13 Reasons Why You’re Not Losing Weight

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13 Reasons Why You’re Not Losing Weight and What You Can Do About It   #13, Same Routine = Same Results; every 3-6 weeks you should mix it up. #12, Not Keeping a food & cardio journal; gotta keep records to beat records #11, Too Many Splurge Meals; 2 meals or 10% of your meals [...]

Setting S.M.A.R.T. Goals for Changing Your Body through nutrition, strength training and conditioning.

S.M.A.R.T.  Goals! Specific. Measureable. Attainable. Realistic. Timeline. By Michael L. Alves, ATC, CSCS O.K.  If you’re considering changing your body and getting in your best shape for 2009, then you must set S.M.A.R.T. goals. What are S.M.A.R.T. goals?  S.M.A.R.T. is an acronym for specific, measureable, attainable, realistic and timeline and is a formula for achieving [...]

8 Tips on how to spend less time in the gym and still burn fat and lose weight

  It seems as though most people feel like they need to spend an hour or two at the gym 7 days a week in order to get any real results. Well this simply is not true. The real problem is that people don’t know how to use their time efficiently in the gym. This [...]

How do I get great abs?

  One of the most commonly asked question that I hear in the gym is “how do I get great abs?”   For most people having great ab muscles is their ultimate goal and a sign of accomplishment. It requires a serious commitment to exercise and eating healthy to achieve.   Everyone has abdominal muscles. [...]

How to successfully lose weight and keep it off for good

 Lose 20lbs in 20 days! Don’t believe a word of it! I wish it was that easy! Unfortunately, there is no quick fix for weight loss. Supplement companies are making a fortune making people promises of having the magic pill or weight loss drink, but the truth is that there is no magic supplement to [...]

Kettlebell Training for weight loss

  If you have never seen a kettlebell before, just imagine a cannon ball with a handle. They range in size from 8lbs all the way up to 105lbs. It has been my experience that a good starting weight for women would be 15lb to 26lb kettlebells and 35lb to 45lb kettlebells for men. Kettlebells [...]