 Free stock photo from Pexels.com. We all know this one: try to get in at least 10,000 steps per day.
However, such black-or-white, one-size-fits-all solutions are sometimes outdated or unfounded or lack the necessary nuance to be correct or helpful, which is why I’m not usually a fan of them. But is this one bad? Or is there something to it?
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 We have to know how to eat right, train right, and take the right over-the-counter supplements. “BCAAs” stands for “branched-chain amino acids”, which are three of the nine essential amino acids your body needs in order to trigger muscle protein synthesis (MPS), or the creation of new muscle: leucine, isoleucine, and valine.
BCAAs are a very popular supplement, but are they worth your money? There are two main claims regarding BCAAs: 1. BCAAs improve body composition and training performance. 2. BCAAs enhance recovery by reducing delayed-onset muscle soreness (DOMS). … But do they?  Protein is crucial to supplying muscle tissue with the building blocks it needs for its growth. In no particular order:
 Free stock photo from Pexels.com. Exercise to stimulate, not to annihilate. The world wasn’t formed in a day, and neither were we. Set small goals and build upon them. The start of the year is an exciting time for fitness.
You may be super motivated right now, which is fantastic. There’s no better mental place to get started! But are your habits up to the task? Fat loss and muscle gain are often oversimplified as a matter of calories, protein, and resistance training. While these are fundamental components of the physique development process, fat loss and muscle-building phases require a lot more if you want to get the best results possible. That’s why, when I take on a new client, I don’t plunge them into a deficit or a surplus on Day 1. This approach could do them more harm than good if they didn’t have certain key habits in place, which I help them develop over the initial weeks of coaching. Some of these habits are always a priority, whereas others are more important in a deficit and less so in a surplus, or vice versa. Let’s start with the habits that are always a priority, no matter the phase.  Free stock photo from Pexels.com. Stay committed to your decisions, but stay flexible in your approach. Religiously tracking calories over the winter holidays isn’t often practical or enjoyable.
However, I completely understand if you’re anxious about taking a break from it because you worry that you won’t be able to maintain your results, what with all the festive food available in the office or at the store, and the social meals you may have planned. Nevertheless, while tracking can be a very helpful tool, it’s not the main contributing factor to your results, even if it can feel that way. The real contributors to your success so far are the new nutrition- and movement-focused habits that you’ve been building while calorie- and macro-tracking. If you maintain these habits, you will maintain your results, whether you’re tracking or not. That’s why in this article I want to focus on these five tips to help you maintain your fitness and health-focused habits should you choose not to track for a couple of days over Christmas, New Year’s Day, or any other holiday you may be celebrating this month: |
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