Everytime you turn around these days there is a new fad diet or nutrition plan that is supposedly the best thing since sliced bread. There are literally thousands of diets you can follow, making it very difficult to figure out which one can work for you, and work long term.
I’m choosing three very different diets to go over. Keep in mind that everybody’s body is different, and while one plan may work wonders for your friend, it may not be the one for you. Also with any radical change...
You’ve pulled the trigger and have embarked on your fitness journey! Whether you’ve taken a class or hit the weights, your body is likely hurting in places you never knew you had muscles. Welcome to DOMS! Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness. While not always unavoidable, there are some things you can do to help relieve the pain. DOMS usually sets in anywhere from 12 to 24 hours, and typically lasts 2 to 3 days. There can be slight swelling (inflammation), tenderness to the touch, reduced strength...
In 2012 I began training for my first figure competition. The desire to compete came to me totally random, as most things do for me. I had been working out for a short while, under a year, and decided “why the heck not”! I admired the women’s muscles bodies, their discipline, and wanted to be just like them.
So I dove in. I had a personal trainer, a competition coach, and I was SET. Somewhere along the way I began adding to my prescribed workout and cardio plan, and of course not...
