Crux Nutrition Tip #1 - Eat Smaller Amounts More Often

For some reason we’ve all been programed with the idea that we are supposed to eat only three square meals a day. We’re also told that it is bad to have between meal snacks. Apparently if you eat between dinner and bedtime you’ll turn into a whale if you listen to general locker room wisdom. Make no wonder that everyone feels bloated and gassy from overeating those huge three square meals and then starving during the long periods between meals and barely able to get through the night without raiding the fridge? Read more

Crux Nutrition Secrets

like most people, you’ve probably been on a diet at some point in your life. Maybe you’ve followed on of the most recent fads, counting your calories or focusing on your intake of carbohydrates, fats, and protein. You’ve no doubt heard countless ads for miracles supplements that supposedly help you lose weight or gain energy.
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Isolation Versus Compound Leg Exercises

Usually when you talk about isolation verses compound exercises the advantage is argued for the compound exercise. This is usually pushed through the reason of a more natural movement, more calories burned or muscles being stimulated. But aren’t there some advantages to doing an isolation exercise instead of a compound exercise? Of course there is and we are going to look at a couple in regards to working the legs. Read more

What Is Periodization?

Periodization is when you cycle your training objective over the short term in order that the long term goal be recognized more efficiently. This is done through the use of macrocycles, mesocycles and microcycles.

An example of periodization for a ATP/CP athlete would be to spend 3-4 weeks on foundation training, 3-4 weeks on Functional Strength, 3-4 weeks of Plyometrics training and ending with 3-4 weeks of overspeed/overskill drills.

While a time frame of 3-4 weeks is used for these periodization cycles, this does not mean a dead start and stop approach. Each phase of the periodization model is eased in and out with some components remaining throughout with less emphasis.