The very first step in any weight loss, or muscle gain program is to determine the number of calories that you need. Get this wrong, and you won’t get results. It is the foundation for everything else. Once you determine your calories, then you can figure your macro nutrients and your workout program, including weight training and cardio if you choose to do it. So, how do you calculate your calories?There Read more [...]
One body part that women want to ‘fix’ or improve more than any other is probably their butt. Some are born with more ‘assest’ if you will, while others are quite small in the back. But, even if you have more back there, you probably want it to look good still. However if you want a nice, shapely butt, it is definitely doable. Let me go over what exactly you need to do to get the butt that Read more [...]
Congratulations! You have reached your fat loss goal. So, now what? You worked so hard for months to reach your goal and while it feels fantastic, it can be a bit anticlimactic. The last thing you want to do is gain all your weight back, so let’s look at some ways to keep that fat off.The most obvious thing is to continue to monitor your calories. You may not need to count them, but if it took Read more [...]
A very common thing for women to say before starting a weight training program is: I just want to ‘tone’. I don’t want to get all bulky. That fact of the matter is, that will not happen, trust me. Let’s talk about why it won’t happen to you.TestosteroneYep, that all too familiar hormone that has ruined many men. Not only is it involved in sexual desire, but it the main reason that Read more [...]
As a beginner starting to weight lift, it can be confusing, knowing exactly who to listen to, what type of training is best, what supplements are needed and so on. If you do a Google search on ‘weightlifting for beginners’ you would come up with 577k search results. That’s just one search term! Try putting in ‘best way to lose weight’ or another similar, and there will be even more. Everybody Read more [...]