Client Success Story: Fasting with Abner
Abner started doing personal training with me with a goal to get stronger and lose some weight. On Abner’s first day, March 7th, 2017, he weighed 190 pounds...20 weeks later, the results where phenomenal.
Marco- & Meso-cycles, training like a Pro-Athlete
A macrocycle is the board view of the full year of training, also know as an annual training plan consisting of a Pre-season, season, off-season. A [...]
Product Review: C2 Elite Half Zip & Performance Tights
Recently, I went on a run wearing C2’s Elite Half Zip and their Performance Tights. It was a typical rainy Seattle morning which made for [...]
Product Review: Fuel100 Electro-Bites
For the past week, I have been using Fuel100’s Electro-Bites prior to my workouts. Each package contains 23g worth a bites. One serving is one [...]
Macronutrients Based on Your Body Type
When it comes to nutrition, we categorize people in 3 different body types. Ectomorph, Mesomorph and Endomorph. Ectomorphs are naturally thin with skinny limbs, Mesomorphs are naturally muscular and athletic and Endomorphs are naturally board and thick. We all know people in our lives who fit into these descriptions. I’m an ectomorph which means my nutritional needs are different than my buddy Eric who is a mesomorph. If you looked at the two of us, it would be obvious that he needs to eat more than I do because he weighs more me. However, volume is not the only differential. The amount of each macronutrient (protein, carbohydrates and fats) varies between the different types too. One thing to keep in mind before I break down the percentages is these are the recommended starting places. They are not set in stone. You should adjust anything nutrition program based on your body’s feedback and your results. This is why one-size fits all diets don’t work. There is no room to adjust based what you are seeing and feeling. Instead we use outcome-based decision meaning, let the results tell us how to adjust...
Breaking Down the Pull-up
When I ask my clients what their strength goals are, the most common response I get is I would like to be able to do a pull-up. Being able to do a pull-up is a great measure of strength. It is a benchmark for a lot people. I've broken this down into 3 easy steps.
Step 1 - Negatives
The best way start developing the strength need for a pull-up is start with doing negatives....
5 Reason to Start Running Stairs Today
A year ago, started running stairs on Wednesdays with my buddy Eric. We are out there almost every week and only miss if it is crazy raining or one of us is traveling out town. There has been many times where I didn't want to go, but since I was meeting Eric out there, I showed up. Once we got going, I was glad I went. Here are the 5 biggest benefits to start running stairs.
1 - Great for developing leg strength....
5 Ways to Make Exercise a Priority During the Holidays
With Thanksgiving and Christmas coming up, it can be easy to get out of your exercise routine. Every year I hear people making excuses and rationalize it as, “I’m busy, I have a ton of family and social obligations, I’ll get started in January, etc…” Here are 5 way for making exercise a priority during the holidays.
1 - Schedule it
The hardest part sometimes is just showing up....
Product Review: Xshot Selfie Stick
I know you're asking yourself, why is a fitness blog reviewing a selfie stick? Seems kind of strange, but it actually has a practical purpose. One of the more difficult things for me to do is to record videos doing or explaining exercises by myself. So when the opportunity came across my way to review some products, I choose the Xshot Selfie Stick to see if it would help make recording videos easier...
5 Habits to Improve Calorie Control, Nutritent Timing & Food Selection
There are a couple of things over the years that found work really when my clients are trying to lose weight. When I got my Precision Nutrition certification these 5 habits were pointed out and totally made sense to me because I have been using them in some form all along. I wanted to share them here because they are a great way to get started when you are trying to change your food habits.
1 - Eat Slowly and Stop at 80% Full
You meal should take roughly 15 to 20 minutes...