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How to not let DOMS dominate you.
If you’ve experienced DOMS, you are probably wondering how it can be remedied. No one likes walking around on peg legs after leg day because you pushed it too hard. A variety of…
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The key to every successful relationship
Is not expecting your partner to make you happy. In fact, it’s not expecting anything from your partner at all. Deep down, the only person responsible for making you happy is yourself. We’ve…
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Metabolic adaptation – how it may be the cause of your stalled weightloss
The human body is incredibly adaptable machine. If you give it less calories over time, such as during a period of intentional weightloss, it will begin to burn less calories simply because it's…
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Why your lifting routine needs compound lifts
If you want maximize time and effectiveness in your workouts, put primary focus on practicing and improving compound lifts. Instead of a 5-day body part split, you could be training compound movements three…
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Interpreting Scientific Studies in the Context of Nutrition
Scientific studies are a human construct. And like with anything human, they are highly subject to inaccuracy, lack of precision, and unknown bias (personal, financial, environmental, etc.). Utilizing peer reviewed meta analyses of…
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Science is not perfect.
One of my least favorite comments that I occasionally get is “that’s not based on science,” or “you just need to listen to the science,” when the person telling me that is not…
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Fresh & Cleansing Fennel & Celery Salad
Celery and fennel both have incredible health benefits. We’ve all heard about celery juice cleanses (and hopefully haven’t fallen for that fad), but we may neglect to eat this economical vegetable on a…
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Strawberry Protein Rice Krispie Treats
Honestly, I can't decide if I am ashamed of this recipe because it is basically junk food with protein in it, or proud because it's so good and has turned a classic into…
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Bad Botox? I’ve been there. Here’s what I did.
I was always one of those people that thought very poorly of cosmetic surgery. I always wondered why people would want to alter their appearance, wouldn’t they miss themselves? Wouldn’t they be worried…
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Is drinking bottled water safe? What about BPA-free?
Many water bottle companies advertise “BPA-free” as a buzzword for healthy and safe plastic products. But just because plastic bottles are BPA free doesn’t mean they are automatically safe to drink from. BPA-free…
