Author Archives: Mike Sheridan
Struggling to Reach Your Goals? Time For a Paradigm Shift (And Maybe Some New Friends)
Setting and reaching a short-term goal isn’t easy, but most people are capable of doing it. Partly because they know where they’re going, and they know what’s required to get there, but predominantly because there’s an expiry date – so their goal is a priority for the 30, 60, or 90 day period. Unfortunately, the…
5 Small Nutrition Tweaks That Make a BIG Difference
They say it’s the little things that make all the difference, and this is especially the case when it comes to nutrition. Although, I’d take it one step further and say it’s the little things done consistently that make all the difference. Since this is usually the piece that’s holding people back from reaching their…
New Whole Grain Studies As Misleading As Red Meat Research?
“Six of one, half dozen of the other” is the perfect way to describe the difference between whole grains and refined grains – as you’re essentially deciding between a wire-brush with nutrients you can’t access, and a fiber-less insulin intravenous. Although, “Same shit, different day” also seems appropriate, based on what the damaging proteins in…
Strength Innovation – Windshield Wipers, Glute Rolls, & Quad Dips
Normally these posts are reserved for innovations in ‘strength,’ but these dynamic stretches are too good not to share. They were originally added to my 10-Min Warm-Up to address some personal needs, but now they’ve become a pre-workout staple…if it not a daily staple! 1. Windshield Wipers The first exercise addresses hip rotation tightness; both…
The Government Made You Sick…And Now You’re Paying For It!
What if I told you most of the degenerative diseases we chalk up to “bad luck” are actually behavior related? And more specifically, related to our dietary behavior? Perhaps you’d call me a quack, and maybe you’d be angry. But regardless of how it makes you feel, it’s the truth. Whether we’re talking about diabetes,…
Research Recap – May 2016
Before we dive into the research, I think it’s important to share a disturbing statistic with you. A recent report in the journal Obesity used data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey to determine that 17.4% of children (aged 2-19) met the criteria for class 1 obesity in 2013-2014. The sad part being,…
% of Calories or Not, It’s a High-Protein Diet (or it should be)
There’s no denying the fact that reducing your carbohydrate intake and eating copious amounts of fat will transform your health and body composition; especially if you’re experiencing any symptoms of metabolic derangement (insulin resistance, obesity). And it’s nice to see this information finally hitting the mainstream – as we’ve been pretty much forced to do…
Strength Innovation – Kneeling Rest-Pause Chin-Up & Fisherman Row
This innovative chin-up variation is classified as a double-duty exercise, because it serves 2 purposes. At first, it was incorporated to build explosiveness on the concentric part (i.e. the pull) of a chin-up. Similar to the way a pause and relax helps you pull with more force on the Barbell Bent-Over Row. But since, it’s…