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Too often I hear clients, teammates, and friends talk themselves out of a workout or heavy lifting session because they are "too tired", have had a "bad day", or just aren't "in the mood". You name, I've heard it.
Though, we are all guilty of having negative thoughts from time to time, it doesn't mean you have to succumb to them. When your mind is saying "no, I can't do this" or "this is way too hard" it's time to bring your focus back to the positive, not the negative. I'm here to tell you that you are indeed capable of doing great things in the gym even when you aren't 100% there mentally. Some of my best gym sessions happened on days that I wasn't "mentally pumped."
If you always take the easy way out, you're never going to achieve your fitness goals. Get off that couch and break a sweat!
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If you want to lose weight, doing cardio every day for hours at a time is the way to do it. NOT!
Instead, try lifting heavy weights. What does lifting do for your body besides make you stronger? It helps you build lean mass. Muscle building burns calories.
When most people try to lose body fat, they all tend to make the same mistake; they go all out on the elliptical but never make their way to the weight room. You will lose weight this way, but you will also lose important lean muscle mass. Your number one priority when attempting to lose weight is to maintain the muscle mass you have. Lifting heavy weights will help you maintain that muscle mass.
Ten pounds of muscle burns 50 calories per day (that’s 350 calories a week!) Go big or go home!
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