3 Mechanisms for Muscle Growth There are three mechanisms of hypertrophy: mechanical load/tension, metabolic stress, and muscle damage. If you neglect any one of them, you’re leaving a lot of growth on the table. You want all 3. Ask the baddest peeps at your gym for advice on adding muscle and you’ll probably get mixed … Read more
You didn’t necessarily lose weight because you avoided an entire food group. You lost it because you created a calorie deficit. Principles stay. Systems forever change depending on who is selling what to you. Again, the principle will never change. I say this ALL the time. Look, food awareness is something I go over with … Read more
Stop leaning back at the end of your deadlift. Fix that shit. (Volume up) Hyperextending or over arching your back under heavy loads probably isn’t going to feel super amazing over time. ☠️⚰️🪦 #trainingtips ——————————————- Follow: IG @strength_coach_Cindy ️ Download Free Macro Calculator for Lifters : Link in Bio Apply for 1-on-1 Online Coaching: Link … Read more
Ive been coaching people how to lift for a long time now, especially women. Women just don’t push themselves enough in the weight room and Ive always said the exact list in the image. 9/10 times women tell me its heavy… then I push them more and there they go squeezing out another 5 reps! … Read more
7 NO BULLSHIT REASONS WHY YOU’RE STRUGGLING TO LOSE FAT Majority of the people underestimate how long it takes to lose fat. When you can learn how to manage external factors (ex. Weddings, birthday parties) while working on internal factors (ex. Stress and emotions) ….thats when you really learn to balance life to reach your … Read more
WANT TO SEE YOUR BODY CHANGE? DO THESE THINGS: First off, I always prefer people to work on developing a solid level of strength before doing a body recomp. You’ll be much happier down the road by doing things you never thought your body could do before. Second, strength training has to be a lifestyle … Read more
YOU DONT NEED MORE INFORMATION. YOU NEED IMPLEMENTATION. OK sure, maybe you need more of the right information. Yet still there is plenty of it for free all over the internet these days. You already know the reason you probably aren’t losing weight is likely because youre eating like shit. You already know you need … Read more
PRACTICE SAFE SETS . . You should always be entering the playground with intention. Always practice safe sets when playing with toys (DB, KB, BB, etc) especially with another lifting partner. . WASH THOSE DIRTY HANDS OF YOURS. Good hygiene is important! STRAP ON A COLLAR. Those weights shouldn’t be shifting around on the barbell. … Read more
FOOT ANCHORING: THE FOOT TRIPOD . . Anchoring/gripping your feet to the ground is often overlooked especially when seeing hip, knee,and ankle issues as problems can lie in the feet itself. Your feet is the start and foundation of everything. A stable foot helps build a stable ankle. A stable ankle helps build a stable … Read more
. . Willpower doesn’t work for long lasting fat loss in the general population and if it did it’s likely short lived “progress” If you have been constantly yo-yo-ing your weight for years and have been on the struggle bus keeping balance then will-powering your way isn’t going to work for you. . . ——————————————- … Read more