Every month I hold a Lunch and Learn for the employees at the Liz Claiborne Corporate headquarters in New Jersey.
This month’s topic was about Stubborn Fat Loss. Usually with these presentations, I distribute the powerpoint slides to everyone on my mailing list, but as I was giving the presentation, I realized I should’ve really named the presentation The Science or Physiology of Fat Loss.
What I like… Continue reading
My biggest pet peeves while at the gym is seeing one of these two things:
1 – A person with atrocious deadlift form. This usually entails a complete rounding of their lower back, while trying to lift a couple of hundred pounds.
2 – A person load up a bar with 2-4 plates on each side, get under it and squat a total of 3 and a half… Continue reading
There are really only two questions that need to be continually asked and answered by you. The answers to these questions, will not only give you extra motivation, but also know whether or not you’re on the right path. The first question is:
Unless you’re an athlete or are training for a very specific purpose, more than likely you’re training for one of three things:
1 – To Lose Weight
2 – To put on muscle
3 – To be healthy
Most people like to train for all three simultaneously and although possible, is not necessarily the most effective strategy. With that said, there are some people that have only one way… Continue reading
This may not be the most uplifting thing to end on, but by acknowledging that you will make mistakes,
that you will falter on your diet, that you are not perfect and that you will give into temptation, you give
yourself a priceless quality – self-compassion and the ability to forgive yourself.
Acknowledge that the road to success is often a bumpy one… Continue reading
If you did the work from step 6 (never stop improving), you realize that in the end, you may have a
specific goal, but it really should never be over.
These habits are lifestyle changes, not destinations or specific actions to do once and be forgotten.
If something isn’t working, then you will need to either change your behavior, time frame or strategy… Continue reading
Most people underestimate how large of an impact our environments can have on cueing us to fall back
into specific habits.
In one of the most “interesting” studies done in psychology, Brian Wasnick had participants watch a
movie and gave all of them popcorn. What was so interesting about this study is that the popcorn was
2-week old stale popcorn. For those people… Continue reading
Often times, the biggest obstacles to achieving our goals are not acting on the moments we do have to
act on them. One of the most successful ways to help increase your odds of sticking to a new routine
(whether that be workout habits, new eating habits, etc.) is to stay a step ahead by some simple “If-
Then” planning.
Before we delve into if-then planning, let’s… Continue reading
