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This is my blog “Thought of the week” for you Swole fans.  One of my biggest fears when I evolved from my bodybuilding career to my profession was that I would lose my “Demon”.  By that, I mean the gift that I was given to succeed in what I do.  I actually have a Demon tattooed on my back to remind me of what got me to where I am today, which has been my insane hard work ethic.  Whatever I do, I need to be better than my competition no matter what it is.  I sacrifice whatever it is at the time to always be better than

Tim "The Barbarian" Boetsch has officially started training camp for his up and coming fight in Las Vegas against top contender middleweight Michael Bisping.  Currently, we are enhancing the Barbarian’s power and anaerobic systems in his strength and conditioning training.

I believe the hardest thing for people to understand with fitness and nutrition is what program specifically works for them.  I can quickly tell if someone knows what they are talking about with exercise and nutrition by the way they present themselves.  For example, the Barbarian and I were training the other day and a “know it all” guy was in the gym telling everyone he had the perfect program that would give them 6 pack abs.  He said you will lose your shoulders and arms, but you will have a ripped stomach.  I stopped paying attention to him when he said h

Hello Swole fanatics,

My name is Ryan Matter and I am proud to announce that I will be Swole Sport’s Nutrition’s Featured Blogger.  I will be writing weekly blogs on topics such as nutrition, fitness, supplements, and various health related topics.  This first blog I simply will be talking about who I am and what I have done in my professional career.