Most often when people are looking for nutrition information it is to lose weight, improve their health or optimise their body composition. For this reason, for part one of this series, I have the following advice for every meal: Eat less. "Eat less. Really? Isn't that obvious? I'm never reading this blog again. What a …
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This is part one of multi-post series. The purpose of this series is to provide some basic information for anyone that is looking to begin strength training. First off, I believe it is very important to talk about progression. Strength training (and exercise in general) is all about progressively adding resistance. There's actually a term …
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Get Started Now! Maybe you're busy with work right now. Maybe your kids take a gigantic chunk of your time. Maybe there's a project at home you really need to work on. That's all ok but go start taking care of your health right now! If there is one thing I have learned from training …
Motivation and dedication are two words that get tossed around a lot any time fitness comes up. Believe it or not, these two words weren't always spelled with a hashtag... I think that it is important to be able to define both of these words and explain how they relate to fitness and more personally …
The most common reason I hear for not working out is a lack of time. I would bet that if most people did an honest audit of their regular daily life most people could find at least 2-3 hours in their week to exercise. I have even heard estimates of up to 10 hours. The …
The farmers walk: How? Pick up heavy shit and walk Where? Far When? Now Who? You Why? Because it is good for you. Thank you for reading... For anyone who wants more information than I provided above keep reading. The farmers walk is an exercise classed as a loaded carry. In my opinion …
You don't have to be a professional body builder or a serious athlete to start strength training. The average person can see huge benefits from lifting weights. This is in no way an exhaustive list but here are some of those benefits. Higher Metabolic Rate Muscle burns energy. The more muscle that a person has, …
Building on my previous two posts Expectations, and The Single Most Important Factor in Fitness, it's time to start discussing how to create a plan and the importance of actually having one. It is no secret that you can get where you want to go much faster if you have a clearly laid out plan. …
The first step to a healthier life is just that, a step. Too often people try to take a gigantic leap to change their health for the better and it proves to be too far a distance. The most effective way to change your habits is to start small with activities that have a low …
Walk into any gym and talk to a trainer about what they think is the most important factor for achieving health and fitness goals and creating a balanced healthy lifestyle and they will likely have an entire list, sorted by specific goal type and importance. If you were to ask your friends or family who …
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