Hey Goal Diggers! Anyone who has ever started a diet or had a resolution to work out and lose weight or gain muscle has probably thought to themselves at one point or another this is too difficult, I can’t do this or this isn’t working….
Hey Goal Diggers! I have the privilege of being a featured coach for the I Run My Body 365 Challenge!! My goal is to help motivate you to do something healthy everyday! During the week of May 1st through May 7th I will be sharing…
What are compound exercises? The short answer: Compound exercises are movements that involve multiple muscles and joints. Regardless of your primary fitness goal (weight loss, muscle gain, performance etc), compound exercises should make up the majority of your workout. Isolation exercises (exercises that involve only…
I have often been asked for my opinion on juices cleanses, detoxes, colonics etc and I have always stated that I believe that striving for good nutrition everyday is way better than a temporary fast, cleanse or detox program or procedure.
I know I am not alone; we’ve all sniffed our water bottle or shaker cup at one time or another and decided to toss it and buy another one because it could never be clean enough again!! This can get expensive!! I have a possible…
Hi All! I have the pleasure of joining the hosts of the Renew Show tonight for a LIVE interview. I will be sharing my journey and answering your questions LIVE! I hope you are able to join me! I can’t wait!! Tonight Dec…
In addition to traditional primary lifts like weighted back squats and dead-lifts, I like to include auxiliary exercises to my leg days to target the glutes and hamstrings especially since I compete in the bikini division of the NPC. I have posted some other fun…
The health of your skin is very important and deserves your attention. Your skin is your body’s largest organ and is responsible for protecting our internal organs, muscles and bones. Your skin also plays a role in temperature regulation and vitamin D production. With all the…
I posted this image on my InstaGram account (follow me) and thought I would share it here too!! It seems a lot of focus is placed on squats to build, shape and sculpt the legs and booty. Squats are great however there is more to…
Suns out; guns out! This gym gem I picked up from my coach. I’ve shared it on social media before but not here! There are so many variations of bicep curls however this has easily become one of my favorites. Instructions: Find the Low Row…
The other day I met with my coach to discuss the plan for the next few weeks. My off season is officially over! After my last competition in November 2013 the plan for “off season” was to put on more muscle in preparation for 2014…
In my last post “Against the Grain”, I spoke about the Paleolithic, Paleo, or Caveman Diet and why it makes sense to me. Essentially the Paleo diet is a clean eating approach that helps to remove guess-work on what you should or should not eat….
Happy New Year!! Growing up (and still to this day), my mother always encouraged me to make plans and set goals. She says, successful people write things down. I attribute a lot of my success to being goal oriented and a planner. I was once…
Hey Goal Diggers! I definitely wanted to share another one of my favorite glute exercises which in my opinion targets the glutes (more specifically gluteus maximus) way more effectively than squats. They are called, Hip Thrusters/ Glute Bridges and there are several variations. This exercise was invented…
Hey Goal Diggers! Thought I’d share one of my favorite glute exercises in honor of hump day!! Lol Introducing… The hovering hip abduction!! Most gyms have this machine and if you’re lucky it faces a wall lol here we go… Step 1 Get in there!…