Last week we spoke about High Meal Frequency and the benefits it has with building muscle. However, there is a 2nd part to building muscle.....
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Unfortunately, results are not that quick. As a matter of fact it can be months or even years before you start seeing results, unless your a newbie to this (but I'll get into that in another post). However, if you start off with the right tools and knowledge you are setting yourself up for success.
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If this sounds familiar, then you may be experiencing Metabolic Suppression or better known as Metabolic Damage. However, he word damage gets thrown around a lot but its not the correct term to use. Those that really have a damaged metabolism are the ones suffering from a Thyroid insufficiency and should seek medical help A.S.A.P.
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Now that the holiday season is in full swing, I thought it would be a good idea to talk about reaching your goals and getting rid of that last bit of stubborn fat. Stuffing our faces and drowning in alcohol is definitely not the plan.
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Healthy No Bake Peanut Butter Kit Kat Crunch Barsusing just one bowl, 5 ingredients and less than 2 minutes! This quick and easy snack or dessert is naturally gluten free, vegan, dairy free, and can be made sugar free!
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Many coaches tend to tell you to stop eating after 7pm, but this is not ideal. You want to eat at night especially if you train. If your last meal is at 7pm ,you got to bed at 10, and wake up at 7am then that is 12 hours of missed opportunity to reach protein synthesis.
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Everyone wants abs especially those in the fitness industry. Abs are seen as the pinnacle of success. "If your abs are visible then you are shredded". Unfortunately, for some (like myself) abs are the last thing to show when dieting down and the first to go during an off season. Also keep in mind that women hold more fat then men since we are built to bear children. Usually for a woman's abs to be visible you have to get under 18% body fat; 10% for men.
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Happy Halloween to my Beastly Tribe! If I'm being honest, i must say that Halloween is not on my list for favorite holidays. However, I'm not about the Debby Downer life so I make the best of it and just go with the flow.
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Net Carbs are Carbs that don't have much impact on blood sugar levels. It came about around the same time as the Atkins Diet grew popular. Carbohydrates minus dietary fiber minus artificial sweeteners is where the terms Net Carbs comes from based out of the Atkins diet. The reason behind the significance is that they are known as"impact carbs" since they have an impact on blood sugar.
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If you've been following me for a while you already know that I come from a pageant and modeling background. Which means that for most of my life I was led to believe that carbs were evil. I am sure I am not alone when it comes to this. Many of us associate carbs as evil and the main culprit for weight gain.
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No matter what kind of diet you do; intermittent, 3 hour, 6 hour, Vegan, Paleo, IIFYM, Keto, Meal plan, etc you MUST meet your daily goal. The major point that will lead you to succeed or fail in your fitness goal is what your eating v.s. what you burn. If you want to lose weight your goal is to burn more than you eat
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I know that school is also back in session which means craziness for everyone. Even if you don't have children like me, there is still the crazy traffic that comes along with it. Which means waking up about 30 minutes earlier in order to get anywhere on time. Along with that comes the stress of eating on the go. However, most things that you can pick-up at fast food aren't really the healthiest options and if your running out the door you really don't want to be cooking eggs and oatmeal...am I right? I
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Alarm rings at 4:30am. I get off the bed, take out the dogs and go drink my apple cider vinegar "with the mother" concoction. I drank this religiously everyday and before even brushing my teeth.
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I wanted to talk to you about Macro Nutrients, otherwise known as macros. This term has been thrown around a lot in social media ever since flexible dieting became popular in the fitness industry.
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Catabolic and anabolic are two different states that describe whether the body is building tissue or breaking it down.
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I always get asked the question "will I lose more weight with IIFYM or Meal Planning"
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Many trainers tell you that you have to eat every 3 hours in order to lose weight and speed up the metabolism, but the truth is metabolism doesn’t accelerate from meal to meal.
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It is said that carbs at night need to be limited because it will be stored to fat since we are going to sleep. I'm here to make your life 100% better by sharing that this is NOT true!
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We've all have heard that in order to lose weight you MUST CUT OUT carbs, do countless hours of cardio and pretty much just be miserable. It's not true! Check out my diet for beginners guidelines to find out why!
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