Study: Carb-Depleted Training Facilitates the Use of Fat for Fuel Given the choice between carbohydrates and adipose tissue (stored fat) as the fuel/energy source during your exercise, there is no choice. Your body chooses carbohydrates, this day, all day, every day. It’s the way we’re built to optimally operate. When your aim is ever greater performance and carbs made readily available, the system works th ...

If you’re rocking the 21-Day Summer SuperCharger with us (nearly 2000), here’s a vital tip for maximizing every moment of the 21 minutes you’ll be training each day. The 21-Day-SSC is a rapid transformation program where you give it everything you’ve got, going ALL OUT for 21-minutes a day, for 21-days straight. The 21-minute workouts require absolute focus and intensity. You’ve got to keep the pressure on. ...

This is a super-fantastic-cool tool I just found called "Wordle." It transforms the words you feed it, from various feeds, into a graphic display. For fun, I entered the entire Introduction from Strength for LIFE into it. This is what if fed back... [caption id="attachment_946" align="aligncenter" width="535" caption="The Wordle of the Strength for LIFE Intro"][/caption] Now, to put each chapter in, one at ...

[caption id="attachment_895" align="alignright" width="266" caption="Front Squats Have Long Been a Favorite"][/caption]As usual, I was pressed for time when I walked into the gym. Work is a load, sleep a precious gem and there’s the kids. Need I say more? Yes, time… And I've got to get a workout in. Good news is the gym is just downstairs. Phew… In between my cycling events it was the ideal leg day. So, “wh ...

Pardon my temper if you will... [caption id="attachment_680" align="alignmiddle" width="458" caption="At EAS We Are 100% Committed to Latest Advances in Scientific Research!"][/caption] Be warned, I'm about to break a rule! More accurately a promise or commitment I'd made to myself—a commitment to a deaf ear and altogether look the other direction from EAS. I can only imagine how a parent might feel w ...