High Octane Body: Meet Our Participants!
These before & after photos show awesome progress from only four weeks! Great job, guys! Julie Jeff Kelly Jason Jason’s “After” picture will be here soon! The second edition of High Octane Body starts this Tuesday, so sign up today! (Click Here to Contact us for more information, if you live in Portland and want to hop on...
Read MoreGOYA Redux: Ready, Set, Go!
On Monday, Nick talked about the mantra of GOYA, i.e. Get Off Your Ass. I’d like to add my two cents. Losing weight is hard, right? Same with getting fit? Wrong. Both are easy. When I was really overweight in college, around 240 pounds, I turned around and lost 40 pounds in three months. It was a cinch. Getting started was the hardest part, but I had the recent breakup of a 3-year relationship to give me that last little kick in the ass. I’ll repeat that: Losing weight is not hard....
Read MoreFat Loss: This Means War
One of my favorite quotes about weight loss is by strength coach Dan John: “Fat loss is an all-out war. Give it 28 days — only 28 days. Attack it with all you have. It’s not a lifestyle choice; it’s a battle. Lose fat and then get back into moderation. There’s another one for you: moderation. Revelation says it best: ‘You are lukewarm and I shall spit you out.’ Moderation is for sissies.” It’s not uncommon for us to hear the word...
Read MoreIs Will Power Killing Your New Years Resolutions?
Matt Perryman has a great new article on reality of how our brains work and why simply accusing yourself of being “lazy” when you fail to meet a new years resolution isn’t helping anything: A depressingly large number of people abandon exercise programs, and diets, and plans to quit smoking, and most anything else you can name. Why is this? Are people really just lazy and weak-willed? Are they just stupid and in need of your brilliant workout and diet plan? I don’t like...
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