|By: Nassim Jebran| It’s happened to us all at one point in our lifting careers; you get aches, pains and you don't lift as much as you would like to and put yourself in a position where there is a serious risk for injury all by doing one thing: Squatting. [...]
|By Dr. Marco De Ciantis| Active Release Technique (ART®) is described as a “hands-on”, case-management system that is used by many conservative care practitioners (chiropractors, physiotherapists, and message therapists) that treats problems with muscles, tendons, ligaments, fascia and nerves. Headaches, back pain, carpal tunnel syndrome, shin splints, shoulder pain, sciatica, [...]
|By: Alex Carnall| Probably more common than any injury in my experience has been clients presenting with low-back pain. There are tons of “rules of thumb” expressed as common knowledge or coaching cues that hold no more than face validity and are actually hurting people instead of protecting them. Since [...]
| By Nadine Shaban | It wasn’t too long ago that I was sitting in my advisors office and he was giving me a lecture about some sort of life event. His lectures about life still resonate with me after all this time. I remember one particular story about [...]
|By Alex Carnall| Before I dive into what my five best leg exercises let me make a bit of a disclaimer. Understand that this article is written from my own perspective. I work with athletes who need a holistic, more functional (vs. structural) approach to their training. That’s not [...]
|By Dr. Marco De Ciantis| Weight cutting is a common occurrence in many weight-classed competitive sports, such as boxing, martial arts and wrestling as a means for athletes to make a weight category. Tension, dizziness, headaches, and confusion have been associated with rapid weight loss (RWL) as a direct result [...]
|By Alex Carnall| If I could master time travel and talk to the 18 year old version of me about training, I’d probably save myself the trip. Like any other young lifter, I was convinced I held the key to untold success under the bar. I watched others with a [...]
| By Vince Pe | Strong-Athlete proudly profile's Tina Goinarov. One of our industry's hardest working and most dedicated individuals, I had the pleasure of finding out more about Tina and how she got involved to the sport we all love. Regularly helping our industry's most predominant athletes such as Mboya [...]
|By: Big Jeff Pearce| I was farting around on Facebook one day when I saw a status update that had found its way onto my Newsfeed. It was by a woman named Sara-Clare Lajeunesse and this is the update and picture I saw: “Never give up on yourself. [...]
|By Big Jeff Pearce| I was sitting on a bench with the plates loaded up, looking around the gym for a spot. It was midday and the gym was practically empty except for a few dudes. The biggest of them all was a stuntman named Rob. I asked him over [...]
|By PK Mills| Former UFC light-heavyweight champion Mauricio “Shogun” Rua wanted nothing to do with him. Former UFC light-heavyweight champion Quinton “Rampage” Jackson conveniently got injured just before a fight with him. And former UFC light-heavyweight champion “Sugar” Rashad Evans said “no way” when offered the chance to fight him. [...]
|By Vince Pe | Richie Keirouz is one of the rising stars in the OPA. Fresh off competing at the 2012 Ontario Provincial Championships at the Toronto Pro Supershow, Richie is a top 5 finisher in what was the most competitive weight class in that show. With one of [...]
| By Nadine Shaban | Recently, I decided to change up my workouts and join back up to a “chain gym.” At first I thought I was regretting the decision; the gym turned out to be a place where men think that looking in the mirror will make their biceps [...]
|By Big Jeff Pearce| Joanne Williams has overcome a lot in the years that she has been bodybuilding to reach her goal of becoming an IFBB Pro. Before she reached the heights of the Canadian bodybuilding world, Joanne was faced with the very grim reality of being diagnosed with breast [...]
| By Vince "Fitness Financier" Pe | Hailing from sunny Southern California, fitness expert Laura Coleman, is a former competitor that I met ages ago at one of the IFBB's major shows; The Ironman. Her personality was so exuberant that I knew she would become a major player in the fitness [...]
| By Nadine Shaban | Let’s face it – injuries suck; they just plain old suck. Even though incurring an injury can be like having a gray cloud hovering over you, there is a silver lining. Injuries can put life into perspective and let you refocus on aspects of [...]
| By Big Jeff Pearce | From the pages of Playboy to Muscular Development, IFBB Pro Larissa Reis is everywhere; thank God for that! Currently, Larissa is a Nutrex sponsored athlete and is the owner/operator of www.LarissaReis.net. Through her website, she provides a number of services, everything from personal training [...]
| By Anita Kus-Roberts | I was at a show recently watching competitor after competitor parade around, proud of their hard-earned physiques. How motivating it was for me to watch, in my off-season “puffy” phase. As each competitor did their catwalk and showed off, an announcer would read tidbits and quotes [...]
Elite Distance runners have been using mushrooms to enhance their aerobic performance for decades. | By Big Jeff Pearce | Mushrooms, within the sphere of cultural thought, have consistently been associated as either a pizza topping or psychedelic. Well, what if mushrooms could do more for people than [...]
| By Vince "Fitness Financier" Pe | Candice Perfect is on her way to make a huge splash in the NPC's bikini division. Aside from the obvious last name that seems to be predetermined for success, Candice has been hard at work fine tuning her physique under the tutelage [...]
| By Dr. Christine Davis, B.Sc., ND | Physical training is understood by almost everyone as a positive, health-related activity. However, extreme athletes undertaking regular strenuous training walk a fine line between physical well-being and impaired immune function. This is likely due to the immunosuppressive effects of stress hormones [...]
Dave "The Juggernaut" Haynes: Smashing Through Brick Walls | By Big Jeff Pearce | According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, a Juggernaut is defined as “A massive inexorable force, campaign, movement or object that crushes whatever is in its path.” If you know Dave Haynes, then you have been witness to [...]
| By Big Jeff Pearce | Everyday, there is some new thing in the news that you should be afraid of, something you shouldn’t be eating or something that is causing cancer. Needless to say, a lot of it is scare tactics designed to get viewership or readers. However, [...]
All world-class champions have something in common and it’s not explosive speed or freaky strength, as important as they are. What all champions have in common is superior mental toughness. They have an ability to dig down deep and deliver incredible performances time and time again. But how do [...]
|By Vince Pe| I was first introduced to Amy Lynn Grover a few years ago when I signed her to be the female lead for a sports nutrition product called BioGenetix. Little did I know that this Toronto-born fitness model would grace the pages of countless magazines, calendars, appear on [...]
|By Dr. Christine Davis| Proper hydration is imperative for optimal health, superior body composition and maximum athletic performance. Without proper hydration, your body will become dehydrated, limiting your ability to function at peak capacity. You lose water throughout the day when you breathe, sweat and go to the bathroom. The [...]
|By Vince “Fitness Financier” Pe & Sophie De La Sablonniere| This month my partner, Sophie De La Sablonniere (of www.fitnessoph.com), and I caught up with WBFF Pro Diva Fitness athlete - Mindy Karuk. It's not very hard to find this Vancouver beauty in gracing the pages in multiple fitness publications [...]
|By Dr. Christine Davis| We all know that stress isn’t good for our bodies…especially for hard-training athletes. So what can we do about it? First, we have to recognize that stress can come in many forms. Many of us think only of the psychological stress, caused by family, [...]
|By Nadine Shaban| Insulin is one of the most potent and anabolic hormones in the body and plays a critical role in blood glucose homeostasis (balance/equilibrium). Insulin is a peptide hormone secreted by the pancreas in response to ingestion of fat, protein, and/or carbohydrates. The amount of [...]
|By Vince "Fitness Financier" Pe| I managed to catch up with my dear friend, fitness competitor Robin MacGowan, shortly after her Pro Card win at the 2011 WBFF Worlds. Robin is one of the most determined and inspiring people I have ever met. In this exclusive interview for Strong-Athlete, Robin [...]
