Are you overtrained or under recovered? Both terms have become popular buzzwords lately and they are referring to similar conditions. Let’s clarify! Whether we are talking about overtraining or under recovery, it is all about your ratio of stimulus and response. Training is stimulus that is designed to get
Someone recently asked me a pretty common question during a personal training session last week. “Hey Alec, how do I ditch the beer gut?” It’s a really common question. There are some things that are unique to the beer gut beyond normal fat loss principles that are worth covering.
Whether you are looking to get more energy, stay healthy, lose weight, or just maintain your sanity, sleep is vital. If you aren’t getting 7-8 hours of restful sleep per night consistently, you absolutely have to address this. Short term, you’ll feel much better, have more patience, and more energy. Medium
I’ve noticed that everything in fitness is cyclical. One year, a habit or tactic is the hot “new” thing and the next year, the pendulum has swung and now you should never do that thing. The latest trends are that calorie counting is the only scientific way to go and you
I know I am playing with fire a little with this title as the term “normal” has evolved over the years. Let’s talk about what is all too common and is not working well for our health and fitness in America. Despite whatever doom and gloom headlines of the moment,
If your time in the gym doesn’t do something to enhance your time outside of the gym, something has gone wrong. When you get your start in fitness, I can almost guarantee it won’t end there. Fitness leads to better nutrition. I wrote about this a few weeks ago
Sorry friends. I am going to be a buzzkill. We all have to actively decide what our relationship to alcohol will be. That is going to look a little different for everyone. I will also say that most of us require a pretty high level of disfunction and poor health
Can a Wearable Help You Get Fit? Today, I want to talk about the technological revolution that is “wearables”. What are wearable devices? It’s any apple watch, smart watch, gps watch, fitbit, or whoop strap type device that tracks things like steps, heart rate, heart rate variability, sleep, or overall
Fundamentals of Fat Loss Part V – Common Mistakes and Easy Fixes You have made it to the final chapter of the Fundamentals of Fat Loss! Parts I-IV I covered the basics, general nutrition for fat loss, what is/isn’t strength training, and getting plenty of protein. Today in Part
Fundamentals of Fat Loss Part IV – Get Plenty of Protein We are back! In Part I, we talked about an overview of what we need to do to lose fat. In Part II, I covered burning more calories than you take in. In Part III we are going