Category: motivation
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Fun Is A Key Ingredient To Fitness Success
One thing that I hammer home as much as possible on this website is to ‘win the mental game.’ As I have pointed out countless times in articles, someone can know all of the best exercises to do and all of the right things to eat, but it is only as good as their willingness…
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Develop Your Inner Personal Trainer
Succeeding in your fitness journey involves many things, but in my opinion and experience, the most important ingredient to success is motivation. It is why ‘motivation‘ is the first category listed on our homepage. Everything else flows from it. As I often say, and have mentioned several times on this website in my articles, someone…
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Tips For Not Breaking Your Diet On A Vacation
From purely a being-on-a-diet standpoint, vacations can be a two-edged sword. Obviously, vacations are amazing and we all strive to go on them as much as possible. However, they can also be the beginning of the end of a person’s diet. People go away from their routines and home kitchens when on vacation, and remaining…
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5 Tips For Newbie Gym Members
For some people, joining a gym is not a big deal. However, for many people, it can be an overwhelming thing. I regularly went to gyms as a kid, with my dad having competed as an amateur bodybuilder in my youth. Even without going to the gym with my dad, I was always comfortable at…
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What Are The Best Fitness Subreddits On Reddit?
I am, have been, and likely always will be a fan of Reddit. For those unaware, Reddit is a collection of online communities (subreddits) that people can join and participate in, each with their own rules and ‘culture.’ Also, people don’t have to join a subreddit and can just ‘lurk’ if they want to, with…
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5 Reasons Why You Don’t Ever Skip Leg Day
Many people dread ‘leg day’ at the gym, or ‘lower body day’ as some people call it. You have probably seen the memes. And while there are a lot of articles out there examining why people dread leg day, I think the answer is obvious – it is hard. Speaking from firsthand experience, doing lower…
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Should You Workout When You Are Sick?
Every year when cold and flu season rolls around, the paranoia level in my house goes up. Every cough and sneeze usually results in some long looks to see if it was a one-off or if it was indicative of an illness coming on. I have kids in public school, and those things are basically…
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Do Not Compare Your Level Of Fitness To Others
Staying motivated on your fitness journey is something that takes a lot of focus, thoughtfulness, and effort. Just as you have to put in work doing cardio and resistance training, you also have to work on ‘winning the mental game’ as I often put it. You can know all of the best workouts to do…
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Learning From Failure
When you embark on a fitness journey, one of the few things that is guaranteed is that you will eventually fail at some aspect. It may be failing to stick to your workout plan, it may be failing to succeed at a certain max rep attempt, or failing to avoid giving in to a craving…
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5 Benefits Of Getting A Gym Membership
Earlier this week I posted an article discussing some of the benefits of having a home weightlifting gym. I am a huge fan of having a home gym as anyone who knows me will attest. ‘The Young Family Gym For Middle-Aged Muscles’ is one of my favorite places to be. With that being said, having…