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09
2012

Lady Gaga Gets Called Fat

. I was not a Lady Gaga fan until today when she released these pictures. Seems she’s put on 25 lbs and the media attacked her as being “fat”. In response she releases these photos to tell the people that judge her: .  “…it’s not okay to critique her body — not be...

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09
2012

Training is Infectious!

  I received this text from a great lady the other day! THIS is why I am a trainer. Training is infectious! No matter how sedentary you think you are, your body wants movement!                               LIKE—-> ht...

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09
2012

Favorite Strengtheners for Iliopsoas- Q & A with Ryan Booth (me:)

. The following is an excerpt from a question asked on the facebook page “Reciprocal Innervations Personal Training and Post Rehab “ It is a Q & A with Ryan Booth. Ryan is a personal trainer in Vancouver with 15 years experience training athletes, actors, the general public and speci...

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09
2012

Fitness Memes: Today’s “Muscle Mag”

  .   The typical fitness model spends her days and nights working out. She has a strict diet she follows to a tee. This woman spent the last 12 weeks in preparation for this photo shoot. During this time she further restricted her calories, and took measures to rid herself of subcutaneous...

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06
2012

Foam Rolling: You May Be Hurting Yourself.

  .   A 2011 study by the Journal of Strength and Conditioning tried to measure the effect of foam rollers on 1- sport performance and 2- post exercise recovery. The study tried to determine weather the use of myofascial rollers had an effect upon sport performance.     Here it i...

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12
2011

Fatigue every set? No…I Blew it, I was wrong.

  . continued from: The Quest: for the 405lb Bench   . “FATIGUE IS NOT ADVANTAGIOUS WHEN TRYING TO INCREASE STRENGTH.”   quest (kwst) n. 1. The act or an instance of seeking or pursuing something; a search. 2. An expedition undertaken in medieval romance by a knight in ord...

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09
2011

The Difference between a P.N.F. and a Stretch

  . “Ryan Booth trainer to the stars”, I’ve been hearing a lot about this “P.N.F.” thingy… What is it?… I stretch, Is THAT the same thing? . Well, sort of… . Stretching is an attempt to lengthen the distance between joints. You’ve seen it lo...

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08
2011

What should I Look For in a Personal Trainer?

Personal Trainer Vancouver . Find a personal trainer.   We are both very lucky and charged with tremendous responsibility as personal trainers. We are on the front lines of the health care industry. Please notice I said “health care” and not “fitness”. The two are not th...

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08
2011

The Secret To Your Dream Body Without Doing Any Work!!!

  . … the fitness industry is full of false promises. Maybe you can join me for a little vent? Warning: I get a little mad. . If you have recently bought anything that promises to get you ripped in minutes, you might as well STOP reading cause I’m about to go on about what a douche ...

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06
2011

The Grouse Grind: Stairway to Hell!!

  . …continued from: The Quest: for the 405lb Bench . The Grouse Grind( or “The Grind”, for those of you who don’t know) is a 2.9km trail up a mountain in Vancouver. Aptly named, this staircase of doom provides self abuse for every would- be sadist and the suicidal alike...