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Common Fitness Mistake #7: Exercising your way out of a Bad Diet
We already discussed emphasizing cardio over weight training, now let’s look at cardio compared to diet. Can you exercise your way out of a
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Common Fitness Mistake #6: Crunching Your Way to a Six Pack
Almost everyone who works out has a desire to get six pack abs. But are you putting in the wrong kind of work trying to achieve it?
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The 1980's: Rise of Obesity
The 80's were a wonderful time for me. I was enjoying some of the greatest toys and video games ever made, but nutritional advice wasn&#
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Don’t Make This Sacrifice!
In your training, it is important to be employing some type of progressive overload. But do not sacrifice Range of Motion just to add weigh
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Common Fitness Mistake #5: No Progression
As a trainer, a big mistake I see is client’s doing what appears to be a well thought out training program on the outside. But they never pu
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Overcoming Adversity 2017 Part 2
I ended the last blog by saying that I am optimistic about my future. Why? My purpose comes from faith in God. My purpose does not change if
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Information Overload!
Almost New Years, times for resolutions. You Google “losing weight". And you are immediately overloaded with information. What do yo
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Overcoming Adversity 2017 Part 1
2017 was not a great year for me physically. I realize there are many people who went through far worse. However, I wanted to share my exper
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Common Fitness Mistakes #4. Cardio vs. Weight Training to Lose Fat
To lose weight, what do most people think of? If you said “cardio” you are not alone, but are you wrong? Maybe you should be hitting the we
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Common Fitness Mistakes #3. Light Weights to Get Cut/Toned
What does light mean? What does cut or toned mean? Let’s clarify and see if we figure out how we should be training to achieve that look!