

5 Signs You Aren't Getting Enough Sleep (and what to do about it)
I get the most that I can. I am a huge advocate. I put it above all other health activities in my life (including workouts). I count it as one of the most important aspects of a healthy lifestyle (and so do many experts). What am I talking about? Sleep. Why is sleep so important? Think about the days you have been sleep deprived: did you make a too-quick decision you regretted? Weren't at your top performance at work? Felt hungry all day? Felt out of sorts? Felt heart


What is Reverse Dieting?
As promised, a follow up to last weeks 'What is Flexible Dieting'. Reverse dieting, in simple terms, is the process of slowly adding calories via macronutrients (protein/carb/fat) to increase metabolic capacity. Remember that any time you diet (ie: consume less calories than you expend energy wise via activity), your metabolisms' natural physiological response is to slow due to your body attempting to conserve energy. The problem arises when people are seeking to lose weight,


What is Flexible Dieting?
This is the most common question I receive on all channels and I want to devote a post and some time to this. Part I will be the simple explanation of Flexible Dieting and Part II will be the sciency portion (yes I realize that is not a word) Part I Flexible dieting (or what I prefer to call 'Flexible Nutrition') is called many names: IIFYM (If it Fits Your Macros) Macros Counting Macros Flexible Nutrition (Because I dislike the word 'diet' - the remainder of this article wil