Best Food Choices for a Clean Diet

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Which Foods are Best? Question: Hey Dr. Clay, I am a personal trainer myself and i am trying to get and understand more knowledge of training and diet. I have been reading some your articles especially the ones on carb cycling. I understand how your eating changes from day to day, but can you give [...]

Best Time for Cheat Meal

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Question: What’s the best time to have a cheat meal? Would it be after a workout? I really want Chinese L.D. Answer: Physiologically speaking, either post-workout or upon wakening would be optimal. Psychologically speaking, it’s best for most people to cheat at night since it doesn’t interfere with other daily meals… you can simply start [...]

Best Joint Support Supplement

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Question: Do you have any recommendations for a good joint support formula?  Tim / Gainesville, FL Answer: Labrada’s Elasti Joint is one of the absolute best joint support supplements on the market. Between myself and my patients/clients, we’ve tried dozens of glucosamine & chondroitin based supplements, but for some reason none work as well as [...]

How to use oats in a post-workout shake

Question: I have recently decided to add oats to my post workout shake. BUT the problem is I cant break the oats up into small enough pieces, so I’m choking down my shake, literally ha. Today I tried just eating them with boiled water but I can barely eat it all. I know there has [...]

How to Adjust Training & Nutrition as You Age

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Question: I’m 48 years old and have been bodybuilding for about 25 years. How should my training and nutrition be changing as I my training age matures? Dale / Cordell, Oklahoma Answer: That’s a very good question, Dale.  There are, in fact, a few things that one should consider as they age.  Though a book [...]