Episode 229: The Final Season

The cast returns to do a follow up to the FMS discussion, talka bout warming up with limited time, training at home program design, and more! Download Via iTunes MP3 Download/ RSS/ZUNE  Read More

The Most Important Diet Modification of my Life

When we bring up diet…oh yeah, happy new year, more FitCast podcasts coming this weekend!…OK, now back to the blog. When we bring up diet, most of the time it is in regards to fat loss or body composition. That is why when the general population says, “Hey Veronica, I am going on a diet” we can assume that means that person is trying to lose some unwanted bodyfat (is there any other kind?). I am not going to talk about that today, at least not completely.... Read More

Some Thoughts In Place of an Episode (You Really…)

(Editors note: To get out more blog posts, there may be some spelling or grammatical errors, but as long as you can read the english language you should understand the points I am making. Thanks for understanding. Don’t forget to have your pets spayed or neutered.)  (Get it, the Replacements, in place of the podca…Well at least I really like the movie…) Long story short, there is no episode this week. Jon is super sick and Leigh is super busy finishing... Read More

Episode 228: The Great FMS Debate and Back From Tokyo

Kevin returns from Tokyo to have a fiery debate about the Functional Movement Screen and Assessments. Download Via iTunes MP3 Download/ RSS/ZUNE  Read More

Episode 227: Time to go to Tokyo

Keivn and Jon talk about impingements, training structure, program design, the 2011 Perform Better Meeting of the Minds and more! Download Via iTunes MP3 Download/ RSS/ZUNE  Read More

Episode 226: About Damn Time

The whole cast is back together to talk recovery, jeans for people that lift, training mindset, EC Stacks, Periodizing your Programs, and more! Read More  Read More

Episode 225: Talking Shop with Neghar Fonooni

Neghar Fonooni joins Kevin to talk about kettlebell training, the mechanics of the swing, training females for strength, how she structures her program, and more! Read More  Read More

Episode 224: Talking Shop with Tony Gentilcore

Tony Gentilcore joins Kevin to talk assessments, mobility, the most common upper body imbalances and how to fix them, the best exercises for men and women, how to get more vegetables in your diet, and why Jason Statham is the best actor of all time. Download Via iTunes MP3 Download/ RSS/ZUNE Links Mentioned: TonyGentilcore.com Muscle Imbalances Revealed Upper Body  Read More

Kevin’s Supplement Rule Book

Supplementation is how we cover all of the bases nutritionally. Don’t eat fish? Buy some fish oil. Never go outside, or live in Alaska (I hear you can see Russia for there)? Take some Vitamin D. They are called, “supplements” because we are replacing something we are not getting naturally. Proper supplementation can significantly benefit your health and help you keep up when it comes to training your ass off. (The whole cast of Fast Five endorses fish oil intake, that... Read More

5 Tips to Dominate in the Weight Room

There are a lot of little things that play a huge role in the weight room. They aren’t necessarily deep enough to write full blog posts or articles about each individual tip,  so here are four that you can utilize right away to increase your performance.   1. Avoid the Pre Stretch: This is one that I learned quickly as I was just starting to deadlift and trying to pass 225 without my spine shattering. And to be honest, I still see this mistake far too often. Close your... Read More