Starting your day with a high-protein breakfast is one of the best ways to fuel your body, maintain energy levels, and support muscle building or healthy weight loss. Whether you’re looking to build muscle, lose weight, or simply stay full until lunch, these high-protein breakfast ideas will help you start your day off right. 1. […]
Author: Pat Frank
Spring Check-in
Spring is the perfect time to refresh your training goals, eating habits, and embrace more nutritious foods to feel good and look good this Spring and Summer season. Here are some clean eating tips tailored for you this spring season: Aim to get your food locally, best option is your neighborhood farmers market! As spring […]
Training vs Competing and avoiding Overtraining
Ask yourself: Are you training or competing everyday? This is a very important distinction to make in your own programming. Too often I see individuals thinking they are training when in fact they are actually falling into a competition mentality, and quite often without even knowing it. They just think they are training hard and […]
Goal Setting
HOW TO: Create a road map to anything you want. Setting goals is like plotting a course for your life you want—it gives you direction, purpose, and a sense of achievement. Below I’ve outlined the benefits of goal setting and why you should use this in your daily practice: 1. **Clarity**: Goals provide clarity about […]
The Basics of Counting Macros
Macronutrients, or “macros,” consist of proteins, carbs, and fats. You can think of them as the building blocks of food, and each of them serve a specific function in your body. This is why you’ll often hear the phrase, “Not all calories are created equal.” While each macro is important, eating too much or too […]
NEW OFFERING: E-Books
*NEW* TWP E-Books!This article will cover: who are they for, what’s included, and how to get started: What are E-Books? E-books are my digital training programs in the form of PDF. Each TWP E-book offered has a different training focus — whether you’re looking to increase strength, develop your endurance/stamina engine, or learn/perfect a skill, […]
RAMP up your Warm-ups
HOW TO STRUCTURE YOUR WARM-UPS TO IMPROVE PERFORMANCE The goal of a warm-up is to mentally and physically prepare yourself for exercise or competition. A well designed warm-up will have a positive effect on your performance. View your warm-up as “performance preparation,” helping you perform maximally in the workout or competition to follow. In this […]