5 Game Changing Off-Season Nutrition Tips

By Eric and Chris Martinez February 2012- “Tis the season to be Jolly”…You all have heard this Xmas song right? Well, we say “Tis the season to be BULKY,” except you won’t be eating all those damn cookies like Santa did and you’ll have a lot more muscle mass. As we begin to get into off season mode, it is … Read More

The Sexy Truth About Organic and Conventional Foods

By Chris Martinez November 2012- “Time to put on your grown up hats and make a decision.” Please tell me you have heard this saying before? If not, let me try another one such as “Quit complaining and just make a decision already?” If you haven’t heard this then you’ve been living under a rock. All kidding aside, this whole … Read More

The Dynamism of Protein

By Chris Martinez April 2012- Not consuming protein is almost as bad as committing a crime. Think of it as robbing a bank that has no money. All that effort planning the robbery and committing it and you don’t even get a penny out of it. Now let’s use this analogy towards not consuming protein. You are robbing your body … Read More

Partitioning Nutrients from Fat into Muscle

              By Chris Martinez March. 2012- If only we could partition all of the nutrients we consume on a daily basis directly into our muscle cells as opposed to our fat cells. Ideally, this would make a perfect-healthy world. There wouldn’t be such an epidemic of obesity, diabetes, diseases, metabolic syndrome, etc. Instead, we … Read More

Saturated Fats vs. Refined Sugars

              By Eric Martinez March. 2012- Saturated Fats are bad for you, they increase your cholesterol, and they pretty much make you fat, and a whole lot more, right? Therefore, saturated fats are the devil. Wrong ladies and gentleman! This myth needs to get homered out of the park and into outer space once … Read More

Fiber It Up!

By Eric Martinez Aug. 16. 2011- Let’s talk some fiber; many get confused when it comes to fiber. What is dietary fiber exactly? How much do I need to have each day? Why do I get constipated when having fiber? Why is fiber important? These are just some of the basic questions we tend to get asked about fiber. So … Read More

Does Dieting Mean “Suffering”

  By Chris & Eric Martinez June. 24. 2011- Why is it that when it comes to dieting, everybody automatically thinks they have to suffer and deprive themselves from everything in life? Why is it that people think they can’t have the foods they love and crave in moderation? Why does the word “dieting” have to be portrayed as suffering? … Read More

Gluten Free OR Not Gluten Free?

By Eric Martinez April. 20. 2011 For some reason it seems like “gluten-free” diets are becoming more popular these days. Gluten-free diets are supposedly meant to help with increased energy, thinner thighs, and reduced belly bloat. It’s kind of hard for me to buy into that because everything I pretty much eat and preach has gluten in it, but maybe … Read More