Posts Tagged "tips"
Surviving Holiday Parties (Avoiding the January Blues)
Is January going to be a difficult, upsetting and miserable month if you stay on top of your clean habits this season? Nope. You’ll wake up fit and lean Jan 1st, and can laugh at the others who decided to give up and give in, only to feel absolutely horrible afterwards. Avoiding that hustle is key. Imagine if all you have to do afterwards is maintain? Wrestling to get 5-10 pounds off your body every January is just silly. If you agree, follow these tips to make sure that happens for you: 1. Have a healthy snack or small meal before attending a party. A small bowl of fibre-rich cereal, some hummus with vegetables and a couple slices of turkey, an apple and a few...
Read MoreProper Bicep Curl Execution: A Simple Trick
Most people aren’t doing bicep curls as accurately and effectively as possible. Here’s the number one trick – when you are training the muscle that lies in between the shoulder and the elbow, those two joints need to be perfectly stabilized in order to optimize the isolation of the bicep. If the shoulder and the elbow are swaying or moving even ever so slightly, the range of motion is displaced from the muscle you are attempting to work – and you simply won’t be getting the results you are looking for. Here are the movements that your body will subconsciously try to kick in, in order to save your poor bicep from proper isolation (in other...
Read MoreYou Boozehound! Now What?
So, yesterday was one of those days when you needed to bust up the squeaky clean routine. You needed to pretend there wasn’t a concept of tomorrow, to put your nine-to-five up on the shelf and enjoy yourself! Michael Jackson was with you the whole way. Bet you’re feeling pretty lousy, huh? Eyes are heavy and darting, heart is racing once you sit up, but your abs look great? Trust me, you’ll inflate once you eat again! You want something potato-based and covered in some lard-like syrup asap. Am I right? Well, there is a way that you can lessen that feeling (of course learning from your mistake of surpassing your fifth drink is the best one, but nobody...
Read MoreA Fort For Your Pet Bunny!
Sadly, many gyms still occupy their square footage with Ab Rollers. Trying to satisfy their lazy members, I suppose. Really, I would like to torch them. But I’m not violent or destructive, so there must be other uses for this thing?? (See title.) My point is, they do nothing for your abs. When you see somebody sputtering about, flailing their torso back and forth within the confines of this product that some manipulative airhead has created to make a quick buck, please kindly show them a proper crunch. I will outline this below. The reason why the Ab Roller does NOT work is that it is indirect. Your hands are to push a bar, so that your torso closes, so that your...
Read MoreKeep It Simple #1
There will be many “Keep It Simple” entries. North Americans have the tendency to search for the complicated… to believe they should be more stressed than they are, that they are always underachieving somehow… WHEN IS THE BEST TIME OF DAY TO WORK OUT? When your energy is the highest, or when you can fit it in. Yes there are many theories about what time of day is best – but the real answer is when it works best for you, enough to be consistent. Your workout is a great thing you’re doing for your body. If you get something in for a day, pat yourself on the back. Every little bit is better than nothing, and is contributing to a healthier
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