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You Are the Solution to Your Own Situation

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Tie yourself to the mast against the sirens' call and create a situation that guarantees you do the work that your rational mind wants you to do.

“I want a hot body, but I also want tacos.” –Nacho Libre

 

Rationally, we all would prefer to be healthy. We’d love to be capable, physical specimens full of energy and confidence in our longevity. In theory, it would be awesome to arrive at work each day having already worked out and to have no qualms about subsisting on only whole foods. All of us desire health, to some degree, anyway. We can all have it, too. It all depends on one question. How badly do you want it?

 

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You Can and You Should Front Squat

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Have you seen the buzz lately? Front squats are the new black!

 

Everybody is talking about them, which is bizarre as this exercise has been around since the beginning of time (well, actually since 1940 when Weider magazine introduced them to the wider fitness community).

 

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The Red, White, and Blue Tabata Workout

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You've got 12 minutes today to set yourself up for Independence Day festivities with a fat-burning workout? Sure you do.

Ya gotta Tabata, right? When many of my clients hear this word, they typically cringe. Although, I love to see the looks on their faces as they anxiously wait to hear which exercises are on the Tabata menu.

 

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5 Strategies for Athletic Success

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When these strategies are applied to your daily grind they can make all the difference in your overall confidence and your long-term success.

 

As Gandhi once famously said, “Your beliefs become your thoughts, your thoughts become your words, your words become your actions, your actions become your habits, your habits become your values, your values become your destiny.” The man could not have only been a great civil rights leader, but also an amazing coach.

 

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The Keto Diet: Avocado Cauliflower Toasts

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Cauliflower is the great chameleon of the cruciferous vegetable world.

 

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Go Wild: Fight the Domestication of Fitness

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Quality of movement or PRs and rep numbers? At the end of the day, your approach needs to be far more about enjoying your fitness than appeasing someone else’s notion of toughness or fragility.

You are a human—the most cunning, adaptable animal the world has ever seen. Unfortunately, our collective power has grown to such an extreme that you hardly need to contribute in ensuring your own survival. We’ve contracted out our protection and created social acceptance around absolute dependency.

 

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Childhood Fitness: Start Them Young

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Whether you work with kids professionally as a teacher or coach or are just a concerned parent, it’s your responsibility to show kids how to incorporate, enjoy, and crave movement.

 

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You Missed the Boat Getting a Beach Body

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It's July. Realistically, your northern hemisphere summer beach body dreams are over. You've got to see the bigger picture!

The longest day of the year has come and gone. Summer has started, sure, but you're in the second half of the year and it's all kind of downhill to Christmas now. That doesn't stop the endless stream of feel good, beach body fitness dreams from swamping your social media feeds, and advertising banners.

 

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When Meat Eaters Should Choose Plant Based Protein

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If you notice any bloating, pain, cramping or effects that could be related to a combined or isolated milk protein allergy, such as eczema, you might want to try a plant-based protein instead.

That got your attention, didn’t it?

 

Look, I’m not suggesting that whey isn’t a great protein, or that casein or other animal-derived proteins aren’t great, because, let’s face it, they are. Bu there might be some good reasons to use a plant-based protein instead of whey or other proteins, sometimes or even all of the time.

 

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You Are the Solution to Your Own Situation

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0
Tie yourself to the mast against the sirens' call and create a situation that guarantees you do the work that your rational mind wants you to do.

“I want a hot body, but I also want tacos.” –Nacho Libre

 

Rationally, we all would prefer to be healthy. We’d love to be capable, physical specimens full of energy and confidence in our longevity. In theory, it would be awesome to arrive at work each day having already worked out and to have no qualms about subsisting on only whole foods. All of us desire health, to some degree, anyway. We can all have it, too. It all depends on one question. How badly do you want it?

 

read more

You Can and You Should Front Squat

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0
Have you seen the buzz lately? Front squats are the new black!

 

Everybody is talking about them, which is bizarre as this exercise has been around since the beginning of time (well, actually since 1940 when Weider magazine introduced them to the wider fitness community).

 

read more

The Red, White, and Blue Tabata Workout

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0
You've got 12 minutes today to set yourself up for Independence Day festivities with a fat-burning workout? Sure you do.

Ya gotta Tabata, right? When many of my clients hear this word, they typically cringe. Although, I love to see the looks on their faces as they anxiously wait to hear which exercises are on the Tabata menu.

 

read more

Fix Your Rib Flaring Posture

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Going back to basics and addressing static posture is the best way to overcome an injury or even a strength plateau.

Do your ribs protrude out 1-2 inches in front of the rest of your body? Do you experience any type of musculoskeletal pain on a regular basis? If you’re wondering, “what the heck is a rib flare anyway?” then this article is for you. Rib flare is one of the most common dysfunctions I see, yet so few people talk about it.

 

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Childhood Fitness: Start Them Young

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0
Whether you work with kids professionally as a teacher or coach or are just a concerned parent, it’s your responsibility to show kids how to incorporate, enjoy, and crave movement.

 

read more

You Missed the Boat Getting a Beach Body

0
0
It's July. Realistically, your northern hemisphere summer beach body dreams are over. You've got to see the bigger picture!

The longest day of the year has come and gone. Summer has started, sure, but you're in the second half of the year and it's all kind of downhill to Christmas now. That doesn't stop the endless stream of feel good, beach body fitness dreams from swamping your social media feeds, and advertising banners.

 

read more


When Meat Eaters Should Choose Plant Based Protein

0
0
If you notice any bloating, pain, cramping or effects that could be related to a combined or isolated milk protein allergy, such as eczema, you might want to try a plant-based protein instead.

That got your attention, didn’t it?

 

Look, I’m not suggesting that whey isn’t a great protein, or that casein or other animal-derived proteins aren’t great, because, let’s face it, they are. Bu there might be some good reasons to use a plant-based protein instead of whey or other proteins, sometimes or even all of the time.

 

read more

You Are the Solution to Your Own Situation

0
0
Tie yourself to the mast against the sirens' call and create a situation that guarantees you do the work that your rational mind wants you to do.

“I want a hot body, but I also want tacos.” –Nacho Libre

 

Rationally, we all would prefer to be healthy. We’d love to be capable, physical specimens full of energy and confidence in our longevity. In theory, it would be awesome to arrive at work each day having already worked out and to have no qualms about subsisting on only whole foods. All of us desire health, to some degree, anyway. We can all have it, too. It all depends on one question. How badly do you want it?

 

read more

You Can and You Should Front Squat

0
0
Have you seen the buzz lately? Front squats are the new black!

 

Everybody is talking about them, which is bizarre as this exercise has been around since the beginning of time (well, actually since 1940 when Weider magazine introduced them to the wider fitness community).

 

read more

The Red, White, and Blue Tabata Workout

0
0
You've got 12 minutes today to set yourself up for Independence Day festivities with a fat-burning workout? Sure you do.

Ya gotta Tabata, right? When many of my clients hear this word, they typically cringe. Although, I love to see the looks on their faces as they anxiously wait to hear which exercises are on the Tabata menu.

 

read more

Fix Your Rib Flaring Posture

0
0
Going back to basics and addressing static posture is the best way to overcome an injury or even a strength plateau.

Do your ribs protrude out 1-2 inches in front of the rest of your body? Do you experience any type of musculoskeletal pain on a regular basis? If you’re wondering, “what the heck is a rib flare anyway?” then this article is for you. Rib flare is one of the most common dysfunctions I see, yet so few people talk about it.

 

read more

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