All posts by: Luke Couture

ONE IDEA No one beats the laws of thermodynamics. THE WHY Because they are the LAWS of thermodynamics not the suggestions. MY THOUGHTS/ PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS People often wonder why they...
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ONE IDEA Plan your flights around jet lag. THE WHY Allocating sufficient time between your time of arrival and your competition will make the world of difference for your body...
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ONE IDEA Empathy is the mother of all coaching skills. THE WHY Being able to feel, relate, and experience what your client/ athlete is going through gives you a deeper...
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ONE IDEA Check yourself for lactose intolerance. THE WHY Approximately 65% of the human population has a reduced ability to digest lactose after birth (U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2020)....
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Have you ever wondered how fast can you lose weight? Are those Hollywood makeovers or instagram videos realistic/ not realistic? Or are you trying to cut weight for a specific...
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ONE IDEA Write and store notes when you read. THE WHY You will retain so much more information and always have something to go back to. MY THOUGHTS/ PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS...
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ONE IDEA Put your cell phone away at the gym. THE WHY Long-term exposure to cell phones may increase serum cortisol levels (aka stress) in animals (Ahmadi et al., 2014)....
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ONE IDEA If you want to optimize your results in the weight room, consider adding more variation to your training. THE WHY Variation is a fundamental principle of strength development...
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ONE IDEA Your training should have one central priority. THE WHY If you are working on too many things at once, you will never get the primary adaptation you are...
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ONE IDEA Recovery is as much mental as it is physical. THE WHY In 1956, Hans Selye coined the term General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS), which essentially underlies every aspect of...
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