Last week I received a rather interesting comment. This person who has never spoken to me in 3 years of seeing me at the gym says to me as I am getting off of the treadmill: "You've lost weight" Me: "Well I'm in competition mode so I have lost some bodyfat and I ... read more >
While training this week, I looked in the mirror and thought: This isn't as far fetched as I thought it was. I am really going to do this! Pipe Dreaming I've wanted to compete for 2 years and it was always my long term goal, but long term goals sometimes feel like pipe dreams. It ... read more >
I am training for my first fitness competition and my coach asks for clients to wear a Heart Rate Monitor during our cardio sessions to make sure that we are working hard enough. Prior to this, I had never used a heart rate monitor and relied more on the Rate of Perceived Exertion (RPE) for ... read more >
Tell me if any of these sound familiar: You're running late so you skip breakfast and decide to just grab something at Starbucks on the way to work. You didn't have time to make your lunch in the morning because EVERYBODY was moving too slow and had issues, so you're going to have to eat ... read more >
Two years ago I decided that before I turned 25 (ok fine) a certain age that I wanted to do a fitness competition. I wanted to transform my body into looking like the strong women that I admire so much. I signed up for personal training and thought "Oh well maybe I can compete in 3 months." Well after ... read more >
Honestly if there was one fitness myth that I need to be stomped on, thrown in the trash, and never heard from again it is that carbohydrates are evil and you shouldn't eat them. Food Marketers, fad diet pushers, and supplement gurus have tricked people into believing that carbs are all bad. NO SIR AND ... read more >
Working as a trainer is a rewarding job, but it is also challenging. Many times we encounter clients who have their own ideas about how to get in shape. These people have been hoodwinked, bamboozled, and led astray by fitness magazines, diet gurus, and an industry that capitalizes on insecurity and ignorance. Guess what? I ... read more >
Last Sunday morning I woke up very excited. I didn't have a clue why I was so excited. Something in my spirit told me "Today is going to be EPIC" I even wrote in my morning devotional journal that something exciting was going to happen. I was so excited I decided to get all ... read more >
What is functional Training When I first became a trainer, functional training was all the rage. Anytime you went into gyms, you would see people doing balancing exercises, exercises on the stability balls, etc. While sometimes things went too far, the initial concept was good. Prior to this trend, most people came to the gym ... read more >
Press Play. This is the soundtrack for this blog post. It's been a while folks, but I've been productive during this time away. I accomplished my PUSH goal for 2013! Only 6 months into the year and we've already crossed the big goal off the list that is going to bring everything ... read more >
