At some point we all come to this tranquil place… In fact, I’m sort of sitting here right now. Content with what I see in the mirror, I don’t have a specific goal when it comes to my body and wanting to change much of what I see. It’s a point […]
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6 Common Misconceptions About Chicks Who Lift
Have you ever met someone and automatically assumed things about their lifestyle based solely on their looks or their job? I, shamefully, have done this. And I used to do this with some of my co-trainers that I worked with upon meeting them. Once I heard the word “bodybuilding” come out of their mouths, I […]
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Fitness Addiction: Know when its time to walk away…
Is fitness for everyone? Is competing for everyone? You try it once and again to force something that could never be..now this is not to say that working out is bad but lets talk when it becomes an addiction. Something you think about constantly, after you eat you need to work out or you are […]
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Embrace Your Physical Changes When Building Muscle!
As women we like to appeal more feminine on the outside to ourselves in the mirror from our head down to our feet but when we start to hit the weight room some things may change and some things will change more than you expected. Sure we have weight loss with inches and pounds but […]
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No Compliance No Results: What’s Hindering Progress
I know there are a lot of cliche’s out there about ” fail to plan, plan to fail” , “you vs. you” , “knowing is half the battle” and more. I only wish there were ways for people to come to their own conclusions about where they stand. Not everyone is an expert I […]
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12 Weeks to Lean – Why You NEED This Program!
I’m really excited to kick off today’s blog post with an big introduction to my eBook! It’s always been a passion of mine to help and to serve others by sharing my knowledge of nutrition and training, and what REALLY gets results. There is so much fluff out there, so much misinformation and disinformation, and quite […]
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Warm Up and Cool Down!; What Won’t Kill You Makes You Stronger!
Warm up? Come on but why? I took pre workout! Stretch? seriously? I get a cool down walking to the car, do I really need to do this? I am very much guilty of not doing this all the time but since I began incorporating this into my routine there are some benefits. Although we […]
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Strive for the Best Shape You Can Bring!
We all compare our bodies to other bodies, but when are we going to realize that we come from parents that aren’t the same as everyone else’s? Genetics plays a role in many aspects of how we look – which is why we most likely will never ever look the same as the people we idolize… […]
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Dieting Too Much?: Signs of When It is Time to Stop
When does a diet turn into regular living or how many times do we reset ourselves back to the same thing…. Is it really healthy mentality and routine to be constantly counting, measuring our calories and macronutrients? I will say that sometimes even I struggle with that, a lot of math and counting calories […]
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Specialized Training – The Best Way to Bring Up Lagging Parts
It seems like I have been talking an AWFUL LOT about specialized training as of late, and with good reason. A number of my competitor clients are currently offseason, and as I always say, your pre-contest season is actually formed during your offseason. It’s where you set the stage (no pun intended lol), for how well […]
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