Years of training.  Thousands of training sessions.  Hundreds of articles.  Gaining Muscle Mass There are some myths that you have to stop believing if you want to gain real muscle mass. First, you cannot “push” protein into muscles by gulping down masses of food and protein drinks.  Your body can only store a small amount of protein and the excess will be converted to body fat.  Eat normal amounts, about 25 to 30 grams per meal for a 150 pound man. The Knee Surgery Decision A study published in a September 2008 edition of the New England Journal of Medicine showed that arthroscopic surgery might not provide any significant benefit for moderate to severe arthritis of the knee.  Arthroscopic surgery uses two long probes to re-knit your knee ligament.  It does not require the knee to be cut fully open.  Some of my clients are ... Selecting a Trainer Selecting a trainer begins with asking yourself if you even need one.  I have always maintained that the hardest exercise is the front door.  If you regularly visit the gym and feel good about your physical health and conditioning then you probably don’t need a trainer.  If you want to increase your results then a trainer can provide the guidance and incentive ... PodCast Available Calcium and Bone Supplements The food supply source is artificially created on farms and ranches.  The food we buy has been altered.  Some only a little by artificial pesticides and fertilizers, but some has been genetically altered.  All of this modification has happened faster than the human body’s adaptation rate.  Consequently, the body is looking for nutrients that are not in the food supply.    Aspirin Aspirin is an amazing medical tool and should be included in every medicine cabinet, but not necessarily in every medicine regimen.  It is chemically an acid and as such has specific effects upon the human body.  Most effects are beneficial but some are not.  It also acts as a slight blood thinner.  This can help those people that have heart or circulation problems.  Protein Bars Protein is the end construction that begins with amino acids.  To begin with, the human body cannot store protein, however, it can store amino acids, but only for about ten days.  Old amino acids are taken apart.  When you take apart an amino acid you get a carbohydrate and nitrogen.  The carbohydrate can be stored, but it is stored as body fat.  Recovery Drinks The body does not change casually.  Workouts that can persuade the body to change have to have a firm degree of difficulty.   That level of intensity consumes a high level of energy, nutrients, and water.  These elements need to be replenished, if not during the workout than shortly thereafter.  Enter the recovery drink.  Decades ago the only recovery drink available was a salty, ...   More added every week.  Subscribe to the RSS Feeds to get all the articles as they are published. Dan Felix, CFT Certified Fitness Trainer A Pound of Fat Fat.  We say it like it was a four letter word.  We are beaten daily with medical reports, TV shows and advertisements about the sin of fat.  It has become too much of the average American’s life.  Our lives are fat with fat.  Everyone wants to lose it.  We all see the endless parade of routines, diets and supplements that all guarantee the perfect leaning program.  Most don’t work.  So ...