Leg extension can be a useless exercise unless you go all in. Seriously, you have to go near failure with the intensity on this particular exercise. Even still, you might not get as much quad engagement as you’d like because your hips will externally rotate. Enter the yoga block. Squeeze this sucker between your legs and you’re instantly going to get more quad engagement and also activate your adductors.

Don’t have a yoga block? Just shove any miscellaneous object between your thighs, just be careful kids 😬🍆

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🥞 Kodiak pancake mix has pretty good macros, and if you add some egg whites or whey protein to the recipe they get even better. I originally 💩 on the Kodiak premade waffles, but the reality is I’ve had them a couple times since then and if you’re in the mood for a dessert kind of breakfast, they do the trick.

Would either of those Kodiak products be a go-to for me? Probably not, but maybe if I was hungover after a party and I had to get my 🍑 to the gym it might be a sensible way to start my day. Just be mindful that adding butter and syrup to this sucker will jack up the calories significantly.

#kodiakcakes #pancakes #breakfast #healthybreakfast #healthysnack #healthylifestyle #healthyliving #healthyeating #healthyeatinghabits #healthyeatingtips #trackingmacros #macrocounting #caloriedeficit #caloriecounting #caloriesincaloriesout #weightloss #weightlosstips #performancecoach #personaltrainer #nyctrainer #nycfitnesstrainer #nycfitfam

morning!!
Last weekend was the #NYCMarathon 🏅 I was fortunate to be able to support some of my clients from the sidelines as they ran 26.2 miles around the five boroughs of New York.

Training for a marathon requires intense focus and dedication. These athletes were not only committed to their running but also to their recovery, strength training, and nutrition. A marathon is an incredible accomplishment and they should be proud.

I’m not a run coach and I don’t help people specifically with a marathon training plan, but I do help them with their nutritional needs as they increase their mileage. I also help people lose body fat which is an easier way to improve your pace. I did the weight training programming for several of these runners.

The atmosphere was electric in New York City and I was so excited for every single person who ran it 🎉

#tcsnycmarathon #marathon #marathontraining #marathonrunner #marathonready #marathoner #running #runningmotivation #26point2 #runnersofinstagram #personaltrainer #personaltraining #nycfitness #nycfitfam #nycfitnesstrainer

Three things you need to know about steps:

1️⃣ It’s likely not cardio, but it is NEAT (non-exercise activity thermogenics).

2️⃣ Even though it isn’t cardio, it still plays a major role in your metabolism. Anywhere from 15-50% of the calories you burn every day comes from NEAT.

3️⃣ For every 2000 steps you take daily, your risk of departing this planet prematurely drops significantly. So even though steps isn’t cardio they still help increase your lifespan.

#cardio #cardiotraining #steps #stepcount #calorieburn #fatloss #training #trainingtips #trainertips #fitnesstips #muscle #musclebuilding #bodybuilding #protein #personaltrainer #nyctrainer #nycfitnesstrainer #nycfitfam

Why on earth would I want you to teabag your kettlebell? Because you should be standing directly overtop of it. You want to think about this thing slicing you right in half. But even when I tell clients to stand right on top of it, they don’t grasp it until I tell them to teabag this MFer. So ladies and gentlemen, teabag your kettlebell.

You can also think about it as athletic stance. You want to feel the weight in your heels and a nice stretch in your hamstrings at the start point of your kettlebell deadlift.

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Why does Paul Saladino have his shirt off at the grocery store? It’s been the consensus of nutritionists for decades that most of what you eat should be coming from single-ingredient foods, so at least he and I can agree on that. You should be doing your best to avoid foods with nutrition labels on them for a plethora of reasons, probably the least of which is seed oil.

Americans are suffering from obesity at an astounding rate. This is because of our sedentary lifestyles and our massive portion sizes. I would absolutely agree that most of your food should be coming from protein and fruits, but where we disagree drastically is that plants are dangerous for human beings to consume. We are omnivores, our ancestors have been surviving primarily on a diet of vegetation for centuries. I mean how f***ing hard do you think it was to kill a woolly mammoth with a piece of rock attached to a stick to form a spear?

#seedoil #vegetables #omnivores #healthylifestyle #healthyliving #healthyeating #healthyeatinghabits #healthyeatingtips #healthyeats #dietingtips #caloriecount #caloriedeficit #caloriesincaloriesout #performancecoach #personaltrainer #nyctrainer #nycfitnesstrainer #nycfitfam