Eight Exercises for One Muscle and None for Common Sense: When Social Media Builds Your Routine
Copying routines from social media? Why more exercises don't guarantee more results, and how to progress with a plan designed for you.
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Training, nutrition and fitness myths.
What you need to know to train better, eat better and not fall for magic promises.
Your Body Doesn't Do Rush Jobs: It Responds to What You Do Every Day
"When will it start to show?" Why results come from habits you sustain, how to review your training and nutrition, and how to keep from giving up.
From Trainer to Business: Your Name Has to Earn, Too
How to turn your knowledge, empathy and follow-up into a personal brand with an identity, clients and a sustainable business as a fitness coach.
From Party Saturday to Blame Tuesday
The post-party slump, what the evidence says about "Tuesday blues", and how to decide whether to train, recover and get back to the gym safely.
Peptides and Weight Loss: Semaglutide and Tirzepatide
What semaglutide and tirzepatide (Ozempic, Mounjaro) are, what the studies show about weight loss, and why muscle and training still matter during treatment.
How to Choose the Right Personal Trainer: 10 Keys
How to choose the right personal trainer: 10 keys to finding someone who looks after you, understands you and helps you reach your goals at the gym.
Body Image Distortion: Mirror, Mirror… Why Don't I Look the Way I Want Yet?
What body image distortion is, why it affects women more, its consequences, and keys to overcoming it through self-acceptance and self-esteem.
Fatphobia, an Ever-Present Reality
Ronald Medina reflects on fatphobia and the harassment many people with obesity face, and why changing your body also means changing your mind.
What Happens When You Lose Muscle Mass From a Sedentary Lifestyle?
What happens to your body when a sedentary lifestyle causes muscle loss: a slower metabolism, more fat and less strength, and how strength training helps.
Have You Ever Felt Uncomfortable at the Gym?
Why almost half of people who join a gym quit before the 6-month mark, and what you can do to feel comfortable there and stick with your training.
Steel Glutes
Four exercises for strong, round, lifted glutes: glute bridge, cable kickback, squat and lunges, with sets and reps, plus tips on technique and adding weight.
The Famous Cheat Meal
What a cheat meal is, how to work one into a strict eating plan, the psychological benefit it can offer, and what the evidence doesn't support.