When your doctor knows nothing about exercise
/There's a problem that comes up often with clients. They go to a medical doctor for an unnamed issue, or just a 'check up'. During the appointment, the doctor asks about their exercise.
Read MoreThe Squat, Not Just for Strength
/The Squat is arguably the best exercise to improve a person's fitness. Though its main use is to build strength, it helps to enhance other qualities. The ability to improve size through Squatting may be underappreciated, while very few likely realize that it can also strengthen your heart and make you more flexible. Let's dig a little deeper into how this exercise accomplishes so much.
Read MoreClient Spotlight! -Chris R.
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Interesting in bending iron rebar with your bare hands? Or maybe you'd just like to finally be able to do pull-ups. Follow Chris's adventures in strength training today on our Spotlight and get in touch with YOUR inner superhero!
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Why getting Toned is the worst goal you can have..
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Do you want to be toned? Do you want long lean muscles, not the big bulky kind? Well forget it because it doesn't work that way. The very word, 'toned', is representative of an industry that preys on misinformation, and keeps people in the dark about how to train properly. Being 'toned' is a word that is only used by people who do not understand how muscles work, and by people trying to sell you fitness via infomercial.
Read MoreWhat Resistance Training Will Not Make You
/I would bet that just about all of our content related to resistance training is spent covering all of its benefits for us. Lifting weights is a great activity, and something that improves just about every system in our body. There are also some other, not so positive, qualities that are often linked to resistance training. I have discussed with many women the concern of getting "bulky" from strength training. Other trainees have voiced their worry about resistance training making them slow or inflexible. This article will be spent explaining why these "concerns" should not be a concern for you.
Read MoreWhat Am I Getting Into?
/A lot of our beginner clients aren't really sure what to expect when they get in touch with us for the first time. When clients call in, they have been thinking about fitness for a long time. They have been pondering about what to do, how to do it, and have likely tried out quite a few things without results. When a client finally gets in touch with us, they are ready to clear the clutter and finally do it right.
Read MoreNighttime Eating....
/It's a typical Monday, and after a weekend of less-than-stellar nutritional choices (maybe too much wine and cake at a wedding, or some pizza at the tailgate), you decide to buckle down. Breakfast is an egg white omelet, lunch is a green salad with grilled chicken breast and barely-there dressing, dinner is fish, veggies and a modest scoop of brown rice. And then...
...the nighttime snacking begins.
Read MoreLive Forever or Die Trying
/However if you do not compete in a sport that takes place on a specific day like powerlifting, weightlifting, crossfit etc, this can have some advantages to how you organize your training. A lot is said about the benefits of competition, (a lot from me as well) however today I want to talk about the good things that can come from not having a specific goal on a specific day.
Read MoreClient Spotlight! - Tabitha Walker
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Sometimes someone walks into our studio who is the "total package" client - a ray of positive sunshine, a hard worker, and an all around great person to have present. From her hunger to always improve, to her funky collection of deadlifting socks, Tabitha Walker is that client!
Read MoreLyndsey's Carrot Cake Protein Muffins
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Have you ever played the game, two truths and a lie? If I was Dylan, I would say, "1. I love rollercoasters. 2. I love carrot cake. 3. I love kittens." Which would the lie be? OF COURSE it is the "I love rollercoasters." Because he hates them.
Read MoreEarthy Chicken Noodle Soup
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I know it's still piping hot outside and no one wants soup, but I am Asian and HAVE to have my soup. And not just soup but spicy soup! Here is my recipe for Earthy Chicken Noodle soup.
Read MoreDo YOU know what milk tastes like?
/Education in any field often consists of two major aspects, academic knowledge and experiential knowledge. Academic knowledge simply requires paying attention to the right things. It is the experiential knowledge that is the hard part.
Read MoreVegetable Stir Fry
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This is one of my favorite dishes to make at home. It's simple and easy to make, and by changing your protein source you can make this dish different every time and keep things interesting. It's also a great way to get in a ton of veggies and fiber with your meal.
Read MoreMeditation for Non-Meditators
/I'm just a regular guy. I'm not a crazy hippie, or new-age mystic, or even this new breed of ultra-zen-mega-performing executive. I work a lot on my body, but I've never made any time in my life to work on my mind. So I decided to give it a shot, and I'm so so glad that I did.
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Fitness and Your Environment
/It is common to think that in order to change something about yourself, motivation must come from inside. But what about shaping your external environment to make a change?
Read MoreWork the back so you don't feel like crap
/Here are three great exercises for those muscles of the oft forgotten back of the shoulder. The main focal point in all three is to put the shoulder in a solid packed position.
Read MoreMenopause and Fat Loss: What It May Mean For You
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Being a human female can be a special and awesome way to move through the world...
...and it can also be a real pain in the keister.
An average biologically-born woman will spend 40 years menstruating, possibly several years pregnant, and another one to 10 years going through the process of menopause. Other than all that, it's smooth sailing! Am I right, ladies?
Read MoreChi-Pork Cilantro Meatballs with Cauliflower Parm
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I had never done this before and thought, why not give it a try?! I combined ground chicken breast and ground pork (chi-pork) to make these amazing meatballs. I have made them again and again, each time a little differently to play around with flavor and variations.
Read MoreWhat Every American Should Know About Resistance Training
/For every fitness goal, resistance training is a powerful tool for improvement. This fact is reflected in the truth that the average personal training session is primarily spent lifting weights. Successful Personal Trainers know which keys are important to constructing an effective resistance training program.
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