Establish A Nutrition Plan
I’m sure you’re familiar with the saying “If you fail to plan, you plan to fail”, right? It’s a simple statement, but a very important one. Planning is the key to accomplishing any goal. As an example, let’s say you want to go on your dream vacation in the next year. In one scenario, you continue doing…
Carbohydrates: The Nutrient Everyone Loves To Hate
The topic of nutrition is a funny thing. It seems like everything changes on a day to day basis. One day it’s fine to eat 3 meals a day, the next day you must be eating 6 meals a day to maximize fat loss. One day the media reports that fat causes heart disease, the next day…
Setting Goals For The New Year-Finding Your WHY
The New Year is finally here. I don’t know about you, but 2014 seemed to fly by! And with a New Year comes New Year’s resolutions. And that’s what I want to talk to you about today. At the beginning of each year, millions of people create goals for themselves ultimately to give up on them…
The Rocking Hip Flexor Stretch
Hip flexion is the act of raising the thigh toward the trunk or bending the trunk toward the thigh. There are several muscles that create hip flexion such as the Iliacus, Psoas, Rectus Femoris, Sartorius, and Tensor Fascia Latae (TFL). There are also a couple muscles that assist in hip flexion such as the Adductor…
How To Fix Your Squat……Fast!
The squat is held by some as the king of all exercises and for good reason. It activates your abs, glutes, quads, hamstrings, and calves all in one movement. Not many exercises can do that. This makes it a must for any training program. And the great thing about it is that there are many…
Nutrition Tips for the Holiday Season
With Thanksgiving approaching quickly, I wanted to dedicate a short article to providing a couple of nutrition tips to keep you on track. Holidays are one of the guaranteed times of the year where people seem to struggle sustaining their nutritional goals. With all the family gatherings and extreme amounts of food, it’s easy to see…
Lose Fat with Green Tea
Tea is one of the most widely consumed beverages in the world, and for good reason. It has a host of benefits, especially green tea. One study showed a reduction in fasting blood glucose and insulin resistance in mice consuming green tea extract (1). These are two big markers of diabetes. Another study showed green tea…
The Romanian Deadlift
Sounds like a torture device, right? Actually the Romanian Deadlift (RDL) is a fantastic exercise, and one I want to talk about a little more in depth today. Often, when you walk into a gym, most squat racks are empty. Except for the guys blasting out curls. This is the norm unfortunately. Many people do…
Nutritional Tips While Traveling
Nutrition seems to be the #1 struggle for people when attempting to lose weight. Rightly so. With all the sugar, fat, and other chemicals loaded into food these days it’s incredibly difficult to give that up for broccoli. But once a change is made, the benefits are seen quickly. You notice you aren’t as hungry…
Find the Problem, Fix the Problem
Once you begin changing the way your body looks, there are a lot of variables that factor into your success like exercise, nutrition, and sleep. Unfortunately these variables can also play a part in holding you back from achieving your ultimate goal. Each one can present unique problems that could stop you from seeing any changes. For instance,…