The Organic Debate, Nutrition Tip #6
This is another topic that came up on the grocery store tour: organic versus regular fruit and veggies. Tip #6 The Organic Debate by Dr. John Berardi The average person should consume two pieces of fruit and three servings of vegetables per day as a minimum. Athletes probably need even more – I recommend 10-15 servings per day for each of my athletes. Expert often spend too much time arguing about organic vs. regular fruits and veggies. I agree that raw, organic fruits and vegetables are best since they have a higher micronutrient count, but any fruits and veggies are better than none!...
read moreThe Grocery Store Tour
This last weekend I took a number of my clients and boot campers through Sunflower Market for a grocery store tour and nutrition seminar. Even though it was early for a Saturday morning we had a great turnout. If you missed the tour we will be doing another tour next month which is free for all current clients and campers. Most people recognize that nutrition is the key to good health, maximum performance and ideal body composition. No matter your fitness or health goal it all starts in the grocery store. If you fail to buy the correct foods you will fail to achieve your goal....
read moreBody Weight Only Boot Camp Workout
Here is a full body, metabolism boosting boot camp workout with exercises I consider to be fundamental movement patterns. Most other exercises are some variation of these basic exercises. The advantage here is that it can be done virtually everywhere. The only piece of equipment required is the best piece of equipment you will ever own…your body. If you’re on the road traveling and don’t want to miss your workout or you can’t get away from the house to go to the gym. This 20 minute workout will really rock your world. I initially excogitated this workout for...
read moreNutrition Tip #4…Revving up your metabolism
We just finished our first ever Skinny Jeans Lifestyle Transformation Contest. And the results are nothing short of amazing. If you weren’t involved, the contest was a test of compliance and making healthy lifetstyle changes. Each contestant was given a score card and a scoring system by which to earn points. Points were awarded for nutrition, strength training, cardio and supplements. Who ever had the most points at the end of the 6 week contest won. It was called the “Skinny Jeans” contest because you had to comply to the latest fashion trend and borrow...
read moreI found the magic weight loss pill…
I just recently had a conversation with a friend of mine about nutrition. She asked, “How many calories should I eat a day to lose weight?” I paused before I responded thinking back to the typical answer I would’ve given 5 years ago about the law of thermodynamics and how it’s a matter of calories in versus calories out. I still believe in the law of thermodynamics (it’s a universal law like gravity so I don’t have a choice), but I believe it doesn’t effect our body as simply as ‘calories in and calories out’ there are some other...
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