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I am a nutritionist and exercise scientist exploring topics related to health, fitness, and biochemistry.
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Smart Deloading
Reading Time: 4 minutesDeloading involves modulation of training intensity, volume, duration, or frequency, as well as exercise selection, in order to promote recovery — and is distinct from tapering and training cessation.
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Understanding Blood-Flow Restriction Training
Reading Time: 8 minutesI started hearing about blood flow restriction training several years ago, but never really gave it much credence. I thought it was mostly a gimmick to give people that sought-after ‘pump’ which isn’t actually a useful marker of efficacy. I have begun to see blood-flow restriction being implemented more and more frequently…
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Initial Thoughts on Training to Failure
Reading Time: 8 minutesTraining to failure is a topic that is currently being consistently presented and discussed amongst the knowledge sources that I frequent. I have always enjoyed what I considered to be ‘pushing myself’ although I never quantified it in any way. I came to weight lifting very recently, really just as I was…
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Autophagy: Taming the Beast
Reading Time: 12 minutesBe sure to check out An Introduction to Autophagy, Autophagy: When, What, Where, and Why, and Autophagy: When Things Go Wrong. Congratulations! You’ve made it to the fun part. Now we get to discuss how we might harness autophagy to our (healthspan) advantage. As a quick debrief, autophagy is a form of…
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