Grilling season has officially begun! The grill is one of the best places to start a healthy, nutritious meal for friends and family. It’s the perfect canvas for tasty meats, veggies, kebabs, and even dessert. The best thing about grill recipes is that they are incredibly easy. Bonus: salsa, marinade, and sauce recipes. Your best […]
America Loves Bacon and So Does Primal Fitness Pittsburgh!
Happy Friday to Yinz! 😉 At Primal Fitness Pittsburgh, we believe in eating smart, training hard, and enjoying life here in the Greater City of Pittsburgh. Each month, our staff and the clients get together for some super fun events here in the city that are held outside the gym. With grill season among us, […]
The Lean Eating Challenge
Last year we launched something called our “Summer Slim Down Challenge” that was a HUGE HIT! While we saw some pretty dramatic results from that challenge, this year we are going for something a bit stronger this year 😉 Starting in June, Primal Fitness Pittsburgh will host a 3 week Lean Eating Challenge that is […]
Food For Thought, and also Muscles
Over the past week I have met with a number of men (human beings of the male gender) on a quest to become stronger and leaner over a given period of time. To quote one of my newest trainees that came to the studio for this very concern “I need arms like yours” (flattering, really […]
What is this “Cracked Nut Butter” You Speak of?
For those of you who didn’t know this, Primal Fitness Pittsburgh is one of the few locations in Pittsburgh that sells this magical nut butter called “Cracked Nut Butter”. The creators of this dynamite concoction, Megan and Paul Potts, have truly come together with a nut butter that is so healthy and delicious that I […]
Food Guilt No More!
Happy Friday everyone! It’s been an incredible week here at the studio! Pittsburgh has never been healthier! Speaking of Pittsburgh, I wanted to give you all the inside scoop on an INCREDIBLE new book that is soon to hit the shelves that is written by a dear friend and fellow health nut from Pittsburgh too! […]
The Supplement Stack: Short-Cutting Your Goals Can Be Dangerous to Your Health
In a recent conversation I had with some lifters I knew, I had mentioned that I don’t touch pre-workout supplements. My heaviest lifting days are normally Saturdays. By heavy day, we’re talking 32kg swings set up as intervals, lots. .. LOTS of deadlifting and my weighted pull up practice. I dig it, but never did […]
CRACKED NUT BUTTER END OF THE YEAR SALE!
But see. . .this really isn’t a joke 😉 Happy Friday Everyone! Next week is a brand new year and word in the Burgh is that we have some BRAND NEW flavors of cracked nut butter coming to the studio. To celebrate, we are giving away all of our jars of cracked nut butter at […]
I Yam What I Yam: Cinnamon Maple Bacon Mashed Yams
Seriously, when was the last time I actually put up a recipe on the blog? I talk about food so much on social media its a shame I haven’t posted this sooner. Grab a pen, a piece of paper, and a fork folks! Today, it’s all about some yummy yams that you most certainly will […]
Nutritional Tricks of the Trade: How to Eat Big and Look Awesome!
Recently I dived head first into some interesting nutritional bits (or should I say bites? LOL 😉 ) that have been particularly advantageous to my wild work and training schedule. Make no mistake, I am a big fan of the book Metflex by Eat to Perform and regularly refer to that manual as my “nutritional […]