Author Archives: Mike Sheridan
Asthma? Eczema? Headaches? IBS? Arthritis? Depression? Go With Your Gut
The bacteria in our gut accounts for more than 75% of our immune system, and plays an integral part in regulating our metabolism, supporting our gastrointestinal system, and protecting us from infection. As previously discussed, the over-use of antibiotics (and prescription medication in general) is largely to blame for the compromised gut health we’re now…
10 Red Flags You’re Unhealthy That You Call “Normal”
Doctors use symptoms to diagnose illnesses, and one could say a symptom is your body’s way of communicating something is wrong. The problem is, some of us have lived with these symptoms for so long, they’re no longer classified as symptoms anymore. They’re simply classified as “normal.” Many times these problems are treated with medication,…
How Much Whey Protein After Exercise?
Generally speaking, real food should be prioritized over supplementation. And high-fat solid dairy foods should be prioritized over liquid insulin-spiking dairy foods. But that’s provided you’re not taking part in resistance training, as the whey protein in dairy is the best muscle-builder going. With a long list of health benefits we’d be foolish not to…
Front Squat For Better Quads
The Barbell Back Squat is often regarded as the most effective way to enhance the explosive movements necessary to excel in athletic performance. Although similar to the hip extension, there are a variety of ways to load and execute the squat that are equally challenging and effective in their own unique way. Interestingly, a research…
Ketone Strips & Meters – The New Scale?
One of the requirements to following Live It NOT Diet! is throwing your scale in the garbage. Mainly because the number is useless – telling you nothing about your body composition (fat-to-muscle) – but also because it messes with your mental state – giving you the impression that you’re not losing (or even gaining), and…
The 3 Ways to Prevent Muscle Loss
Whether you like it or not, muscle loss eventually ends up on your priority list. With most going 40-50 years not thinking about it, until one day their doctor lets them know they have sarcopenia (or osteoporosis). One of the reasons we see a rapid loss in muscle with age is because of a blunted…
Exercise Intensity (HIIT) Trumps Exercise Duration (Cardio) for Disease Prevention
Despite conventional thinking (and advice), low-volume high-intensity interval exercise (aka HIIT) results in far greater improvements in cardiometabolic health markers than moderate-intensity endurance training (1, 2, 3, 4, 5). With a multitude of research studies praising HIIT for it’s ability to enhance vascular structure and function (1, 2) increase ventricular mass and stroke volume (1,…
Is There an Optimal Rep Range?
Research can be somewhat inconsistent in determining the optimal rep range for strength and muscle development (1, 2, 3). But it’s consistently shown that performing sets of less than 15 reps is superior to sets of more than 15 reps. It’s also been clear in showing that it’s possible to build strength without having to…