5TP’s (5-tool performers) see the world in a unique lense, looking moves ahead, thinking strategically, yet still living in the moment, much like a master chess player. These individuals lives infrequently consist of impulsive, irrational or highly emotional based decisions. Instead they approach life in a much more astute, level Read more…
Maximizing our investment in the gym should never go undervalued. Unfortunately we often miss out on critical factors and principles when it comes to building a strong physique. Here are 3 frequently neglected links in the world of fitness worth investing some major attention into. Protein Synthesis What’s Protein Synthesis? Read more…
I’m really not trying to sound pessimistic when I say our goals aren’t being accomplished, but the facts stand out. According to a study out of The University of Scranton, a whopping 92% of people do not accomplish their goals! But why is that? Is it that our goals aren’t Read more…
We often directly link performance to results. The better the results, the better the performance technically speaking. This makes sense of course, but to actually maintain longevity in your performance, and perform as a true ‘5-tool performer’, there’s more that needs to be addressed than just our results on paper. Read more…
Working out and exercising is one of the best things we can do for our body, mind and overall well-being. The list of benefits range from strengthening our muscles, improving our physique, mobilizing our joints, stretching our body, clearing our mind, promoting feel good hormones, decreasing potential illnesses and diseases Read more…
In the game of baseball, there’s a term scouts and coaches throw around to describe a unique top level prospect, ‘5-tool player’. A ‘5-tool player’ in baseball is defined as a rare player who possesses and excels at all 5 major physical tools scouts look for in a baseball player Read more…
Part 4/4: “Immune Boosting Practices” Over the course of the past 4 weeks, I have written about how we can boost our immunity, through lifestyle habits, specific foods, and easy to add ancient vitality inducing powders. This final article of this 4 part “Immune Boosting Series” connects the 3 previous Read more…
The lunge is without a doubt one of the best exercises we can do to increase lean muscle tissue, prevent injuries and optimize lower body strength. It’s a powerful movement, involving hints of both the squat and hinge movement patterns, and of course the lunge, which are all critical elements Read more…
Part 3/4 – “Immune Boosting Practices” What is a healthy lifestyle exactly? Well, there’s a variety of ways we can look at this, both from an objective and subjective standpoint. Objectively, everyone’s going to have particular activities that personally aid them to live more well balanced, happy and thriving lives. Read more…
1. Not Knowing Ones’ Baseline Our baseline is our current state of being. This baseline tells us how much food we need to maintain weight, lose weight and gain weight; our baseline also tells us how strong we are, how much 75% of our max is, what we should be Read more…
