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Weight Loss at Any Age – Interview with Coach Lyn Hepner
Football coach and history teacher Lyndon Hepner is an excellent example of how one can achieve a weight loss goal at any age. In 2016, before turning 60, Lyndon decided to lose excess body fat, change his eating habits, and, in turn, change his lifestyle. He succeeded. In this interview…
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Interview w/ Brett Schill, Founder & CEO of Grit Loops
Brett Schill is the Founder and CEO of Grit Loops, the creator of Dumbbell Anchors, an innovative twist on exercise resistance bands that can be attached to dumbbells to unlock a variety of exercises and increase exercise intensity. Dumbbell Anchors Grit Loops’ Dumbbell Anchors securely attach resistance bands to dumbbells…
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Go Beast Review
At the start of the 2020 Covid-19 lockdown, I, like many other people, began scouring the internet for home exercise equipment. But, unlike some, who were seeking traditional weights, treadmills, and stability balls, I sought a different and very specific piece of equipment. Something multi-functional that would enable me to…
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Minimal Sneakers: Worth a Try?
Over the past decade, science article after science article has suggested that overly cushioned, modern footwear is weakening our feet. Findings detailed in such articles express that dexterous, strong feet not only improve athletic performance, but also ability. As someone who believes in looking at my training from the foundational…
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CrossFit Review & Alternatives
In 2014, during my final year as a full-time personal trainer, much of the personal training community branded CrossFit as the gym with sloppy trainers who don’t check or correct form, with a program beloved by cultish zombies who know no better than to do as instructed. This reputation was…
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Muscle Fibers 101 & Goal-specific Training
Our bodies are composed of three types of skeletal muscle fibers: (1) Type I: slow-twitch, high endurance capacity; (2) Type IIa: fast-twitch, large, powerful, medium endurance capacity; and (3) Type IIb: fast-twitch, large, powerful, and easy-to-fatigue (sometimes called fight-or-flight muscle fibers). Your muscle fiber composition ratio is dependent on a…
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Exercise, Training, or Ritual
Are you exercising, training, or performing rituals? You might consider the first two to be synonymous and the third, esoteric and totally foreign. However, I would argue that the first two are similar but distinct, and a lot of people might unintentionally be engaged in the third. Either way, I…
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Understanding and Manipulating Macronutrients
Our bodies require three types of macronutrients: carbohydrates, proteins, and fats. These nutritional categories are further subdivided based on variations in composition and nutritional content. Through understanding these variations, you can adjust your choices to better fuel and recover from workouts and improve your overall health. Calories per gram/macronutrient: Carbohydrates:…
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