myths

Coach, I want to add muscle and lose fat at the same time.

This is a common misconception.  One perpetuated by media of all types and people who want to misguide you in the community.  First off, it is possible with the aid of performance enhancing drugs, but that's not what we are going to discuss here.  It is possible, to a degree, if you are completely sedentary and new to training.  For the rest of us, it's the story of el Dorado, it just doesn't exist.  The body cannot be anabolic (building up of tissue, ie muscle building) and catabolic (breaking down of tissue, ie fat loss) at the same time.  It's like asking a light switch to be on and off at the same time.  Save for Schrodinger's cat and Quantum phenomena it just isn't going to happen.  We will not promise you that here.  The most productive way to go about it is to choose one (leanness or muscle gain) and go after that goal first.  We can help you do both, just not at the same time.  Be wary of those that say they can.

I don't want to get "too big"

This one makes me laugh. I've tried to get "too big" for decades, again, unless you are into poly-pharmacy, it just isn't going to happen. If it were that easy, we'd have a bunch of 400lb strongmen roaming about the planet like prehistoric herds of Mammoths.  It takes DECADES of hard & smart work in the gym, eating like it was your full time job and resting like it was your second career to even get close to "too big".  Nonetheless, here is my promise to you.  If, for whatever reason you hire me and you get "too big" I guarantee I'll help you get smaller for free AND refund 100% of your money.

What are the best supplements?

This one makes me laugh as well and could be a book unto itself.  Basically, the three "best" supplements to date are Creatine, Caffeine and Protein.  Yes, there are others, yes, some of them work to a degree but those are the big ones.  That said, even they account for a small percentage of your overall gains.  Here are the facts; NOTHING WORKS BETTER THAN LIFTING WEIGHTS, EATING A BALANCED HIGH PROTEIN DIET AND SLEEPING.  Yup, it is that simple.  No supplement is going to help you out train a haphazard training plan.  No supplement is going to help you fix your crappy diet.  No supplement is going to help you when you're still getting 5 hours a sleep a night, every night all the while you're pretending you "don't need" more than 5 hours a night.  Don't like what I'm saying?  Ok.  Don't hire WSS&C.  Spend your money instead on buying and taking all the supplements in the world.  I'm pretty confident on how that will turn out.

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We all (to include myself) would love a supplement that puts on 10lbs of muscle a week and helps us shred down to 5% body fat, jump 30" straight up, bench 400lbs and sprint a 4 second 40 yard dash.  But it doesn't exist.  Truthfully, performance enhancing drugs can help you get lean, put on muscle, run faster, jump higher and be stronger BUT they are unlawful in the U.S. AND even if they weren't poly-pharmacy is not Captain America's Super Soldier Serum.  You still have to work your butt off in the gym, eat right, sleep right, have a great coach and to be at an elite level have been born with elite level genetics as well.  

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Our suggestion is to lift, eat sleep and have a great coach who can help you maximize your efforts.  That is going to go a lot further than trying to find the next great supplement.

Going to the gym as often as possible helps you make better progress, right?

This is a common misconception.  Seems to make sense, crush yourself in the gym as often as possible and make amazing progress.  Sadly, this is the opposite of true and it leads to people stagnating in their goals, overtraining and at its worst getting permanently injured and turned off to the gym for life.  Time spent in the gym does depend on your goals and your level of fitness to begin with.  If you are an elite or Olympic level athlete, then yes, we may have to be in the gym more frequently than the person who is trying to look better or excel at their High School, College or post-collegiate sport.  What we have generally observed is people train too much, without a training plan, without SMART goals and without a long-term plan (not to mention no real plan for sports nutrition or recovery).  Reaching your athletic potential can actually mean less time in the gym.  We work at  ensuring you do the LEAST amount of work for the MAXIMAL effect.  Otherwise you're wasting your time, energy and money.

I know how to get strong.  I just lift heavy all the time and max as often as possible.  Right?

I'd like to say this is a common misconception perpetuated by teenage boys who read muscle mags and those of us who never matured past being a teenage boy (who read a ton of muscle mags).  The truth is, it is widely thought by the general public.  Actually, it is it not true.  While you may make some progress following this advice, sadly it will eventually lead to stalled progress overtraining, and injuries (potentially serious ones).  Unfortunately, I have been there, done that and gotten the t-shirt (and scars and permanent injuries).  Please, let us help you.  We can definitely help you not make the same mistakes we did.  We can help you reach your goals much quicker than following the above advice.  Safer too.  Our hard earned wisdom is to your benefit.  Yes, the above may work for a while, then you're going to be that guy or girl who when he/she hears you lift says "Yea, I used to lift heavy too but then I tore my .... and my doctor said I can't lift heavy anymore".  We all know that person.  Take a look at them and ask yourself if you want to be that person or do you want to Train like a Warrior into your 60's and 70's?  Your call.  I know my answer.