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 [...]

_ Weekly Theme January 23rd Planning ahead – set yourself up for success!   Without a plan you plan to fail Ex: Make a list before going shopping for groceries.  Plan your meals out for the week.  Take the time to prepare food for the next day or for up to five days in advance.  At [...]

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Are interested in learning more about nutrition and its affects or where our food supply comes from?  Watch the below documentaries and post your comments.  Forks Over Knives - 2011 - Shows how animal-based foods cause disease. Food Matters - 2008 - Explores food as medicine over using pills. Food, Inc - 2008 - Inside America's corporate [...]

Maintain your workout routine this week as much as possible Holiday parties, keep your distance from the foodDrink lots of water to help keep you full and not to overeatKeep alcohol to a minimum as it is calorie dense.  Limit red meat to a portion the size of your fist or smaller - very fatty