Jan 27The Problem With The ProcessBack in late 2o18 I received a text message from my mom, “somebody’s 39th birthday is coming up!!” I was at work at that time in used automobile financing. I was also preparing for my 4th marathon. But that text made me think a bit. I’m almost 40 years old…4 min read4 min read
Jan 19LUXURY GYM ETIQUETTE By CarlosBy dictionary definition, the customary code of polite behavior in society among members of a particular profession or group. In the above photo I’m working with a client right in the middle of the main walking at the gym I work in.I reached out to management before to make sure…3 min read3 min read
Jan 134 Reasons To Work With A Personal TrainerObviously, people get gym memberships to get in shape. There’s a lot of that going on right now being that it’s the start of the year. But people join luxury gyms for a variety of reasons like the one I train out of(EQUINOX on the Miracle Mile).. It could be…4 min read4 min read
Jan 1Understanding Bi-Articulate MusclesI already know what you’re thinking . The author just wanted to have an excuse to flex his muscles and used the article cover for it. Fair enough, hey theres nothing wrong with wanting to flex your muscles. Hey we work hard for this right? And its the beginning of…4 min read4 min read
Dec 27, 2022Cholesterol FundamentalsBefore I get started I’d like to point out that the above photo is from my school days at Show Up Fitness.We’d be studying hard , let me tell you !And those are not booger stains(although they look like it.. at least I hope they aren’t). Onto the show anyways. …3 min read3 min read
Dec 22, 2022The body adapts, but we must make it adapt.Let’s talk thermodynamics.In my own “athletic background” ( if you can call it that) I trained for performance. I lost some weight over the course of 7 marathons. But it wasn’t necessarily from running. I started marathon training at age 35. I’m 42(43- in about 7 weeks). …2 min read2 min read
Dec 19, 2022Somebody shoulda told me it would be like this, changing careers!I graduated from college at Cal State LA with an engineering degree in 2004.That was enough for me as far as school goes( so I thought). Some of my friends went onto earn graduate degrees from big time schools like USC. I’d ask said friends from time to time. “What’s…3 min read3 min read
Dec 13, 2022A little bit about calories. Lets talk about the thermal effect of food.It just my opinion, but extremely delicious foods can come from the “ free meals” and “good” side of the spectrum. And if you’ve read some of my previous blogs you know that both sides can cause weight gain or weight loss. Calories in vs calories out is what it…2 min read2 min read
Dec 9, 2022Running too much?Not too long ago I was listening to one of the morning sports shows. Sometimes the hosts go off on a tangent. That particular morning the host was. He was trying to bring home the point that we can’t out train a bad diet. So he brought up his marathon…3 min read3 min read
Dec 1, 2022Personal Trainers, Nutritionists & Registered Dietitians. How they cross, and who’s qualified to talk about what?The health and fitness industry consists of various titles from doctors and physical therapists, to chiropractors and dentists (to personal trainers). Fields tend to overlap in some regard. And if we’re good at what we do, we’ll likely get questions from our clients that cross that overlap. Thats why it’s…3 min read3 min read
