Chris and Eric Martinez

5 Nutrition Strategies to Tip-Off Your Off-Season

 by on June 17, 2015

Green Tea or Camellia sinensis is a type of plant native to East, South and Southeast Asia whose leaf buds are used to make tea traditionally. It grows as an evergreen shrub or small tree that is usually trimmed to below two meters when it’s cultivated for its leaves. The flowers of the plant are usually yellowish-white with 7 or 8 petals per bud.

Green Tea or Camellia sinensis is a type of plant native to East, South and Southeast Asia whose leaf buds are used to make tea traditionally. It grows as an evergreen shrub or small tree that is usually trimmed to below two meters when it’s cultivated for its leaves. The flowers of the plant are usually yellowish-white with 7 or 8 petals per bud.

6 Ways to Optimize your Training Program

 by on December 7, 2014

There are so many different training methods and myths floating around the World Wide Web, bodybuilding magazines, and commercial gyms. We often hear people asking what training should I be following and I want to do this person’s training plan or does this training plan work?

Dr. Mike Zordous once quoted, “The question shouldn’t be does it work? The question should be is it optimal?”

There are so many different training methods and myths floating around the World Wide Web, bodybuilding magazines, and commercial gyms. We often hear people asking what training should I be following and I want to do this person’s training plan or does this training plan work?

Dr. Mike Zordous once quoted, “The question shouldn’t be does it work? The question should be is it optimal?”

Importance of Carbohydrates

 by on October 10, 2014

Let’s face it; we are pretty sure we can all come to an agreement that the main purpose of Carbohydrates is to provide energy and fuel for the human body. Carbohydrates have probably gotten the worst reputation of the macronutrients due to eating excessive amounts leads to excess adipose tissue.

Let’s face it; we are pretty sure we can all come to an agreement that the main purpose of Carbohydrates is to provide energy and fuel for the human body. Carbohydrates have probably gotten the worst reputation of the macronutrients due to eating excessive amounts leads to excess adipose tissue.

The Dynamic Effects of Protein

 by on August 25, 2014

Let’s face it, not consuming protein is almost as bad as not depositing some money into your savings account. Think of it as your trying to save money to buy a house. If you don’t build that savings account over a period of time for a down payment, how will you ever buy a house?

Let’s face it, not consuming protein is almost as bad as not depositing some money into your savings account. Think of it as your trying to save money to buy a house. If you don’t build that savings account over a period of time for a down payment, how will you ever buy a house?

3 Reasons to Consider Adding HIIT Cardio Intervals

 by on July 11, 2014

3 Reasons to Consider Adding HIIT Cardio Intervals What in the world do these crazy acronyms HIIT and LISS mean? HIIT stands for high intensity interval training, which consists of short sprint intervals coupled with low-moderate intensity work. An example of this would be a 10-30 second sprint followed by a 3-5 minute steady pace […]

3 Reasons to Consider Adding HIIT Cardio Intervals What in the world do these crazy acronyms HIIT and LISS mean? HIIT stands for high intensity interval training, which consists of short sprint intervals coupled with low-moderate intensity work. An example of this would be a 10-30 second sprint followed by a 3-5 minute steady pace […]

Inhibiting Strength, Power, & Hypertrophy with Pre/Post Workout Cardio

 by on July 1, 2014

Cardiovascular training (“cardio”) has countless benefits for the human body, but many times have you seen people get to the gym, hop on a cardio machine, gas themselves, and then do resistance training right after? Or what about when someone finishes an intense lifting session, then does an intense cardio session?

Cardiovascular training (“cardio”) has countless benefits for the human body, but many times have you seen people get to the gym, hop on a cardio machine, gas themselves, and then do resistance training right after? Or what about when someone finishes an intense lifting session, then does an intense cardio session?

Eating a Pre-Bed Meal for More Muscle Gains

 by on May 18, 2014

Eating a Pre-Bed Meal for More Muscle Gains One of the biggest nutrition myths to date is the ever so popular don’t eat past 6 pm or at night time because all of the nutrients consumed will somehow magically convert to fat. We wrote about this HERE and Sofer et al. showed that consuming carbohydrates […]

Eating a Pre-Bed Meal for More Muscle Gains One of the biggest nutrition myths to date is the ever so popular don’t eat past 6 pm or at night time because all of the nutrients consumed will somehow magically convert to fat. We wrote about this HERE and Sofer et al. showed that consuming carbohydrates […]

Is Stress Inhibiting Your Training and Performance?

 by on April 30, 2014

Is Stress Inhibiting Your Training and Performance? “I’m tired. I feel overtrained. I have no energy. I ate like crap the other day. I had a long day at work. I feel fat. My genetics suck.” We remember our last year of College taking 15 Units per semester, doing an internship, working 32 hours a […]

Is Stress Inhibiting Your Training and Performance? “I’m tired. I feel overtrained. I have no energy. I ate like crap the other day. I had a long day at work. I feel fat. My genetics suck.” We remember our last year of College taking 15 Units per semester, doing an internship, working 32 hours a […]