It's a subject that always leads to a heated debate: cardio performed in the morning on an empty stomach. Is this the fastest way to lose fat, or is it a sure way to "eat up" all that hard-earned muscle? We sat down with four T-Nation experts and decided to find out.
If you struggle to maintain leanness, try making your last meal of the day low in carbs. Your body basically doesn't handle carbohydrates well at night and they're more likely to be stored as body fat. However, if you train at night, go ahead and have a quality post-workout drink that includes carbs. These carbs are "put to work" and you don't need to worry about them in regards to body fat.
This is Lucky 13, a rapid fire Q & A session with a training or nutrition expert who matters. It's fast, furious, and to the point.
The fitness magazines are full of them. The bodybuilding rags are full of them. Even T-Nation is full of them: articles about how to lose fat and discover your abs. What's missing? Simple: Info on how to stay that way once you've reached your goal.
This is Lucky 13, a rapid-fire Q & A session with a training or nutrition expert who matters. It's fast, furious, and to the point.
The Competitive Edge This is Lucky 13, a rapid fire Q & A session with a training or nutrition expert who matters. It's fast, furious, and to the point. In previous installments, we've talked to Chad Waterbury and Christian Thibaudeau. This time we sat down with nutrition maharishi, Dr. John Berardi. Aren't you lucky?
A skinny guy who wants to gain muscle mass obviously needs to consume more calories. However, there's no reason for him to consume crap calories. I often recommend that skinny bastards add natural butter to their protein shakes and snack on mixed nuts between meals. Just three servings of nuts or natural peanut butter will add around 600 calories per day. That's 4200 calories per week, mostly from healthy fats and protein. Keep a can of mixed nuts in the car or in your desk for convenient, healthy calories.
This is Lucky 13, a rapid fire Q & A session with a training or nutrition expert who matters. It's fast, furious, and to the point. Last time we talked to Chad Waterbury; this time we traveled to the wilds of Canada to talk to strength coach extraordinaire, Christian Thibaudeau. Aren't you lucky?
This is Lucky 13, a rapid fire Q & A session with a training or nutrition expert who matters. It's fast, furious, and to the point.
Welcome to the second installment of T-Nation's new consumer reviews. In this column I'll be reviewing gym gadgets, DVDs, supplements, training books, and anything else I can get my callused paws on which might be of interest to iron addicts and fitness fanatics.
Reading forums can make those that paid attention in English class go nuts, so here's a refresher course: You want to lose fat, not loose it. "Loose" describes that girl in high school who slept with the whole football team. Get it right, people!
The Scottish Terror Alwyn Cosgrove is not politically correct. When he speaks at strength and conditioning conferences, he doesn't care if he pisses off half the audience. He's scrappy, he's cocky, he cusses a lot, but he always tells it like it is. This, of course, makes his presentations a hell of a lot of fun to watch.
Dr. Art De Vany describes himself as a scientist/athlete. He's competed in Olympic weightlifting, motocross, and even played minor league baseball. At 6'1" and 208 pounds, today he carries only 8% body fat. Pretty admirable. De Vany barely had time to do this interview. He was headed off to Colorado to ride in the KTM Rocky Mountain Raid, an adventure motorcycling event.
Congratulations. You've succeeded where most people have failed. You've bucked the obesity trend and have lost a small mountain of fat. You feel better, you look better, and your health has greatly improved. Good for you.
A Thousand Words You're not supposed to be here. In this motel room, in this bathroom, backstage at this show. You aren't supposed to be seeing this. This private moment, this intimate setting, this unguarded emotion.
You've seen his name on a lot of recent T-Nation articles, and you've seen him pass out some outstanding training advice on the forum. And you've probably thought, "Man, that guy is smart, but who is he anyway?"
Welcome to the latest evolutionary leap in T-Nation's consumer reviews. In this column I'll be reviewing gym gadgets, supplements, training books, and anything else I can get my callused paws on which might be of interest to fitness freaks and iron addicts.
Ten years ago, most people who trained with weights had never heard of a "strength coach." Oh sure, there were sports coaches who worked with athletes on performance. And there were famous bodybuilders who theorized on hypertrophy methods in the magazines. There were even personal trainers and fitness instructors, but a strength coach ? An expert who specialized in all things iron? A guy who could help you increase your vertical, build your biceps, and add 50 pounds to your bench press? Not many gym-goers had heard of such an animal.
Mike was the worst training partner I'd ever had. He'd show up late if he showed up at all. He always wanted to quit early. He flapped his gums incessantly. He'd make excuses and punk out on any tough exercise. But that wasn't the worst part. The worst part was his poisonous attitude.
I wish all of you could drop in on us here at our main office in Colorado Springs. You'd love it. Ever hear about what goes on in the Playboy mansion? Hotties everywhere wearing bikinis and lingerie, ménage à trois in the grotto, every man walking around with a delightfully juicy blonde or three on each arm…
The room is filled with some of the biggest, strongest, meanest men in professional sports. Most of them are paid to pulverize, and they don't fear anything in this world except a career-ending injury and the little white woman who just walked into the room.
As I type this, several of Major League Baseball's heroes and villains are appearing before a special congressional panel. The subject? Steroids. What else? Have the words baseball and steroids not been used in the same sentence in the last couple of years?
Mind Games The ball is snapped. The quarterback takes a few steps back and looks downfield. Nothing. Then the defensive line fails and about a 1000 pounds of muscled meanness barrels toward him. A receiver suddenly breaks into the open and the quarterback lifts his arm to throw…
When I attend seminars, I always sit in the front row. I'm a "front row ho." Sitting in the front row keeps me riveted to the presentation and ready to suck up info. A couple of months ago I was sitting on the front row of a seminar when the speaker said something that really resonated with me. Dr. Lonnie Lowery told the audience to eliminate "junk reps" from their training.
