Weight Loss Motivation Tips: Top 5
November 30, 2009
Weight Loss Motivation Tips: Top 5
It’s too bad the months of November/December and March/April are usually the ones where most people lose motivation to get into the gym and stay proactive with their healthy lifestyle choices. That’s why I thought I’d give a quick reminder of some great tips we can all use to stay on track and prevent that muffin top from getting any worst!
The goal of this article is to allow you to focus on keeping it simple and not cluttering your head with all the thousands of different diets/workout plans that promise to give you long term weight loss success. These tips are aimed at experienced pros and beginners alike and are guaranteed to work, so give it a go…
Weight Loss Motivation Tip 1: Plan
Pre Workout Energy Foods
November 27, 2009
Pre Workout Energy Foods
Earlier this week I wrote about Post Workout Nutrition and got quite a bit of feedback from many who realized how important it is to have something even as simple as fruit within 60 minutes after their workouts. Now in this article I’d like to share with you my knowledge gained from studying advanced exercise nutrition for athletes.
How many times have you gone to do some exercise and have felt either tired or even nauseous just a few minutes into your workout? I think this is something experienced by everyone and although there are several factors which tie in to your energy (obviously sleep is a big one!), we’re going to look specifically at your nutrition pre-workout and even when to eat to get best results.
Shoulder Workout Routine
November 25, 2009
Shoulder Workout Routine
Shoulder muscles are so important to our overall upper body function and yet most people in the gym don’t work on these muscles adequately. I believe this is because these muscle are small and can be injured easily plus it’s hard to go heavy because of the physiological nature of the weak shoulder joint.
This article is aimed at giving you a killer shoulder workout routine that will strengthen all the detloid muscles (front, middle and back), and allow you to excel in other exercise, sports as well as fill out your shirt much better so they don’t just sag on you!
Now getting cut shoulders is highly dependent on a few factors such as: low overall body fat, genetics, and how well you focus on hitting all sides of these muscles with the exercises that you do. The cool thing is that once you get on a roll then you’ll really start to see some pretty impressive results, I will never forget how different my appearance looked in the mirror one day when I was trying on a tshirt in a store and had been focusing on strengthening my shoulders for a few months.
Post Workout Nutrition
November 24, 2009
Post Workout Nutrition
Post workout nutrition is a very important part of any diet and training regimen and I believe it gets missed a lot even by professional athletes and trainers. It’s important to understand the science behind this to really get the big picture, so let me start with that…
During exercise our body breaks down glycogen (sugar molecules which we get from food), as well as some fat and some protein. Glycogen of course is the most readily available in most cases and is the fuel for us to not only exercise but to also allow us to really pushes through to the next level.
Best Muscle Building Supplements
November 23, 2009
Best Muscle Building Supplements
As many are beginning to understand the exponential benefits of muscle building, this article is designed to help you make informed decisions on the supplements currently available to help you achieve best results.
This should be prefaced by noting that it is in your best interest to first start off with cutting out the junk food & using your diet to increase your metabolism. Great place to start is the free 5 Day Course to Quick Weight Loss which I have put together for you so you can get a great daily routine going.
So what are the benefits of building muscle anyway? Many of you think it’s just the strength and aesthetic part, but is that it?
Exercise of the Week: Decline Chest Press
November 19, 2009
Exercise of the Week: Decline Chest Press
Very impressive response for the previous exercise of the week – barbell squats, if you haven’t tried adding that to your routine definitely give it a try (hint: if it’s too challenging you can always try it with dumbbells or your hands crossed across your chest first).
This week I wanted to highlight an exercise that is the most effective in building the lower part of the chest as this area is under-developed for most men and women. The lower area of the pecs are responsible for lifting the chest muscle up and allowing you to really push out through you arms. In terms of aesthetics this area of the chest is most desirable because it adds so much definition to your overall upper body.
Healthy Meal Plan: Day 1
November 19, 2009
Healthy Meal Plan: Day 1
I get asked quite a bit about healthy meal plan ideas, so you many of you will enjoy this article, and to be honest it’s quite fun for me too because it gets me to think about healthy meal plans that actually taste good and are satisfying. It’s no fun going through life eating cardboard-like food because you think it’ll make you look good, right?
Ok so, obviously it takes me a lot of time to sit down with a client and go over their needs and goals and help them develop healthy meal plans that they can stick to, but I thought I’d write articles of example days. You can try them out and see how they work for you and then hopefully mix and match from all the future articles on this topic..and by that I mean I will be writing many more healthy meal plans!
How to Get Ripped – 5 Fat Busting Tips
November 17, 2009
How to Get Ripped – 5 Fat Busting Tips
I’ve been getting a lot of people mentioning how much they like reading quick and easy lists. It helps keep them on track, motivated and wanting to read more on what this site has to offer. So….I thought I’d write a quick tips list on how to get ripped!
Even though it’s winter and most of us are not hitting the gym as frequently as we would like (you know who you are…it’s always funny to see so many fewer people at my gym in the months before New Years), memorize this quick list and you won’t have to go through hell with your new year’s resolution in January.
Grab a green tea, and get pumped to read this article. Ready? Let’s go…
Workout Routines: Your Top 10 Questions Answered
November 11, 2009
Workout Routines: Your Top 10 Questions Answered
It’s been just over a year now since the launch of this website and I get some great questions all the time. So I thought I’d do a top 10 questions answered article on workout routines. I hope you find this very helpful and that you can reference it from time to time to really take your workouts to a more advanced level. I will also be writing a top 10 question on diet and nutrition in the near future so please stay tuned for that.
Let’s jump right in, are you ready?
Question 1: How long should I stay on one workout routine?
Exercise of the Week: Barbell Squats
November 9, 2009
Exercise of the Week: Barbell Squats
To advance your workouts I will be providing you with weekly exercises that you can bring into your workout routine and giving you with tips on how to maximize your efficiency. This week’s exercise is squats using a barbell.
You may be asking what is so special about squats using a barbell? The first and most important reason is that the squat activates numerous muscles including hamstrings, quadriceps, and calves as well as your core (erector spinae, abs and obliques) to help you stabilize.
