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myfitness-app:

Heck ya! Sexy back!

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tonedtanhappy:

Putting your knees in front of your toes is terrible for them! Don’t do it!

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muffintop-less:

I often hear girls saying they “can’t” give up certain foods. While I realize it’s not healthy to deprive yourself, it’s not unhealthy to limit cheat foods to a meal or two a week. If something is truly your dream, you would be willing to give up some of the things you like.
For me, that was desserts, pizza and Mexican food. Before my dream became getting in shape.. I ate at least one of those everyday. I would always say I “couldn’t” give them up. The truth was…. it wasn’t that I “couldn’t” it was that I “wouldn’t”.
Decide what you want most and go after it! If you want to look like a fitness model… you need to eat and train like one. That doesn’t mean you can NEVER have your favorite junk food ever again! Even THEY have indulgences on occasion! But it means you must be willing to let go of those minor things for awhile to achieve the bigger dream, the bigger goal!

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muffintop-less:

The Truth About Muscle Toning by Flavia Del Monte, Certified Trainer and Nutritionist“It is unfortunate to see how many females who fear muscle end up detouring their progress in what should be a relatively easy goal, “toning”.I’ve always found it ironic when I read fitness magazines or hear trainers tell women you can’t build big muscles because you don’t produce as much testosterone as a man (which is true) but then paradoxically say to just use low weight and high reps or go for the burn! Why would it matter if women lift heavy weights and low reps if we don’t have the hormones to produce big muscles? Why do “fitness experts” contradict themselves and perpetuate these toning myths? Perhaps they are scared to prescribe heavy weights and low reps because they are misinformed on “toning”?Here’s what females must understand about muscle toning if they ever want TRULY toned, defined and sexy curves:Relying on low weight and high reps results in spending years trying to achieve what a few months of heavier weight and low reps could potentially bring if the weights were progressed up at a gradual level!The entire, “Drop the weights and go for a burn…” advice is complete nonsense! Here’s why:There are two types of muscle tone: Myogenic muscle tone and neurogenic muscle tone. You need both for a sexy,hard and defined looking body.Myogenic tone can be defined as residual tension in a resting muscle. What this really means is how hard, full and dense your muscles are at rest. An increase in myogenic tone is a permanent increase in the appearance of your muscles. Myogenic tone is affected by the density of your muscles and is improved by stimulation of the contractile proteins using a moderately heavy loads and moderately lower rep training workouts. Neurogenic tone refers to the level of tension in a muscle in a working or flexed state. That is how “hard” a muscle is when you are training it or just flexing it. It refers to muscle tone that is expressed when movements occur (like when you extend your arms to point). Neurogenic tone is improved due to the effect lower rep training [i.e. less than 7 reps] has on improving the efficiency of your central nervous system.Heavy weight training for women increases your myogenic tone through the hypertrophy (growth) of the contractile proteins myosin and actin (myosin and actin are by far the most dense components of skeletal muscle).Lower rep training with heavier weights is by far the best way to get a lean, defined and tight body. This type of training will increase the sensitivity of alpha and gamma motor neurons, thus increasing neurogenic tone when conducting even the simplest of movements (i.e. walking, extending your arm to point, etc).Training with heavy weights improves both myogenic and neurogenic tone. When a body is stripped of much of its fat, muscle density and hardness go a long way to enhancing the attractiveness of one’s physique! If your goal is to have a lean, sexy and defined looking body, then incorporating training with heavy weights and low reps is the next (and best) step to set yourself up for an amazing body.Need proof?Have you ever seen a women in the gym or in a magazine with defined arms? Toned shoulders? Sculpted calves? Trim thighs? The way their bodies are sleek and curved is easy to achieve once you get rid of the “drop the weights and go for the burn” nonsense and begin working out with some heavier weights and lower reps — this is the best way to lean, hard and strong, but not big! As long as you manage your calories, there is no fear in getting big. Remember, muscles grow on calories so as long as you don’t start eating like a bodybuilder, you will never come close to looking like one (thank goodness)!Now that you can see a difference between myogenic tone and neurogenic tone it’s time to use this information to go from ordinary to extraordinary and Curveless to Curvalicious!”

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what-i-wouldnt-give-for-skinny:

goal.

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fit-healthy-gorgeous:

healthy weight loss blog !

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muffintop-less:

The Truth About Muscle Toning by Flavia Del Monte, Certified Trainer and Nutritionist“It is unfortunate to see how many females who fear muscle end up detouring their progress in what should be a relatively easy goal, “toning”.I’ve always found it ironic when I read fitness magazines or hear trainers tell women you can’t build big muscles because you don’t produce as much testosterone as a man (which is true) but then paradoxically say to just use low weight and high reps or go for the burn! Why would it matter if women lift heavy weights and low reps if we don’t have the hormones to produce big muscles? Why do “fitness experts” contradict themselves and perpetuate these toning myths? Perhaps they are scared to prescribe heavy weights and low reps because they are misinformed on “toning”?Here’s what females must understand about muscle toning if they ever want TRULY toned, defined and sexy curves:Relying on low weight and high reps results in spending years trying to achieve what a few months of heavier weight and low reps could potentially bring if the weights were progressed up at a gradual level!The entire, “Drop the weights and go for a burn…” advice is complete nonsense! Here’s why:There are two types of muscle tone: Myogenic muscle tone and neurogenic muscle tone. You need both for a sexy,hard and defined looking body.Myogenic tone can be defined as residual tension in a resting muscle. What this really means is how hard, full and dense your muscles are at rest. An increase in myogenic tone is a permanent increase in the appearance of your muscles. Myogenic tone is affected by the density of your muscles and is improved by stimulation of the contractile proteins using a moderately heavy loads and moderately lower rep training workouts. Neurogenic tone refers to the level of tension in a muscle in a working or flexed state. That is how “hard” a muscle is when you are training it or just flexing it. It refers to muscle tone that is expressed when movements occur (like when you extend your arms to point). Neurogenic tone is improved due to the effect lower rep training [i.e. less than 7 reps] has on improving the efficiency of your central nervous system.Heavy weight training for women increases your myogenic tone through the hypertrophy (growth) of the contractile proteins myosin and actin (myosin and actin are by far the most dense components of skeletal muscle).Lower rep training with heavier weights is by far the best way to get a lean, defined and tight body. This type of training will increase the sensitivity of alpha and gamma motor neurons, thus increasing neurogenic tone when conducting even the simplest of movements (i.e. walking, extending your arm to point, etc).Training with heavy weights improves both myogenic and neurogenic tone. When a body is stripped of much of its fat, muscle density and hardness go a long way to enhancing the attractiveness of one’s physique! If your goal is to have a lean, sexy and defined looking body, then incorporating training with heavy weights and low reps is the next (and best) step to set yourself up for an amazing body.Need proof?Have you ever seen a women in the gym or in a magazine with defined arms? Toned shoulders? Sculpted calves? Trim thighs? The way their bodies are sleek and curved is easy to achieve once you get rid of the “drop the weights and go for the burn” nonsense and begin working out with some heavier weights and lower reps — this is the best way to lean, hard and strong, but not big! As long as you manage your calories, there is no fear in getting big. Remember, muscles grow on calories so as long as you don’t start eating like a bodybuilder, you will never come close to looking like one (thank goodness)!Now that you can see a difference between myogenic tone and neurogenic tone it’s time to use this information to go from ordinary to extraordinary and Curveless to Curvalicious!”

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muffintop-less:

I often get asks where girls tell me they are eating “healthy” and not seeing results. When they give me examples of their diet… what I tend to find is that their “healthy” is not the same as MY “healthy”
Just because you’ve been told by a friend or read in a magazine that a food is “healthy” doesn’t mean it is. Packaging can also be VERY misleading. “Fat Free”, ”Whole Grain”, “All Natural” are all words thrown around to make the outside of the box appear to contain a quality product. The truth is, this is sadly not the case in most situations. Most packaged goods are processed as heck and contain loads of sugar, sodium, unhealthy oils and other ingredients that are not conducive to a lean, healthy body.
The best way to ensure you are genuinely eating “healthy” is to eat CLEAN. This means eating foods as close to their natural state as possible. Little to no processing, additives and refined sugars/ingredients. Typically the perimeter of the grocery store is where you will find these foods (there are exceptions to this).
Stick to fresh or frozen veggies, fruits, lean meats & healthy oils & whole grains (those are typically found in the aisles though.. the exception). Here is a grocery list I put together that is an example of “clean eating”:
http://muffintop-less.tumblr.com/MTLCGROCERIES

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