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What Are Macros and Why Should We Count Them?

admin — Tue, 25 Apr 2017 15:21:44 +0000

What Are Macros and Why Should We Count Them? “Macros? What the heck are they and why are people counting them?” That was my gut reaction when I caught wind of the macro trend. I have never been one to count calories or to follow any kind of diet for that matter. I mean why in the heck would I workout so hard if I can’t just eat what I want afterward? That has always been my mentality and approach to my diet but little did I know that I wasn’t eating enough of the foods that my body needed to perform properly. After an injury that set me back with my fitness goals and feeling like crap when exercising, I realized I needed to make a change. No longer could I just “wing it” when it came to my nutrition, especially when training as hard as I was. That is when I inquired about the macro craze, I did a little research on my own and then started asking questions to the friends I knew that were on a macro type diet. The things I read and heard were pretty similar, it was all about balance and making sure you hit your […]

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Meet Leah, Your 52 Day Shred Coach!

admin — Thu, 16 Mar 2017 11:00:33 +0000

You may have heard the news about our newly launched nutrition challenge called the 52 Day Shred (which we are SOOO excited about btw) but you have probably been wondering who the smoking hot brunette is that is pictured with me. Well, today you are finally going to meet Leah, my super fit friend who is also our 52 Day Shred Nutrition Coach! Leah has been a good friend and a training buddy of mine for a few years now but we recently decided to team up to launch the 52 Day Shred, which came about after I started working with her myself. I started working with Leah, owner of The Physique Shop, a few months ago because I felt like my nutrition could use a little work. I knew I made healthy choices (most of the time) but I had no idea exactly what my body needed to fuel my active lifestyle. I was tired and felt weak during my workouts, which I found out was due to undereating and not taking in nearly enough protein or carbs. I knew if I was struggling with my nutrition that there must be others out there experiencing the same issues with […]

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