Would you prefer to listen to this article? Use the player below, download it, or use iTunes. During your workout you saw a fellow gym-goer for the first time in several weeks. You hear her telling another member about her recent weight loss. “I swear, the ketogenic diet is the best thing ever. I dropped 10 pounds in four weeks,” she raved. The next day in the break room, one of your …
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7 Things That Happen When You Start Strength Training (And a Word of Caution)
If you're about to start strength training for the first time, or you're getting back into it after a long layoff, you may think being labeled a "beginner" is not desirable. And you'd be wrong. Being a strength training beginner is awesome. The first several months of training is when linear progress is at its peak, and it’s the period when most people build muscle and burn fat simultaneously. …
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Don’t Respond Emotionally to Health and Fitness Slip-Ups
Would you rather listen to this article? Use the player below or download on iTunes. Being consumed with guilt after overindulging, and then making extra restrictions with food for the next two days. Feeling like you didn’t work hard enough in your workout because you were unable to improve your performance, so you squeeze in an extra workout to “make up” for it. Feeling discouraged when …
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