Tar Heel Training

04/12/2021

Check out my latest post about compound sets for resistance training at my blog.

Thoughts, stories and ideas.

01/04/2021

Thunder has chosen to start 2021 by continuing his busy schedule of sleeping all day. Fortunately for us humans, moving during the day helps us sleep better at night. Are you getting your exercise today? Even just a brisk walk improves your mood and boosts your energy. Make some movement a priority each day and sleep better every night.

02/15/2016

https://proteinpower.com/drmike/2016/02/03/will-the-new-dietary-guidelines-fatten-us-even-more/

Interesting take on the new dietary guidelines. As always, these recommendations should be taken with a grain of salt since there are millions of dollars in special interest money lobbying to make sure their interests are represented.

As we know all too well there has been an explosion in the incidence of obesity and type II diabetes over the past 30-40 years. Depending upon the bias involved, many people have opined as to the cause of this sudden departure from what had been fairly stable rates of obesity over the previous decad…

01/27/2016

http://gizmodo.com/why-the-calorie-is-broken-1755389049?utm_source=recirculation&utm_medium=recirculation&utm_campaign=wednesdayAM

Kind of a long read, but tons of good info within.

Calories consumed minus calories burned: it’s the simple formula for weight loss or gain. But dieters often find that it doesn’t work. The calorie is broken—and this is why.

01/22/2016

Get creative and make make some home made weights out of all the snow and ice we'll have tomorrow!

01/10/2016

http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/you-cant-trust-what-you-read-about-nutrition/

Excellent read about how nutrition research can be easily misrepresented and the problems with food questionnaires.

Photographs by Anna Maria Barry-Jester As the new year begins, millions of people are vowing to shape up their eating habits. This usually involves dividing foods into moralistic categories: good/b…

01/06/2016

http://www.tarheeltraining.com/ #!GET-A-FREE-SESSION-TO-KICKSTART-YOUR-RESOLUTION/clfr/568d4efc0cf2e4f621db2217

Need some guidance now that you're ready to get back to the gym? You're in luck! The first 5 people to conact me will get a free hour long session. The sess...

01/01/2016

With 2016 freshly upon us, once again a slew of resolutions will be made, only to be broken by February. The ever popular resolution to 'lose weight and get...

12/29/2015

Salads are a great way to ensure you get a few servings of vegetables into your diet each day. A well made salad is very nutrient dense, loaded with fresh veg...