Corey Swiergosz Featured in Muscle Insider

Corey Swiergosz hits the pages of Muscle Insider in The Training Zone. Check out the issue for tons of great supplement and training advice.

Joining The Winning Combination

The next chapter in my professional career is playing out with The Winning Combination. These guys have shown me nothing but love and I can't wait to take things with them to the next level. Not only do these guys make great NSF certified products, but they are leading the way in new product innovation. Watch out for some really cool new product offerings coming in 2015! They are a widespread consumer brand at the moment and are making incredible inroads to the fitness industry. You can see them supporting amateur events across Canada, so if you see the team out please make sure to stop by and try the products. If you have any questions feel free to reach out to me at anytime. Keep in touch with me and all the fitness fun that goes on by following my personal website.

X2X Clothing Canada is Back With A New Site!

I'm very pleased to announce that I will be representing X2X Clothing in Canada as part of my corporation Influential Sports inc. With many years of loving the brand, it was the perfect opportunity to take my passion for the brand and mix it with the drive that I have for business. Everyday i'm going talking to people about what i love is a perfect day. We look forward to getting out to events across the country and meeting as many people as we can. Look for us in Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary, Toronto, and Halifax! The hottest fashions and coolest gym clothing you'll find in Canada.

Product Review: Inner Armour Training Peak

If you are a serious athlete you need to take the time to source out a quality multivitamin that is designed for athletes. I've has a great experience with a number of other Inner Armour products so i figured that I would give this product a try after my previous multivitamin is now discontinued. Great profile to this product with a good amount of quality ingredients.

What's inside the box:
Thousands of vitamins, minerals, co-factors, amino acids, and omegas. Overall a quality pack that has been proven to reduce soreness in athletes and aid in recovery. An added bonus is the XL tshirt that comes free inside every container.

Value:
In terms of value i'd say this is one of the best value products that you'll find in the vitamin category. Retailing in the low to mid $40's for a 30 day supply you'll be happy you picked up this product as you'll feel a difference within the 30 days.

When to use it:
They say to have it with the biggest meal of the day. In terms of what i found to be most effective is taking it with breakfast to start the day off right!

Overall:
I will definitely continue to use this product as i'm onto my second container now. Great addition to my supplement stack and i'd recommend you try it out for yourself! 8/10

Product Review: Monster Pump by CytoSport

CytoSport Monster Pump: The Pre-Training Nitric Oxide Energy Catalyst is a dietary supplement that will have you primed and ready to hit the gym. This none proprietary blend allows you to see the exact ingredients that you'll be putting into your body so that you can be assured you are getting the mg or g that you are looking for.

Quality:
This product is blended with some of the more high quality ingredients including creapure creatine, PepForm L-Leucine, and CarnoSyn Beta-Alanine. Within the industry  these are some of the most well known and respected brands that distribute the raw ingredients. You can be assured that you are getting quality in this product as all of Cytsoport's products must go through extensive testing to meet the NSF certification for Sport!

Value:
Overall you'll be getting a product that will satisfy most weekend warriors and athletes that are relatively new to the pre-workout category. Price point on this item is very competitive to the competition in both Canada and the USA which is inline with industry averages.

Convenience:
This all in one pre-workout is a very convenient way to take 1 scoop in a shaker and run. They have some nice added ingredients in this blend that will not only help you during your workout but also help in recovery post workout.

Effectiveness (Science):
This is a relatively low stimulant product that won't blow your head off when you take it. It's important to note that the dosages of key ingredients such as creatine, Taurine, Beta-Alanine, and Leucine are all at scientifically proven dosages that will deliver the most benefit. You average gym go-er will find this very effective from an ingredients standpoint and it'll satisfy your training needs.

Satisfaction (Taste):
3 flavours available: Fruit Punch, Sour Grape, Blue Raspberry.
All of the flavours are very sweet and powerful when mixed with a full 20 oz. of water. These are more on the "fruity" side of the flavours and you can instantly tell what you are drinking. In terms of best flavours, i personally like the Sour Grape #1, Blue raspberry #2, Fruit Punch #3

Overall:
Great product to add to your supplement program to allow your body the rest from high stims and all you to still train hard. I'd give this product a strong 9/10

Training Tip Wednesday: Time Under Tension

Check your ego at the door and grow! Your muscles can't tell how much weight you are holding in your arms and you shouldn't care also. Heavy weights only fuel the mind and often the mind lives in a different place than reality. Have you ever  questioned someone like Kai Green doing dumbbell curls with 35 pound weights or Shawn Rhoden squatting 225? Whats up with that, are these guys lazy or are they smart!? In reality they are utilizing something called time under tension and they are taking the muscle as close to failure as possible. They will hit out 15-20-25 reps with perfect form and concentrate on the squeeze with each rep. The amount of time it takes to complete such a high number of reps is where the stimulation and muscle growth will come from during the lifts. They are also activating a number of different types of muscle fibres that will grow bigger during recovery. It you take this simple tip and put it into motion you'll see better results quicker.

Perfect Bedtime Meal From Inner Armour

Are you looking for the perfect bedtime meal to help you build muscle and improve recovery? This is a very quick meal that you can put together in minutes that will have you feeling full and your muscle primed for growth with a sustained release of aminos into the blood stream for hours.

What you need:
Inner Armour Nitro Peak
Inner Armour Casein
1/4 tbs unsweetened cocoa powder
1  tbs of Natural PB/Almond Butter

Instructions:
All all ingredients into a bowl. Add water slowly until completed mixed into a pudding texture.

Protein Flavours that i'm using are the chocolate casein and the chocolate PB in the Nitro Peak. Of course you can mix any flavours that you'd like but this will give you a nice true chocolate PB taste when mixing together. Additional tip for the summer. Place the pudding into the freezer for 60-90 minutes until it hardens up similar to a cheesecake texture.