Todd – Stark Personal Trainer Gym in Newport Beach and Irvine, California

Stark’s Journey To Giving Back

February 18, 2021

Many of our blogs serve to educate our community on health and fitness.  But I want to take moment to share with you a…

Todd’s Advice To Parents Struggling With Their Health

July 6, 2020

Many health issues are caused by stress, which many parents face every single day. Young parents are exhausted, walking around like zombies….

CEO Todd Vande Hei: From Dad Bod to Fit at Fifty

July 6, 2020

Getting Rid of the Dad Bod I created Stark because I experienced my own health issues that could not be resolved…

Debunking Testosterone Replacement Therapy

March 15, 2019

If you want to shed fat and gain muscle, having your hormones optimized is an important, but non-crucial tactic. But as a mono-treatment, it’s not very effective. Or at least that’s what we see at Stark. The most powerful tools to achieve your health and fitness goals remain the complex, drawn-out solutions: exercise, nutrition and lifestyle. And in my opinion, Testosterone Replacement is too big of a commitment for the hope of an aesthetic change, alone. Here are a couple of before and after pics.

Todd stands with his arms spread wide, head down, showing off his big biceps and shredded abs

11 Tactics to Naturally Balance and Increase Testosterone

March 1, 2019

Most want a direct approach to abs: workout harder; eat less. But the industry’s dirty little secret (let’s keep it between you and I) is that it doesn’t work. Or, rather, it doesn’t work for very long. By that I mean you can apply those to changes to your life, and for a brief time, you’ll look your best. You may not feel your best, but hey. . . . how important is that?

Frankly, it’s the most important. Because how you feel is a more accurate reflection of your current state of health; and, it’s also an early indicator to your future state of fitness.

That’s why your hormones are so critical. Your chronological age is just a number; your hormonal age is a much more critical look at whether or not you’re aging like a fine wine or that smelly science experiment in the back of your fridge. The former is what this article is all about.

The 15 Steps I Take to Optimize My Gut Health for Better Abs

November 12, 2018

There’s an intimate connection between gut health, looking better naked and performing at your best. If your gut health is poor, you’re more likely to be overweight. If it’s exceptional, you’re more likely to be fit. So, find a way in which to achieve exceptional gut health! Your skin will look healthier, you’ll be able to think more clearly, and you will be able to lose fat and add muscle to your desire. Essentially, the quality of your digestion will impact the efficiency by which you absorb those expensive organic, grass-fed, free-range nutrients you’re buying at Whole Foods.

How To C Level-Up

February 13, 2016

I wasn’t really doing anything extreme from an “unhealthy” standpoint. I was normal, but I also exercised a few days a week, and that made me “healthy.”

By: Todd