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Fundamentals Of A Big Bench!
|By: Big Jeff Pearce| You know the conversation, “Oh, you workout? How much do you bench press?” It’s a conversation that pops up all too often; people find out that you workout and all of a sudden they have to know how much you bench. It’s a barometer of [...]
Knee Injury Prevention
|By: Nicole Ettorre CAT(C), BAHSc (AT), BPhEd| Whether you are a weekend warrior or a highly competitive athlete, you have likely experienced or come in contact with someone who has suffered from some sort of knee pain. Knee injuries, especially to those who are physically active, have become increasingly [...]
Your New Years 5-Step Nutrition Guide
It’s that time again. It’s a new year and there is no better time to set a new fitness goal for yourself and stick to it. To help you along the way, we've outlined a 5-step nutrition guide that we give to all first-time clients, no matter if they are just looking [...]
Return of The Bad Guy
On Feb 2nd, 2013, at the Mandalay Bay Event Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, the UFC's most controversial heavyweight makes his Octagon return after serving a nine-month doping suspension. That's right folks, we're talking about Alistair Overeem, who in my eyes is the uncrowned UFC heavyweight champion. The [...]
What is Active Release Technique?
|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, [...]
HEADLINES: Testicular & Breast Cancer
|By: Big Jeff Pearce| Typically, my tone is humorous. This time is different. I will be touching on some fairly serious topics that effect a good chunk of our readership. Let’s be honest, cancer touches everyone – athlete or not. On our site, we have interviewed Joanne Williams who [...]
Score Fighting Series 7: Live Results
|By: Big Jeff Pearce| Tonight, the Strong-Athlete crew will be at the Score Fighting Series 7 in Hamilton, Ontario covering the action, jab by jab. Part of our commitment to our readership is to provide quality content. As such, we will be trying something new this weekend; we will be providing [...]
Do You Really Need To Detox?
|By Anita Kus-Roberts| I recently joined a new gym. The salesman offered his standard rant about the benefits of personal training and their brand of selectorized weight equipment and why I should buy into their training packages. Tuning out his sales pitch, my glazed over and wandered to a box [...]
True Grit: Sara-Clare Lajeunesse
|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. [...]
UFC 153: Silva vs. Bonnar Preview
| By Big Jeff Pearce | As the week comes to a close and we draw closer to UFC 153, one question is dominating most UFC fan’s thoughts: When are we going to see a fight card that isn’t plagued with injuries? As of right now, the UFC is [...]
UFC 152 Preview: Bones vs. The Phenom
|Big Jeff Pearce| Here’s the thing, the UFC has been plagued with injuries throughout the 2012 season. Most recently, Frank Mir got injured and had to pull out of the Cormier fight in November. This card is no stranger to that kind of bad luck. We all know the story [...]
Q&A With New IFBB Pro Joanne Williams
|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 [...]
Q&A with Fitness Expert Laura Coleman
| 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 [...]
What Should Be The Next OLYMPIC Sport?
| A Strong-Athlete.com Roundtable | The 2012 Olympics in London have just wrapped up and we at Strong-Athlete.com decided that we wouldn’t let the Olympic spirit die with the closing ceremony. Rather, we would like to encourage the coals of Olympic conversation to burn brightly by discussing what sports the [...]
Q&A with IFBB Figure Pro Larissa Reis
| 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 [...]
2012 Nationals: How Carl Trains CHEST
Strong-Athlete.com caught up with Light-Heavyweight National Competitor Carl Cheung about two weeks out from his debut at the CBBF National Bodybuilding Championships in Edmonton. Not only is Carl one of the best bodybuilders in the country and an OPA judge, he is also a methods analyst at Bombardier Aerospace, one [...]
UFC 150: Henderson vs Edgar II Preview & Predictions
| By Big Jeff Pearce | UFC 150 will be taking place in Denver, Colorado on Saturday August 11, 2012. Off the heels of UFC on FOX 4, we have what potentially could be an equally exciting fight card. However, UFC 150 has some big shoes to fill; [...]
KAI Is Ready For Nationals
This weekend, Kai Persaud 2.0 takes to the stage at the CBBF Canadian Nationals for Figure in New Westminister BC to battle a stacked field and try to earn her IFBB Pro Card. This journey has been especially tough for Kai after losing her coach and mentor Darren Oliver in [...]
Chad Rempel: Booster Juice, Argos, Real Estate!
| By Big Jeff Pearce | Chad Rempel is the kind of guy that puts 110% into everything he does; it’s either all or nothing. It’s his mentality and relentless work ethic that has landed him one of the top Booster Juice franchises in Canada and a spot on the [...]
Beating the Post-Competition BLUES
| 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 [...]
UFC on Fox 4: Shogun Vs. Vera
| By Big Jeff Pearce | My first thought when I looked at this fight card was that Joe Silva and Dana White must’ve felt bad about UFC 149. And as a result, they packed this card with better talent than we are used to seeing on FOX [...]
UFC 149 Preview: Faber vs Barao
| By Big Jeff Pearce | Although UFC 149 originally promised to be a stacked card, the promise fell through. This card has had nine fighters pull out due to injury, the most in recent memory. Dana White can be quoted as saying “We lost nine to injury and [...]
The PERFECT Athlete: Part 2
| By Big Jeff Pearce | FOREWORD: This article is second in a two- part series of articles that outline what the ideal strength athlete would do to maximize their gains in the gym. We all know that what we do outside of the gym impacts our performance in [...]
Catching Up With Fitness PRO Pedi Mirdamadi
| By Vince "Fitness Financier" Pe | Pedi Mirdamadi is one of the fastest rising fitness stars in the ultra competitive WBFF Pro Fitness Model category. This newly appointed WBFF Pro also runs a successful resource business for Fitness and Nutrition with fellow WBFF Pro and brother - Paul Mirdamadi. [...]
UFC 148 Preview: Silva vs. Sonnen II
| By Big Jeff Pearce | On July 7th, 2012, one of the most anticipated rematches in UFC history will take place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, NV. If you don’t already know, Anderson Silva will be defending his Middleweight championship belt against Chael “The Mouth” [...]
PROBIOTICS for the Athlete
| 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 [...]
The 5 WORST TV Workout Gimmicks
| By Big Jeff Pearce | I started out trying to write an article about the best gimmicky pieces of workout equipment on TV. I tried, really, I did. I got to number three and I realized what I already knew; you don’t really need any of it except [...]
How INFLAMMATION Is Hurting You
| 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, [...]
Mental Toughness: The Winning SECRET of Elite Athletes
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 [...]