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Let me preface this by saying, the volume of your workout, your physical and mental well-being and what your goals are, are all pretty good indicators of how many rest days you should take. ‘Volume’ simply means the weight x reps x sets. How would you know you’re doing too much volume? Quite frankly, you’ll …
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You know those videos shared on facebook where everyone is completely obliterating the guy in the video because he’s not squatting to full depth (i.e. not ass to grass or at least not parallel) because they think they know SO much more than he does? Nothing gets me more riled up than reading any of …
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Did someone say ‘fREE?’. YES, I did. Today I’m going to write a workout that you can implement over a given week. NOW, THIS IS IMPORTANT. I am not there to see if you’re doing each exercise correctly so I highly recommend you search for proper form videos online. Additionally, everyone will have different goals, …
Let me tell you, if I had a dollar for every time I heard someone ask ‘How do you find motivation to exercise’ I’d have approximately twenty dollars (give or take). I understand how difficult it can be to come back from work, exhausted and drained, then going to the gym to bust your butt …
Do you want to know one of life’s abysmal truths? You gotta diet to shed fat. It sucks, I know. As nice as it would be to just take a pill and shed 10+ pounds of fat overnight it just isn’t possible (yet). Many of us want a quick fix and aren’t willing to put …
Here’s a short science lesson (it’ll be quick, I promise!). Carbohydrates = gives us energy.Energy = gives us the ability to function.Too much energy = stored as glucose in cells and in fat cells if not used sufficiently Ok, now that we got that out of the way, let’s jump right into it. Plain and …
Spot reduction isn’t a myth. Cosmo keeps telling me how to target ‘stubborn love handles’, so they must know something, right? ehh- not quite. Spot reduction is probably one of the most popular requests I see. So what exactly is it and why is it so in demand all the damn time? Put simply, spot …
‘I lost a lot of weight, almost 20 pounds, I’ve dropped down dress sizes, my friends say I look great. The only thing is, I’m still insecure about my body. I thought once I lost weight I’d be happier with my body but now I have these other insecurities that I can’t stop thinking about.’ …
Let me preface this by saying that, in order to get the most out of your workout it’s important to sit down with your coach or trainer, map out your goals, previous training experience, likes and dislikes, any injuries and formulate a suitable training plan that will get you results. However, this is just a …
Let me paint a picture for you. You’re scrolling through your social media explore page, minding your own business and as usual, it’s just bundles of random, bright coloured images one after another. A skinny girl with abs. Another skinny girl with abs on the beach. Another skinny girl with abs holding a bottle or …
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