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Go to any gym and you’ll hear members discuss supplements.  It can get confusing FAST. The FDA regulates supplements as food, not as drugs. These are meant to add to (“supplement”) your diet and [...]

The topic of a vegan diet came up last week from several clients.  I found this article from Popular Science; the biggest takeaway I got was to make sure the food in your vegan diet is easily [...]

Lowering your body fat percentage does lead to muscle definition and a display of abs. For women, though, going very low can cause health problems.  One sign that your body fat is getting too low [...]

“Lose 10 pounds in 1 week!” You’re seeing these posts on social media.  Are those 10 pounds of fat or water, though? Let’s look at the math…. One pound of fat is approximately 3,500 calories.  10 [...]

It’s that time of year where you’re seeing nutrition challenges everywhere….at the gym, at work, on social media. They’re not all bad, but they’re not all good [...]

Remember on Game of Thrones – “Winter is Coming”?  That’s how I feel during fall. I’m a warm, fair weather outdoor cardio person – I love to run or walk [...]

I love BravoTV, mainly for bringing me Project Runway and Top Chef.  I do NOT love the housewives shows, and the article I stumbled onto today reinforced that dislike. Teddi Mellencamp (yes, [...]

This guy Drew Manning showed up in my IG “Suggested for You” feed.  His plan is to gain about 60 pounds by his 40th birthday by various diet methods, then lose it all.  Here’s [...]

Here’s a fairly in-depth article on why the scale might not be moving for you.  https://legionathletics.com/not-losing-weight/

Who doesn’t love some Ben Bergeron??  If you’re looking for an excellent book, check out Chasing Excellence.  In the meantime, watch this video on goals https://youtu.be/Z2oCHFWJqKo