How To Set Your Meals Up Using Intermittent Fasting And Leangains

There’s a quote that’s been circling around the internet, in various contexts and social media outlets: “If someone tells you that calories don’t matter, they have no credibility. But if someone tells you that calories are ALL that matters, they have even less.” As with most fitness topics, there’s some real grey area when discussing […]

How To Set Your Leangains Macros For A Cut

It seems to be one of the most commonly “Googled” questions, and it’s generally the very first inquiry a potential client has when contacting me about my services. “Dude, set my macros, please…..” Everyone who has been doing this for a substantial amount of time has preferences. There are really no secrets in the diet […]

Intermittent Fasting and Leangains Are NOT Magic!

It’s funny how things evolve. When I first began experimenting with various eating and fasting protocols, the changes were small at first. I began by jumping full-bore into the carbophobic-Atkins loving, bacon-buffet, carbs will kill you, William Davis-worshipping crowd. Did avoiding carbs at all costs work? Yessir. Lost a good amount of weight. I thought […]

A Frustrating, All-Too Common Fitness Nightmare………

This is a cautionary tale.  A parable, if you will.  All across America, men and women will be vowing, no, promising to finally lose the weight and get in shape.  And this very scenario will become a harsh reality.  Be prepared.  Be informed.  DON’T be another failed resolutioner……….. You’re sick of it.  Finally done.  Tired […]

Your Fool-Proof Plan For Weight Loss For the Holidays

Turkey, ham, or pot pies? Cookies, buckeyes, or “tree bark”? Cheese and crackers or shrimp cocktail? Pumpkin pie or cheesecake? Stuffing, green bean casserole, or mashed potatoes? Budweiser or Jack? There’s so many choices this time of year. We know we’ll have to make them. And it’s not exactly like the person making the dish […]

Common Weight Loss Problems Many Women Face – And How To Fix Them

“This program is a game-changer.  It’s completely flipped all of my thoughts on nutrition and fitness on its head.  It’s so simple and easy, yet extremely effective.  Women, especially, can benefit from this type of a program.” -Quote from a former client. This got me thinking. Why women? Why, exactly, would women benefit from this […]

IIFYM vs. “Clean Eating” – A Regular Guy’s Thoughts

You may notice a theme in most of my posts. Weightloss. It’s mainly what I’ve been focusing on. This is for a variety of reasons. First and foremost, there are very, very few people out there who are truly at a place, physically, where they don’t want to lose any more weight. Perhaps the chronically […]

Exercising Your Willpower Muscle

I read up on the internet as often as I can.   Nutrition fascinates me. I’m genuinely interested in food and how it enhances or inhibits certain processes in the body. Trying to find the right amounts of nutrients and make the proper food choices to improve my body composition is a passion of mine. […]

How To Eat All The Bacon You Want. Aka – “Man Up.”

This is a call. A call to all men. I’ve heard some pretty messed up things lately.  Coming straight out of the mouths of men.  I think they are men.  I guess I’m not quite sure.  The things I’ve been hearing are shocking, appalling, and repulsive: “No, I don’t want any ice cream.  God knows […]

Lesson 3 – Making Macro Counting And Leangains Simple And Easy

At first, I thought Lesson 3 was going to be about training.  I was going to explain what everyone was doing wrong, how to do it right, and how to maximize your ROI in the weight room.  (Return-On-Investment.  Basically, you don’t want to do a single thing that’s not worth your time.  That’s how my […]