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There is wide variation in the time of day that people choose to exercise. The idea of performing fasted cardio training in the morning to accelerate fat burning is based on a key assumption that without food in our system and lower levels of glycogen available, our fat stores are the go-to energy source. This assumption was recently put to the test by researchers from Japan, who recruited 10 young, healthy, recreationally active (untrained but performed moderate-intensity exercise 2-4 days/week) men to perform four experimental sessions locked within a metabolic ward. This is a tremendous strength of the study, as the metabolic ward allowed for complete control and analysis of the participant’s life for the time they spent inside. Over the course of two months with at least 1 week between experimental sessions, the participants stayed within the metabolic ward for three days to allow for standardization of the experimental protocols....

On a recent show you heard Coach Wade Johnson tell us that he has made the cut to be an alternate at the upcoming IPF Classic World Championship in Olympic Lifting. This is a huge opportunity for one of our Super Humans. But is costs money to do this. So what Coach has decided to do, instead of a GoFundMe page or similar, he has designed a one-off T-shirt with the signature Ogre Wear theme. T-shirts are $25 each and come in red or yellow (Ogre Compound Team colors) and available from Small to 5X. Lets support one of our own and we can all be part of this once-in-a-lifetime occasion. ColorRedYellowTypeWomen'sMenSizeSmallMediumLargeXLXXLXXXL4X5x    

I’ve had a hard time getting back into leg training. Since August I’ve trained legs an average of twice a month. It’s not from fear of tearing anything or complications from previous injuries. It’s my left foot which I suffered a crush injury in April of 2016 which has gotten progressively worse over time. The crush injury caused the nerves in my foot to become aggravated which put in motion muscle imbalances that pulled two middle toes out of their sockets and caused the metatarsal of the big toe to spread away from the foot causing the first joint of the big toe to separate. As the foot has gotten worse over the past year the pain of walking has increased. But I never let that stop me from training legs as heavy as I always have in the past. But that all changed after doing heavy farmer walks one day....

On yesterday's BPPH I mentioned to Rob Regish that I had a preferred way to use the Nautilus pull-over machine. He asked me to video it and we can discuss it on the next BPPH. So here it is.I don't hold on to the hand rails. I focus the pulling on my lats and I allow my hands to separate at the bottom of the movement so I can push my elbows far back to activate the center of my back between my scapulas. Give it a try. You may find you're a little weaker when your arms aren't doing some of the work so lighten up and focus on the form.  BTW I haven't trained my legs in a couple months choosing cardio instead while my multiple injuries heal. I was shocked as I looked at this video as to how much my legs have shrunken. I have started leg...

If you or anyone you know suffers from lumbar spine compression it's no joke. Most say it's irreversible. My good friend Dr. William Seeds who is a nationally renowned orthopedic surgeon told me about this some time ago but it wasn't till Jance Footit sent this video to me that I took this seriously.  This digital motion x-ray shows just how well the reverse hyper works. This could be the answer for those who's lumbar spine is degenerating threatening their ability to function some day. This video comes to you courtesy of Westside Barbell, Dr. Jerome Rerucha and Digital Motion X-ray http://www.dmxworks.com/ . Here's the video   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYRAYuErzYA