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Absolutely, positively NOT TRUE! Lifting is absolutely necessary to achieve a lean toned look. I had a question like this not too long ago, you can read about it here. This is one of the biggest misconceptions about weight lifting for women. If you can get over the idea that lifting will make you bulky [...]

There are basically two schools of thought when it comes to doing cardio. One method, the old school method, is to do low-moderate intensity cardio for a 45-60 minute duration on an empty stomach first thing in the morning. This absolutely works. I have used it for myself and for clients for many years. There [...]

You’re right. Balancing a job, a family and physical fitness is hard to do. That’s why you have to make it a priority in your life to take care of yourself. Your obstacles are no different than anyone else’s. We all have other things that take up our time and make it difficult to always [...]

That’s a good question that I have gotten a million times. You know what, I happen to like Taco Bell and I hate tuna. Guess what I don’t eat? Taco Bell because its bad for me. I eat tuna because it’s good for me. Understand what I’m getting at? Everyone has to make sacrifices in [...]

That’s a great question and one that gets asked quite often. Glucose is the main energy source of all the living cells in your body providing approximately 3.75 kilocalories (16 kilojoules) of food energy per gram. Glucose literally means “Sweet Sugar” and is the exact source of energy your body uses to operate in its [...]

I receive so many questions regarding so many different aspects of training, nutrition and supplementation on a daily basis that it’s hard to keep up with them. Not just through the 1st Phorm community, but in day to day life; from family, friends and people I see and meet at the gym. One thing that [...]

What gives is that you have only been following your program for two weeks. It takes your body a full four or five weeks to produce really noticeable results. Be patient, the results will come. It has been my experience that your fat loss will go a lot faster after you get past the five [...]

Ah the famous question! This is a question that unfortunately there is no exact answer. You waited till the last minute and are trying to rush diet the weight off, right? Well, without getting into a lecture on procrastination, Ill attempt to answer your question, but I have a feeling it’s not going to be [...]

Everyone has a dream…
It’s that crazy vision of what you truly aspire to be in life that
recurs over and over and over again. The courage one must possess to go
after that dream is what sets extraordinary people apart from everyone else.
Fear must be eliminated, faith must prevail and you have to trust
wholeheartedly that you can [...]