Jaron ​Williams

Ah, one of my favorite questions ever. EVER. I get it all the time. Well, I should be a little more specific; the question is usually, "Will protein powder make me fat if I don't work out?" Before I address that, let me ask YOU some questions. Will cookies make me fat if I don't work out? Will bacon cheeseburgers make me fat if I don't work out? Will cherry tomatoes make me fat if I don't work out? If you answered "yes" to all of those, you are right. If you answered "no" to

The other day, a good friend asked me to write about the validity of "eating clean" and if all food is equal when it comes to fitness. The reason for his question is you always hear about fit people who only eat oatmeal and broccoli but on the other hand have stories of elite athletes eating burgers or chicken nuggets while training. What's the deal? First, we have to define what "clean eating" even means. For the purposes of this post, we'll just go with only eating whole fo

I understand this headline is probably one of the last you'd expect to read on a fitness website, but I believe any great trainer would agree with me. Now, I'm not saying learning good form and technique isn't important at all (This is a major part of my livelihood), but for true success in any fitness endeavor, you MUST have a strong vision of who you want to become. The why is much more important than the how. Take a guy who is new to working out but sees himself as Arnold

From time to time, I find myself at parties, events, or functions where there are mounds of delicious cookies, cakes, brownies, and ice creams being served, much to the delight of all the people. The partygoers partake of the sugary goodness and a wonderful time is had by all. However, someone often notices when I don't have any desserts, and the first thing they say to me is, "Wow, you have a lot of willpower to not have any of this cake! I sure couldn't do that! No wonder y

Hey friends, I wanted to shoot this short video to share a cool experience I had a few days ago. I spoke with an awesome young man I think we can learn a sweet lesson from. What's cool is if you can get this trick down like he does, it'll make your mentality much more powerful! Excuse the change of scenery, I was hanging out in an office today :) I hope we can all learn to have an attitude of joy and self-appreciation like my friend does. Let me know if you dig the video in t

How many times have you heard someone complain that no matter how perfectly they log their calories and stick to their number (1200, argh!!) every single day, they can't seem to lose weight? Maybe, unless you're also a personal trainer or you just have friends who complain a lot, you haven't heard that very much. Or perhaps, you're someone who has complained of that very thing! Never fear, today I'm going to tell you why that happens so your caloric complaints will come to an

Stop me if you've heard this one before: You've just lost a significant amount of weight, though you're not quite at your goal yet. You're exercising regularly, sticking to your diet perfectly, and then one week, everything stops. You check your scale to make sure it's not broken, because surely the needle would have moved further down by now, but nope, you're stuck! No need to worry, there are several common reasons you may experience a sudden stop in your weight loss, and t

My friends! I have another great question from my friend Jess as well as a VERY exciting announcement (for some of us, anyway)! Should you do cardio after a weight training session? Now, this is a question I get asked about a lot, and as usual, part of the answer depends on your goals and other lifestyle factors, as well as your personal preference. I'll share my take on that here, but remember, at the end of the day, stick to what's working for YOU! How was that? If you dig

Hey everyone, even though there is no new Arrow or Flash this week, I'm having a great time, so I'm feeling pretty ambitious. I'm gonna tackle not one, but two questions today :) The first one up is from my friend Jess, who asks: "I do T25 4-5 days a week & want to incorporate going to the gym to do weights (toning arms, legs, etc). Since I'm a beginner, how many days a week should I shoot for? Also, for how long?" Alright, so I'm not 100% familiar with T25, meaning I have

Today we have a doozy of a question, so I'm going to do my best to answer as simply as possible but still give a good idea of what you should be doing to solve today's problem. My friend Shawna writes: "My two problem areas are my arms and my lower tummy. What workouts do you recommend?" So, there are two approaches we can take to a question like this, depending on what is meant by "problem areas": the strength approach and the fat loss approach. As with many things I talk ab