Have you ever heard of glossophobia? Your hands sweat, heart begins to pound, head starts to throb, you can’t stop moving your feet, your eyes are looking for an exit, and you are thinking to yourself, “What the hell am I doing here?” It’s probably one of the most common fears you’ll find out there – [read more...]
Eating cotton candy makes me feel ecstatic! Trust me, my cousin got me a Cotton Candy maker for Christmas because he overheard that it’s a huge weakness of mine. Mostly because it brings a nostalgic feeling of being a kid walking around the baseball park with my teammates after playing our game, which we usually won [read more...]
Have you ever heard the claim “Your body can only digest 30 grams of protein? Or too much protein at one meal will turn into waste and most likely turn to fat or damage your liver?” This is what many so-called fitness “gurus” tell others. I was told by another lifter that my protein shake [read more...]
Not so. I admit, I’ve told family, friends, clients, athletes and even myself that in order to lose weight you want to limit your carb intake during the evening time. In fact, you should stop eating carbs after 7PM. Yes, I’ve said that before and I’m sorry, but that was total bullshit. But give me [read more...]
Itʻs 5:30 AM and Iʻm writing this blog post basically because I awoke from a dream about protein powders and thought you are probably just as curious about protein powders. I mean, who doesn’t love some protein. But I digress… I want to give you a quick and simple guide to protein supplements. Even if [read more...]
I know the importance of eating whole foods and you can’t deny the great results you can get while eating a well balanced diet. But then there is this whole other world out there: supplements. Being a former athlete, and a strength and conditioning coach, I deal mostly with athletes. One of the biggest conversations [read more...]