John’s Journal   10-29-13, first entry. I have decided to keep a running journal of my Fall through Spring training and dieting experience along with a powerlifting meet after having a lot of people want to know what our dieting and training is like for our Team Gorman clients.  A lot of what you will […]

HIIT: Not for the light-hearted By: Josh Heob, STRONG Gym  Sponsored Athlete and Team Gorman Coach   Before we get deep into this I want to differentiate between people just doing higher intensity intervals and what I actually call “HIIT”. If you don’t feel like dying, puking or maybe your vision is getting a little […]

    Alright let’s live outside our boxes a little bit and talk about Pre-workout cardio VS. Post-workout cardio and which is better when you are utilizing a pre/intra/post workout nutrition protocol. Take a look at this with an open mind, don’t be so married to one way to do things, it’s thinking about things […]

Think You Are Ready To Lose Fat?  Better   Read This First……   By John Gorman, Owner of Team Gorman and Proud Member of 1st Phorm and Strong Gym NOTE- John has written a new book on this topic called Metabolic Capacity and Reverse Dieting and is now for sale.  Click here for all the info- Metabolic […]

Note- this will be an ongoing Q and A, updated as time goes by with newests posts appearing at the top………..   Hey John, I am a female competitor competing in figure and wondering about how my monthly cycle may affect my peak week and day of show? I am seeing that in 3 months […]

Reverse dieting is simply adding calories back in to your diet while also pulling back on the amount of cardio that was done to get into contest shape. Sound easy? Then why is it so hard for people to do? Honestly it’s because after being at a caloric deficit for so long not only is your body screaming “FEED ME!” your brain is also screaming the same thing […]