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What You Need to Know Before Your First Strongman Competition
In March 2009, I entered my first strongman competition. It was a small, non-sanctioned competition about 90 miles from where I lived. Going in, I was pretty confident. I felt I had a good base of...
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Finding Balance Between Your Life and Your Diet
elitefts™ Sunday Edition The concept of embarking on any sort of a diet or structured nutrition plan is terrifying for most people. They envision hunger pangs, constant tracking, low energy, mood...
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A Modern Approach to Contest-Day Eating for Strongman
Strongman competitors seem to lack an understanding of solid contest-day nutrition. For most, the day is usually started with a breakfast consisting of a huge stack of pancakes. Then the day is filled...
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What’s For Lunch?
What does “lunch” really constitute these days? And who really eats at the standard time of noon? Think about it. Our personal definition of “lunch” has been erased and rewritten since the 5th grade,...
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Nutrition Advice from Generation X (to Y and Z)
With age comes perspective, insight, understanding, and hindsight. What I’m offering you today is a peak into your future from a view-point looking back into the past. In your journey that is the sport...
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I’m Not Sad for Mike Matarazzo
With the passing of Mike Matarazzo still fresh on the minds of many people in the bodybuilding industry, I thought I would take this opportunity to discuss something that has been irritating me for...
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Ketogenic Diets for Bulking
The ketogenic diet is nothing new. The high fat, low or no carbohydrate diet was first developed in the 1920s as a treatment for pediatric epilepsy. In recent history, the ketogenic diet has been used...
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A Year of Eating for Strength
One of the most common questions I get is about my diet. Whether it’s emails, Facebook, or just out with friends, it’s a common occurrence. As I’ve mentioned in the past, I’m not a nutrition expert. I...
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Gluten for Punishment
Fat free, sugar free, reduced fat, reduced sugar, low carb, low calorie. Sound familiar? Well, it should. These nutritional labels have been on the market for decades and likely will continue for...
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Muscle Protein Synthesis and the Anabolic Window
The concept of the anabolic window—an all-important slice of time where muscles are seemingly primed for nutrient-enhanced growth—is ubiquitous, now, thanks to aggressive marketing strategies. If you...
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Cortisol: A Good Guy with a Bad Rap
Cortisol is often talked about in bodybuilding and strength circles. Ask a bodybuilder why he was holding water or why he couldn’t get rid of the last bit of stubborn fat, or a power lifter why they...
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Pulp Fiction
Everywhere you look on any given day of any given week, you’re constantly bombarded with an assortment of never-ending products that claim to change your life. There are supplements that are...
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The Mountain Dog Diet—A Healthier Way to Get Lean/Add Muscle…or Both!
Originally published on July 23, 2010 Several months ago I sat in front of a nurse at my place of work after she received my report on my cholesterol, triglyceride levels and blood pressure. I work at...
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The Soccer Mom Diet
Basically, everything you eat or drink is bad for you. That might seem like an overstatement, but if you read any nutrition information on social media, that statement is absolutely correct. OK, maybe...
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Three F Words Everyone Should Use During the Holidays
Every single year I write about this (but with a slightly different spin) because it absolutely needs to be said and needs to be heard. For some, this will be a reminder, and for others, it will be...
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