DIET | DETECTIVE^®

Birthday: Sept. 18^th.
Location: New York, NY
Web site: www.peakperformancenyc.com
Training Methodology: My specialties are Performance Enhancement and Body Compositional Changes.

Q: What's the most bodacious chance you've ever taken?

A: Opening my current training facility was a huge risk, but it has been one of the most rewarding experiences of my life.

Q: What's the biggest lesson you've learned about yourself? What's the biggest lesson you haven't learned?

A: To always try to learn from my mistakes.  I’m sure there are a bunch lessons that I’ve yet to learn—I’ll have to let you know.

Q: On those days when you're not motivated to work out, but you know you have to, what's the one thought that gets you going?

A: I always remind myself that I need to lead by example.

Q: What person(s) do you respect most, or who motivates you?

A: I have to say my parents.  If it wasn’t for them always pushing me and backing me, I would never be where I am today.

Q: If you had to choose a specific song or band to get you psyched for your workout, what would it be?

A: I can’t say there is one particular song or group, but when I train I like to listen to Hip-Hop or Rock.

Q: What unhealthy food (candy, cake, etc.) do you dream about?

A: I don’t dream about any particular food—if I really want to have something I will just have it. I just always make sure that my diet is excellent about 90% of the time.

Q: What is the one food or meal you always eat before an event? What about before training?

A: It really depends on the time of day as to what food I would eat before an event.  But, typically, it is always built around a lean source of protein, veggies and some good fat. I always mix one serving of Muscle Armor & one serving of Catapult (both by EAS) into a large bottle of water.

Q: If you could only do one strength training exercise what would it be?

A: The Snatch – In essence the Snatch is one of the two main Olympic Lifts (The other is the Clean & Jerk).  The objective of the lifter is to pull the bar from the floor to the overhead position in one continuous movement, without compromising the integrity of the spine.

Q: What do you consider the world's most perfect food?

A: Organic, Grass-Fed Beef (high in protein and CLA).

Q: How do you take total control of your mind and body to achieve the focus you need during pivotal sports moments?

A: I use a process called mental mapping. In other words, you map out in your mind the steps to successfully completing the race, the competition, the lift, etc. By pre-planning or visualizing the successful completion of the task, research has shown that the actual success rate improves.

Q: What do you do to reduce stress/relax/center your mind? Do you participate in an organized relaxation activity such as yoga, meditation or tai chi?

A: I use many different recovery and regeneration techniques, such as Massage Therapy, MAT, ART, Acupuncture, Foam Rolling, Sauna Therapy, Steam Therapy, Cryotherapy, Contrasting Showers/Baths, etc.  It really depends on what I have access to and what I need at the time, which is related what phase of training or type of training I’m performing.

Q: What was your worst summer job?

A: When I was in grade school I took over my friend’s paper route for part of a Summer—I hated that job.

Q: Define failure.

 A: To me failure is when you do not put 100% of your effort or resources into achieving your goal or task, regardless of the ultimate outcome.

Q: In the book the A-List Workout, you literally wrote the chapter on getting great legs—can you tell readers the best tip or exercise to get achieve looking legs?

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• Always build your exercise choices around exercises that utilize multiple joints, such as Squats, Deadlifts, Split Squats, Lunges, Step Ups, etc.
• Intensity is the key. 
• Focus on strengthening the posterior chain, Hamstrings, Glutes and Lower Back, which is important for both aesthetics as well as function.
• Forget reading a magazine and spending 45-60 minutes on the Stairmaster doing cardio, perform at least 2 high intensity interval training sessions of cardio each week in conjunction with your weight training routine. 
• Even though, my chapter was on Legs, I prefer using total body resistance training routines at least 3 times per week on non-consecutive days along with interval training sessions on the days in between resistance sessions.  I find this to be the most effective manner to get people lean.

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