Health and Nutrition Coaching
Biohacking, what's that you say? Biohacking is something that people who have "made health their hobby" as stated by Relentless Roger do through n=1 experiments. You know what I'm talking about here right? n=1 means something that YOU try on YOU! All things being equal you start tinkering with things, what you eat, supplements, your sleep, etc. Did you know that there is a crazy world out there of biohacking people? photo credit: SuperFantastic via photopin cc Ok, so I … [Read more...]
I recently finished up an 8 week lifestyle hacking experiment sponsored by my Philadelphia based management consulting company Vynamic, where I handed over my food, mindset, and nutritional choices (along with 11 of my colleagues) to another person when I decided to be a part of the Relentless Fitness Virtual Transformation run by Roger Dickerman of Relentless Fitness. I am calling program virtual because that was the goal, to do this without showing up and spending time with Roger at his … [Read more...]
A couple of months ago I decided to get a FitBit. It’s a little device that can be described as a souped up pedometer, but a little more high tech than one of those free ones you’ve gotten with a little ticker that if you shake you can increase your step count. The FitBit tracks the number of steps you take a day; it also tracks the number of stairs you climb and gives you a goal to shoot for each day or … [Read more...]
Wheying your options...what should you consider when choosing a whey protein powder, once you've decided that you want to try taking it for muscle building and recovery. Many athletes or anyone that is doing large amounts of exercise use some sort of whey protein to help fuel or recover from their workouts. When you see products that have "20g of protein" in them, whey or soy protein is often the type of protein that you see in protein shakes and in the "energy" bars that contain … [Read more...]
After my guest post on Carrots N Cake: Why I Chose Paleo I got a few questions on how to blend Paleo + Endurance training and how Crossfit can fit into this equation. This isn't the first time I've gotten questions like this, so I decided to devote some blog space to it! Anyone that's Paleo and an endurance athlete should absolutely be following Nell Stephenson, a self proclaimed Paleoista! she is a very successfuly Ironman triathlete (qualifies for Kona!) who is 100% strict Paleo all the … [Read more...]
