Welcome.  And thanks for checking out my blog!

My name is Mark Young and I am an exercise and nutrition consultant based out of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada (just about an hour west of Toronto).   For the sake of completeness I’ll mention that in 2000 I completed a degree in Kinesiology and a minor in Psychology from McMaster University.  I later followed that with graduate research in both biomechanics and exercise physiology under the guidance of Dr. Stuart Phillips (who is crazy smart by the way).

Having said all that, I do want to mention that I don’t care much for the letters after people’s names and attribute most of my practical knowledge to passion, self directed learning, and being in the right place at the right time.  Of course, I also consider myself fortunate to be able to chat with guys like Mike Robertson, Nick Tumminello, Bret Contreras, and several other brilliant trainers and coaches that are far too numerous to mention.

My writing has been featured on Tmuscle.com, StrengthCoach.com, MuscleAndFitness.com, and MuscleAndFitnessHers.com.  However, despite being told by other industry experts to pick a niche and stick with it, this blog represents all of the other thoughts and opinions I have on various topics including training, nutrition, obesity, supplements, and anything else that happens to cross ADD-like mind.

More than anything I want this to be a place where you can read honest and credible information that is free from commercial bias and where you can comment and share your thoughts and opinions as well.  I don’t claim to know it all (unless you ask my wife) and I certainly don’t want a guru-follower type of relationship here.

Take a look around, read some content, and interact.  I look forward to hearing from you!

Contact: admin@markyoungtrainingsystems.com

DISLAIMER: Throughout the site you’ll see links to products that I genuinely endorse and I WILL NOT endorse a product that I don’t believe in.  If I specifically endorse a product you can trust that I’ve read it and think it is worth purchasing.  If I have yet to review it, I’ll state that explicitly too.  For some of these links I do receive a small affiliate commission if you purchase through me, but if that makes you uncomfortable please feel free to purchase directly from the person themselves.