by Kristen Perillo | Jun 16, 2020 | general health, motivation, nutrition
I’m a big fan of the idea of getting better everyday. When it comes to training, this is easy to track. I try to match or beat whatever I did last time. An extra rep with the same weight, a heavier weight than before, an extra round of conditioning work—these small...
by Kristen Perillo | Jun 16, 2020 | general health, fat loss, motivation, strength training
We’re a culture obsessed with cooties right now. We’re wearing masks to avoid other people’s cooties. We’re staying home to prevent ourselves from unknowingly spreading our own cooties. We’re hoarding hand sanitizer so we can kill the cooties we pick up in the few...
by Kristen Perillo | Jun 16, 2020 | fat loss, general health, motivation, nutrition, women
At the beginning of June 2019, I put my summer fat loss goals on hold. Stress, death in the family, end-of-school-year bullshit, and exhaustion all warranted a short break from calorie restriction for me. Good news: The break helped. I was ready to get that six pack...
by Chris Rombola | Jun 16, 2020 | general health, fat loss, strength training
Hey, Chris, I haven’t been getting all of my weightlifting workouts done lately, but it’s been beautiful out, and I’ve been going on way more jogs and bike rides! Will I get the same fat loss results? P.S. I’m of the social media generation; can you make the answer...
by Chris Rombola | Jun 16, 2020 | general health, strength training
A client asked me this last week, and this is how I answered. This client’s workouts have some specific requirements that were customized to this client’s goals, but everything else about the answer—concentric, eccentric, intramuscular coordination—applies to...
by Chris Rombola | Jun 16, 2020 | general health, fat loss, strength training
Hey, Chris, I have a fat loss question for you, but I also have some stipulations on it! The question is, why do I have to lift weights to lose fat? Why can’t I just walk? And the stipulations are, I zone out when you talk all sciencey, so make it stupid simple. And I...
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