DMAA (or 1,3-dimethylamylamine), one of the active ingredients in many popular pre-workout supplements, has been BANNED by the FDA after cases of heart attack, increased blood pressure and other complaints. DMAA is a form of caffeine commonly used in pre-workouts like Jack3d and Hemo Rage, among others. For a full list of which companies have been [...]

All three phases of your workout supplementation regimen are important, so it’s critical to make sure you know how to properly help fuel, perform and recover. We’ve seen this week which supplements you should take before your workout, and also how BCAAs can promote significant  muscle growth and fat loss as you exercise. Last but [...]

Aaron Medrano, 21, looked at himself in the mirror one day two years ago and had an epiphany. “I looked horrible. I didn’t eat too often and when I did it wasn’t anything good. I weighed 120 pounds. It snapped in my head right then — I decided I don’t want to look like this [...]

Drop the Gatorade, and bolster your water bottle. If you’re serious about building and maintaining muscle, you need to take the proper supplementation steps during your workout. We know how important pre-workout supplementation is, and we will go into some serious detail about post-workout products later. But did you know you can improve your results [...]

Our Workout of the Week comes from Seth Weil, the namesake educator at Seth Weil’s Self Defense Academy. Weil does training such as the Warrior Training program, as well as training for the Tough Mudder-style races, at Alpha Strong, where he also teaches martial arts and serves as a fitness coach. “Most people want to [...]

Almost everybody who is active knows how important it is to supplement with a fast-uptake protein immediately after working out. This is probably the most well-know supplementation advice there is out there, in fact. But did you know that what you take before and even DURING your workout is just as important — maybe even [...]

Do you know where your fitness level stands? Whether its performance or health related fitness you seek, a physical fitness assessment can benefit your training and help you reach your goals. Test results can be used to indicate physical strengths and weaknesses, identify injury risk, increase motivation, measure improvement throughout training, and develop a successful exercise program to [...]