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Intuitive Eating for Strength Athletes
Intuitive Eating for Strength AthletesA lot of people in the industry give intuitive...
Hypertrophy Training for the Strength Athlete – Episode 98
Hypertrophy Training...what is it really? Today is all about breaking down hypertrophy training....
Intermittent Dieting
I’m not going to sugar coat this - I geeked out hardcore when this article about intermittent...
Alcohol and Strength Training
What are the effects of alcohol on strength training? Anecdotally, I know alcohol affects my...
Experts of Iron with Dr. Lauren Polivka – Episode 01
Welcome to Experts of Iron! Our first episode features Lauren Polivka, Doctor of Physical Therapy...
Intuitive Eating for the Strength Athlete – Episode 97
Intuitive eating (IE)...you’ve probably heard of it, but what is it really? IE gets a bad rap in...
Utilization of Sauna Protocols for Recovery in Strength Athletes
In this study, the use of the sauna for recovery in athletes was investigated. Heat shock proteins...
Diet Alters Human Gut Microbiome
The authors of this study wanted to investigate the toll very different diets have on the...
Strength Retention Using Blood Flow Restriction
Some of you have heard me talk about Blood Flow Restriction (BFR) training in the past. Blood...
The Effects of Alcohol on Athletic Performance & Recovery – Episode 96
As humans, alcohol a part of our lives, but as athletes, how does consuming alcohol affect our...
Linear Periodization vs. Daily Undulating Periodization for Strength Gains
What is the most effect training program? In this research article (published in the Journal of...
The Right Carbs at the Right Times
Years ago, I used to talk about carbohydrates in terms of “good vs bad” or even “simple vs...
Where Do Muscles Come From?
Where do Muscles come from?We hear a lot about muscle protein synthesis (MPS), catabolism,...
Body Recomposition: What, Why, & How
Being strength sport athletes, we want to put on size and strength without compromising our...
Hormones & The Female Strength Athlete
We're going to talk all about hormones. This is starting to get a little bit of traction in...
Remote Coaching: Thoughts & Consideration – Episode 95
Hiring a coach is no easy task, but how do you find a good coach if your only option is remote...
Calculating Protein Requirements for Female Strength Athletes
In this article we break-down the protein requirements for female strength athletes and how to...
Disordered Eating & The Female Strength Athlete – Episode 94
Today’s topic is a bit of a sensitive subject. Eating disorders and disordered eating run rampant...
Building Strength & Muscle Over Age 40 – Episode 93
Strength training is no longer just a young person’s game. In today’s episode we discuss building...
Habits & Responsibility – Episode 92
We did it, we made it through the first month of 2019!! So it is only fair that we take some time...
Maintenance & the Mindset for Weight Cuts – Episode 91
You all know we are HUGE advocates for eating to get strong (aka Eating for Strength), but we also...