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We have so many resources at our finger tips that sometimes it can be hard to figure out which ones we should be using and which ones we should avoid. So I thought I would put together a short list of my top 5 resources I use on an almost daily basis.

1. PubMed/Google Scholar
2. Social Media Platforms - (people like Spencer Nadolsky, Brad Schoenfeld, Mike Israetel, Jordan Syatt...etc)
3. Examine.com
4. Websites - T-nation and AnabolicMinds
5. Local Library - don't hate me, but it's true

The term superfoods comes up every couple of years, and honestly, I don't see it going away any time soon. But do you really know what makes a superfood, super?

This is something that I wish would be discussed more in our field. I would say it's almost as important knowing the muscles of the body, how they move, as well as various nutrition principles. Below are a couple of resources that I found geared for fitness professionals, but I think they are equally important for clients to read as well.

https://www.acefitness.org/education-and-resources/professional/expert-articles/5825/empathy-the-key-to-reaching-clients-affected-by-overweight-and-obesity/

https://www.nfpt.com/blog/fostering-empathy-to-elevate-the-fitness-clients-experience

You don't see as many fitness influencers as you once did, but they are still out there. They have just changed there tactics a little given some social media platforms have changed their algorithms a little.

Referenced article: https://leanminded.com/2019/04/16/under-the-influencer-why-fitness-influencers-are-bad-for-fitness-and-humanity/

If you really want to go down the rabbit hole, head over to Reddit and type in "fitness influencer" into the search bar. 

Episode 44: Exploring BAD Food

Episode 43: Training and Exercise as an Art Form

This was one of those episodes that I had been thinking about for a long time. It's something that was hard for me early in my education and career to really wrap my head around. I didn't quite understand that science and research didn't have all the answers. Implementation of that science wasn't something that I had really been confronted with until I started doing personal training and coaching on a regular basis.

Episode 42: A Case for Creatine

This is still hands down one of the most researched and used supplements out there, but, there is still so many questions about it. It took a long time for me to decide whether I wanted to do an episode on it, but in the end decided that it might be helpful to someone out there. 

Episode 41: Simple Changes To Make The Biggest Health Improvement 

Episode 40: 5 Common fitness mistakes most people make

Episode 39: Why sleep hygiene is important

Episode 38: How to get the most out of your homeworkouts

So it's been almost a year since my last podcast, I don't really have a good explanation except for.....life happens.  However, with that time off, I've been able to finally pull together some projects that I've been working on for a little to long now. And I'm pretty excited to show them off.  

**Announcement**
For the next month or two, I will be releasing one podcast every two weeks instead of every week.  During this time I will be changing up the format to improve your listening experience.  Up until now, I have recorded each episode with a few notes in front of me and then just hit record.  That can last only so long, it's time to improve the overall show.

Cited Resources:

For most people, tracking food intake isn't enough.  Most people have a skewed sense of how many calories they are actually consuming.  But, is it really necessary for all of us to be tracking calories?  

Also, before I get into the topic, I wanted to announce a free program that I have released called Evolved Athletix Prime V1.0.  

It's a 4 week, full body, strength training program that auto adjusts to how you rate your workouts.  There are more features in the works, but I wanted to release the barebones version first so people could try it out.

Episode 34: Calories and MyFitnessPal

It's basic physiology...lol, I talk a little bit about my interaction with someone from LinkedIn regarding strength training and bone health.  To this person defense though, physiology isn't their field and isn't something that is discussed often.  After that, I talk about two resources that outline a little more information regarding bone health and strength training.

References that I used:

 This is by no means and all inclusive look at sleep and sleep deprivation, but I think I have a unique perspective on the topic.  Well kind of.  In any case, I wanted to share some of the important points regarding sleep, sleep deprivation, and why it's important to make sure you are getting proper sleep, as well as developing appropriate sleep hygiene.

It's inevitable that you will eventually get sick while you are striving to reach you health and fitness related goal.  When that happens though, what are you to do?  Do you skip the workout and try and make up for it later or do you workout and try to muster the stamina to make it through?  My suggestion is to not try and make up for it later, but rather follow my recommendations from this episode.

Have you ever had a goal in mind and not been able to meet it?  Ever wonder why?  In this episode we go over some common theme's that are present in most people's journey.

I dive into the differences between what I believe personal training is versus coaching.  As a preface to this, I believe there is a place for both personal trainers and coaches, however, I also believe that coaches tend to do better long run.