All adults must strength train because strength is required in every part of our every day lives. You cannot get out of the car, play with your children, walk to work, climb stairs, or even vacuum your house if you do not have enough strength. You will find these tasks nearly impossible and you may ... read more >
This is a great question because it opens the door to the real root of the issue which is what makes us gain weight? Is it how much we are eating or Is it because we are eating too much fat or carbohydrate. The 80's and '90's Fat Free craze In the 1980's and 1990's ... read more >
This year saw me walk right off the cliff believing that the parachute would open and so far it has. It has not been easy nor has it been perfect but I am still here and I have not given up. I believe that anything worth having or doing will take time to develop and ... read more >
As I said in my #3 Top Moment, I achieved my PUSH Goal and that was to stop training in a commercial gym. A PUSH Goal is the goal that will make all the rest of your goals happen. It's the snowball goal. For me, no longer training in a commercial gym setting meant I ... read more >
Let's celebrate Women's Swimming Champion, Katie Ledecky! Watching the swimming championships, this past summer was very exciting. Katie Ledecky is ON FIRE and she is only 18 years old. She became the FIRST woman in the history of swimming to win the 200, 400, 800, and 1500 meters! She broke records like it was nobody's ... read more >
I have worked in commercial gyms for 10 years and I was tired of it. I even thought at the beginning of 2015 that I was done with training and fitness. My secret PUSH Goal was to go out and find a "real job" with a specific salary, benefits, and a regular schedule. I knew ... read more >
What is Sarcopenia? Sarcopenia is the age related loss of muscle mass, strength, power, and function. (Sayer et al 2013; Morely 2012) The word sarcopenia literally means “poverty of flesh”. For years people have accepted that as we age we would lose most of our strength, power, function, and mobility. Thankfully now we know that ... read more >
This was a very fun weekend and we didn't even go to the actual Olympia show. It was just a great time to be able to see people that I follow on social media live and in living color. Very motivating More than anything though it was fun to get away, get out ... read more >
Every action produces a reaction. When I decided not to do the Figure Competition, I was pretty surprised at the reaction I got. People were so supportive and I received a lot of comments offline thanking me for my honesty. You can read about why I decided not to do it here Even though I had ... read more >
I am very grateful for the vision of Khaled ELMasri who created the Nor-Cal Fitness Summit. I have been to three of these summits and they just keep getting better every single time. There is limited continuing education in our neck of the woods so to be able to attend a summit for 2 days ... read more >
