Tempo Push-Pull Conditioning Program

Max Schmarzo

This upper body conditioning series is simple, to the point and effective. The goal is to pick two exercises, in this case push-ups and inverse rows and alternate between the two with an inverse period for working intervals. A reverse pyramid for working sets starts with the longest working set up first and the shortest last. Push-up 30 seconds Inverse row 30 seconds Push-up 25 seconds Inverse row 25 seconds Push-up 20 seconds Inverse row 20 seconds Push-up 15 seconds Inverse row 15 seconds Push-up 10 seconds Inverse row 10 seconds Need a great tasting, clean, and all-natural post-workout protein...

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Core Workouts

Max Schmarzo

Your core is critically important. Its job is to help create movement (at times) and resist movement at other times. Yes, I get it, people like to just train flexion movements, like crunches, leg raises, situps and what not because that’s what we “think” our core is, but if you are only training spinal flexion you might be really building up the core strength you need. Our core is comprised of more than just our rectus abdominus aka “your six pack” but also obliques, low back muscles, arguably your thoracic muscles, serratus anterior, some of your hip musculature and so…the...

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Is Your Recovery Holding You Back?

Max Schmarzo

You might be training for an hour or two multiple times a week and for some reason we like to think those hours are the only hours that matter. However, what we do outside of training is critically important. One of those things that you do that is extremely important is the opposite of working out, which is sleeping. Sleep is when our body goes through repair. But, sleep is not just sleep. There is sleep quality and quantity. Quality is relative to the amount of deep sleep (responsible for growth hormone release) and REM (plays a role in memory...

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Protein Research Review

Tom Kokosinski

In today’s research review, we explore an interesting study done on elite cyclists titled “High dietary protein restores overreaching induced impairments in leukocyte trafficking and reduces the incidence of upper respiratory tract infection in elite cyclists,” authored by Oliver Witard, et al. You can view the study by clicking the link here. With everything going on in the world right now due to coronavirus, a significant interest has been sparked in immune system improvement through various methods, including diet, exercise, and supplementation. I will preface this review by saying that there is absolutely no supplement, diet, or workout program that...

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Sucralose vs Stevia vs Aspartame

Tom Kokosinski
What is the difference between Sucralose and stevia? And how are they different from aspartame? Are they safe? This article dives into the differences between Sucralose and stevia to help shed some light on these commonly-used sweeteners.
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Barefoot Training

Max Schmarzo

Barefoot training has lots of benefits. Our feet are the support base for our body and are the first part of the kinetic chain to strike the ground and the last part to leave the ground. However, with barefoot training more is not always better. Our feet cannot simply go from being a protected, supported shoe to being on its own with max impact forces acting upon it. The structural support of the foot probably isn’t strong enough to even handle our daily activities, let alone sport without shoes. So what's the solution? Controlled, programmed, and progressive barefoot training is...

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