by Dana Bushell | Articles
We push ourselves every day to be bigger, stronger and faster. We push past our limits in our attempt to build the physique we’ve always dreamed of having. We push so hard sometimes that our bodies decide to fight back, and that fight comes in the form of an injury....
by Paul Cribb Ph.D. CSCS. | Research
Glutamine is essential for protein synthesis and muscle cell growth. While maintaining glutamine status is critical to hard training athletes and the critically ill, very little research has investigated the most effective nutritional method to enhance glutamine...
by Paul Cribb Ph.D. CSCS. | Questions & Answers
Intense training tears down muscle tissue and inflames joints. A number of sports scientists suggest that chemicals called “free radicals” are responsible for much of the soreness that is experienced after a workout. Though our bodies are constantly...
by Dana Bushell | Articles
Well, with the past now in our rearview mirrors this would be a great time to sit back and reflect on a year’s worth of training, eating, supplementation, trial and error, misguided practises, epiphanies, highs and lows, gains and losses and be thankful that...
by Brad Loomis | Training
If you are applying the Max-OT principles to the letter, you know you should take a full week off from training every 8 weeks. “2 months or about 8 weeks is a Max-OT Training Cycle. You will take a full week off from training every 8 weeks. This is the Max-OT Cyclical...
by Dana Bushell | Articles
“Perform your cardio on an empty stomach for optimal results”. For years this approach to fat loss has been the accepted mode; however when it comes to bodybuilding very few rules apply to the masses and generic programs for nutrition, fat loss, resistance...
by Paul Delia | Questions & Answers
I realize that most of the strength and conditioning text books advise endurance athletes to use lighter weights and perform a high number of repetitions to build muscular endurance. However, there are two problems with this over simplified training advice. The first...
by Dana Bushell | Articles, Training
Being athletic and participating in any type of physical pursuit, oftentimes brings with it the possibility of impending injury. As such, any athletic endeavor you decide to partake in always carries with it a certain degree of inherent risk. Whether you are playing...
