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"TLFC" exercise and accountability support!
Welcome to the Tough Love Fitness Club or otherwise known as the TLFC! This is a SERIOUS club where members have chosen exercise to help with weight loss and eventually use it as maintenance to keep the weight off. I expect a certain format of posting so that it is easier for me to go over your workout and assess if you…
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Journaling
Do you journal? Personally I don't "write" a journal, but I do reflect everyday on things I do and how I feel day to day online. Many times I'll go back and see how I handled challenging days (like when my mom passed) when days like that come along. I know in Zoom, they have you do that which is probably why many get a…
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Fitness and diet myths that just won't go away
There is a lot of misinformation passed on decade by decade in the Fitness and diet industry. Hoping we can just squash some of them out of existence, but that's gonna take a lot of time based on how it's used to promote sales income. I'll start though: Drink a gallon of water a day: Does it help with weight loss? Well yes…
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Do you NEED to deadlift?
Training so many people of different age ranges in my clientele, I was asked one time by one of my older clients on why I don't have him deadlift in our program. He marvels at some of the younger ones deadlifting 315lbs + off the floor. Even girls are lifting 250lbs off the floor. I mentioned to him that based on his goals…
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49ers to the Superbowl!!!!!
OMG that game was crazy and I was beyond frustrated yesterday till the Aiyuk crazy 51 yard catch!!!! My boys are back in the Superbowl and on the Quest for 6 ring!!!! Revenge against Kansas City and Mahomes! Also I want to wipe the smile of Taylor Swift's face!!!! Go 9ers!!! A.C.E. Certified Personal and Group Fitness…
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Happy Birthday to me! This is 60!
Celebrating in Boracay! A.C.E. Certified Personal and Group Fitness Trainer IDEA Fitness member Kickboxing Certified Instructor Been in fitness for 35+ years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition
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Should you 1 rep max?
This is a subject that's discussed in my gym often. My personal opinion is that it's not needed unless you're a competing athlete in powerlifting. Other than that, it's mostly for ego because in most cases it's not really achieving goals of just being healthy, hypertrophy, or fitness. The risk of injury increases…
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New Year gym goers
Well I got up early, arrived 2 hours before opening to prep gym for a big opening and now at 8am, there's only about 20 people here. :D I'm sure it's gonna pick up, but don't see any new people yet. Guess New Year's revolutionists aren't as excited as year's past. A.C.E. Certified Personal and Group Fitness Trainer IDEA…
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Why is this such a big deal in Zumba/studio classes
So the other day when I instructed class, I had to diffuse two women arguing about a "spot" on the floor in class. Each was claiming that it was their space. Both have attended my classes but this was the first time that both did together. Both usually take the same spot (at the front of the class). I know people have…
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Real or Artificial? The Christmas tree debate.
From the earliest time I can remember, I've always grown up with an artificial Christmas tree. It was easy to put together, take down, and I didn't have to worry about pine needles (which I am allergic to) all over. But I was in a relationship in the 90's where my GF at the time was so "Earthy", that she refused to have an…
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Listen to me
More and more I'm seeing the population with slumped shoulders and heads moving into forward position due to sitting at desks and computer work for long hours along with commuting times being over an hour or more a day. TRAIN YOUR REAR DELTS and UPPER BACK. So much emphasis is being put on butt and legs for women and chest…
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Tired of just regular planks? Try this
I haven't had many clients that could do it well. But it's called "stability ball plank rollouts". WAY HARDER than a regular plank and increases strength all over the core area. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOPq6iXol4k A.C.E. Certified Personal and Group Fitness Trainer IDEA Fitness member Kickboxing Certified…
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Over 48,000 posts now!!!
Yeah, I've realized that I've done this a long time now. A.C.E. Certified Personal and Group Fitness Trainer IDEA Fitness member Kickboxing Certified Instructor Been in fitness for 35+ years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition
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Damn plantar fasciitis
For runners out there who've had it, what shoes have you purchased that helped to alleviate it? The shoes I have are good, but since I've upped my game in intervals (running up to 10mph), it's caused an issue. When I ran under 10mph, I didn't have much of an issue. Once it's totally subsided, I plan to do intervals again…
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Is social media causing a lot of unneeded stress?
Personal opinion................yes. Working in a middle school, all kids pretty much rate their status on social media as a definition of them. I see so many people just snapping pics and being on their phones in the gym instead of stowing it just for an hour. I know people who end on in live on their Instagram, Facebook,…
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Lol, first time in a long time
So this week, it's the first time in a LONG time that I've not had any pain whether it be from tendinitis, a sprain, a pulled muscle, etc. I've totally forgot what it feels like. Have been able to workout out pretty much care free so far this week. A.C.E. Certified Personal and Group Fitness Trainer IDEA Fitness member…
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Are your friends making you fat?
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/food-thought/201208/are-your-friends-making-you-fat I actually do believe that the friends you hang out with influence your eating habits. And if they aren't trying to control their weight, then you hanging with them on a Friday night or weekend will likely affect your own journey if…
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Does the glycemic index really matter?
From observation and experience, unless you're diabetic or have a high incidence of heart disease in the family, I don't think it's that important to track. There are going to be times you need fast carbs and there are a lot of healthy foods that rate poor on the glycemic index. It still comes down calories in/out for…
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What's your favorite energy drink?
Because I'm at work long hours and I don't eat when I'm there, I tend to just chug an energy drink just to keep myself satiated. I normally have a Reign Cherry Lemonade at work, although I'll have Prime Tropical Punch as well. Others I'll drink for variety: Ghost- Sour Candy (taste like sour gummy bears) ON Amino energy-…
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You DON'T have to be sore to have had a good workout
I've had the occasional client come to me every now and then and say they aren't getting sore from their workouts and wondering if they need to increase their intensity, resistance or duration. Well totally depending on what their goal is, I will make adjustments. However since 90% of my clients are just looking for good…
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How can you get your child to exercise? WILLINGLY
Unsurprisingly with the advent of phone technology, less and less kids are interested in physical fitness. And it's not uncommon that kids that are inactive become adults that are inactive. And of course many on here know that physical inactivity is one of the main reasons for weight gain along with overconsumption of…
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Intervals for higher calorie burns
When I'm in any gym, I'll always see many cardio enthusiasts just doing steady state cardio. Part of why I hate steady state cardio on a machine is that it gets really boring just doing the same thing for 30 minutes to an hour. Which BTW for any cardio only people here, the "fat burning zone" is a waste of time to stay in.…
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Competitive bodybuilding and fitness lifestyles aren't ideally the most healthy
Being a former competitive bodybuilder in the 80's, I used to think that seeing all of them meant they were in good health because of their physiques. Then I came to the realization (after 7 shows) that it's not ideally a healthy lifestyle. Especially for competitive bodybuilding, the goal is to put on as much muscle as…
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What's your favorite Sushi?!!!!
I ALWAYS order: Hamachi, Unagi, Saba and California roll with tobiko. I can basically eat any sushi (except sea urchin) but those are my go to's!!! A.C.E. Certified Personal and Group Fitness Trainer IDEA Fitness member Kickboxing Certified Instructor Been in fitness for 35+ years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition
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Forward head posture
I do several "assessments" a week on people and the biggest trends I'm noticing (along with so many being overweight) is FORWARD HEAD POSTURE. It's a rounding of shoulders and the head protruding forward and for some causing neck pain and possible headaches. A lot of it is contributed to work on computers all day, bad…
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You aren't always going to get support
For those who feel that family, spouse, friends, co workers, etc., don't support you, they more than likely aren't interested in your own quest to improve your health, fitness, or weightloss. Sorry, but sometimes that's just how it is. They don't care about it, nor want to participate. It's NOT their endeavor to take on.…
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How do you like your eggs?
Depending on what I'm eating with it, I'll choose. Like with longanisa and rice, over easy. But eating them alone................scrambled with ketchup. A.C.E. Certified Personal and Group Fitness Trainer IDEA Fitness member Kickboxing Certified Instructor Been in fitness for 35+ years and have studied kinesiology and…
