JIM STOPPANI

25 WAYS TO IMPROVE YOUR WORKOUT

•  Eat slow-digesting carbs before workouts

• Avoid higher-fat meals for up to four hours before workouts

• Eat a green salad with your last whole-food meal before the gym

• Eat buckwheat as part of your pre-workout carb intake

• Take 20g of whey protein and 3-5g of a creatine supplement

• Take 200-400mg of caffeine 1-2 hours before your workout

• Take 3-5g of arginine 30-45 minutes before workouts

• Add 2 teaspoons of cocoa extract to your preworkout protein shake

• Use forced reps on your last sets

• Don\'t train to failure on every set

• Keep your focus on the muscle you\'re training

• Vary your rep speed

• Train with several partners

• Listen to music

• Don\'t train too heavy for too long

• Stay off the exercise balls, wobble boards, and other instability devices

• Save cardio for after your weight workout

• Use wrist straps for your pulling exercises

• Drink a shake with 20g each of whey and casein proteins

• Stretch only after training

• Take 3-5g of creatine with 50-100g of fast-digesting carbs and 300-500mg of alpha-lipoic acid (ALA)

• Don\'t drop dietary cholesterol too low

• Relax in a sauna or hot tub every day

• Drink four cups of tea during the day