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If you’re looking to lose weight, it’s pretty typical to look at the calories. It makes sense, since 3,600 calories equates to 1lb. So if I limit my diet by 3600 calories a week then I’d lose 1lb a week. It’s basic science, a calorie deficit will force your body to lose weight. This is the typical reason why people look to calorie counting for weight loss.
With that said, when we actually apply this it’s a much different story. [Read more…]
We all know that the benefits of the squat for your booty to performance training. While the squat is a great exercise to do you have to ensure that you can execute the lift without any pain. With that said, if you want to squat and can squat without pain, here are a few personal training tips that can help you pump up those squat numbers. [Read more…]
Forget about sit ups and crunches to get “Six Pack Abs”, planks are an extremely effective way to fire up your trunk. I can admit as a NYC personal trainer and Olympic weightlifter doing regular planks can become monotonous. Holding a plank for longer than a minute just kills me, it’s not that it’s physically [Read more…]
While I’d rather have whole foods, my hectic schedule as a personal trainer in NYC makes supplementation a necessary factor to sustain train at a high level and to recover quickly. Unfortunately, like most people, I really don’t like the taste of protein or amino acid powders. If I do find something I’m fond of, I usually get sick of it pretty quickly. This is probably why my cabinet is full of barely used protein and amino acid powders = wasted money.
There are many reasons to hire a personal trainer, especially as New Years is just around the corner. But before you make your New Years resolution or hire a personal trainer in NYC, let’s go over some staggering stats about New Years resolutions:
According to the University of Scranton Journal of Clinical Psychology, the #1 New Years resolution of 2012 was to “Lose Weight”. Unfortunately, it states that 8% of the people that do make a new years resolution actually achieve their goal. Then there’s the 24% that never succeed and fail on their resolution each year.
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