TV Weight Loss Gurus are Bullshit Artists. Watch any weight loss segment on TV or read any weight loss/ magic diet book and you'll hear the same story, "It's not your fault" followed with "Do THIS magic thing and you'll finally be everything you wanted". Just so we're all on the same page: THATS ALL BULLSHIT. #1. If You're Overweight, it's 100% YOUR FAULT That's a good thing. It means YOU have CONTROL over it. I know, it's not PC to say this these days, but think about the alternative. ie. Your weight isn't your fault. Then WTF do you do If your weight is out of your control? Hope, pray and just accept the fact that you're screwed? If it's your … [Read more...]
The Real Reasons You Cant Lose Weight
April 10, 2019 by
The REAL Reason(s) You Can't Lose Weight Last time we established It all comes down to energy balance. Calories In vs. Calories Out. Since the excuses you give yourself were eviscerated, here's what I've found as the most common weight loss/ weight gain culprits. *Except night time eating...last time I forgot about night time eating. Riddle me This Batman: If a Calorie is a Calorie is a Calorie at 8pm any different than a calorie at 8am? "Old perspectives for nighttime eating have been primarily based on populations of shift workers, night eating syndrome patients, and epidemiological data and suggest that the consumption of large mixed meals … [Read more...]
Why You THINK You Can’t Lose Weight
March 27, 2019 by
You Eat More Calories Than You Burn Seriously, it's that simple. You can stop here if you want... I know, you're not eating that much. You only had a salad for lunch and chicken and broccoli for dinner last night. Why You THINK You Can't You Lose Weight aka. the excuses you've given yourself.... I've heard them all, but these are the most common and maybe the most damning. Why the most damning? Because they're usually just straight up excuses. These are things that someone has convinced themselves of without any real thought or education on the matter. And most of them are a simple effort to remove responsibility and … [Read more...]
Magical Diet of the Minute: Keto!
January 28, 2019 by
New Year, New You And all that bullshit, right? Dietary New Years Resolutions usually amount to, "This is the year, I'll finally eat like an adult, quit making excuses for my craptastic food choices, (and yes, they are CHOICES), and take actual f-ing responsibility for what I, a fully functioning adult human being, put in my mouth". But, let's get real. Linda brought doughnuts this morning. Boston Crème... I'll just have one and start tomorrow. <----find tomorrow on the calendar.. Hell, its only the end of January, your resolution has probably already been "broken" and you're at the same place you were on February 1, 2018, and February 1, 2017 … [Read more...]
2018 NSCA Personal Trainers Conference Review
October 12, 2018 by
2018 NSCA Personal Trainers Conference The NSCA finally held one of their conferences in Baltimore... As with all things, there are pros and cons to this. I didn't have to get on a plane, pay for a hotel and spend a ridiculous amount to stuff my piehole stay fed. But I also didn't get a child-free mini vacation. #Adulting When I first got certified, circa 2006(ish) the National Strength and Conditioning Association had 2 major conferences each year. The National Conference The Personal Trainers Conference. In fact the first full. multi-day, NSCA event I ever went to was the PT conference in about 2007 or so. It was in Las Vegas. My … [Read more...]
Protein: An Amno Acid Story
September 15, 2018 by
PROTEIN Protein is EVERYWHERE these days. But most folks don't know what it is, what the hell it even does, how much of it you actually need and is a "protein bar" with 8 grams of protein actually a protein bar? *It's not. Protein: The Building Blocks of Life Well, actually that's DNA. But DNA tells the body what amino acids, the building blocks of proteins, to sequence to form proteins, making for every tissue in the human body. No protein means no muscle, bone, ligament, hair, skin, enzymes, hormones, Protein is Essential: "Proteins are large, complex molecules that play many critical roles in the body. They do most of the work in cells and are required … [Read more...]
Wanting to Eat a Second Cupcake isn’t a Sugar Addiction..
August 23, 2018 by
Are We Addicted to Sugar? Unless you've been living under a rock or blissfully never listening to the fear box TV, you've probably heard that sugar is as, or more, addicting than "hard" drugs like cocaine and heroin. Study: Sugar Hidden in junk food eight times more addictive than cocaine "A junk food addiction is a lot more like a drug addiction than researchers previously thought. They now claim sugar is eight times more addictive than cocaine." - ABC13 Houston Sugar = Heroin, How to Cut Your Addiction - Big Think Believe me, I have. In fact, it gets repeated to me on an almost daily basis. Usually in the form of, "I can't lose weight, I'm … [Read more...]
Esoteric Sh@t: Why We Fall For Stuff Like Apple Cider Vinegar
May 31, 2018 by
This Just Happened (again): *I've been asked this question al least 20 times in the last month or two.... Client: "What Do You Think About Apple Cider Vinegar?" Me: "What do you mean? I think it makes pulled pork taste good...." Client: "Do you think taking a shot of it before you eat does anything for losing weight?" Me: "Have you ever taken a shot of Apple Cider Vinegar? I haven't, but I'm pretty sure you aint eating sh@t after you do." Apple Cider Vinegar Helps You Lose Weight? Really? Seems too easy right? Mostly, how the hell did we JUST COME ACROSS THIS NOW? We're Drawn to Esoteric, Novel, Unbelievable Sh@t No matter how unbelievable, … [Read more...]
