By Eric and Chris Martinez January 2017- We get it…getting results from a nutrition and training program isn’t easy…but it’s not your fault. And here’s why. The reason you are failing is because of the bad plans you are being given and you don’t have any chance to succeed off of them. Do these … Read More
Ditching the Over-Hyped Fad Diets this Year
By Eric and Chris Martinez December 2016- Losing weight with fad diets has been consistently popular amongst many people wanting to shed pounds, especially when the New Year rolls around. Among these are low-calorie diets, juice fasts, soup-only diets, and god knows what else. Many of us are also familiar with advertisements for such diets promising to lose … Read More
Protein Supplements & Low Carb Diets- Interviews with Ryan Lowery & Shawn Wells
Train Loco readers, it’s that time of the month again! We have an awesome and informative joint-interview with two great individuals who we really respect and like to call colleagues and friends. Shawn Wells is the VP of Research and Development and Chief Scientific Officer for BioTRUST Nutrition and Ryan Lowery is a young-star researcher and Director of the Powerhouse Human Performance Laboratory at … Read More
The Ultimate Muscle Mass Gaining Guide
By Eric and Chris Martinez January 2013. “Shows are won in the offseason. No amount of work ‘in-season’ can undo a lazy offseason.” -Layne Norton During off-season dieting, we’re almost 100% certain that you have been down multiple avenues looking for the most efficient way to build muscle mass while trying to avoid excess fat gain. A … Read More
Processed foods – are they really that bad for you?
By Chris and Eric Martinez June 2014- Introduction The term “processed foods” carries a strong negative connotation similar to the term “cheat meals” or “dirty foods.” Much of this slander doesn’t have scientific evidence to back it up. It’s usually spawned from hunches and hearsay. These oversimplifications seem to be self-perpetuating since people rarely dig further into the details, … Read More
Is Dieting and Being Bikini Ready Year-Around Safe?
We’ve always thought it was funny when women would tell us that they can stay in bikini shape year-around and still make gains in their physiques. We would sit there and ask them, “So how exactly do you plan on doing this?” They would always reply with, “Oh just be strict on my diet and ‘eat clean,’ low calories, … Read More
The Grass is Always Greener with Flexible Nutrition
By Eric and Chris Martinez January 2016- These days it seems we all want the easiest, fastest, least amount of work to put in to attain results. This is a common problem we see on a day-to- day basis in the fitness industry, health industry, contest prep industry, general population, society itself, what have … Read More