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How would you like to be naturally lean, muscular and energetic? To effortlessly maintain a low body fat, rippling muscles and picturesque health? Mark Sisson, an athlete, coach, and student on a lifelong quest for exceptional health, happiness, and peak performance (his words), penned the book, "The Primal Blueprint" to show you how to do just that. … [Read more...]
A former client just told me that he joined a certain “Medical” weight loss centre here in Calgary (I won’t mention the name, but they promote “doctor supervised weight loss” and have multiple locations). He was excited that he had lost 40 pounds in the last 60 days and was “feeling great”. While I was happy that he was excited about these changes, my heart sank because I knew … [Read more...]
When most people think of the stereotypical body builder, they think of this really big guy with huge muscles who is just so tight and stiff that he actually has a problem moving. Have you ever watched a bodybuilder play a sport? It’s quite comical! Many people find it difficult to imagine a graceful and flexible body builder. Like the elusive Sasquatch, they are rare, but do exist!On a … [Read more...]
We’ve all seen it before...the person who gets to the gym, heads right to the weight room and just starts lifting? Well, this situation creates many challenges and risks, including decreased performance, higher potential for injury and poor development of key movement skills.Your body does not respond very well going from complete inactivity to an intense level of output. Your … [Read more...]
There are literally hundreds of different exercises you could perform to get the results you are looking for. However, it isn’t the exercise that is the most important thing. It’s how you do it (technique) and how you progress, change, and modify the exercise over time to keep your body adapting. This is where the expert advice and support of a qualified and experienced Personal Trainer … [Read more...]
If you have ever watched a great Personal Trainer working with their client, you may notice that that the trainer will often use their hands and touch their client while training. They are not trying to get "fresh" with their client (no pun intended); they are using an actual physiological principle to maximize training effects.You see, you have sensory receptors on your skin. … [Read more...]
I know, it sounds complicated, but really it is quite simple. This term simply means, putting your mind into it. Neuromuscular facilitation is just a fancy way to say “Smart Muscles” or teaching your muscles to contract more effectively.Even though it may not seem that way, when you begin a workout plan, your muscles are under direct control from your nervous system (brain)!. In order for … [Read more...]
In Principle #5, we discussed the concept of Overload and its importance to experiencing ongoing results. You can maximize the Overload principle by regularly changing and updating your program. You see, the only perfect training program is one that changes continuously.A program that we design today, may be perfect today, but in about 4-8 weeks, it will no longer be able to produce the results … [Read more...]
You may be surprised to learn that you don’t get stronger when you weight train. You actually get stronger during the rest periods between your workouts. At a cellular level, when you weight train, your muscles experience microscopic tears. The body responds to this “micro-trauma” by sending blood and nutrients to the muscles to help them heal. And that’s exactly what they do. … [Read more...]
One of the first questions asked in the weight room is "How many sets and reps should I do?" Well, let's start by first understanding the difference between these two terms.The number of repetitions refers to the number of times you perform an exercise without stopping. The number of sets refers to the number of times you perform a complete series of repetitions. For example, you may perform … [Read more...]
