by Chris Rombola | Sep 23, 2019 | fat loss, general health, motivation
Society has enabled unhealthy behaviors under the guise of “moderation,” and people get frustrated when, unbeknownst to them, this “moderation” is the underlying reason they don’t hit the entirety of the body composition/health results they seek. I fall into the trap...
by Chris Rombola | Sep 18, 2019 | general health, fat loss, motivation
Whether it’s reality or my perception of the world as I’ve aged, I feel 10-15 years ago, the trend of “fat shaming” was at its climax and at the forefront of mainstream conversation. Quite frankly, I think that behavior sucks. I hate bullies. I got picked on by...
by Chris Rombola | Sep 16, 2019 | general health, fat loss, motivation
When I saw her last week, it made me so sad. I’ve known her for decades. She rocks! She didn’t start training until her 40s. She naturally has a very fast metabolism and never felt the need. Her nutrition isn’t the best, but she was always lean. In her 40s, she...
by Chris Rombola | Aug 5, 2019 | general health, fat loss, motivation
I’m Italian. I talk with my hands, metabolize espresso at a prodigious rate, am a moonstruck romantic, and am a stellar chef. I couldn’t write down a recipe for you to follow because it would look like this: Add a considerable amount of beefA little bit of saltMore or...
by Gina Rombola | Aug 5, 2019 | recipes
Looking for a new way to cook your chicken? Look no further! This recipe skips the bread crumbs and other ingredients that many “crusted” chicken recipes use. The result is a lower carb, high protein chicken dish with some healthy fats from the pistachios...
by Kristen Perillo | Jul 22, 2019 | strength training, women
You’re having a tough work day, and you’re looking forward to smashing your squat session afterwards to get some stress out. You’re more excited about adding weight to the bar at the gym than you are about anything else in your day, and you breathe a sigh of relief...
by Chris Rombola | Jul 15, 2019 | general health, injury recovery, motivation, strength training
I had my four-month checkup with my surgeon last week. It has been just over four months since my Achilles tendon ruptured and needed surgical repair. I was given a stellar review and told I was ahead of schedule in my recovery. So long as things continue on a...
by Chris Rombola | Jul 9, 2019 | strength training, general health, motivation
“I’m sick of being fat!” she exclaimed. As I listened to her, an out of town acquaintance who stopped by to say “hello”—and yes, I have her permission to share this story—my mind started making calculations. By her own declaration, she was “thirty f’n pounds”...
by Kristen Perillo | Jun 25, 2019 | strength training, women
Ladies, are you a laughter leaker? A jumping jack trickler? A squat spiller? So many women suffer from mild to moderate incontinence—also known as inappropriate urination—both during workouts and in everyday activities, and because so many women experience it, we have...
by Chris Rombola | Jun 24, 2019 | injury recovery, strength training
Did you miss part 1 of this series on Chris’s Achilles rupture and subsequent recovery? Check it out here. Surgery was a blur. I don’t remember much after I was given anesthetics. I only recall pondering aloud, as my wife drove me home, “Who put my pants back...
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