The key to implementing and maintaining a new habit is making the process to form the habit as easy and automatic as possible. For instance, I enjoy creating and eating freshly-cooked meals every day, so I choose food sources that allow me to make my meals in the morning in the most quick and efficient […]
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Contest Prep 2017 – The Diet: 14 Weeks Out
It’s that time of year again. The past 3 weeks have been a slight adjustment, as I have informally reduced my sugar, gluten, and dairy intake relative to the amount I was ingesting during the holiday season. I’m ready to take the next step of 2017 to truly immerse myself in another year of contest preparation, […]
The Gift of Grind
Some people are inundated with the gift of gab. Others, with the gift of gold. I, on the other hand, am lavishly blessed with the gift of grind. And you want to know something that will absolutely blow your mind? So are you. The opportunities to grind are endless. Grinding is the greatest gift of […]
The Caribbean Shred – 2016
I am a little over 6 weeks away from my two week vacation in the beautiful Florida Coast/Caribbean, and I’m excited to get back to looking relatively shredded. Although my goal is not quite to attain contest-ready, “Greek-God, Statuesque” status, I enjoy looking lean and presentable, and feeling just a tad bit hungry when I’m […]