As it's Valentine's Day and love is in the air, I wanted to focus on something that hasn't received much love over the past few years....carbohydrates.

While I think it started with the Atkins diet, as well as the discovery that the entire "low fat" diet actually caused more disease than it prevented (yes, it's true), it's now pretty trendy to say that you are "low carb" or have gone "Paleo."

Don't get me wrong, people that switch to the Paleo diet do lose weight.  But is the war on carbs even necessary?  Nope.  And crediting weight loss to a lack of grains or carbs is actually setting us back in our own nutrition.

Today I wanted to talk about the difference between the words "training" and "workout."  While the difference between the two may seem trivial to you, these phrases could not be any different to the strength and conditioning nerd that resides deep inside my soul.

But, before I delve into the larger topic of distinguishing between the two words, it's important to talk about goals.  Yes, those pesky little things that are the reasons you go to the gym in the first place.  Below are some of the more common goals that many of my clients have, which I might add are all terrific and perfectly reasonable:

If I had to describe the snow storm that the northeast received over past 24 hours in one word, it would be: epic.  Seriously, it was almost as if the Mayans predicted this storm.

Anyway, as I'm cooped up for the rest of the night (and probably weekend) I figured I'd upload a video of one exercise I've recently really started to enjoy.

Enter: the barbell hip thrust.

As you can probably tell, many of my blog posts arise out of various conversations I have with clients, coworkers, and the various people I see everyday.  Today is no exception, as one of my clients and I spoke about how it’s easy to spot someone that’s “stiff” and immobile, but is there ever a problem with being too flexible?

The answer?  Yes!  Being too flexible is actually a problem, and while it may not be as easy to spot, it can lead you down a similar path of pain and dysfunction.

Is it me, or have the commercials during the Super Bowl decreased in quality every single year?  I'm not quite sure where the funny commercials were last night....maybe they were also lost in the blackout?

Anyway, hope everyone had a great Super Bowl, and I can't believe it's already February!  That said, here's a new list of great reads to read while you're sitting at work, regretting those 18 wings you might have eaten last night..