Dave Barr: Exclusive Interview About Supplements, Testosterone, Growth Hormone, and Exercise

One of the things that I love doing is hanging out, talking shop about exercise, nutrition, and movement.    I feel so honored to be able to pick the brains of many of the top people in the industry.

Movement, Movement, Movement

A few weeks ago, Cal Dietz from the U of MN left me a message that Neil Rampe, the therapist for the AZ Diamondbacks was going ot be in town, so I should stop down for a movement pow wow.   I was sooooo stoked and it was a great meeting.

Three hours there flew by like it was 20 minutes.  Movement of all forms was discussed from cranial work for more internal rotation (like 30 degrees more in minutes), breathing patterns, asymmetries, soft tissue work (a great local soft tissue expert was present too), and how to extract maximal performance from athletes.  Great, great time.

More This Weekend

Just last night I was hanging out with Dave, Brad Nelson, Adam T Glass and Frankie Faires and will be with them and many more today too.  Aaron S from UND (great strength coach at Univ of North Dakota) will be sleeping on my couch for 2 nights (check out his blog HERE) and a few others are scheduled to be in town also.  The amount of information I will be able to pick up and use after just a few days is going to be insane, and I am so excited about it.  I am like a kid in a candy store.  Whooo ha.

Conferences for Vacation?

I am a huge geek and I go to conferences on exercise physiology for fun.  This past May Jodie and I flew out to Seattle for a vacation and I attended the American College of Sports Medicine’s Annual conference for 3 days.  I decided to not present this year, so I just got to hang out with much less stress and absorb as much as I could (read, pester people at posters about their research).

I had a blast and learned tons of new things, although some of the presentations can be a bit dry.  Ok, a bit dry is an understatement, but I endure this all to bring you just a few worthwhile tidbit of info to have you set another PR.

Enter the Barr

Good thing there are other geeks (albeit with much bigger arms) than me there like my good buddy Dave Barr.   Dave is a very bright guy and has a great background in exercise physiology and nutrition.  He currently works for Muscle and Fitness, so be sure to check out his blog there below

David Barr’s blog at Muscle and Fitness

I was able to corner him and got to pick his brain.  Luckily for you I have it on tape here!

Sit back as Dave Barr drops knowledge bombs from the ACSM 2009 Annual Conference.

Note this was previously released as a special bonus, but now I am making it available to everyone.  The conference was this past May, but many time oral presentations have data that is not published for many months to even years after it was presented (if it gets published); so this info is still cutting edge.

Enjoy!

Thanks Dave!!

Let me know what you think about this in the comments section!

Rock on
Mike T Nelson

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Cooking in the Lab: Low Carb Egg Nog Super Shake

Happy Holidays and time we do some cooking the lab!

I’ve tried it a few times after and I like it a little better now without the vanilla, but feel free to adjust to your taste. I have not added too many veggies to it yet, but I was thinking a few figs may be interesting.

Let me know what you think and if you have any other great super shake recipes to share in the comments.

Rock on
Mike T Nelson

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3 Tasty Tips for More Muscle Mass

In this video

• Find out my 3 favorite foods to gain muscle (the answer may surprise you)

• Can you eat “bad” foods and gain muscle?

• Do calories matter? (a hint, YES!)

Let me know what you think by posting a comment.   Let me know if you like video format or more written format too.   I love comments!!

Rock on

Mike T Nelson

PS

If you are looking for high quality protein at rock bottom prices, check out Protein Factory HERE (note, I do make 4% on each sale, but this is the same protein I have personally used for the past 5+ years).

Ranting on Exercise, Nutrition and Lifestyle

Hang on to your hats as I smell a rant brewing. Here we go.

My good friend David and I had a good chat about nutrition and exercise this past summer while we were hanging out his cabin.  Huge shout out to him and his wife Lisa for having Jodie and I come up there this summer to see everyone else too. I was so desperate to kiteboard, that I brought all my gear and there was no wind. So we did the next logical thing and I kiteboarded behind the pontoon boat! Whoo ha.

Oh, I got carried away there and back to the topic on hand. David said his blood pressure was high and he decided it was time to change his nutrition and exercise.

Fast forward to this email I got the other day.

I just wanted to tell you that my diet has pushed my blood pressure back to normal! I have been eating

2 bananas every morning and lots of apples, no carbs basically. I went in 4 weeks ago and they put me on the machine that takes 3 readings and averages them, 121/73!!!! 6 months ago it was 153/98 and I was in taking excessive Diet Dew also.

– David Timmersman

Sales and Marketing Manager, Plymouth, MN

Massive Action

Huge CONGRATS to David for taking massive ACTION. You would be amazed at how many people I talk with about nutrition and exercise and how many still don’t take any action. While there are many reasons for that, some just don’t believe that nutrition and exercise have that big of an effect and they need drugs for the rest of their life.

Really?

Last time I checked, I have yet to find one person with a statin deficiency. While drugs are needed at times, the long term goal should be to work with your doc and a consult a qualified trainer/ nutritionist. Note, I said “qualified”, not some bone head that you pay lots of money to who just counts your reps for you and just passed their 2 hour open book online certification. You can hire a chimp to count reps for you and just pay them in bananas.

You need someone who has a background in exercise and nutrition and they should work with you to meet YOUR goals. This include nutrition advice, a program custom designed for your needs with exercises, sets and reps, mobility work and accountability. Progress is key as the old Mel Siff line goes “Any monkey can make you sweat” Maybe that is the same monkey that is counting reps. Hmmmmm

Massive Action + Knowledge = Results

Who is going to make some massive change next? Let me know by placing a comment below!

The time is now.

Rock on

Mike T Nelson

Nutrition Chat : Cholesterol, Protein, Muscle Growth and More!

Here I talk about the latest research on how to maximize muscle growth through nutrition based on a phone chat I had with Dr. Lonnie Lowery.

You probably know Dr. Lowery from his writings at TMuscle.com (may not be uber work friendly and also Iron Radio.  I encourage you to check out both.

Here we go!

Here I yap about

• Cholesterol -  Is it that Evil?

• mTOR – What the heck is that?  Why do I give a crap?

• Calories Are King!

• How Much Protein?

• Diabetics and Carbs

• Metabolic Flexibility

Let me know what you think and what questions you have!  Post away in the comments!

Rock on
Mike T Nelson

Greetings!

I trust everyone had a killer weekend.  Jodie and I were off to South Dakota for her family reunion.  I will have an update in the next day or so and some tips on how you can survive a 12 hour one way car trip.

Here is an interview I did with Rick from Exercise for Injuries.  We chatted about everything from Z-Health, to athletic performance, to corrective exercises.  Topics covered are:

I. Movement

• How I got my first client
• Rehab and prehab work for shoulder issues
• “Traditional” corrective exercise work vs “Non traditional” (Z-Health, neurology)
• Neuroplasticity.  What is that?  Why should I care?
• Can we grow more brain cells?  (Is there hope for me?)
• How does the brain get its information?
• Movement maps- Why are they important and how do they affect athletic performance.
• If you have a chronic shoulder issue, is the shoulder always the SOURCE of the issue? (Hint, nope)
• The ultimate assessment that is really really fast
• Can you get instant pain relief? Is that possible?
• What the heck is an arthrokinetic reflex?
• How can you get an instant increase in strength in seconds

II) Nutrition (starts at 12:47)

Metabolic Flexibility

• What is it?
• How can it help you?
• What happens with energy drinks like Monster, Red Bull, etc

Notes:
This was done back in June
Blog has been updated to this one at http://www.ExtremeHumanPerformance.com
I am hoping (fingers crossed) to graduate later this Oct

Special thanks to Rick at Exercises for Injuries for doing the interview.
Check out his site at

Exercises For Injuries

Any questions or clarifications, drop me some comment love.  Feel free to download this MP3 and pass it around to your friend and enemies.

Rock on
Mike T Nelson

Play Now:

 Interview with Mike T Nelson Extreme Human Performance [19:56m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Have you heard this before?

• I am too busy to eat well
• I just don’t have time
• I travel a lot and don’t have time or access to good nutritious food
• Taco Bell needs my support!

Nutrition is very important for athletic performance, both in the gym and on the playing field.  The key is to be CONSITENT.

The wind was up here recently, so I decided to take some time off and go kiteboarding with my friend Rob.  Do you have to let your nutrition slip just to have fun with your friends?  Find out below

What are other tips that work well for you?  Post them in the comments!

Rock on

Mike T Nelson

Play Now:

 Nutrition on the Go [5:34m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

MC has posted another short video from yours truly in regards to the post training window.

Does it really exist or is it as mythical as the Loch Ness Monster?

Is there a magical time that taking in protein and perhaps carbs can help you optimize your athletic events or time in the gym?

Is it time to bust more BroScience?

Hop on over to see the short video by clicking below.

Minute with Mike (2 ), Post Workout Recovery Window: Real or Myth?

Rock on

Mike T Nelson

PS

Doing good on the comments from yesterday’s post, but still need a few more if you want some more info!

I am still down here in AZ and I fly back later today and I had a big personal announcement that I sent out over facebook and twitter just recently and more info on it here soon. You can follow me on Twitter at the link below

http://twitter.com/MikeTNelson

MC from “Begin To Dig” fame was down here in AZ also at the Z-Health 9S Advanced Nutrition course and she caught me on film with some great questions about protein, BCAAs, Leucine and whey protein.  Head on over to her blog at the link below and check it out.  It just a few minutes long, so click below

A Minute with Mike: BCAA’s, Leucine, or Plain Old Whey – does it make a difference?

Rock on

Mike N

PS

This tip alone may save you some money without compromising your performance too!

A Minute with Mike: BCAA’s, Leucine, or Plain Old Whey – does it make a difference?