Archive for the ‘Fat Loss’ Category

300 Calories.

Monday, June 23, 2008 12:05 No Comments

Another great tool in fat loss is being able to guesstimate the number of calories in a given portion size of food.  For some individuals, counting calories and portioning food is a must, but I think it’s helpful for most people to have at least some idea of how much they’re eating. 
Some time ago I [...]

This was posted under category: Fat Loss, Nutrition

When There’s No Time To Exercise…

Tuesday, June 10, 2008 5:43 2 Comments

…you have to make time. Or break “the rules.” Or both.
Ways to make time for exercise:
1. Make it a recurring appointment on your calendar. That way you’re less likely to miss it in the future.  Making it a meeting you’re accountable for will do wonders for you actually doing it.
2. Get up a [...]

This was posted under category: Fat Loss, Muscle and Strength Gain

Track Your Diet Online.

Wednesday, June 4, 2008 0:09 2 Comments

While I extoll the benefits of keeping a food journal and believe that good ol’ pen and paper are sufficient, it’s a pain for most people.
Interestingly enough, keeping an online food journal seems less so. Most of the food journals I look over are quickly “scribbled” emails from clients (Blackberry syndrome) or Microsoft Word [...]

This was posted under category: Fat Loss, Nutrition

How to Test Yourself.

Thursday, May 29, 2008 16:27 No Comments

Benchmark yourself.
That’s right; hold yourself to your progress.  What I’m asking you to do is to test yourself.  Not in the Marines’ “Everyday you don’t test yourself is a day wasted sir!” way, but by performing a workout that tests your current ability against your past ability.
The athletes reading this post are all slapping their foreheads [...]

This was posted under category: Fat Loss, Program Design, Sports Performance

Three Indicators That You Need a New Personal Trainer.

Tuesday, May 27, 2008 14:42 1 Comment

1. You’re talked to instead of guided.
As in, instead of telling you to brace your abdominals while military pressing, they’re telling you about housebreaking their new puppy, or (insert random non-exercise related topic here).
Edit: Not to be confused with friendly banter between exercises, as in when resting. But when “under load”, it’s time to [...]

This was posted under category: Fat Loss, Muscle and Strength Gain