How to Conquer Your Trigger Foods
Today’s guest post comes courtesy of Registered Dietician and nutrition coach, Georgie Fear. I first “met” Georgie a few years ago when she was a coach for Precision Nutrition, and immediately found her take and approach to nutrition as refreshing and non-dogmatic. Her new book, Lean Habits For Lifelong Weight Loss, was just released today…. Read more
The Forgotten Quality of the Fitness Industry
I’d like to start with a story. It involves a temple, a monk, a woman, and her small child. (Sorry, this story doesn’t begin with your standard “a cowboy, rabbi, and turtle walk into a bar…..”) It’s a story I originally heard from strength coach Martin Rooney and few years ago, and it’s a story… Read more