Please follow Steve Kuclo and check out his website HERE: In 2011, Steve earned his IFBB Pro bodybuilding status at the USA’s in Las Vegas, NV. Not only did he win his division, but he outshined them all by taking home the top honor of the Overall Mens Bodybuilding Champion. This made Steve, the ...

I was recently asked at a networking event what one decision I had made that had the most impact on my life. It's a simple decision, and I ask myself this question several times a day. My question to myself is, "Am I being lazy?" Over the years, I've discovered that doing anything I can to preven...

In this episode of my Insights to Wellness podcast I talk about the fats that we intake in our diets. Not only what kind of fats, but how those fats interact with vitamins and your body is critical. Do you remember the old charts from your elementary school health courses? The food groups in a tr...

The Ohio train derailment and some of the national health impacts of this disaster are being overlooked and not covered by the mainstream media. I was on two news podcasts about polychloride compounds' accidents and dangers surrounding the Ohio train derailment. Both links are below. One of the k...

I know that your abs, and rectus abdominal, are one muscle, but you need to think of them as 2. The upper half and the lower. I see many people trying to train abs with one motion, and it isn't going to work out that well for you. Remember that every muscle has an origin and insertion point. Usua...

There are many ways to work out, and I want to cover some that impact us, and you might have yet to think about this. Isotonic means that you are working out by holding the same Tone or how hard you are pulling/pushing for some time. Think of Yoga and holding a position for a time and how that fe...

I keep using the term functional training and functional movement, and I get asked what I mean by functional movement. The difference between most sport training and functional training is the range of motion or ROM. Typically, weightlifters training for lifting events train to go parallel with t...

We talked a lot about the core, how it is your pelvis, and the things that attach to it. So I wanted to go through and go over some of those muscles. From a historical  note in the 1640s, "to disable, render useless," a figurative verbal extension from hamstring (n.) "tendon at the back of the kn...

Training the muscles in your body can help do a lot of things.  It can help with pain, balance, look, health, mental function, breathing, and eyesight. Yes, you can exercise your muscles to support your eyesight significantly. You see, the reason that you can see at all is that the muscles in you...

I hear a lot about how the IT band is too tight, and we need to foam roll it. This is not the case. Foam rolling is great for recovery/post-workout routines to move lactic acid and other waste out of the leg muscles. However, it's not the right thing for IT band issues. The ilium, femur, and tibi...

So, I am about to start a giant fight with people but let's talk about it. Calories in vs. calories out for fat and muscle levels is NOT all you have to worry about. Chemistry matters. Does the body respond to 2000 calories of lemonade the same way the body responds to 2000 calories of vodka? No,...

I get asked all the time what the best way to lift or what style of exercise people should not do is. For those who do not know, this is a big conversation in the exercise and health community. The real answer isn’t “CrossFit bad and my way good.” The real answer is highly dependent on your goals...