Conflicting opinions about what you should and shouldn’t be eating in order to optimize your health and physique can be found everywhere. Check out this article by Poliquin Editorial Staff for no-nonsense article about what is and what isn’t good advice. Food Trends… What’s (Still) In, What’s (Still) Out by Poliquin Editorial Staff Get big [...]
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Food Trends… What’s (Still) In, What’s (Still) Out
Posted: 9th April 2012 by Charlie in NutritionTags: Charles Poliquin, Charlie Cates, food trends, grass-fed beef, healthy living, Self Made
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Pre-workout Drinks
Posted: 5th April 2012 by Charlie in Nutrition, Recovery, Tony CatesTags: caffeine, NO-xplode, pre-workout drinks, recovery, Self Made, sleep, sleep disruption, stimulants, Supplements, Tony Cates
Pre-workout drinks: Making lazy kids motivated and disrupting sleep quality and recovery since the airing of those first N.O.-Xplode advertisements. By: Tony Cates, CPT, PES We have all heard of them. Those drink powders containing various combinations of amino acids, stimulants, electrolytes, and herbal extracts. They can turn almost anyone who is tired and unmotivated [...]
The Truth About Supplement “Doctors” And Their “Prescriptions”
Posted: 2nd February 2012 by Charlie in Nutrition, Tony CatesTags: GNC, knowledge, sales, Self Made, Supplements, Tony Cates, workers
By: Tony Cates, CPT Let me start off by stating that supplements should only be used once a sound, whole-foods diet has been established according to the individual’s metabolic type, and then maintained for a long enough period that it has become habitual. They should not be used as a crutch to poor eating or [...]
The Meat and Nut Breakfast
Posted: 30th January 2012 by Charlie in NutritionTags: Charles Poliquin, Charlie Cates, improve energy, improve focus, meat and nut breakfast, Self Made
I came across this article by Charles Poliquin and thought it was a pretty interesting concept. I have always been a big believer in Metabolic Typing, so if you are a protein type or mixed type, check this article out! The Meat and Nut Breakfast by Charles Poliquin Get big or die tryin’.
Programs That Work
Posted: 20th December 2011 by Charlie in Basketball, Bodybuilding, Conditioning, Deadlifting, Fat Burning, Grip Training, Life, Mental Training, Motivation, Nutrition, Pressing, Pulling, Recovery, Squatting, Youth TrainingTags: Charlie Cates, Dave Tate, EliteFTS.com, Make-A-Wish Foundation, Off-Season Basketball Conditioning, Programs That Work, Self Made
I am honored to have one my articles featured in the 2011 Make-A-Wish Foundation “Programs That Work” e-book by EliteFTS.com. To download your copy of this manual, which contains over 30 PR-breaking training programs, click here. All articles are voluntarily written and all proceeds from the purchases are donated to the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Ohio, [...]
John Berardi’s Great Fasting Experiment
Posted: 28th November 2011 by Charlie in Fat Burning, NutritionTags: Charlie Cates, fat loss, intermittent fasting, John Berardi, nutrition, Self Made, weight loss
Interested in intermittent fasting (IF)? Check out this article by John Berardi to get a recap of his experience with it. John Berardi’s Great Fasting Experiment by John Berardi Get big or die tryin’.
4:1 carb:protein ratio for recovery from movement-training activities, 2:1 for strength-training activities. These were guidelines I once gave in an article of mine called “Recovery 101: Nutrition”. Maybe it is time for Recovery 201, because I am no longer convinced that these guidelines are correct. I’m a big believer in the metabolic typing diet, which [...]
The Overlooked Essentials for Your Ulitmate Adaptation
Posted: 15th June 2011 by Charlie in Nutrition, Recovery, WellnessTags: Charlie Cates, fish oil, Kyle Newell, Martin Rooney, Self Made, sleep
If you are trying to get bigger or stronger, you have to evaluate every aspect of your lifestyle. Check out this article by Kyle Newell for more info. The Overlooked Essentials for Your Ultimate Adaptation by Kyle Newell Get big or die tryin’.
Strong(her) University Part II: Nutrition 101
Posted: 30th May 2011 by Charlie in NutritionTags: Charlie Cates, female exercise, female fitness, female nutrition, female weight lifting, Jen Comas, Self Made
I don’t agree with everything said in this article, but, if you are looking for some nutrition pointers, there is some good, basic information here. Strong(her) University Part II: Nutrition 101 by Jen Comas Get big or die tryin’.
This is Silly.
Posted: 13th April 2011 by Charlie in NutritionTags: Charlie Cates, health, Mental Health, nutrition, Sean Croxton, Self Made, Stress, this is silly, underground wellness
Ever been completely unsure what is actually healthy for you and good for you to eat because of the numerous contradicting “expert” opinions? Maybe all the stress caused by these contradictions is worse than the foods themselves. Check out this article by Sean Croxton of Underground Wellness to get a better idea of what I’m [...]