To Drink or Not To Drink…

By Chris Martinez September 29. 2011- Lately I’ve been doing a lot of research on alcohol and its effects on health, training, and nutrition. But, what is it that I was really after? I wanted to know how fattening alcohol is, how it effects building muscle, how I can occasionally make it work with my diet, pro’s and con’s on … Read More

Mental Toughness Training

By Chris Martinez July. 31. 2011- I love training and building up my physique. This is something I have made a huge part of my life the past 5 years and I don’t ever see myself stopping. I’ve found a passion that makes me happy, feel good, want to work harder in every aspect of life, but most importantly it … Read More

Importance of Foam Rolling

By Eric Martinez June. 25. 2011- Have you ever wondered what those big, long, and hard Styrofoam things are laying around the gym? Well, if you did they are called “Foam Rollers.” I always used to see people using them and wondered what the hell they were used for. After extensive research on foam rollers, I am pleased to say … Read More

A Taste of Motivation and Inspiration

By Eric Martinez May. 31. 2011- About a week ago my brother and I were doing our usual leg routine at the gym at our usual time. As I got done doing a set of dead lifts, a woman said “hey you are using your back too much when you come up, lean back more and explode with your legs.” … Read More

To Sleep or Not to Sleep?

By Eric Martinez March. 20. 2011 Tossing and turning, sweating while sleeping, constantly waking up for no apparent reason, too much on your mind, too much stress, insomnia, etc. All of these occurrences happen to many of us while sleeping, it’s very frustrating and we don’t know why they occur. All we want is some good quality sleep so we … Read More

Pilates Baby!

By Eric Martinez Feb. 20. 2011- Ever consider taking a Pilates class? Or are you like most of the others that just by pass the thought of it because of the name or its reputation that it’s only for women? I am very proud to say that I used to think negative about Pilates for those similar reasons, I pretty … Read More

Does “the pill” prevent women from gaining muscle or losing fat?

By Chris Martinez Feb. 15. 2011- I’ve been curious to know if a woman taking birth control (BC) prevents her from making progress in the gym. Some of you are probably like why the hell would he wonder that? I wanted to know because I knew birth control played with women’s hormones and sometimes even emotions. But I really wanted … Read More

No Excuses!

By: Eric Martinez I often hear so many excuses when it comes to health, fitness, and dieting. I have been hearing these same excuses for years, these excuses, in my mind will never go away for people that use them. The number one excuse is there’s no time to workout with my busy schedule. To me that’s very hard to … Read More