Posts by Christie

One of the most common causes for people to give up on their weight loss goal is from hitting a plateau. No matter how hard they try, they feel stuck at a certain weight. Do not get discouraged because a weight loss plateau eventually happens to everyone trying to lose weight. Here are a few tips to help you during this frustrating time and to help you get back on track to your weight loss goal. ·Make...
12/1/2011 7:13:29 AM
Goals of Building Muscle Mass 1. Most people think that the more protein they eat the more muscles they will build but excess protein intake does not store as bulging muscles. 2. What you need in order to add muscle is extra calories and those extra calories should mostly come from carbohydrates. Carbohydrates fuel your muscles so they can perform intense muscle-building exercises. 3. To gain one pound...
4/6/2011 9:25:03 AM
Skipping breakfast is a common practice among athletes who exercise early in the morning. If you climb out of bed and eat nothing before you start exercising you will most likely be running on fumes. During the night, you can deplete your liver glycogen, the source of carbohydrate that maintains normal blood sugar levels. When you start a workout with low blood sugar, you fatigue earlier than you would...
1/17/2011 5:04:49 AM
Health is one of those nice things to do. That’s why it goes together with New Year’s Resolutions. You make a claim for things you want to change, but ignore it the moment after it is spoken. Perhaps you’re a little better than that, and so you decide to jump in headstrong at the local gym for a week or three. Soon your trips start to decline from everyday to three times a week, until you wondering...
1/14/2011 3:21:54 PM