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Coconut Is The Fuctional Food

  Coconut is highly nutritious and rich in fiber, vitamins, and minerals. It is classified as a “functional food” because it provides many health benefits beyond its nutritional content. Coconut oil is of special interest because it possesses healing properties far beyond that of any other dietary oil and is extensively used in traditional medicine […]

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Today’s PIT Workout: Sandbags

  Today’s workout: tools you need – sandbag and box or something that you can step up on. Sandbag bent-over rows 10-15 reps 10 box jumps Sandbag squat with over head press 10-15 reps 20 box step ups (10 each leg) Sandbag squat with up right row 10-15 reps 20 side step ups (10 each […]

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Whey Protein of Choice

  I’ve been a supplement addict for more than 15 years and have taken pretty much every protein powder on the market. Most of them taste like crap and some of them taste amazing. It’s the ones that taste amazing that are filled with so much artificial sweeteners and other ingredients that they will do […]

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Stay Away From Treadmills & Exercise Machines

  Two tips that I highly recommend that you try are staying off the treadmill and stopping training on machines. You are the machine! * Stay off the treadmill Long distance cardio should be avoided as much as possible because low intensity movements like a slow jog can actually cause your body to be in a […]

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Post Workout Supplement

  For many years after my workout I had a routine of supplements and shakes that I felt I had to have to get big and repair my muscles. It was the creatine powder, bcaa powder, glutamine and the list went on and on. I can’t even tell you how much money I spent on […]

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The Good & Bad On Soy

  A question I get asked a lot is: “What protein should I take in? I’m only using soy due to the fact other protein sources are bad for me.” Well, soy is also bad for you if you are consuming large amounts. The answer I give people is: take several different protein sources to […]

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Save Your ACL. Learn How To Land

  The ACL tear is a huge injury that we keep hearing about all the time with athletes. Most of these tears happen when players are pivoting or landing awkwardly after they come down from a jump. All of us know how to jump but we don’t necessarily know or forget how to land correctly. […]

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Buying The Right Omega-3 Fish Oil

  For many years I have bought just your normal omega-3 fish oil at your local health food store while not paying any attention to the value of what I was getting out of it. The brand I would buy came in a soft gel and had a nasty aftertaste. I recently started doing more […]

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Surrendering: A Work In Progress

This post comes from one of my best friends, Jessi Piha, who was overcome so much in her life. I give her mad props for staying strong and keep doing what she does. After reading this you may start to see and look at things differently. Five years and 8 months ago, I thought all […]

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A Strong Butt Is Key To A Happy Life

  A strong butt is key to a happy life. I know you might be asking yourself what does this mean? It means train your hamstrings and glutes so your leg development is balanced. It’s so funny when you see people with these big quads and then they turn around and they have no hamstrings. […]

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