Today I am lucky to have Toronto-based, IFBB Certified BodyBuilding & Fitness Trainer Kian of Kian Fit stopping by to kick some knowledge on the squat. More specifically, things you should stop doing when setting foot into the squat rack. The benefits of the squat go far beyond just building monster tree-trunk legs and being one […]
3 Tips for Troubleshooting the Squat
The squat. It’s the certified O.G. of exercises, a full body movement that has real world applications whether it is on the sporting field, lifting every day things, or even just standing up out of a chair. The benefits of getting your butt in a squat rack are undisputed, and yet far too many athletes struggle with it. […]
15 Sleep Strategies for High Performance Athletes
“Rest is a weapon,” said superspy Jason Bourne in Robert Ludlum’s The Bourne Ultimatum. He may very well have been describing the benefits of sleep to high performance athletes, as professional sports teams and top caliber athletes are now realizing. Here is your guide to finally getting the sleep you need between the sheets. “Come […]
How to Become a Faster and More Explosive Athlete
If you’ve been around these parts before you know that I am a huge fan of sport-specific and athlete-centric workouts. When it comes to developing explosiveness, agility, power and strength–I’m diggity down. I reached out to strength coach Patrick Busby, CSCS, owner of ProEdge Sports Conditioning, and asked him to kick over one of his favorite […]
You Eat What You See
We’ve all heard the maxim “you are what you eat.” But as research shows, you are not only what you eat, but you eat what you see. Here is what you need to know about using this research in order to build better eating habits. In a study done in 2002 researchers set out to […]
The Simple Trick to Working Out When You Don’t Feel Like It
No matter how motivated and committed we are when we set off towards accomplishing big things in the gym, at some point the inspiration runs dry. Here is a simple, proven trick that you can use to trick yourself into working out when you don’t feel like it. I get it. It’s the end of […]