MaxCondition Nutrition

Mission Statement: To provide scientifically based nutrition information to clients. Nutrition design and consultations will be based on Primary scientific research information. The MaxCondition Nutrition team takes a multi-disciplinary approach to nutrition. The team brings a wealth of practical experience and scientific knowledge as it applies to nutrition.

Nutrition consultations and programs address five criteria
1) general health
2) performance in sport and everyday life
3) body composition
4) adequate consumption of essential nutrients
5) individual circumstances (including metabolic , health abnormalities, specific goals)

MaxCondition Nutrition is willing to debate any statements made by them in a formal or in-formal setting.


Founder and owner
Jamie Hale, Fitness and nutrition consultant, author, Freelance Researcher

About Jamie Hale
Jamie Hale is Sports Conditioning Coach, author, gym owner, fitness and nutrition consultant. He has contributed to numerous exercise and sports publications (nationally and internationally). He has authored five books. Jamie is a member of the World Marital Arts Hall of Fame in recognition of his conditioning work with Martial Artists. He is considered by most in the industry as a specialist in agility and sledgehammer training. Also known for his ability to get bodybuilders lean and dry as bone for competition. To learn more abut Jamie visit his website at www.maxcondition.com.

ADVISORY BOARD
Gerda Endemann, Ph.D. Nutritional Biochemistry, Author of Fat is Not the Enemy.

Alan Aragon, Masters Nutrition, Continuing Education Provider, Author of Girth Control.

About Gerda Endemann
Gerda Endemann is a scientist and a nutrition educator in the San Francisco Bay Area. She holds a B.S. in Nutrition from the University of California at Berkeley and a Ph.D. in Nutritional Biochemistry from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. For more than 20 years, she has conducted basic research on heart disease, inflammation and cancer in academic laboratories and in the biotechnology industry. She is an author of numerous publications on these diseases in scientific journals.
She is also the author of Fat is Not the Enemy. Learn more about Gerda Endemann at www.healthyfat.com.

About Alan Aragon
He has over 13 years of success in the fitness field. He earned his Bachelor and Master of Science in Nutrition with top honors. Alan is a continuing education provider for the Commission on Dietetic Registration, National Academy of Sports Medicine, American Council on Exercise, and National Strength & Conditioning Association. He speaks to a broad audience including universities, scientific conferences, and major corporations. Alan recently lectured to practitioners at the FDA and the annual conference of the Los Angeles Dietetic Association. He maintains a thriving private counseling practice, designing programs for recreational and professional athletes. Alan is also the author of Girth Control. Learn more about Alan Aragon at www.alanaragon.com.


Problems with popular nutrition and weight management programs

Generic recommendations, blanket statements that apply to everyone

It’s obvious that an optimal program for one individual is not optimal for everyone. To optimize program effectiveness a numerous factors should be included (activity, genotype, primary goals, metabolic abnormalities, past experience with dieting, various responses to meal frequency, psychological issues, convenience issues, food availability, support system, etc..). Common examples of over generalizing would be assuming RDA recommendations are applicable to everyone (even under conditions of heavy activity output, sickness, low carb diets, very low calorie consumption etc..) and set calorie levels for everyone (doesn’t seem to matter that one performs hard physical labor and exercises on a daily basis and the other one types real hard all day- this is common practice among most popular programs).

Relying on pseudo science for science information

Reliable scientific information is derived from Primary Scientific Research (original measurements and recording done by researchers conducting the research, whether in field or lab - when analyzing Primary Scientific Research Data you must consider research design, how you extrapolate results, who is conducting research and is there monetary interest in design- what do they have to gain or lose). Secondary research takes a look at Primary Research and analyzes it . Depending on the skill and biases of the reporter secondary research can be good or bad. A key consideration is whether or not the group or individual who is advising you has looked at the current Primary Scientific Data or has relied on Secondary Research. To be honest in most cases neither. The information they promote was passed on to them by someone who may or may not have knowledge of the Primary Scientific Research. People who often promote themselves as scientists do not actually look at the Primary Research Data. The ones that do are often bias towards a particular outcome, thus not really seeing or completely reporting what the research indicates.

Considering weight loss only as a measurement of success

Weight loss comes in various forms.( including fat, body proteins, water, toxins, glycogen, and mineral storage, etc..). Considering body composition can be important for health, performance and physique purposes.

Weight management groups who sale food and or supplements and insist you must take these products

Supplements can offer a positive role in weight management, but they are not magic or supreme to efficient nutrition intake from food (no evidence to indicate supremacy of supplements over whole food). Understand what the word supplement means supplement the program not replace. Sound nutrition and exercise regimens should be the cornerstone for any respectable nutrition program.

I am not anti-supplement, but are anti false information. Sometimes supplements are beneficial as they can be more convenient than food, cheaper, and help in acquiring efficient nutrition. If you need supplements to get the job done go for it. At the same time pre-packaged foods and massive quantities of supplements are not necessities for weight loss. A company that requires you to buy their supplements or food are not interested in optimizing weight management and nutrition status, but are interested in fooling you into believing their products have some magic properties.

Programs include
Detailed eating plans

E-mail support

Bi-weekly consults

Suggested reading materials

Schedule consultation
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Or Call 859-737-2753 coachhale@adelphia.net

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www.maxcondition.com

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