by Laurin Conlin | Oct 24, 2019 | Article, Uncategorized
Chances are if you’re subscribed here, you’ve heard about diet breaks. If you haven’t, here’s a quick rundown. While there is no “set” definition, this is what most people practically implement. As it sounds, it’s a break from your diet. Typically this is represented...
by Gillian SanFilippo | Oct 24, 2019 | Article, Uncategorized
n Part 1, I gave you a run down of what insulin sensitivity is, why it’s important, and what we did in order to work on it. The things I brought up previously are very much still a part of what I am focusing on, but we made some more changes that are helping with both...
by Gillian SanFilippo | Oct 24, 2019 | Article, Uncategorized
When I think about insulin sensitivity, my mind wouldn’t directly go to bodybuilders. How would it make sense that some of the fittest people could experience it? You wouldn’t think a lack of insulin sensitivity would be an issue for competitors (I certainly didn’t),...
by Karina Noboa | Oct 24, 2019 | Article, Uncategorized
As physique athletes, or someone who is just trying to live their best life we are always looking for ways to optimize nutrition. We often consider things such as specific macro nutrient ratios, calorie expenditure vs intake, cardio regiment etc. One thing that is...
by Ryan Conley | Oct 17, 2019 | Article, Uncategorized
The importance of body awareness is paramount in learning how to execute techniques properly and being coachable. With all lifting exercises, there is a baseline understanding of how something should look or appear. As you get more and more specific towards the...
by Laurin Conlin | Oct 17, 2019 | Article, Uncategorized
We know that as leptin decreases (it is inevitable over the course of a diet), you start to lose your ability to feel full. As that is happening, ghrelin is increasing, which is telling you that you are hungry. You can see how this is a recipe for disaster over the...