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TRU OMFG Contest – “One Month For Grabs”

Posted on March 31, 2010
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We have decided to run a killer contest through the month of April with the winner decided on May 1st. The contest goes as follows. Grand Prize: 1 Month of Personal Training (8 sessions) 1 Month of Nutrition Counseling (4 sessions) 1 Box of Mom’s Bars 2nd Prize: 2 Weeks [...]

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“Are You Kidding Me” Exercise Gadgets

Posted on March 29, 2010
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by Craig Morgan It seems as though every year exercise tools get more and more ridiculous. As a san diego personal trainer, I am commonly asked about these absolute pieces of junk that push our emotional hot buttons in an effort to make a sale. All promising a lean, sexy [...]

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Sneaky Side Effect of a Low-Cal Diet

Posted on March 25, 2010
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by Craig Morgan Lowering calories has been a message that has been burned into our minds for years by companies competing for the weight loss dollar. This blog is not a rant about how boxed, dead food is horrible for you. I’ll leave that for another time. It is not [...]

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The Unsung Hero of Change

Posted on March 23, 2010
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by Craig Morgan In my career as a san diego personal trainer, I have heard one question more than any other question. “I have been eating and exercising this way my entire life, why all of a sudden am I gaining weight?” Poor habits are like water running water against [...]

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Jumpstart Your Morning

Posted on March 16, 2010
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by Craig Morgan As a san diego personal trainer, I have found morning is often the most difficult time of day for people to clean up their nutrition. If you are a processed carboholic like the vast majority of us, breakfast will most likely knock you off your 12 step [...]

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Health…. Who Needs That?

Posted on March 15, 2010
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by Craig Morgan I often wonder how something so critical to everything that we do from moment to moment can be taken for granted and overlooked until it is gone. We all have our own perspective on what we value. Why is that health often slides down the list? Quite [...]

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Nutrition Fiction – Part 3

Posted on March 10, 2010
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By Mike Parnes Myth #6 — Athletes needs loads of supplements because they work out so hard Athletes do need nutrients, but most of them can be obtained from food if the diet is adequate in calories and high in nutrient density. For example, a highly active person needs to [...]

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Nutrition Fiction – Part 2

Posted on March 8, 2010
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By Mike Parnes Myth #3 — Body builders need exponentially more protein than other types of athletes Find a body builder and you will find a theory about protein needs. Better yet, find a teenage male with a gym membership and you will find a theory on protein needs. Fortunately, [...]

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Nutrition Fiction – Part 1

Posted on March 3, 2010
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By Mike Parnes What follows is a collection of some of the most common nutrition myths I am faced with on a regular basis while working as a san diego personal trainer. I will discuss seven of my favorite myths over three blogs. Many of these make it into our [...]

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