New and improved! We’ve all seen these words flashed on our television screens, situated at the top of print ads in magazines or ads on social media. In my view, after studying, experimenting with, and practicing countless exercises, diets, supplements, etc. there really is no new and improved when it comes to things that just […]
Author: Alex Arion
Positive Affirmations
I found these some time ago online on the now defunct www.stanbillue.com website. The late Stan Billue was a successful businessman and sales trainer. Please feel free to use these or alter them and make them your own. I do these affirmations in the morning when I first wake up and in the evening before […]
Stop Comparing Yourself with Others and Draw Inspiration Instead
Today, I’m going to talk about the absolute BEST way to guarantee failure in your health and fitness goals. You’ll probably find that you’ve been guilty of this in the past. I was. You may even be doing this currently. If so, I’m going to tell you why it’s sabotaging your fitness goals and why […]
Keep Your Diet Simple
One of the biggest mistakes I see made by someone that starts out on their fitness journey is trying to overcomplicate things, especially when it comes to diet. I’ve talked about this before, but it bears repeating. Keep it simple. Want to stick with your diet? Pick a few foods on your plan and eat […]
Mondays
A quick one today… I woke up this morning excited. I was thinking about all of the challenges that I get to face this week. I was going over everything in my head, formulating some preliminary plans and making schedules for myself. Will I stick to most of them? Probably not. Life throws a lot […]
You Don’t ‘Have’ To Do Anything
In today’s world, so many of us lead busy lives. We have jobs, we have bills, some have kids. Point is… we all have responsibilities. As is the main objective of this website/blog, we must all make time for our health and fitness, too. If we’re not healthy, we won’t live the best, longest lives […]
Carnivore Diet Update
About a month ago, I wrote about being on the Carnivore Diet and what my experiences with it had been up until that point. I thought it would be good to update my progress and results so far. I’m still doing it. 71 days so far. Still Intermittent Fasting (IF) as well. Full disclosure: I […]
Be Selfish
Growing up, most of us were taught that being selfish is wrong. We were told constantly by our parents, our teachers. If we were raised practicing a certain religion, we were told of the selfless acts of the people of the past and told that we should aim to act the same way so that […]
It All Factors In
A brief post today, but something important to think about. When starting out on your fitness journey, it’s very important to understand just how much every minute of the day factors into the results you get from the time spent in the gym. Very often, especially for those just starting out and learning about health […]
Don’t Forget the Basics
If you’re just beginning your fitness journey, then you know that you start with the basics. You learn the basic exercises, basic routines, set and rep schemes for your workouts, exercise tempo, etc. For many, results of some kind will come, whether it’s an increase in strength, speed or flexibility, a loss of fat, a […]