Which Diet is the Best? Keto, Vegan*, Whole30, Raw food, Macrobiotic, Low Carb, No Carb, High Carb, Low Protein, High Protein are some of the current diet trends and back in the day diets were: Grapefruit, Cabbage Soup, Coffee and Cigarettes, Hot Fudge Sundae, and someone even said they tried a Fried Chicken Diet. Every ... read more >
The challenge is complete!! 5-6 Days of Lifting is a LOT and it was a great challenge but that can be hard on the joints so this next month I am taking off to recover by focusing on rest, flexibility, and improving my cardio conditioning. That means more treadmill workouts are in my future! ... read more >
My Coaching Pillars with my clients and my own principles are as follows Give Up Dieting for Good Real Transformation Takes Time: Play the Long Game There is no Perfect Change comes from a positive Place I had a great chance to live out #3 in Week 3. I had a low energy morning ... read more >
I took the past two weeks off from the gym in order for rest and recovery following the Nicole Wilkins 60 Day Transformation program which was challenging for me. I took the time off in order to: Let my Joints Rest Let my Body Recover Let my Mind recover This is rare in the ... read more >
Whew! I just finished the 60 Day Nicole Wilkins Transformation Challenge and it was awesome!! Here are my Wins from this program Got back into a consistent weight lifting routine Incorporated more High Intensity Cardio into my routine such as doing the 5:30 a.m. Les Mills Sprint Class at the gym Started getting to the ... read more >
In the Home Stretch!! What's so different about my approach to fitness now is that I am focused on the Growth and Development I gain from each program, rather than the amount of weight or inches lost. What I have gained from this program Gotten into a disciplined early morning exercise routine 2 days per ... read more >
Which diet is the best? How can I lose weight and keep it off? This is the diet program that will finally work for me! Several weeks later I lost weight but then I gained it back. I just don't have the discipline to stay on track. What's the point? I can't do it. It's hopeless. ... read more >
"Too much protein is bad for your kidneys and it saps the calcium from your bones!" I have heard this on many occasions from people and while I know what study they are going to cite to prove their point, what people also fail to mention is that study studied people who had impaired kidney ... read more >
Mindset matters most - Brian Grasso What makes my nutrition/health coaching different from the traditional fitness industry is that I believe that your success is not based upon diets and exercise plans. I believe that your success is based upon what is going on in between your ears. The traditional fitness industry has failed us ... read more >
Whenever I did programs in the past, I always focused on being perfect. I focused on whether or not I was able to follow the program to the letter. I would judge myself as a success or failure based on these self imposed rigid standards and also what the scale said at the end of ... read more >
