Archive for July 2022
Remove the Phrase “I’ll Start Monday” From Your Vocabulary
Oh no, another Sunday morning comes along your way. You remember last Sunday you toldyourself, “I am going to make some changes. New changes. Good changes. I’ll start Monday.”Monday comes strolling through, you finish the day feeling accomplished! You stuck with yournew changes. Score! Then Tuesday comes by, you stick with some of your new…
Read MoreGaining Weight Can Be a Good Thing
I had a client come to me today all worried. They told me they stepped on the scale and gained aboutthree pounds and they can feel it when sitting down. Mind you, I have only had this client for twoweeks, only comes in two times a week, and never worked out before seeing me. So,…
Read MoreConcentric Verse Eccentric Resistance Training
Many athletes do not know the importance or the differences between concentric and eccentric resistance training when it comes to gaining strength. To get a basic understanding, Architectural, functional and molecular responses to concentric and eccentric loading in human skeletal muscle explains that the skeletal muscles contract by shortening (concentric) or lengthening (eccentric) (Franchi et…
Read MoreA strong Foundation: Let’s Make It Sparkle
Everything great starts off with a strong foundation. A car can’t run without gas in the tank. Flowerscan’t grow without being watered. A team can’t function properly without a solid coaching staff andteammates that believe in one another. If the foundation is somewhat rusted, full of cobwebs, or dusty,the rest of the “unit” won’t work. Think…
Read MoreA Diet Turned into a Lifestyle
Growing up, I always thought I ate relatively healthy and lived a pretty active lifestyle. I ate home-cooked meals, I played competitive sports, I loved to play outside, and I was very adventurous. I never thought I would become overweight because “I didn’t have the body type of that.” I wasn’t wrong, but I also…
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