The Little Things Add Up To a Lot of Weight
When people try to lose weight, they often steer clear of the obvious things like greasy, fried, and overly sweet foods. While this is a great first step, they often overlook some of the littler things in their diet that are causing them to either lose weight slower than they normally would, or not lose weight at all. There’s nothing worse than putting in serious effort in the gym only to make no progress because of a poor diet. Often times, people don’t even realize that the little things they eat on a regular basis add up over the course of a week, month, or year. When you put a
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The Problem With “Celebrity Trainers”
The fit skinny Tracy Anderson walking with celebrity client, Madonna. The “best exercise genius of all time” lacks muscle tone, but makes up for it in the skin-and-bones department. Have you ever wondered what makes one trainer better than another? Why is Jillian Michaels so popular right now? Is it because she is so much better than everyone else out there? Why do trainers to the stars command a higher hourly rate than most doctors and lawyers do? Are they really that good and worth the $400/hr price tag? Common sense, says no. Plenty of websites tout their stable of celebrity trainers; Exercise TV comes to mind. They are hoping
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Instant Motivation
Check out this video of ASU’s Anthony Robles. Anthony won the 125-pound NCAA wrestling championship by defeating Matt McDonough 7-1. What makes this feat so amazing is the fact that Anthony was born with only 1 leg. Watch a true competitor overcome adversity and reach his goals. Let this motivate you and encourage you to stick with your goals, no matter how hard achieving them may seem to be. Mind almost always takes precedence over matter.
Eat GREEN!
Great article below from Healthy Eats. Today (and everyday!) be sure to pair your green beer with some delicious green nutritious foods!! With both St. Patty’s Day and spring just around the corner, what better color to focus on than green? What Green Foods Have To Offer Chlorophyll, a green pigment found in the leaves of plants, gives foods their green hue. Green colored fruits and veggies contain a wide variety of vitamins, minerals and phytochemicals — plant compounds that help fight disease. Make these 10 a part of your healthy diet. Artichokes This ancient symbol of fertility is packed with vitamin C, folate and potassium. According to the USDA’s
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Shop the Borders
No, you aren’t shopping for some new illegal immigrants. What I mean is, take a look at your local grocery store the next time you are in there. Where is most of the healthy/fresh food located? Almost exclusively around the borders of the store. Fresh fruits, vegetables, dairy products, fresh meats and seafood, eggs and egg whites; you get the idea. The lay out of the store has the healthy stuff on the outside (not to say you can’t find unhealthy stuff on the border, i.e. 20% fat ground beef anyone?) and the fat, simple carbs, and sugar on the inside. Keep yourself on the border for the majority of your
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Body Diversity Training: The Key to Lifelong Health and Well-Being
First off, this is not another article where I rant and rave about the benefits of muscle confusion. For those of you that may not follow this blog religiously, I often preach the importance of confusing your muscles during any long-term weight training program. The reasoning behind this is muscle confusion is a sure-fire way to keep your muscles on their toes, and helps you avoid the dreaded plateaus. Body diversity, which does draw on some ideas of the muscle confusion theory, is so much more than that. Simply changing up weights, exercises, and the manner in which we lift weights is great for individuals trying to continue gaining strength and adding
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The Secret to Eating Healthier Unlocked
Lets get one huge point out of the way first; your diet is more important than the time you spend in the gym. Even the strictest gym routine can be killed by a diet filled with fast food runs, skipped meals, and sugar overload. You will not lose the fat. You will not maximize your muscle growth. You will still feel slow and sluggish. It has been said that achieving a lean, fit body is 60% diet and 40% physical exercise. We need to first recognize the significant part that your diet plays in your overall health and well-being. Having gotten that out of the way, two of the biggest reasons
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How to Fuel Your Workout
Another guest post from my buddy Casey over at www.ckfitnotes.com Thanks again to Cait from PA for bringing up the question of what foods are best to energize yourself before a workout. As with most fitness topics there are many opinions out there regarding how long before your workout you should eat and what is ideal for maximizing your workout. I recommend eating a complete meal rich in quality carbs (oatmeal, brown rice, sweet potato, quinoa) and roughly 15-30g of protein about 2 hours prior to working out. Personally I go with an egg white omelette and oatmeal with berries roughly an hour and thirty minutes before. I’ll also use one of the following snacks
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Turning a Boring Push-up into a Serious Challenge
The push-up is probably the first introduction the majority of us have had to exercise. It is a standard bodyweight press, which targets the chest and tricep muscles. Along with the sit-up and pull-up, the push-up makes up the core group of exercises we probably all began as children. Growing up, P.E. classes often conducted physical fitness tests which involved, among other things like the mile, and shuttle run; push-ups. It’s no wonder that less and less people do push-ups in their exercise routine. Even the freshest moves you hear about lose their appeal after a few months. Push-ups have been a part of our routine for almost our entire lives. Most
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