“Diet” is a 4 letter word. I’ve always said that if it is something that I would not be able to do personally, then there is no way I could tell other people to do it. I’ve tried it all. Eating 6x a day, carrying around plastic containers of foods, having coolers filled with protein shakes, carrying bars on airplanes to eat. You name it, I’ve done it. In the end, none of it was anything that I enjoyed or wanted to do for a …
Are you ready for the summer pool season yet? Are you looking the way you want? Ready to get into your bikini? (guys I’m assuming you are not wearing a bikini, but who am I to judge) Well it’s never too late to get in summer shape right? So much like my past trainer tells all posts, I am going to focus on one thing today…no BS, to the point, and focused on getting you ripped and ready …
More is Not Always Better
This is something I’ve talked about before when it comes to weight loss (fat loss), but I believe the biggest mistake in the “mindset” of people today is thinking that enough exercise can get them the weight loss they want and should be their “top” priority.
I was reminded of this recently by a person I see in the gym who is doing at least 2+ hours of daily cardio and some weights. He is in there 4-5x a week and I kid you not, brings food to …
Did you know that we may actually benefit from stress? We can actually thrive on stress? That’s right, our body actually likes to adapt to stressful environments.
OK, I know what you may be thinking…that there is no way stress is good (as everyone says it is bad) and I must of snapped finally. But there is actually a naturally built-in powerful stress-response feedback system (say that 5 times fast) within us that will in turn provide positive benefits. Another fancy word for that process is “hormesis”.
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I’ve spent enough times in gyms all starting since I was in high school (many many years ago). I’ve worked out in many different ones and worked as a trainer in plenty others. I’ve pretty much seen it all, and sometimes I just shake my head at what people are doing. So here’s my list, to help us all make a gym environment that works for all of us while keeping our sanity…..so please….don’t be one of these gym guys/gals (and trainers, you are not safe …
