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 | Apr 28, 2020 | general health, motivation, strength training
My favorite memes/videos I’ve seen during this quarantine have been those put out by hair stylists cautioning clients NOT to cut their own bangs or do their own hair coloring during the mandatory shutdown because they are going to fuck it up. Why? Hairstylists are...
by Kristen Perillo | Apr 21, 2020 | fat loss, general health, motivation
I did something I should not have done this morning: I read the comments on a Facebook news article link. It was an article about whether gyms and salons could reopen, and while many of the comments were more thoughtful, many of them said things like this: “Why? So...
by Chris Rombola | Apr 14, 2020 | fat loss, general health, motivation, nutrition, strength training, women
Teachers love teaching; to honor that, I’m going to use Danielle to teach a simplified lesson in weight. The picture to the left is from 2012. She weighed 113# and was running 25+ miles a week to maintain her body composition. The reason I have this picture is...
by Chris Rombola | Dec 15, 2019 | general health, fat loss, motivation
On March 14, 2004, I was 21 years old and weighed in at 285lbs; the weight had to do with mental and physical factors. Mental: I was so skinny growing up that I had to run around the shower to get wet; if I turned sideways and stuck out my tongue, I would look like a...
by Chris Rombola | Dec 1, 2019 | fat loss, general health, motivation, strength training
In my experience, nutritionally, the trek from Thanksgiving to New Year’s Day is an overtly challenging time for most. It’s the season for family, friends, and food—savory, delectable, ambrosial holiday fare that we normally wouldn’t indulge in any other time of year....
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