The first full week back at the gym, is in the books. Definitely didn’t break any records but I’m starting to feel like myself again… Still keeping things lite as far as weight department goes. I have done some squatting, some flat bench...
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Returning to the gym after the Covid19 lock down… I have been flooded with messages from clients and friends about the lock down. I try to help out as much as i can with home workout plans and other tips. Many have just completely...
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Vitamin D isn’t a magic panacea, but it has been implicated as one factor in many serious health conditions. What does vitamin D deficiency look like? In its most extreme form, prolonged and severe vitamin D deficiency during childhood...
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5 proven ways to stick to your plan during the busy party season. Holiday preparations, family visits, and epic meals… end-of-the-year festivities can make it feel impossible to avoid skipping workouts, gaining weight, and landing on January 1st...
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Meal Frequency: Is More Always Better? Something to keep in mind when it comes to many things in health and fitness is that more is not always better; better is better. Therefore, it seems most prudent to start off this guide to intermittent...
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Ever been accused of consuming too much protein? If you have, you’ve probably also been told that your kidneys are going to explode from all that “brotein” and fly out of your back during your next heavy deadlift. I hear stuff...
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From a young age we’re taught that eating three meals a day, plus snacks, is healthy and necessary for the human body to function normally, and this rhetoric still dominates North American food guides today. Mark Mattson, the Current Chief of the...
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For the most part, we want to move the weight in perfect form to ensure proper recruitment of the targeted muscles as well as training injury free. However, if you are an experienced lifter then there are times that you may sacrifice form...
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This is the one thing most people lack in the gym. They think they are pushing themselves. They are lucky if they are tapping into 70% of what they are capable of. Without the proper level of intensity, your body will not be forced to adapt and...
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I would like to address the amount of sets to perform for each exercise. By sets I mean groups of repetitions. There are many theories out there regarding how many sets you should perform. On average they range from one set to ten, sometimes...
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First off, I don’t consider walking for 10 minutes on a treadmill as a warm up. It might get the heart pumping and the blood circulating a bit faster but it isn’t going to get your chest ready for a workout. I want to warm up the specific muscle...
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Too many people go to a gym for the first time and start on machines based workouts. As a matter of fact, most gyms have beginner programs designed around a machine circuit. This is probably the worst thing to do as far as your body is concerned...
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