Monthly Archives: March 2014
The Conditioning Conundrum: 4 Common Mistakes
Setting the scene: Jen Sinkler, former USA Rugby player, former fitness editor of Experience Life Magazine, current “free-agent/entrepreneur” fitness junkie, and 100% fashionista was asked a follow-up question when being interviewed by a reporter. When explaining how she prefers to train and not ONCE uttering the words treadmill, elliptical, or Thigh Master, the reporter incredulously… Read more
Finding Your Niche as a Trainer or Coach
Not to rub it in or anything, but as I type these words I’m sitting poolside here in the Dominican Republic. I’m on vacation!!!! And while yes, I snaked away for a little bit to hop on the internet for a few minutes…….it’s all good, because Lisa is currently enjoying a cocktail…..;o) We arrived here… Read more
Exercises You Should Be Doing: 3-Month Pose KB Pullover
I realized yesterday that it’s been F.O.R.E.V.E.R since I’ve done one of these. Bad Tony! Season 2 of House of Cards wasn’t out yet, the Seahawks hadn’t won the SuperBowl, and “EggGate” hadn’t happened, which meant Justin Bieber’s general level of douchiness was a smidge lower than it is now. But just a smidge. That’s… Read more
Understanding the Importance of Satiety
I guess some people took my comment that I don’t include nearly enough nutrition content on this site to heart. The “Dynamic Duo” (Chris and Eric Martinez) are back, and with some quality information concerning the topic of satiety. We’ve all been around someone who’s been “hangry” before. You know… hungry and angry. And it’s… Read more
4 Ways to Make Exercise Harder
For many, the whole point or notion of going to the gym is to see how “hard” they can make it. To test the waters, and to find out just how far they can push their body. To answer the question: what exactly is my outer limit? In some ways this mentality – leaving the… Read more
Stuff to Read While You’re Pretending to Work: Nutrient Timing, Protein Isn’t Hitler, and Fitness Success
“Five more days, babe!” “Five more days and we’ll be on our way to the airport.” Those were the words uttered by Lisa no less than 47 seconds ago as I was sitting down to type these words. You can call it what it is: 1. Me stalling before I get to the meat and… Read more
Recovering Your Metabolism: Do You Need to Increase Or Decrease Calories (Part II)
We’re going to dive right back into Lucas Serwinki’s article on metabolic damage. For those who missed Part I you can play catch up HERE. There was some great discussion and commentary with part one, and I suspect the second half will be no different. Enjoy! So, It’s the Carbs, Right? I’ve actually been asked… Read more
Recovering Your Metabolism: Do You Need to Increase Or Decrease Your Calories? (Part I)
Today’s guest post comes from personal trainer and strength coach Lucas Serwinski. Some of you may remember his name from an excellent series of articles he wrote for my site last year titled How Did Your Food Live? Know the Health Behind Your Food Parts One and Two. He did a bang-up job with that… Read more