What is Progressive Overload
The more you learn about muscle building, the more one concept consistently stands out. Progressive Overload Read more”Excercise Snacks”This principle is the cornerstone of effective strength training and muscle development. At its core, progressive overload refers to the gradual increase of stress placed on the body during exercise. ~Learning progressive overload is like understanding our
Best gifts for gym or sport enthusiasts for every budget
Have a gym rat or sports enthusiast on your shopping list? These are some of our favorite items whether they are a fun addition and affordable as a gift or because they are great quality or have a useful record. Read more”Excercise Snacks”Foldable bicycling helmet? What? Yes, they exist and they are a great addition
How do you reverse sarcopenia?
If you want to build a strong body that will last a lifetime, you have to give it the right stimulus. You have to learn to speak its language to demand action.
Can too much cardio make me fat?
Have you ever started exercising more and instead of seeing results you gained weight and felt bloated or didn’t seem to see any changes?
This is more common than we think but it’s important to understand why this can happen, so we can correct the course of action and start seeing results.
How to regain strength, flexibility, and energy lost due to aging.
In this article, we are going to explore how to prevent feeling old and how to regain strength, and energy if we are already feeling the effects of aging.
What is Sarcopenia, Osteoporosis, and Osteopenia
Important aspects of getting older that we should get familiar with and learn how to prevent or reverse them: Osteoporosis: Read more”Excercise Snacks”What is it? Osteoporosis develops when bone mineral density and bone mass decreases, or when the structure and strength of bone changes. This can lead to a decrease in bone strength that can
“METABOLISM” & “Cardio”
METABOLISM – BMR (Basal Metabolic Rate) -TEF (Thermic Effect of Food) – EEE Exercise Energy Expenditure) – NEAT (Non-Exercise Activity Thermogenesis). Do you know why increasing cardio is not giving you the expected results? That’s because, during a caloric deficit, the physical activity components, Exercise and NEAT, of the calorie equation are inversely proportional to
A tale of impatience related to training and results.
Matajuro (a.k.a. Munefuyu) Yagyu (1613-75) was the son of the famous swordsman Munenori Yagyu who was a fencing teacher to the Shogun, Ieyasu Tokugawa. Believing that Matajuro was too undisciplined to ever achieve mastery, Munenori disowned him. So Matajuro, hoping to redeem himself in his father’s eyes, went to seek out a famous swordsman named Banzo, who
The ‘Tears’ of Doms and how nutrition can help in this tale of woe, injuries, and pain.
As far as the body’s concerned, the ideal scenario would occur when energy intake perfectly matches energy expenditure. We also know that it will fight to stay there, and there are very important reasons for our body to try to maintain this homeostasis or ‘unchanging” state. Because energy imbalances can affect a lot more than
Tips to work Nutrition and Training around the holidays
Plan ahead and get your mind ready to put that plan into action. Remember that Thanksgiving and Christmas are one day in a month each; not a week, or two, or a few months until the new year. One day of overeating, no matter how much, won’t ruin anyone’s progress but two or three months
Diets & quick fixes vs behaviors & habits
This is dedicated to all of you that have tried it all but still feel that are struggling, to the chronic dieters that feel like nothing works for them, to those that are starting to understand that quick fixes don’t work but they do not know what else to do because let me tell you,
Exercise variations for beginners
Anyone wanting to start an exercise program feels comfortable enough to try and succeed, yet most exercise recommendations are only suitable for already fit or strong people and would send any beginner to Never-ever again land.
Exercise-induced amenorrhea
“Being under about 45 and not having a period for years and years is a real medical problem. If medical issues are ruled out then increased calorie intake is always indicated. The risks of going amenorrheic from exercise are very significant. Female athlete triad, the osteoporosis can get so severe that you get fractures just from
“Excercise Snacks”
What are “exercise snacks“? Exercise snacks are short bouts of exercise with the intention to interrupt periods of sedentary time. When we think about the benefits of exercising, we tend to think that we have to exercise for hours a week or an overwhelmingly long, boring, and exhausting session, or too much for the scarce