I think this is a great question and an important one to ask. If you are impatient and don’t want to read the post, the answer is no. People under thirty all grew up in an environment where weight training for both men and women are accepted as one of the best ways to change […]
Category: Nutrition
Skinny Baked Broccoli Mac and Cheese Recipe
If I keep this up you are going to think I am a cook or something. That being said I do know a tasty recipe when I see one and this is from My Fitness Pal. It has 18 grams of protein which is good but you know what I am thinking. More protein. Of […]
No Bake Energy Bites- A Great Pre-Workout Snack
Need a good preworkout or post workout snack? No bake energy bites Thanks to my friend Penny for providing me with this semi-easy recipe. Let’s face it, I don’t like cooking, so the easier the better. The hardest part of No bake energy bites is getting all the ingredients together. The scoop on Pre-workout foods […]
When Should You Take A Day Off?
This is a trickier question than you think. Most people don’t think about this. Either they have a schedule they follow or they wing it. You can get great results doing it both ways…or you can get crappy ones. Here’s why. If I am starting a workout program, my job is to do two […]
Start Making Progress with Your Goals: Are You Eating Elephants or Elephant Steaks?
Do your fitness goals seem overwhelming? Have you given up on the idea that you will ever look and feel the way you want to? First off, there is nothing wrong with you because change is scary and big changes can be very scary. being scared can lead to indecision and a lack […]
Vitamin D Deficiency- A Couple of Reasons Why Have Trouble Losing Weight
I was listening to the Joe Rogan Podcast with Dr. Rhonda Patrick (episode 502) and she mentioned this cool graphic about vitamin D. I knew that vitamin D acts like a hormone. It is one of the few vitamins we can synthesize form the sun but I had no idea how many people are deficient […]
Post 127: Is Skim Milk Really Good For You
You know I am not a corporate shill and I don’t consider myself a conspiracy kook. But I am in the health industry and there is always someone trying to put something over on the public. I just like to ask questions. And yes, you should decide for yourself if any of this makes sense to […]
Post 123: Bullet-Proof Coffee: Is It All It Is Cracked Up To Be?
That is exactly what you should do with bullet-proof coffee. I found a great article that, believe it or not is even-handed about this controversial subject. I have studied under Dr. Berardi and still continue to do so with his Precision Nutrition courses. The thing I like about him is that he isn’t selling […]
Post 124: 5 Reasons Not to Drink Diet Soda
Plus 5 Bonus Reasons Here is an interesting article from ProGrade about diet soda. They have their 5 reasons not to drink the stuff and you can find it here, http://mfactorfitness.getprograde.com/how-diet-soda-kills.html. If I can add my own opinion in the mix I would add the following 5 reasons: 1. When you drink diet soda you […]
Post 128: Subway to Remove Yoga Mat Chemical From Bread
So the same chemical used to make your exercise bands more elastic is also found in Subway bread. I realize that sometimes the majority of these blogs are about chemicals in food and why you shouldn’t eat them. I also realize that if I run too many of these I start to look like the […]