"Nia, why don't you post photos of you in a swimsuit? You must not know what you're doing if you never show photos of you in a bikini." I've received other similar messages calling me a fraud and claiming my "methods must not work" because I don't display photos of me in a bikini. (And, last time I checked, my "methods" aren't anything revolutionary or ground breaking. Unless, of course, you …
Archives for January 2013
Politically Incorrect Fat Loss – How to Finally Lose Fat
Being kind and sugar-coating things doesn't always get the point across when talking strength training, nutrition, and definitely fat loss. So today, I'm going to be politically incorrect, because the other way isn't getting through to some people. It's time for tough love. You've been warned. "I'm just not losing fat that I think I should. I'm really determined to get rid of this flab on my …
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A BIG Mistake You Could be Making in Your Workouts That’s Costing You Results
"I'm not getting the results I expected and that I think I should be seeing." "Are you working hard no each exercise? Are you using a challenging load and striving to improve your performance whenever possible?" "Yep. I don't know what's wrong. I've been following the program as written but my body hasn't changed at all." We were walking towards the free weight area of the gym to begin our …
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Beach Work & Finishers – How to End Your Workout
Today we're gonna discuss two additional ways to finish off your workouts via optional beach work and finishers. There's a third, and obvious, option too -- just go home after you've completed the regularly scheduled workout. Oftentimes, that's my preference. Let's begin with . . . 10 Minutes of Optional Beach Work That appears at the end of some specialization workout programs I've created; …
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Beautiful Badass Workout Finishers (Guest Post)
Howdy, y'all! I posted a guest article from my friend, Mike Whitfield -- The Ultimate Workout Grand Finale -- a while back. Apparently y'all really enjoyed his workout finishers, so I asked him to share some more. This time, they are specifically "Beautiful Badass Workout Finishers". Sweet. Enjoy! Hey, I’m Mike Whitfield and I used to be a whole lotta’ man (that’s the politically correct way of …
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My Biggest Nutrition Mistake
Throughout the course of my strength training, fitness, and performance journey I've made dozens of mistakes. I'm going to share those with you in the future so, hopefully, you don't make them on your own journey. Believe me, I've made a ton of mistakes when it comes to strength training and nutrition, and I definitely don't want you to learn the hard way. In fact, you can discover more in my …