How to Use Rep Tempo Now that you are aware there are 3 phases in a rep I.e. eccentric, isometric, concentric, you can now learn how to apply this to your workouts. Dancers and musicians use tempo, weight training can also follow the same type of thing. You never want your reps to be “clunky” or “choppy”, and this will take time and practice to achieve. However, the important thing […]
Weighing your food comes with a lot of negative opinions and assumptions. It is shocking such a simple, small act of health can create so much controversy. When people hear someone is on a plan that requires them to weigh their food, it is often met with criticism, a few scoffs, and a lot of negative comments. Comments such as, “you don’t live.”, or “that’s so extreme, are you okay?”, […]
It’s not very long into the new year, and whether it’s the lack of vitamin D, cold/flu season, or new year’s resolutions not turning out as expected, people’s morale is overall…garbage. But do you want to know something interesting about negativity and an overall bad attitude? It can make you fat. Since new year’s is usually the start of new diets, there is also a massive misconception that goes along […]
Muscles can appear full, pumped up, and big while they are being exercised. This is due to blood and fluids rushing into the site where the muscle fibre stimulation is occurring, flushing lactic acid and cleaning up after the micro tears, as well as creating opportunity for new muscle fiber growth and repair. Any muscle can get “pumped”, but having a muscle pump versus dense muscle is differentiated immensely and […]
Binge Eating Disorder has for a while now been recognized under the DSM-5, but just because you binge eat on occasion obviously does not necessarily mean you have a disorder. However, there are underlying reasons why people who do not generally have disordered eating, still undergo binge eating more than they would like to admit. I’m only 1 year into my business, but in that year I have seen over […]
Cutting Calories will NOT Help You Just a quick scroll through my Instagram, Facebook, and a casual google search proves to me how obsessed our society is with telling people to “burn calories” and “cut calories”. An extremely outdated, one-directional, and uneducated way of telling someone to lose weight. It’s actually a bit of a pet peeve of mine, because I find it very lazy, and it actually does not […]
Is Guilt Keeping You Unhealthy? Women’s guilt is an interesting topic which has a surprising amount of research surrounding it. Goes to show how expansive and general this problem is amongst women. How often our immediate reaction to something that we want, need, or desire, is often followed by a sudden surge of guilt.Women generally feel more guilty when they put themselves first, when compared to their male counterparts. Feeling […]
The Secret to Getting Ahead? Get Started. Get going. Not in a minute, not tomorrow, and definitely not next week. I mean now. I am now a year into my business and have been extremely blessed with a steady flow of clients. What I am even more thankful about is how much all these different people, stories, backgrounds, and body types have taught me. The more information I absorb, whether […]
The 50/50 Diet Despite what infomercials or Instagram advertisements claim, losing weight, leaning out, or building muscle is NOT an easy process. There are a ton of barriers such as confusion, time, prepping, and patience, which hardly anyone has nowadays. The ironic part about all those limitations is the fact if you get past them, the end result leaves you feeling more confident, energetic, healthier, and optimistic than before. Plus, […]
The Rebound You go through a ton of effort, dedication, and commitment to losing pounds and getting to a shape you feel comfortable and happy in. It may have been a long road, but you made it, and you are thrilled. So now what? There are so many strategies, tricks, gimmicks, and products in order to lose weight. However, there is not a ton of advice on what you […]
