Personal Trainer & Weight Management Certified here to help!
asimmons26
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Hey guys!!! I'm a certified personal trainer and weight management coach here to help. If you need help losing weight/gaining muscle/work out help etc. please post it! No reason my knowledge should go to waste right?
Have a great day and go out there and reach your dreams!!
Have a great day and go out there and reach your dreams!!
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asimmons26 wrote: »Hey guys!!! I'm a certified personal trainer and weight management coach here to help. If you need help losing weight/gaining muscle/work out help etc. send me a message! No reason my knowledge should go to waste right?
Have a great day and go out there and reach your dreams!!
Advertising services in exchange for getting paid is against the forum guidelines. If you just want to share your knowledge for free there are lots of threads on here looking for help, feel free to jump in and offer advice.0 -
I'm not advertising any paid services. I'm just passionate about fitness and nutrition as well as helping people reach their goals.0
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asimmons26 wrote: »I'm not advertising any paid services. I'm just passionate about fitness and nutrition as well as helping people reach their goals.
Great pitch in
There's lots of people needing help
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asimmons26 wrote: »Hey guys!!! I'm a certified personal trainer and weight management coach here to help. If you need help losing weight/gaining muscle/work out help etc. please post it! No reason my knowledge should go to waste right?
Have a great day and go out there and reach your dreams!!
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asimmons26 wrote: »I'm not advertising any paid services. I'm just passionate about fitness and nutrition as well as helping people reach their goals.
If this is the case, I suggest you start responding to existing threads on the forums. Your OP sounded a lot like an advertisement.0 -
asimmons26 wrote: »Hey guys!!! I'm a certified personal trainer and weight management coach here to help. If you need help losing weight/gaining muscle/work out help etc. please post it! No reason my knowledge should go to waste right?
Have a great day and go out there and reach your dreams!!
How many years does it take to get certified as a personal trainer?0 -
@mccindy72mccindy75 wrote:How many years does it take to get certified as a personal trainer?
In Canada you can take a 2 day course and then an exam (written and practical) to become a personal trainer.0 -
asimmons26 wrote: »Hey guys!!! I'm a certified personal trainer and weight management coach here to help. If you need help losing weight/gaining muscle/work out help etc. please post it! No reason my knowledge should go to waste right?
Have a great day and go out there and reach your dreams!!
How many years does it take to get certified as a personal trainer?
You can pay to take a test and be certified through several organizations. Some of them only give you 6 months to take the test from the date you sign up for the "course".0 -
I have a question. I was reading last night that proper amount to eat in order to maintain is 10-12 calories per pound. My current weightloss strategy is 500 calories under my TDEE.
Since my TDEE calculations change with weight loss and activity levels, wouldn't it be easier just to eat at 10 calories per my goal weight? Would this even work?0 -
Most calorie strategies for weight loss have a downfall. The reason is all calories are not created equal. Your best bet is to just worry about eating clean and drinking half your body weight in ounces of water each day. Your BMR doesn't stay the same. (As you stated) The better fit or unfit you become you would need to recalculate everything. Temperature also changes your BMR so to go strictly off of a calculation like TDEE would need to be an estimate only. Don't even bother with that. Stay away from whites (rice, bread, pasta). These should only be eaten for special occasions. Replace these with Ezekiel bread, quinoa, etc. Get creative with your veggies, no butter. Your veggies should be the biggest portion on your plate.-2
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Less than 1 month. To be a GOOD certified trainer with excellent knowledge on training different types of people and rehab, I'd say a good 5 years.asimmons26 wrote: »Hey guys!!! I'm a certified personal trainer and weight management coach here to help. If you need help losing weight/gaining muscle/work out help etc. please post it! No reason my knowledge should go to waste right?
Have a great day and go out there and reach your dreams!!
How many years does it take to get certified as a personal trainer?
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Sorry that's incorrect. A calorie is a unit of measure and it doesn't change regardless of macronutrient. Just like a liter is a liter and gram is a gram, a calorie is a calorie. What you're stating isn't taught in Journal of Medicine or Science.asimmons26 wrote: »Most calorie strategies for weight loss have a downfall. The reason is all calories are not created equal.
Care to link a peer reviewed study to support that one needs to eat "clean" and/or drink half your bodyweight in ounces to lose weight?Your best bet is to just worry about eating clean and drinking half your body weight in ounces of water each day.
Sorry, but now the advice is more broscience rather than actual science.Your BMR doesn't stay the same. (As you stated) The better fit or unfit you become you would need to recalculate everything. Temperature also changes your BMR so to go strictly off of a calculation like TDEE would need to be an estimate only. Don't even bother with that. Stay away from whites (rice, bread, pasta). These should only be eaten for special occasions. Replace these with Ezekiel bread, quinoa, etc. Get creative with your veggies, no butter. Your veggies should be the biggest portion on your plate.
It takes more than just having a certification to support what you've stated above. While whole foods are a better choice due to nutrient value, one doesn't have to stay away from rice, bread or pasta to lose weight.
A.C.E. Certified Personal and Group Fitness Trainer
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asimmons26 wrote: »Most calorie strategies for weight loss have a downfall. The reason is all calories are not created equal. Your best bet is to just worry about eating clean and drinking half your body weight in ounces of water each day. Your BMR doesn't stay the same. (As you stated) The better fit or unfit you become you would need to recalculate everything. Temperature also changes your BMR so to go strictly off of a calculation like TDEE would need to be an estimate only. Don't even bother with that. Stay away from whites (rice, bread, pasta). These should only be eaten for special occasions. Replace these with Ezekiel bread, quinoa, etc. Get creative with your veggies, no butter. Your veggies should be the biggest portion on your plate.
Technicall, no. BMR is defined in such a way that it includes having a metabolically neutral temperature, so if you read someone's energy expenditure in other temperatures, you're no longer reading their BMR. Even the less strict RMR requires neutral temperature.
Why is white rice any worse than brown rice? The macronutrients are minorly different, and the process that turns rice white removes anti-nutrients in the rice.0 -
No because if your goal weight is low and you have a lot to lose, then you'd eat too little causing homeostasis faster and possibly lacking correct nutrient balance.Optimistical1 wrote: »I have a question. I was reading last night that proper amount to eat in order to maintain is 10-12 calories per pound. My current weightloss strategy is 500 calories under my TDEE.
Since my TDEE calculations change with weight loss and activity levels, wouldn't it be easier just to eat at 10 calories per my goal weight? Would this even work?
EX: 200lbs
Goal weight: 130
GWx10=1300
So say at 200lbs your TDEE is well over 2500 calories. That means your deficit would be more than double if your current deficit is your TDEE minus 500.
A.C.E. Certified Personal and Group Fitness Trainer
IDEA Fitness member
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Been in fitness for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition
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Sorry that's incorrect. A calorie is a unit of measure and it doesn't change regardless of macronutrient. Just like a liter is a liter and gram is a gram, a calorie is a calorie. What you're stating isn't taught in Journal of Medicine or Science.asimmons26 wrote: »Most calorie strategies for weight loss have a downfall. The reason is all calories are not created equal.
Care to link a peer reviewed study to support that one needs to eat "clean" and/or drink half your bodyweight in ounces to lose weight?Your best bet is to just worry about eating clean and drinking half your body weight in ounces of water each day.
Sorry, but now the advice is more broscience rather than actual science.Your BMR doesn't stay the same. (As you stated) The better fit or unfit you become you would need to recalculate everything. Temperature also changes your BMR so to go strictly off of a calculation like TDEE would need to be an estimate only. Don't even bother with that. Stay away from whites (rice, bread, pasta). These should only be eaten for special occasions. Replace these with Ezekiel bread, quinoa, etc. Get creative with your veggies, no butter. Your veggies should be the biggest portion on your plate.
It takes more than just having a certification to support what you've stated above. While whole foods are a better choice due to nutrient value, one doesn't have to stay away from rice, bread or pasta to lose weight.
A.C.E. Certified Personal and Group Fitness Trainer
IDEA Fitness member
Kickboxing Certified Instructor
Been in fitness for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition
Seconded. I'm uncomfortable with a supposedly trained and certified personal trainer saying these kinds of unscientific things.0 -
Oh did I mention be sure to make sure your advice is scientifically sound because you'll get called out for peddling "nutrition" course misinformation and asked for proof
Basimmons26 wrote: »Most calorie strategies for weight loss have a downfall. The reason is all calories are not created equal.
yes they are, just like cm, litres and inches a calorie is a unit of measurement
Your best bet is to just worry about eating clean
please specify what this means to you as it has different definitions, for weight loss it doesn't matter
and drinking half your body weight in ounces of water each day.
no this advice is not correct, just ensure adequate hydration and your best tool is the urine colour chart
Your BMR doesn't stay the same. (As you stated) The better fit or unfit you become you would need to recalculate everything.
Temperature also changes your BMR so to go strictly off of a calculation like TDEE would need to be an estimate only. BMR is temp neutral, it's just an estimation calculation that is good enough. No point majoring in the minors
Don't even bother with that. Stay away from whites (rice, bread, pasta).
I eat white bread and rice by taste preference. Nutritionally there are minor differences. This advice is a little misleading
These should only be eaten for special occasions. Replace these with Ezekiel bread, quinoa, etc. Get creative with your veggies, no butter.
fat is an important nutrient, if butter helps you reach your minimum fat requirement within your calorie budget then I would include it ...45 cals for a teaspoon is not massive
Your veggies should be the biggest portion on your plate.0 -
Sorry that's incorrect. A calorie is a unit of measure and it doesn't change regardless of macronutrient. Just like a liter is a liter and gram is a gram, a calorie is a calorie. What you're stating isn't taught in Journal of Medicine or Science.asimmons26 wrote: »Most calorie strategies for weight loss have a downfall. The reason is all calories are not created equal.
Care to link a peer reviewed study to support that one needs to eat "clean" and/or drink half your bodyweight in ounces to lose weight?Your best bet is to just worry about eating clean and drinking half your body weight in ounces of water each day.
Sorry, but now the advice is more broscience rather than actual science.Your BMR doesn't stay the same. (As you stated) The better fit or unfit you become you would need to recalculate everything. Temperature also changes your BMR so to go strictly off of a calculation like TDEE would need to be an estimate only. Don't even bother with that. Stay away from whites (rice, bread, pasta). These should only be eaten for special occasions. Replace these with Ezekiel bread, quinoa, etc. Get creative with your veggies, no butter. Your veggies should be the biggest portion on your plate.
It takes more than just having a certification to support what you've stated above. While whole foods are a better choice due to nutrient value, one doesn't have to stay away from rice, bread or pasta to lose weight.
A.C.E. Certified Personal and Group Fitness Trainer
IDEA Fitness member
Kickboxing Certified Instructor
Been in fitness for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition
This. So much this.0 -
How many years does it take to get certified as a personal trainer? @mccindy72
In Canada you can take a 2 day course and then an exam (written and practical) to become a personal trainer.
Yes ... I've taken the 2-day course, and wrote the written exam, and did some work toward the practical exam ... but "life" stepped in and I never did get the practical done.
And now I'm in Australia, so it could be different here. I do toy with the idea of doing it again and actually finishing it this time.
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I have more posts.How are we suppose to know who's actually right and who's wrong.
I need proof please... Post it! Thanks.
And my information can be backed by scientific study.
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How are we suppose to know who's actually right and who's wrong.
I need proof please... Post it! Thanks.
If you post what exactly it is you would like proof of, I'm sure someone can provide it. As for all the helpful answers given.... science is the proof. The non science statements have no proof.0 -
No, a calorie is not created equal. Your body treats the foods you eat differently. A protein burns slower than a carb. This is because it takes 20% to 30% more energy to burn that calorie. Energy in is just as complex as energy out. You can look it up if you would like.
BMR is not temperature neutral. For every 0.5 degree celsius increase in internal body temperature, the BMR increases approximately 7%. Physical activity significantly increases body temper
Refined carbs are usually something that people easily over eat. This would be your whites (pasta, white bread, etc). The reason is because the body absorbs these simple sugars relatively quickly and a few hours later you are hungry again. The body increases blood sugar, triggers a release of insulin and you eat again. It is MUCH better to get your carbs from fruit, veggies, legumes. These carbs are higher in volume and tends to be more filling.
Butter is another additive people use too much of. While it has fats (trans fat) it is also high in cholesterol. Most butter people consume is also loaded with sodium and induces the need for more. Olive oil is a better alternative since while it still has fats, it actually has additional benefits including lowering ldl and triglycerides, it is rich in antioxidants, especially vitamin e. The fats in olive oil are monounsaturated which doesn't oxidize in the body and its lower in polyunsaturated fat which does oxidize in the body. It also reduces blood pressure. So....why use butter when you can get actual health benefits from olive oil?-1 -
asimmons26 wrote: »No, a calorie is not created equal. Your body treats the foods you eat differently. A protein burns slower than a carb. This is because it takes 20% to 30% more energy to burn that calorie. Energy in is just as complex as energy out. You can look it up if you would like.
BMR is not temperature neutral. For every 0.5 degree celsius increase in internal body temperature, the BMR increases approximately 7%. Physical activity significantly increases body temper
Refined carbs are usually something that people easily over eat. This would be your whites (pasta, white bread, etc). The reason is because the body absorbs these simple sugars relatively quickly and a few hours later you are hungry again. The body increases blood sugar, triggers a release of insulin and you eat again. It is MUCH better to get your carbs from fruit, veggies, legumes. These carbs are higher in volume and tends to be more filling.
Butter is another additive people use too much of. While it has fats (trans fat) it is also high in cholesterol. Most butter people consume is also loaded with sodium and induces the need for more. Olive oil is a better alternative since while it still has fats, it actually has additional benefits including lowering ldl and triglycerides, it is rich in antioxidants, especially vitamin e. The fats in olive oil are monounsaturated which doesn't oxidize in the body and its lower in polyunsaturated fat which does oxidize in the body. It also reduces blood pressure. So....why use butter when you can get actual health benefits from olive oil?
Oh well that clears that up, here I thought I was a member of the most mentally advanced species on earth and had that free will and stuff.
"You can look it up if you would like" -This is the celestial teapot argument. If you proclaim there is a celestial teapot hovering between Jupiter and Mars, the onus is on you to go forth and prove it, not everyone else to go forth and disprove it (and treat it as fact until they do).
I won't argue with you about the things you said, refined carbs are over-eaten and such. But I keep coming back to this: "Most calorie strategies for weight loss have a downfall". No. PEOPLE fail at caloric restriction. That is not an indictment of the process, but of the willpower to stick to and complete the process. While it would be unhealthy, a person COULD lose weight eating nothing but the things you refer to as bad, like pasta, bread, and butter. I don't think anyone will argue that you're incorrect in saying "these things are healthier", for most of the stuff you mentioned, but that has nothing to do with CICO. Calories are created equal ENOUGH, that merely eating at a deficit will result in weight loss. And the over 1 million lbs collectively lost by users of MFP is proof enough, although you are welcome to try to find any reliable source that says otherwise in order to prove your point.0 -
asimmons26 wrote: »No, a calorie is not created equal. Your body treats the foods you eat differently. A protein burns slower than a carb. This is because it takes 20% to 30% more energy to burn that calorie. Energy in is just as complex as energy out. You can look it up if you would like.
BMR is not temperature neutral. For every 0.5 degree celsius increase in internal body temperature, the BMR increases approximately 7%. Physical activity significantly increases body temper
Refined carbs are usually something that people easily over eat. This would be your whites (pasta, white bread, etc). The reason is because the body absorbs these simple sugars relatively quickly and a few hours later you are hungry again. The body increases blood sugar, triggers a release of insulin and you eat again. It is MUCH better to get your carbs from fruit, veggies, legumes. These carbs are higher in volume and tends to be more filling.
Butter is another additive people use too much of. While it has fats (trans fat) it is also high in cholesterol. Most butter people consume is also loaded with sodium and induces the need for more. Olive oil is a better alternative since while it still has fats, it actually has additional benefits including lowering ldl and triglycerides, it is rich in antioxidants, especially vitamin e. The fats in olive oil are monounsaturated which doesn't oxidize in the body and its lower in polyunsaturated fat which does oxidize in the body. It also reduces blood pressure. So....why use butter when you can get actual health benefits from olive oil?
Well, if you're going to make such assertions, the onus is on you to provide backup for your claims, which would be peer reviewed medical studies.
When it comes to weight loss, it's strictly calories in, calories out. In other words, if you eat 250 calories of meat or 2590 calories of white pasta, it makes no difference calorie eise, and you will lose the same amount of weight eating either food if you stay in your calorie gaols. However, nutritionally, foods are not the same.
I restrict no foods from my diet, except those I am intolerant yo or don't like, and I'm healtgy. I've list 44 pounds and have kept it off. In fact, I love both olive oil and butter and use both. Finally, refined carbs keep me full for a long time.
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Just adding to my earlier post. At the beginning of this, I was asked about losing weight and suggesting how to get there. If anyone wants to eat empty calories or not make the most of what they consume then that's their prerogative. My suggestions are healthy choices which are much more beneficial to the body. Your body needs nutrients to feel satisfied and without nutrients you over eat bc your body still hasn't received what it needs.0
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Protein may be more sating than carbohydrates for individuals but they contain the same calories..because a calorie is a unit of measurement. You can look it up if you like
BMR is a calculation based in a neutral, non stressful environment environment. It just is, it's not even open to discussion. You are talking about thermic effects of NEAT, TEF, exercise and the overall TDEE
Not everyone overeats refined carbs, particularly those on calorie controlled diets where there are conscious decisions made every day in terms of portion size
butter is an additive? Oh don't get me wrong I like olive oil but butter is just milk ...salt is optional ..butter has different uses and tastes ...it's not the debil0 -
asimmons26 wrote: »Just adding to my earlier post. At the beginning of this, I was asked about losing weight and suggesting how to get there. If anyone wants to eat empty calories or not make the most of what they consume then that's their prerogative. My suggestions are healthy choices which are much more beneficial to the body. Your body needs nutrients to feel satisfied and without nutrients you over eat bc your body still hasn't received what it needs.
In your perception, what's an empty calorie?
I ask because when I eat any calories I feel full and satisfied.0 -
asimmons26 wrote: »Just adding to my earlier post. At the beginning of this, I was asked about losing weight and suggesting how to get there. If anyone wants to eat empty calories or not make the most of what they consume then that's their prerogative. My suggestions are healthy choices which are much more beneficial to the body. Your body needs nutrients to feel satisfied and without nutrients you over eat bc your body still hasn't received what it needs.
Your suggestions are great but they are open to debate and some assertions lack scientific basis...that's the issue with "nutrition courses". Anybody can call themselves a nutritionist after an online course.
Empty calories IMO don't exist ...all foodstuffs have a benefit ..now it may be less nutritionally dense but if you've already covered off your macro and micro requirements then the emotional benefits shouldn't be underestimated ...and all food has nutritional benefits on some part of the scale, even if it's just calories0 -
asimmons26 wrote: »drinking half your body weight in ounces of water each day
perhaps this works if you're American, but it means nothing to some of your international readers. I should weigh myself in ounces ? divide by 2 ?
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Back to the calories are not equal. This is very simple. You eat 100 calories of French fries and I will eat 100 calories of veggies. Then let's see who has more energy. You can google not all calories are equal and find a ton of information backing this. The information I gave as to not all calories being equal was just a very quick statement without going into complex digestion and energy process of different foods. Your energy level has everything to do with how your lose weight.0
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asimmons26 wrote: »Back to the calories are not equal. This is very simple. You eat 100 calories of French fries and I will eat 100 calories of veggies. Then let's see who has more energy. You can google not all calories are equal and find a ton of information backing this. The information I gave as to not all calories being equal was just a very quick statement without going into complex digestion and energy process of different foods. Your energy level has everything to do with how your lose weight.
70+lbs down, and all I do is track calories. I don't include or exclude any foods, I don't drink any water (cuz coffee > water) ..Basically I don't do anything you suggested, but only do the thing you said had a downfall..
Am I doing it all wrong? Were those 73lbs dumb luck??
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