Get strong. Then get stronger. Those are goals you can never go wrong with. There are so many benefits to having a pure strength building focus with your workouts. For one, they're fun! When you focus entirely on doing a little better than you did the last workout and gradually strive to add more weight to the bar, you'll likely look forward to each and every session. This means you'll …
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What’s Your Excuse? (Why This is a Stupid Question and What to Ask Instead)
There was a picture floating around the social media world with the question, "What's your excuse?" posed to the reader. The photo was of a mom and her kiddos and, in essence, the picture stated she was a busy, working mom but was still able to build and maintain a great looking body. "What's your excuse?" was being asked to those who can't, or haven't, been able to do what she has done. She …
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51 Rules to Become Your Own (S)hero. Write Your Own Rules, Build a Body You Love, and Live an Awesome Life.
There's no shortage of rules in the health and fitness world. Heck, I've created some such as the 6 (Sane and Simple) Rules to Lift Like a Girl, Get Results, and be More Awesome, among others. But while I think it's terrific to look to others you trust and adopt some of their rules, I think it's equally important to write your own set of rules. Specifically, when it comes to building the body …
Intuitive Strength Training: What It Is, Why It’s Awesome, and How It Can Help You Achieve Better Results
There's a good chance you read the title Intuitive Strength Training and wondered, "What the heck is that?". You're about to find out what it is and why, perhaps, you should give it a try. We'll bring this to life with some examples: "My back just doesn't feel awesome today, so instead of deadlifts I'll do some single leg work and back extensions." "Oh my damn! I feel amazing today and the …
Stop Labeling Yourself by Their Standards (and do This Instead)
Sometimes it feels like a proverbial heartbreak. Reading comments and emails filled with sadness, confusion, and sometimes even despair. "Can you help me?" is a question I'm often asked. This question is preceded by comments such as: I just need to lose this extra fat. I don't like my cellulite. I can't control what I eat. how do I stop obsessing over food? I wish I could love my body. And …
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Confessions of a Personal Trainer: Experiences with Binge Eating and Over Exercising
If I sit still for a moment, close my eyes, take a deep breath and relax, I can remember it like it was yesterday. The disordered eating habits I battled. The binge eating episodes. The horrible, cruel, and negative things I would say to myself on a daily basis about my diet failures and how I didn't look a certain way. The high standards with nutrition and working out I placed on myself. Basing …
6 (Sane and Simple) Rules to Lift Like a Girl, Get Results, and be More Awesome
A detailed, complicated, and complex regimen will produce better results than a simple, basic, bare-bones approach . . . or so some would have you believe. I've been a personal trainer for over 10 years now, and in that period of time my approach to health and fitness, and just helping people look and feel great naked has consistently simplified. And the results speak for themselves. Simple just …
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Numbers Don’t Define You
Your self-worth, beauty, strength, and overall awesomeness is not defined by numbers. You are not the size of your jeans. You are not the number of calories you eat each day. You are not the percentage of body fat you carry at any given time. You are not the number on the bathroom scale. You are not the cup size of your bra. You are not the circumference of your waist, glutes, or …