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Trans fats. How in the world did we come to this? In our modern American society, we have become reliant on fast, cheap food. I’m sure all of you know in some way or another that trans fats are bad for you. But do you know why? Let’s first look at the history of trans fats. Trans fats Continue reading Trans fats, heart explosions and you About a month ago, I purchased my first smartphone. My old flip phone was found dead one morning in a puddle of water. My wife had set a spray bottle next to my phone and the bottle leaked. My phone had a good long life. I had it since 2005. But it was time to get Continue reading Fort Collins Personal Trainer Plays on His Trampoline Recently I stumbled on a blog focused on regret. Secret Regrets asks for people to submit their biggest regret and encourages posters to check back daily to see if their regret was posted. The only identifying information that’s provided is the poster’s age and gender. Intrigued, I glanced through the blog which is updated daily with a Continue reading Live Life Without Regret Sometimes you need your brain to act fast. Whether you’re fiddling with the multi-purpose remote, playing Mario Party 8 with your kid or trying to make up an excuse for working out (come on, you don’t have to act shy-I’ve seen and heard it all from my personal training clients!) you are going to need to Continue reading Albert Einstein Did Pull Ups That is what Arnold Schwarzenegger called highly refined, processed foods way back in the 1970’s when he was in his bodybuilding heyday. White bread, white rice, white pasta, white flour and sugary foods of all kinds are in this group. Here we are in the 21st century and has anything changed? Nope. Sugar and white flour are Continue reading The White Death Everyone is tempted to hit the snooze button instead of getting ready for the day. It’s even easier to give in when a morning workout is involved. Memories of heavy breathing, tense muscles, and sweat would inspire most people to catch up on some Z’s instead. I’ve been there. I know what it’s like to Continue reading Couch or Weight Bench: The Eternal Struggle I’m sure some of you remember the old Johnny Carson skit of Carnac the Magnificent (for you younger readers, all I can say is look it up on YouTube. I’m sure there are plenty of videos there!). Ed McMahon threw out three random words and Carnac would hold up an envelope, touch his head with Continue reading Tabasco, Yogurt and Ice Cold Water: What are three ways to lose weight? This is the second part in an ongoing series about exercises (mostly machine exercises) that are either a waste of time or dangerous in your fitness routine. Leg extensions are those machines that you sit down in, put your feet behind a pad and lift the weight up with your feet. Here is an example: The primary Continue reading Public Enemy #2: Leg Extension Machines I wrote a blog late last year about how women have a distorted view of their body (see Body Image and the Female Psyche). In that blog, I told everyone that 85% of all the clients I have trained in my career have been women. 85%? Why is it so high, you may ask yourself? Continue reading Personal Training and the Male Psyche Recently on the fan page for Core Fitness and Nutrition on Facebook, I posted a comment that stated, “I cannot ‘out train’ bad nutrition. If your diet is horrible, we can workout all the time and you still won’t see results.” The reason for posting this was the ongoing battle I have with some of Continue reading Sabotaging Your Weight Loss Goals |
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