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Read MoreHowdy here...I decided I had a whole bunch of things in my mind that I wanted to touch on, so i'll make a bit of a summary post with some good tidbits I hope...I've been working with some tweens the past few weeks running a Sport Performance camp; It has...
Read MoreIf you work as a trainer, you've probably heard it. If you know a lot of women who workout, you've problem heard it. If you're a woman yourself, you may have even asked it. "If I lift weights (especially HEAVY) will I become bulky?... I don't want to be bulky,...
Read MoreI'm often surprised to find that people will kill themselves in the gym, class, or sport and then forget or simply not know how essential it is to refuel your body afterwards. The Post Workout window is probably THE most important period of time to focus on specific nutrition. Don't...
Read MoreHow many times have you heard a friend or training partner complain about some body issues? Tightness, Soreness, numbness, weakness, you name it; I hear it all the time. But the problem is, who is qualified to fix it? Of course you'll run to the physio or a well qualified...
Read MoreIt's really starting to heat up in Toronto, which means everyone forgets about function and starts focusing on their beach body. This is a good segway to broach the topic of core training and the mythical 6-pack. First the 6 pack. Everybody has abs...so the determinant of how well they...
Read MoreYou've heard it time and time again; set goals to achieve results. Everyone talks about it, but rarely do people actually do it. Working at a gym, you get to observe peoples training over months or even years. There's something that most trainees share, they have no true direction. I...
Read MoreSprinters versus marathoners…Nothing alike they say…A whole different can of worms…Well, I’m here to tell you they are closer than they appear. Sure there is a definite difference in which energy systems are used as the primary fuel source, but there are also many commonalities. For example, they both race...
Read MoreWe talk ad nauseum about different strategies to get the results you need for improved performance. Sometimes you need to spend more time working out, and sometimes you need to cut back on your time but increase your intensity. For a lot of people, both of these strategies become too...
Read MoreI thought people were becoming more educated about food and their diets...turns out I was wrong. With new clients one of the first questions I ask is always, what are you eating? Or How's your diet? Most people are pretty confident about their diet or say something like, "I eat...
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