In today's post you'll find out how a grandmother of six and Burn The Fat Body Transformation Challenge first-timer overcame depression and poor health to build muscle, get ripped and win first place in the [...]
Some people believe the abs should be trained just like any other body part. But many believe the abs can handle more frequent training, such as every other day. And you'll always bump into people who recommend training the abs almost every day. How often should you train your abs might seem confusing, but the science of resistance training has advanced to the point where we've got some good best practices that the majority of people can follow with confidence.
Tracking the calories you burn from your workouts could sabotage your fat loss? What? Aren't you supposed to do that? Isn't it a good idea to use fitness trackers to monitor your calorie burn? Don't you [...]
So, you’re aiming to achieve progressive overload, especially trying to increase how much weight you lift, but instead you go backwards! Your weights drop, your reps drop, or both! What [...]
Did a trainer ever tell you that upright rows are “bad” for your shoulder joints? Did you ever see an article listing “dangerous exercises you should never do?” Have you heard leg extensions are not [...]
The last time I bought a muscle magazine must have been 13 or 14 years ago. But I confess, the other day in the gym, there were three bodybuilding mags sitting on the bike, and [...]
The questions about how to lose fat are endless. They are asked perpetually on facebook, in magazines, at the gym, in doctor’s offices, in schools, on podcasts, on talk shows. [...]
Every November and December I see articles about how to avoid holiday weight gain. Some of them are on mainstream news or gossip websites and the advice is rather simplistic. They often include tips like: [...]
In part 3, Tom answers: What mistakes did you make on your four-month thru-hike? Did you get post-hike depression? Did you form bad eating habits on the trail? How did you transition back to normal eating? How have your metabolism and lean body mass changed after the hike? Is muscle memory working?
What kind of nutrition fuels 30 miles a day of hiking? How does body composition change from burning 6000 calories a day? Should you train in a special way before starting a thru-hike? What do you learn about the body over months of hiking? What lessons do you learn? What’s the most difficult challenge?
