Healthy snacks are something that you will eventually have to incorporate into your daily routine. Like most of us you may end up in the kitchen because you’re hungry but not too hungry, just in need of a lil’ something to make it until dinner. What will you have that will help get you closer. Read more

My Professional Experience You can get lean while eating more food and you do not have to ditch the carbs. You can achieve your ideal body composition by using the “5-habits” system. Precision Nutrition created a simple system that helps to educate clients and teach them how to qualify a meal that will help them reach the. Read more

I’m pretty sure you’ve heard the saying a million times; “breakfast is the most important meal of the day”. Regardless of how many times you’ve heard it, it’s still true. In my experience, clients who lose the most weight are the ones that set the tone of their day with breakfast. Now because you’ve been fasting as. Read more

Your Question:

Is there an exercise to fix ab separation? My Answer:
In all honesty I believe the best “ab” exercise for diastasis recti is no “ab” exercises at all. It’s more important to get your PC (pubococcygeus) muscles and transverse abdominus (like a girdle) working again as well as strengthen them. Doing any kind. Read more

There are various formulas to calculate caloric intake and regardless of whichever you choose they’re more or less the same thing and will give you a similar result + or – 100Kcal or so. That being said I’m not a fan of calorie counting for the majority of people but if you’re on this page. Read more

What I Learned From the Pro’s I had the opportunity to hear John Meadows speak at the SWIS Symposium in November of 2015 and it was awesome. It was quite satisfying being able to put together information that I had learned from other leading fitness coaches over the years. Program design is something that I love to do. Read more

Exos Performance’s clever way of remembering what’s needed post-workout are the 3 R’s of recovery, which by now you know can be very helpful when it comes time to implement these nutrition strategies. Just a recap, the 3 R’s of recovery are; Refuel with carbohydrates Rebuild with protein Rehydrate with water and electrolytes From my previous posts you learned just. Read more

Carbs are delicious, that’s for sure. Unfortunately a lot of people eat way more than they deserve and wonder why they can’t get rid of that “muffin top”, “tank ass” or “bread back”. Harsh… I know but sugar coating it is the cause of the problem. When trying to lose weight (or build muscle with minimal. Read more

 
To build strong lean muscle, protein is a very important macronutrient, especially post-workout. You want to rebuild and repair the micro trauma that you’ve created during your activity and the faster you’re able to accomplish this, the sooner you can do it again. After your workout it’s ideal to consume post-workout nutrition and the easiest. Read more

Learning how to time nutrients can have a dramatic impact on your results in and out of the gym. Having the right kind and amount of nutrients will insure that you achieve maximum recovery post workout. After your workout, event or game, you should aim for a carbs-to-protein ratio of 2:1 within 15-60 minutes for. Read more

 
Recovery is one of the most important aspects in achieving your health and fitness goals. Whether you’re trying to lose weight and tone-up or build long lean muscle, your performance during your next workout will depend on how well you’ve recovered from your last workout. When you’re able to increase your performance, you can lift. Read more

There is a big misconception about trainers, prospective clients think we’re just rep counters or there to act as weight caddies. I can see how that can happen because some trainers are only good for counting reps but sometimes there’s more than meets the eyes. Understand that a good trainer will get you results 3x. Read more

  With technology today, information can spread like wildfire whether it’s good or bad and the most popular social media fitness buffs, unbeknownst to them can make everyone around them dumber. This one time I had a moment and skimmed down a couple pages on instagram (usually don’t have the time) and noticed a popular social media. Read more

If It Fits Your Macros Over the years of servicing clients and helping them reach their health and fitness goals I’ve learned that I can’t help everybody. That’s one of the biggest lessons I’ve learned. Weight Watchers has good intentions but IMHO it’s not that great and that’s because I haven’t worked with a single client or. Read more

Remember the “5 habits” I talked about before that would help you lose weight? 1.  Eat Slowly.
2.  Where are your proteins coming from?
3.  Where are your veggies?
4.  Where are your carbs coming from?
5.  Where are your fats coming from? If you don’t remember downloading your copy of the “5-Habit Cheat Sheet”, then. Read more