Raise your hand if you’ve ever received negative comments from those closest to you about your diet, weight or exercise routine *raises hand*. Now, raise your hand if you’re making positive changes in your diet, fitness or exercise routine and you still get negative comments from people closest to you *raises hand*. Remember when I …
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Your Rest Days Are Not A Luxury, They’re A Necessity
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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‘Women Are Weaker Than Ever Before’: A Pilates Love Story
I was scrolling the interwebs, and came across this article. Now the article itself is underwhelming but a certain point in the article struck me profoundly. ‘Women are weaker than they have ever been‘. I don’t know how valid that point is exactly but I do know that there might just be some truth to …
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Free Workout Guide #1 (Beginner)
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, …
I Can’t Find the Motivation To Workout!
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 …
How Can You Speed Up Recovery? (Part 2)
In the previous post we looked at nutrition and sleep as factors that are vital for adequate recovery. In this post, we’ll look at importance of managing training volume and different methods of recovery that can speed up the process. Managing Training Volume Recovery is often impacted by the frequency and intensity of your workouts. …
How Can You Speed Up Recovery? (Part 1)
When training hard and frequently we know that it’s virtually impossible to progress without giving ourselves adequate time for recovery. Managing recovery on a short and long-term basis is important if we want to see results. But what does recovery mean and how important is it? Let’s look at the different factors that impact recovery …
Are Supplements Necessary To Attain Your Dream Bod?
Whether you’re gaining muscle or trying to lose body fat there’s a supplement being marketed towards you. The supplement market is massive and preys on every type of consumer. Products, such as weight gainer shakes, fat burners and branch chain amino acids (BCAAs) are often targeted to people who are uninformed or those who want …
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The Case For Protein (Especially If You’re A Woman)
When trying to gain muscle the first building block that people often think of is protein. Adequate protein intake is super important for maintaining lean body mass during fat loss phases and increasing satiety. Many men usually don’t think twice about incorporating protein in their diet and generally, enjoy eating it. On the other hand, …
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Why ‘No Pain, No Gain’ Could Be Hurting Your Progress
My gym has this motivational phrase plastered along the walls ‘No Pain, No Gain’. I’m sure you’ve seen it along a wall or two as well. Along with this being a typical ‘gym-bro’ mentality it puts forth the idea that you can’t achieve your goals without some level of discomfort. The truth to that lies …
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