by Luke Carlson | Sep 30, 2022 | Fit Tips
Over the past five years, a preponderance of research clearly delineates that we get more out of our resistance training workouts if we consume more protein. Specifically, protein augments our ability to remodel our muscle protein. Ideally, we should aim for 0.7 to...
by Luke Carlson | Sep 16, 2022 | Fit Tips
Dr. Doug McGuff is an emergency room physician practicing in South Carolina. He owns a strength training facility (very similar to Discover Strength) called Ultimate Exercise. Dr. McGuff authored what might be the most comprehensive book ever written about exercise,...
by Luke Carlson | Sep 9, 2022 | Fit Tips
Spot reduction involves performing exercises for specific areas of the body in hopes that we lose fat in that specific region. Examples include doing “core” exercises to rid the midsection of fat or performing triceps extensions to lose “bingo arm” fat. To be clear,...
by Luke Carlson | Sep 2, 2022 | Fit Tips
One Way You Could Make Your Next Workout Better: Eliminating Momentum Instead of trying to do as many reps as possible (generally a good thing), or trying to perform one more rep than your last workout to achieve improvement (also a good thing), focus solely on...
by Luke Carlson | Aug 26, 2022 | Fit Tips
Dr. Russell Clayton, author of the book Balancing Life: Seven Strategies That Can Help You Achieve Work-Life Balance and assistant professor at the University of South Florida’s business school, asserts that exercise is one of our most effective tools for improving...
