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Why Are My Quads Feeling Tight, Pumped, and Hard?
25 February 08 02:23 PM | Corinne | with no comments

When I went into the forums today I had a great question posed by one of the girls. Between sets in Superset 1, my quads felt really tight ; I tried to do a lot of stretching--as much as possible between sets. I continued that throughout each superset...

Filed under: Exercise, Weight Training, Strength Training, Supersets, intensity, building muscle, muscle pump

How to Change Up Your Weight Loss Program
07 January 08 08:20 AM | Corinne | 6 comment(s)

The body is a VERY SMART machine. It's adapts itself to whatever you routinely throw at it: food, cardio, weights. The keys to losing the fat are change, intensity, and consistency. No matter what you talk about, food, cardio, or weights, you have...

Filed under: Exercise, Weight Training, Strength Training

Legs in the Morning and Cardio in the Evening
21 October 07 02:45 PM | Trish | with no comments

I haven’t done this in awhile, but I split my routine today because I woke up at the crack of dawn and couldn’t go back to sleep. All I had time to do was knock one or the other out and since my weights routines are so intense I decided I should do it...

Filed under: Diet, Exercise, Weight Training, Weight Watchers, Cardio Workout, Interval Training, Treadmill

Sunday and It’s a New Week
21 October 07 02:42 PM | Trish | with no comments

The definition is starting to pop on my upper body. Legs are looking better, but with my loose skin they may always be a mess. I’m very happy with my upper body though. Looks like the new training and eating is really working. I took off yesterday. Business...

Filed under: Diet, Exercise, Weight Training, Weight Watchers, Cardio Workout, Interval Training, Treadmill, Eating Clean

Tuesday - Awesome Arm Workout
21 October 07 02:41 PM | Trish | with no comments

For all of us ladies who carry our weight in our lower half, working your upper body can be a great way to “reshape your body.” Although you can’t spot reduce, you can build out the areas of your body that are naturally leaner so that the eye is drawn...

Filed under: Diet, Exercise, Weight Training, Weight Watchers, Cardio Workout, Interval Training, Treadmill

Leg Strength…It’s a Good Thing
21 October 07 02:39 PM | Trish | with no comments

Today I did my leg routine and a little cardio afterward for a cool down. Legs are one of those body parts that I feel you should work hard and if you work them hard enough you shouldn’t have a lot left over for cardio. Sometimes I will try to blow them...

Filed under: Diet, Exercise, Weight Training, Weight Watchers, Cardio Workout, Eating Clean

Come On and Get Your Shoulder Lean!
21 October 07 02:36 PM | Trish | with no comments

Wooooo…today was shoulders and it was good. I did the routine with my trainer and he gave me some great tips for form that I will definitely be including in my Exercise Directory I give all of my clients. Bill is really smart when it comes to correct...

Filed under: Diet, Exercise, Shoulder Workout, Weight Training, Weight Watchers, Cardio Workout, Interval Training, Treadmill

My Arm Workout…Not a Creative Title
21 October 07 02:33 PM | Trish | with no comments

Today I couldn’t think of anything nifty to start off the post. I think I’m just exhausted and sitting in Panera with the sweet smells of breads and pastries is about all I can freaking handle! It was arm day and I had to hustle through the workout to...

Filed under: Diet, Exercise, Weight Training, Weight Watchers, Cardio Workout, Arm Workout, Interval Training, Stairmaster

She’s Got Legs!
21 October 07 02:32 PM | Trish | with no comments

What is the one body part almost every woman wants to improve or shape up? Legs. Legs are the largest muscle group and provide a taxing workout when you do it right. There is nothing like a series of squats and lunges to send your heart rate skyrocketing...

Filed under: Diet, Exercise, Weight Training, Leg Workout, Cardio Workout, Treadmill

Five Must Have Items for Your Home Gym
21 October 07 02:32 PM | Trish | with no comments

Frequently I am asked “What is in your gym,” and “What do I need in my home gym if I want a good workout?” The answer is simple…NOT MUCH! You can outfit a room or corner with little money, minimal space demands, and get a solid workout day after day....

Filed under: Exercise, Weight Training, Making Exercise a Lifestyle

Simple Three Group Chest Workout
21 October 07 02:31 PM | Trish | with no comments

Let me begin with saying the push up challenge is certainly working my chest and arms because my upper body is just raging from all of this work. Compound that with my near crippled legs from yesterday’s “how to fry your legs without any weights” workout...

Filed under: Diet, Chest Workout, Exercise, Weight Training, Interval Training, Treadmill

Splitting Workouts Into Two Sessions - Can You Do This?
21 October 07 02:29 PM | Trish | with no comments

There is evidence that shows splitting your workout into two different sessions during the day is better for your performance and fat burning capabilities. This is true, but it is also true that finding motivation to do one workout a day is hard enough...

Filed under: Exercise, Weight Training, Making Exercise a Lifestyle, Cardio Workout

Working Out ALL DAY…or so it seems
21 October 07 02:28 PM | Trish | with no comments

Today is one of those days where I’m so busy with work and life that I am squeezing it all in when I can. Many of us forget that a workout doesn’t have to be XXX amount of time at X o’clock. It can be thrown at your body all day in shorter bouts with...

Filed under: Diet, Core Work, Exercise, Weight Training, Weight Watchers, Making Exercise a Lifestyle, Cardio Workout, Treadmill, Eating Clean

Saturday and Sunday Combo
21 October 07 02:27 PM | Trish | with no comments

Busy, busy, busy. That’s the best way to describe things these days. Getting in the workouts takes creativity, scheduling, and flexibility. Eating right takes discipline and preparation. That’s what life is about, though, learning how to do all that you...

Filed under: Diet, Core Work, Exercise, Shoulder Workout, Weight Training, Making Exercise a Lifestyle, Interval Training, Treadmill, Eating Clean

Cardio in the morning???
21 October 07 02:27 PM | Trish | with no comments

I happened to find this link today while researching a competely different topic and thought it was full of such valuable information that everyone should read it. It talks about: - EPOC: Excess Post-Exercise Consumption - Afterburn Effect - Cardio on...

Filed under: Exercise, Weight Training, Making Exercise a Lifestyle, Cardio Workout, HIIT

Leg Workout and Split Lessons
21 October 07 02:24 PM | Trish | with no comments

I am almost at one week of splitting cardio and weights into two different sessions and I like it a lot. The first part of the week I was doing the cardio in the afternoon and starting yesterday I switched to doing cardio at 6:00 a.m. and weights at 9...

Filed under: Diet, Exercise, Weight Training, Leg Workout, Cardio Workout, Interval Training, Treadmill

Arms and HIIT…Thanks Trish
21 October 07 02:23 PM | Trish | with no comments

A client emailed me a HIIT routine she wanted to try out and I asked her to allow me to do it first to see how intense it was. She found a good one! I made a couple of modifications to fit my level of running (or lack of) and switched out the strength...

Filed under: Diet, Exercise, Weight Training, Cardio Workout, Arm Workout, Treadmill, HIIT

Chest, Shoulders, and Legs…Oh MY!
21 October 07 02:22 PM | Trish | with no comments

The last three days have been interesting since I each workout has involved shoulders. I didn’t plan it that way but by the end of my chest workout (which involved a lot of bearcrawling and a lot of push ups) I noticed my shoulders felt like they were...

Filed under: Diet, Chest Workout, Exercise, Weight Training, Cardio Workout, Interval Training, Treadmill

Make A Difference Today
21 October 07 02:21 PM | Trish | with no comments

Who is the one person in your life that always makes you smile? Is there a person who makes life a little better each time you talk to them? Well, I’m very lucky. Lately I have been surrounded by the most caring and wonderful people, many of whom I have...

Filed under: Diet, Exercise, Weight Training, Back Workout, Weight Watchers, Cardio Workout

Five Tips to A Good Night’s Sleep and Why Your Muscles Need It
21 October 07 02:18 PM | Trish | with no comments

One of the undervalued aspects of a good workout program is your sleep habits. At rest, our bodies work very to repair all the damage we do during the course of the day. It is also when we burn through fat (or muscle depending on how well you are eating...

Filed under: Diet, Exercise, Weight Training, Making Exercise a Lifestyle, Vacation, Sleep

Clean Eating…I can’t say enough about it
21 October 07 02:15 PM | Trish | with no comments

One of the services I offer my online training clients is daily review and commentary of their food journals through the use of our member’s only discussion board. I teach them to eat clean and suggest small, liveable changes to their menus so that they...

Filed under: Diet, Exercise, Weight Training, Weight Watchers, Cardio Workout, Arm Workout, Eating Clean

The Scale Drama
20 October 07 09:50 PM | Trish | with no comments

Do you ever wake up in the morning, run to the scale, weigh-in, and either do a joyful dance because you are at your “happy weight” or slump your shoulders and look for your fat clothes because you gained a pound? For women, the scale has a powerful control...

Filed under: Diet, Chest Workout, Exercise, Weight Training, Scale, Cardio Workout, Treadmill, Cardio Directory

Cardio Routines Directory - Jello Legs and 30 Min. Core Sculptor
20 October 07 10:48 PM | Trish | with no comments

For the next few weeks I will be performing a variety of the Cardio Routines from my new Cardio Directory that I released on March 27 to give all of you who order even more ways to the use the routines. I almost couldn’t believe how many of you ordered...

Filed under: Diet, Core Work, Exercise, Shoulder Workout, Weight Training, Leg Workout, Cardio Workout, Treadmill, Cardio Directory, Elliptical

Why Change Your Exercise Routines?
20 October 07 10:45 PM | Trish | with no comments

Did you know doing the same cardio workout on your favorite machine every day loses effectiveness over time? The body is an amazing machine so it learns how to adapt to your daily activity, therefore, your workout starts to suffer. You burn less calories...

Filed under: Exercise, Shoulder Workout, Weight Training, Treadmill, Cardio Directory

Showing Up and Getting It Done
03 October 07 09:12 PM | Trish | with no comments

Some days you aren’t going to have a great workout. My leg workout was mentally hard and not as strong as usual. The last few days have been stressful and it all caught up with me this morning during my leg workout. I’m not going into the details, but...

Filed under: Fat Girl Thinking, Exercise, Weight Training

Phat Camp Lesson Three: Form
03 October 07 08:47 PM | Trish | with no comments

During our Phat Camp we had a great technique seminar with my own trainer, Bill, and we discussed form. Using good form during your workouts and focusing on the muscles you are working can take a workout from decent to great. Here are my tips to making...

Filed under: Exercise, Shoulder Workout, Weight Training