"Author, coach, and self-professed pretty-boy John Romaniello has been running amok in the fitness industry for nearly a decade.  Having trained everyone from youth soccer player to MLB pitchers, runway models to not-so-model citizens, John has earned a reputation for mixing exc

Q: I’ve read some of your entertaining commentary making light of health club trainers and BOSU Balls, and understand the idea of focusing on big compound movements to develop a strength base. That being said, what do you think about trainees who have the groundwork covered and have moved on to a more advanced state? Any use for throwing in some BOSU Ball stability work for a new challenge?

We all know sleep is immensely important to general health and training revocery, so why do we all suck at it? Getting to sleep at an optimal time and waking up feeling refreshed is vitally important for continued productivity and mood stabilization. My whole life I've been the type to wake up groggy and pissed off, but I've finally found a couple of things to combat that, short of leaving a pile of stimulants next to the alarm clock.

Warning: This has nothing to do with nutrition or training, and is not meant for kids under 3.

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l6/mmcdougal_02/suppsoverviewsmall.jpgFor the next installment of McDougal bloggery, I'm going to detail my groundwork health stack, something that just about everyone should be taking to cover their bases for optimum biological function in conjunction with a healthy diet.

Here I am, sitting at my modeling agency after my portfolio review. I am actually about to lay down and take a nap before my three hour drive home.  My head is mulling over the importance of understanding carbohydrates and how they are best used and implemented in our lives. Mostly, I'm probably just weird for being able to relate everything to carbs somehow, but it is what it is. Oh well!

First example. I was watching a movie the other night (one I swore I would regret being talked into - I totally lost that bet).

Hi, I'm Jen Heath. And I'm not your average girl. After reading this blog, you'll start to get an idea of why I say that. Today it might be a little random as my thoughts are sort of all over the place, but I think you'll like it nonetheless.

There are several reasons why I chose the picture below to say "this is me".

We know that probiotics crank up the immune system, and now we're starting to learn how.

Body of Evidence is the place where science meets reality, theory meets practice, research meets experience, and they all shake hands over a Belvedere on the rocks.