The Principle of OVERLOAD Muscles adapt and grow when they are forced (with proper form) to overcome a resistance they have not experienced before. Workouts •In order for a muscle (including the heart) to increase strength, it must be gradually stressed by working against a load greater than it is used to. •What to do to [...]

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Consistency in leading your healthy lifestyle. When life takes you off course how fast do you get back on track? Workouts •So you go on vacation – are you still working-out ? •At a plateau?  Is this because you missed a workout four times this month? Nutrition •You ate clean five days this week – [...]

_ Fitness/Health/Wellness - a building block for life! You build the foundation before you build a house, right? 1.       An unstable foundation may cause the house to fall down                 a.         Unstable health may cost you performance at work                 b.      Less energy, risk of injury, negative emotions, affect focus [...]

Fitness as a lifestyle Focus & avoid distractions! I believe a healthy lifestyle in fitness & nutrition helps me maintain a high level of energy, staying mentally focused, and reducing all stress. This has helped me improve and excel at everything I do on a daily basis! ·         By now you have been fitting the [...]

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_ Weekly Theme March 5, 2012    Feel the burn, love the burn, and chase the burn! Burn ya Learn!  Create OVERLOAD on your muscles ·         Burn is your muscles learning to get better for the next time ·         Muscles react to the burn by growing & strengthening ·         To continuously create more lean muscle you [...]

_ Weekly Theme February 26th 2012     Muscle Mass is metabolically Expensive!   EPOC Excess Post-Exercise Oxygen consumption - Afterburn? ·         1 pound of lean mass burns 50 calories at rest. ·         10 pounds of lean mass burns  500 calories = 1 pound a week ·         Recovery of muscles back to normal state uses more energy [...]

_  Weekly Theme February 19th 2012      Excuses – like a disease with a simple cure!   Successful people do not use excuses, why should you? ·         To achieve you fitness goal rid yourself of all excuses ·         Excuses are lack of effort ·         Excuses mean you might be giving up ·         The less excuses you [...]

_ Weekly Theme February 13th  2012    In an uncontrollable world you always have control of yourself!   Resisting temptations & avoiding excuses. ·         Find a way to get your workouts in for the week ·         Resist the urge to skip the gym ·         Rank fitness high on your priorities right after work ·         Excuses are [...]

_ Weekly Theme February 6th        Win the most battles to win the War!   Weight management ·         Loose Fat ·         Gain muscle ·         Maintain weight ·         Each week is a battle ·         The rest of your life is a war

_  Weekly Theme January 30th  2012      Progress – more than going through motions!   “I walk slowly, but I never walk backwards” –Abraham Lincoln ·         To measure your progress you must create goals. ·         Move forward in your program toward your ultimate goal.  ·         The path is not easy, but worth it – how will [...]