Women have a very intimate relationship with their breasts. Besides their primary function to produce milk to feed babies, breasts can define our identities and transmit messages about our health, mood and sexual desires. Some of you might even have given them names and treat them with tenderness or humor (depending on the day!). Yes, …
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Athletes know that you can’t have supreme fitness if your diet is a crappy one. In fact, most people have heard more than once that “you can’t out train a bad diet.” Whether you’re eating a keto, Paleo, macro-counting, or zone diet–you’re making your nutrition an important part of your lifestyle. And that’s excellent; that’s …
Person: Whoa! Why does it look like an octopus got ahold of you?? Did your parents beat you?? Me: No, it’s cupping Person: What the heck is cupping? Does it hurt? Does it REALLY work? Me: Yes, it’s the best! Person: (skeptical look on their face) -FAST FORWARD to 2016- Josh Bridges and Michael Phelps …
One of the most important discoveries about food and body composition might not be “what” you eat, but “when” you eat certain foods. The rules are actually really simple. If you lift weights, you should eat like this: Eat protein, fat, and vegetables for all your basic meals and snacks. Eat complex carbs and protein …
Do we have to keep talking about post-workout nutrition? UMMM YES! Because the more we are exposed to the marketing tactics of the billion-dollar supplement industry, the more confusing it gets. You can go to a variety of different websites right now and find a variety of different recommendations for post-workout nutrition and hydration, based …
I feel pretty confident assuming we all want stronger, leaner muscles. I mean, why wouldn’t you? The more muscles we have the less fat we often carry, and the more confident we feel in achieving both daily activities and physical tasks. There truly is no downside to gaining more muscle mass. While many of you …
Self-care. I honestly don’t think we hear that enough as athletes. We hear “push yourself!” “One more rep!” “Mind over matter!” Now don’t get me wrong, those are all very important things to do. However, there comes a time in every athlete’s life when we need to take a step back and evaluate if we …
Every serious athlete knows one thing: training is useless without fuel. And knowing how to fuel the athlete’s body is no simple subject. Athletes need carbs and protein. They need good fats and more protein. They need a lot of water, and they need fruits and veggies, vitamins, minerals, omegas, and aminos. Most athletes already …
You have a great workout routine, you’re going to the gym regularly and you’re seeing improvements in your fitness, but how do you get to that next level? What is your daily routine missing? Many athletes – from crossfitters to endurance athletes – negate the importance nutrition plays in their performance, body composition goals …
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