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Same muscle. Same movement. Different equipment.

A dumbbell lateral raise and a cable lateral raise can feel completely different—especially at the bottom of the movement.

But does that actually mean one builds more muscle?

Researchers directly compared the two, and the results raise some interesting questions about how we choose our exercises.

In my newest video, I break down what the research says and what it means when choosing between dumbbells, cables, bands, and machines.

🎥 Watch here: https://youtu.be/mJF-p0iTYzk

Before watching, which would you bet on for muscle growth: dumbbells, cables, bands, or machines?

3 weeks ago | [YT] | 1

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How close to failure should you actually train?

Most people ask:

“Could I have done another rep?”

But there’s a better question:

**What would I have had to change to get another rep?**

More grip? More momentum? Better balance? A completely different movement strategy?

Because a set can feel brutally hard without the muscle you’re trying to train actually being the thing that failed.

In the new video, I break down:
• How close to failure you really need to train
• Why 0 RIR doesn’t always mean what you think
• When training to failure is actually useful
• How to know when to stop, keep grinding, or change the setup

**New video: How Close to Failure Should You Really Train?**

What usually ends your hard sets first: **muscle, grip, breathing, balance, or technique?**

1 month ago | [YT] | 0

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Not feeling hungry lately?
Comment which one is you:
A) I can point to exactly when it started
B) It just faded over months, no clear moment.

New video breaks down why — and it's live now! 🎥

3 months ago | [YT] | 0

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Your anterior pelvic tilt keeps coming back because you keep treating the symptom, not the cause.

Your hip flexors aren't the problem — they're just where the problem shows up.
New video explains the actual cause + 4 exercises that fix it inside your training. No extra routine.

Drop a 👇 if you've tried stretching your hip flexors and had it come back.

#anteriorpelvictilt #posture #activewavefitness

3 months ago | [YT] | 0

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Your kids are gonna eat how you eat.

Not because you told them to. Because kids absorb what they're around — the rhythms, the habits, the defaults. The food that just shows up.

That's why we started Daddy & Duder. Not to make healthy eating complicated. To make it the thing we just do together — starting with the food he already loves.

Mac and cheese. Nuggies. Ranch. One ingredient swap at a time.

Episode 2 is live — link below. 💛

What should we make next? Drop it in the comments.

Check out my full video “Store Bought Nuggies Have 17 Ingredients. Ours Have 4” on my YouTube channel 👉 @ ‌ActiveWave https://youtu.be/I16Kck3Y-ts   & SUBSCRIBE to the channel for more health and fitness insights! youtube.com/@activewave?sub_confirmation=1

#daddyson #healthykidsfood #toddlerfood #kidsrecipes #cleaneating

4 months ago | [YT] | 2

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You've probably never read the back of the nugget bag.

Most people haven't. It's not a criticism — it's just not something anyone thinks to do until someone points it out.

Here's what's on the label of a standard box of frozen chicken nuggets: 17 ingredients. Chicken, water, modified corn starch, yellow corn flour, salt, spices, dextrose, autolyzed yeast extract, garlic powder, onion powder, and more.

Here's our full ingredient list: ground chicken, homemade bread, garlic, salt.

Both make a nuggie your kid will eat. One of them takes about 15 minutes and a food processor.

Full recipe in Episode 2 — link below 👇

Check out my full video “Store Bought Nuggies Have 17 Ingredients. Ours Have 4” 👉 https://youtu.be/I16Kck3Y-ts & SUBSCRIBE to the channel for more health and fitness insights! youtube.com/@activewave?sub_confirmation=1

#chickennuggets #healthykidsfood #toddlerfood #homemadenuggies

4 months ago | [YT] | 0

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We flipped the bag over on a box of frozen nuggies and counted the ingredients.
17.
Ours have 4: ground chicken, homemade bread, garlic, salt.

Episode 2 of Daddy & Duder is live. Drop a 💛 if your kid has strong nuggie opinions.
https://youtu.be/I16Kck3Y-ts

#DaddyAndDuder #HealthyKidsFood

4 months ago | [YT] | 0

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The 25g Protein Rule applies to your meals too — not just kid food.

Replace butter in mac and cheese with full-fat Greek yogurt. 25g protein per serving. Same creaminess. Same result.

Same rule I use with every client. The swap doesn't care how old you are.

Duder ate the whole bowl. Called it juicy.

Full recipe in the video → https://youtu.be/knfV8FdE93Y

Are you making this for yourself, your kids, or both? Drop it in the comments.

5 months ago | [YT] | 0

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Everyone's making high protein mac and cheese with cottage cheese right now. Here's why we don't.

Cottage cheese gets grainy when it melts. If you have a picky toddler, that's usually a hard no on the first bite.

Greek yogurt swap: same creaminess, 25g protein per cup, no graininess.

Duder ate the whole bowl. Called it juicy.

Same swap works in your mac and cheese too.

Full recipe in the video → https://youtu.be/knfV8FdE93Y

What's the hardest kid classic to make healthier? Drop it in the comments — we're choosing Episode 2 from the responses.

5 months ago | [YT] | 2

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Just dropped a new series with my son Duder — Daddy and Duder: Kids' Classics Made Healthy.

Episode 1 is 25g protein mac and cheese. Greek yogurt instead of butter. No cottage cheese. No graininess. Duder's verdict: JUICY! 🧀

Quick poll before we film Episode 2:
🍗 Chicken nuggets
🍕 Homemade pizza
🌮 Tacos
🥞 Pancakes

Drop the one you want most — or put a different kid classic in the comments. Reading every one. Picking the most-voted one next.

Video is live here: https://youtu.be/knfV8FdE93Y

5 months ago | [YT] | 0