What Is A Calorie?

Calories are often hailed as the be all and end all of nutrition. Want to gain weight? Eat more calories. Want to lose weight? Eat less calories. It’s that simple right? Unfortunately it’s not always that simple and I’ll explain why. Before I do I want to add that measuring calorie intake and increasing or

Understanding What Catabolic & Anabolic Mean For Your Results

Every second of the day our body will either be in a catabolic or anabolic state. If you are trying to lose body fat or build muscle then you need to understand these terms. Catabolic and anabolic states indicate to us whether we are building or burning nutrients. These terms I mentioned briefly in our

The Best Nutrition Plan In The World

The best nutrition plan in the world. This is what we are all searching for isn’t it? The best nutrition plan to help us drop fat, build muscle and have optimal health. You can stop searching because I have some news. There is no such thing as the ‘best’ nutrition plan that works 100% of

Eating Better But Feel Worse? 3 Reasons Why

Have you started eating better but feel worse?  It is far more common than you think. Many weight loss journeys have a similar trend. There is an initial rush of motivation and drive to achieve your goal. To drop weight, people will often change as many things as possible to see results. This often entails

Do You Have A ‘Bad’ Metabolism?

Do you suspect that you have a ‘bad’ metabolism? Is your ‘slow’ metabolism stopping you from losing weight? If you have ever tried to lose weight I am sure you will have heard the fancy word metabolism along the way. It is often blamed as this magical and complex thing which decides who will be

Understanding Your Training Program: Exercise Sequence

For the last article in our ‘Understanding Your Training Program’ series, we are covering exercise sequencing. Exercise sequence dictates the order in which you perform your exercises. This is extremely important to understand as it will effect the entire structure of your training. Exercise sequence will be displayed on a training program with a letter

Understanding Your Training Program: Rest Periods

Rest periods are a vital part of your training program but are often overlooked. People will fall for 1 of the 2 following mistakes: Mistake #1: Thinking that rest periods between sets are a waste of time and that less rest is always best. Mistake #2: Taking too long during rest periods and not achieving

Understanding Your Training Program: Tempo

Tempo is often underrated when it comes to a training program. It refers to the speed that you perform an exercise and will have a tremendous effect on what stimulus your muscles will recieve. If you are training to improve strength then your tempo should be different than if you were performing a higher repition

Understanding Your Training Program: Sets and Repetitions

  So you have committed to joining the gym and start training. You have set your ego aside and have made the intelligent decision to hire a personal trainer to help you figure out what you should be doing to reach your goals. Smart decision. If you’ve decided to work with Real Results Personal Training
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Is Inflammation Ruining Your Fat Loss?

  Chronic inflammation can be a big hurdle for those training for fat loss, hypertrophy and to improve health and performance. Getting inflammation under control is a vital step to help accelerate results from a nutrition or training plan. From experience, a large number of our personal training clients initially present with some signs and