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03
10
2012

Being a Trainer Is Great!! :’-)

. This is the reason I love being a personal trainer: . I got this email today from a friend, client and group member, Kyla. Some of you may remember her from one of the “Credit where Credit is due” posts. I wish her continued success and the best of luck on her road to national competit...

01
10
2012

Drink Water for Strength, power and to Reduce Injury Risk

    Drink water to contribute to strength and power production and reduce the risk for injury. Water should be the first thing and the last thing that enters your body each day. Most of us forget about this essential health component. I’d say water consumption maybe the most overlook...

26
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...

17
09
2012

Khloe Kardashian and the HCG Diet- No Proof Means NO Proof!

  . . I am watching the Kardashians on T.V. This one of many “compromises” I endure so that my wife will let me watch baseball. Please don’t ask what the other ones are. On this particular episode, the season finale, Khloe is told that she is not ovulating and can not conceive...

14
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...

12
09
2012

The Deal With MSG Labelling Laws in Canada

  Monosodium glutamate (MSG) is the sodium salt of the naturally occurring amino acid, glutamic acid. MSG makes up 10 to 25 % of all food protein, from both animal and vegetable sources. Many people think that it is evil. For my part, I am sensitive to it. I get stomach aches and headaches when...

10
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...

07
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...

06
09
2012

Obesity is Not Always Unhealthy! The Obesity Paradox.

  .   The European Society of Cardiology released a study September 4 2012 that shed light on the obesity paradox. What is this “obesity paradox“? Please have a read while I talk myself out of work as a trainer 🙂   According to this, the largest study on the subject, peopl...

05
09
2012

Fructose, Sugar and Artificial Sweeteners Hurt Gut Flora

  .   Have you ever wondered what fructose and artificial sweeteners do to your gut flora? . It has been widely contested that a lack good microbes in your digestive track may be responsible for (or at least a contribution to) the obesity epidemic. it has been speculated that supplementing...