The Food Diary: Your Best Tool to Minimize Weight Gain During the Holidays
The holidays are notorious for high-calorie, sugary snacks and, for those of us in El Paso, many, many tamales. Also, those of you working in an office environment, temptations often run aplenty because we all have that coworker that loves bringing in brownies or holiday-themed cookies, and leaving them in by the copier or in the conference room for everybody to enjoy. Or, you might have a good friend or nice neighbor dropping by with a pecan pie just for you. Instead of rese
Brain Power: The Key to Maximizing Your Workouts
The mind is a powerful thing. There is no doubt that that phrase has been overused and become cliche, but there is so much truth to it, nevertheless. Weight trainers, both recreational and elite, are often characterized by critics as being mindless, but what they fail to realize is the highly important role that the brain plays in most lifts. In reality, the brain has to send out many, many messages, simultaneously, to different parts of the body to signal the desired movemen
3 Reasons Why All Men and Women Should Do Hip Thrusts
Hip thrusts burst into popularity over the last couple of years as a "booty-building" exercise, and, unsurprisingly, it became wildly popular amongst women in gyms across the country. While hip thrusts have been around for decades as a bodyweight exercise, mainly used by physical therapists and powerlifters that wanted to wake up the glutes before training, Coach Bret Contreras has widely been credited for adding weight to make it a loaded exercise. What makes the hip thrust
