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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…
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Do Americans really care?
After coming from Japan (last month)and the differences I saw, it just made me more in awe of how they are as a country. The highways and streets are clean and unlittered. Why? Because Japanese people just don't litter. In the public (and I'm sure private) schools, the kids clean, sweep, etc. the classrooms and in some…
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How US labeling is decieving
I mentioned this a long time ago but can't find the thread on it. But this is how US labeling can be deceptive. Say you eat a serving of a food and it's 100 calories with just 6 grams of fat. Doesn't look like much fat right? But using a simple formula, you can find out what percentage of that serving is fat. So you take…
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The main reasons I believe people don't reach goals
First and foremost is FEAR. People fear of failure when they attempt something. No one ever wants to fail, but it's part of the learning process. Since weight loss (with the exception of calorie deficit) isn't set in stone for how to do it, people may try a program and fail altogether at it, but quit and don't look at…
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Are you an ice chewer?
When ever I get a fountain drink with ice, I ALWAYS chew the ice. It's why I don't mind if the cup is filled half with ice. Have never had an issue chewing ice. Crunchy with no calories. Anyone else? A.C.E. Certified Personal and Group Fitness Trainer IDEA Fitness member Kickboxing Certified Instructor Been in fitness for…
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A quick way to figure out your ideal weight!
Okay the ONLY thing you need to know is your LEAN BODY MASS. Once you know that then you can figure out what you should approximately weigh. Men-15% to 20% ideal Women- 20% to 25% ideal Pick a percentage of what you want to weigh. For example let's just say 20%. You would then take your LEAN BODY MASS and divide it by…
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High reps? Low reps? Heavy resistance? Light resistance? New study on exercise debate
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/fitness/high-weight-low-reps-or-low-weight-high-reps-new-study-ends-debate/ar-AA1dP1VI#:~:text=The data was split fairly evenly between men,with fewer reps is the way to go. "Opinions on the most effective resistance exercises are as varied as the types of resistance exercises that exist.…
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Cardio isn't for "fat burning".
Cardio is done to improve cardio vascular fitness and burn calories. It will HELP with a calorie deficit and for some that do a lot of cardio, allow one to eat more versus someone at the same weight who does little or no cardio at all. Like all other physical activity, GLYCOGEN will be the first thing burned before fat is…
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The simple reason why over 90% of dieters regain lost weight
Simply put..................if the diet you lost weight on isn't sustainable for you the rest of your life...............you'll regain. It's why I ALWAYS tell clients not to embark on a fad diet or eating program unless they plan to stick to it forever. The best weight loss instructors with high longetivity success with…
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The no "BS" exercise instruction thread!
Okay just to clarify, this thread is to offer information and instruction on how to do an exercise correctly and what muscle area it targets. DON'T ASK TO MAKE AN EXERCISE PROGRAM FOR YOU........it's specifically for how to do an exercise or to question what an exercise you're doing now may be targeting. I'll also have…
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Scale Stress Syndrome
The scale is the one tool that the majority of people use to gauge their progress on weight loss/gain and physical transformation. Unfortunately there are so many variables, scale weight can fluctuate so much that people are so dismayed that they quit their weight loss attempt when they see 3-5lbs gained after busting…
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The Peanut Butter thread
Okay debate it: Chunky or creamy? On bread or eat it out of the jar with a spoon? Put it in shakes? Carry on I like chunky and prefer to eat out of the jar. 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…
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Reducing meat in my diet
Being open minded and learning through studies has helped to not only keep me fitter, but healthier as well. Although diabetes doesn't run on my side of the family, I still believe that avoidance of it by doing the necessary things possible to reduce risk is something we should all attempt. That said, one of the markers…
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Ninerbuff's flophouse
A place where you can talk to me about anything or get some advice on fitness and health. Ok Shoot! 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
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Just that little "extra" helps bring success?
I'm of the philosophy that it's always about behavior that has us where we are, where we may end up being, or our probable downfall for some things. I've mentioned before that there are people who'll rerack a weight in any open spot on a weight tree rather than taking that "extra step" to actually put it on the right arm…
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Binge watching or week to week?
I prefer to binge watch what I can in order to finish it faster and/or not keep myself in suspense week to week. Just finished Cobra Kai season 5 Now considering watching West World while have HBO max because of "House of the Dragon". A.C.E. Certified Personal and Group Fitness Trainer IDEA Fitness member Kickboxing…
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Butt enhancing leggings
This has become so popular in gyms now that people who really don't have "round" butts wear them anyway. I like 'em. Opinions? 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
