Archive for year: 2016
Client Transformations and Testimonials of 2016
December 31, 20162016 has been a different kind of year. Some highlights include landing a book deal with Human Kinetics, getting accepted into grad school for psychology, starting and finishing revisions for Eat. Lift. Thrive. (due out next summer), and successfully wrapping up my first sem...
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365 Days Later: Reflecting on a Year of Balance Post-Bikini Show
October 24, 2016Today marks one year to the day since I stepped on the bikini stage at OCB Nationals in Laurel, Maryland and won my IFPA pro card. That was an exciting weekend, no doubt, and probably one of my prouder accomplishments to date. It’s now been 365 days, and a lot has chan...
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Willpower is Not the Answer to Sustainable Weight Loss
July 29, 2016Every now and then, I have a reader or a client whose body seems incredibly resistant to losing bodyweight. No matter how low we drop their calories relative to their bodyweight, regardless of how high their dietary adherence, and irrespective of how well they manage their s...
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Don’t Hate the Carbs, Hate the Calorie Game
June 30, 2016Today’s guest post comes courtesy of Stephanie Dorworth of BeautifultotheCore.com. She and her husband Zach are launching a free four-week e-course on flexible dieting that you may want to check out – details at the end! There was once a 20-year old college stude...
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For Physique Goals, Set a Target Look, Not a Target Bodyweight
May 10, 2016The norm when it comes to physique goals is to set a target bodyweight. You want to shed 15lbs. You hope to get back to what you weighed in high school, which was 35lbs ago. You strive to come in under 200lbs by summertime. The norm is wrong. If your primary interest in f...
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Make Your Nutrition Fit Your Life and Not the Other Way Around
April 20, 2016Last summer, I added a new item to my services to complement the release of my e-book, The Beginner’s Guide to Macros. My one-time macro calculation service was provided as an option for individuals who had purchased my product, read through and understand the ins and ...
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So You Want to Be a Powerlifter? Here are 20 Things You Need to Know
April 15, 2016The basic premise of any powerlifting meet is as follows: you compete with other individuals in your gender and weight class, and you have to perform the back squat, deadlift, and bench press; you have three attempts for each lift, and you only have to select your opening a...
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