The Power of Social Support

Who you spend most of your time with will shape your outlook and your mindset. If you’re starting out on a a lifestyle change you’ll definitely find it difficult if you’re surrounded with people who are either unsupportive or just don’t understand your decision to change and the effort it takes. The research on social.. Read more →


Lifestyle is Changing your Style of Life

A true lifestyle change isn’t just a diet plan or a training plan. It is a plan to change and reorganize the STYLE of your LIFE. As such, you shouldn’t expect your life to remain the same because that would pretty much be the antithesis of a lifestyle change. There will be likely be changes.. Read more →


The Star Thrower

An old man had a habit of early morning walks on the beach. One day, after a storm, he saw a human figure in the distance moving like a dancer. As he came closer he saw that it was a young woman and she was not dancing but was reaching down to the sand, picking.. Read more →


Body Fat Measurements

While fat loss and muscle gain are likely the goals of anyone hoping to improve their physique, these numbers don’t really matter if you ultimately LOOK the same. Don’t waste your time stressing about these things (or bragging about them on the internet). At the end of the day, they are just numbers and typically.. Read more →


Fat Loss and Conflicted Feelings

Ambivalence is a state of having simultaneous, conflicting feelings toward something. That is, we can want something, but at the same time feel conflicted because we also want something else that cannot be had at the same time. For example, we can WANT to lose fat and can list all of the benefits of what.. Read more →


Peak Week Voodoo – Less is More

First some context – female figure, fitness and bikini competitors … There is much mystique and secrecy associated with the magical ‘Prep Week’. And yet, it arguably messes people’s end product up just as often as it enhances it. Never mind the additional fact that it doesn’t seem to have an exactly repeatable effect even.. Read more →