Hey all, in light of the recent snowfall on the east coast, and tons of people getting sick, I thought I'd share my protocol which I have perfected over years and years and has kept me healthy. It has taken a long time to figure out this cocktail, however, without a doubt, it will keep you healthy. So let's dive In. Now what I first want to mention is if you're sleep, diet, exercise, and stress levels are all not in check it does not matter what supplement you take staying healthy is going to be a challenge. So without a doubt make sure you assess all those areas first. The first supplement that in my opinion is tried-and-true is echinacea. Echinacea is an herb that promotes a healthy immune system. I remember when I was first introduced to echinacea I thought it was a placebo and that it had no effect. However after taking it for years and years and years I have wised up and can certainly say without a doubt it is a great supplement to add to your health stack.  For my own cocktail, I use it year-round. Not just in the winter. Next is omega 3 fatty acids. Omega-3s help to alleviate inflammation within the body, and is a healthy fat that our body needs. It helps promote a healthy immune system and a healthy heart, and without a doubt should be in your stack. Especially if you don't eat a lot of fish within your diet. Now we come to vitamin D3. During the winter months, vitamin D3 is extremely important due to the fact that we are not exposed to sunlight nearly as much as other seasons.  However as many doctors have stated vitamin D3 deficiency tends to be very prevalent and in my opinion, you should supplement vitamin D3 all year round. Next of course of the multivitamin. I prefer a chewable don't ask me why but I feel like it does better in helping promote health than other forms. So maybe our mothers were right to eat your Flintstone vitamins LOL. All kidding aside a multivitamin is a great idea if you are not eating a well-balanced diet so that way you can make sure you have all your bases covered. Lastly is Vitamin C. Although vitamin C is prevalent in a lot of foods that we eat, I feel that during the winter months is not a bad idea to increase your vitamin C intake. So that is my supplement cocktail to keep you healthy and promote a strong immune system during the winter season. I have used this cocktail for years and years and have noticed a great benefit in doing so. Maybe try to include these supplements in your regimen and I wish you the best in health.  For more information feel free to check out my page for tons of info.

How Personal Trainers Can Help You!

At the end of the day, we are a society that wants results and we want it fast. We don't want it tomorrow we want it yesterday. When it comes to fitness, we have the same thought process. However unless you are doing everything properly from diet to your training to your rest, you're not going to see results. As a matter of fact, if you want results I think it's a great idea to hire a personal trainer. But why? Exercise, and subsequent results, is like anything else, it's a science. Unless you are efficient in your approach, you will not see results, or you will see results very slowly. This is why hiring a personal trainer can be a great benefit. Working with a trainer has so many excellent benefits but let's discuss them For one, a personal trainer is going to teach you how to use proper form. If you're not using proper form, you are not targeting the muscles correctly or as efficiently as possible. As a result, you're not putting the correct amount of tension on the muscle so therefore you will not be breaking down the muscle as well as you could be. So to summarize, you will not get the results you want. Also, nutrition is a very important part of seeing results. So many of us think that we are eating correctly, however we are way off. If you aren't using the proper diet and eating correctly there is no way you're going to see results, and definitely not seeing them fast. Working with a trainer they will give you advice and the guidelines to diet properly which will help you see results quicker. Finally, working with a personal trainer will give you consistency and accountability. At the end of the day even if you're doing everything wrong, as long as you're consistent and accountable to your workout plan, you will see some sort of result. It's very easy to miss workouts, however by having a personal trainer, and the appointment based type of program that a trainer would instill, you will definitely see results. So if you are looking to achieve results from your fitness plan, and to achieve them as fast as possible, you may want to look into hiring a personal trainer. Nowadays personal trainers are a little bit more affordable compared to days past, I think you might be surprised how affordable they really are. Either way, wishing you the best of luck with your fitness program.

Shock Sets-A Must Read!

Hey all I hope my entry finds you well and having a great week. In this entry I would like to discuss what I call shock sets. Now what are shock sets? The body is very adaptive, and to continue to make changes and progress, you need to break through the inevitable plateaus you experience. This is where shock sets come in. So as we just mentioned, your body wants to maintain normal state or homeostasis. It doesn't want to feel uncomfortable and always wants to know what's coming so it has the resources to combat it. This is why a lot of times you find that you hit a plateau, where no progress is being made. This is where we need to throw the body a curveball and integrate things that the body hasn't experienced before, shock sets. Some of my favorite shock sets include drop sets, supersets, descending sets, pyramiding down, Etc. Let's talk about this. for instance let's discuss the drop set. Now let's say you're working on a chest press, and you start off with your heaviest weight which is a hundred pounds. Once you finish your set and can't do any more drop it down to 90 pounds keep on going. This is a good example of a drop set and this will definitely shock your body. Another example of a shock set that I like to utilize is a superset.  In simplest terms, a superset is just doing back-to-back sets with no rest. You could do two sets, 3 sets, whatever works best for you. But by not giving yourself rest this is going to shock your body. There are so many different examples of shock sets, maybe I'll get into it in another article. But just want to get the point across that if you are experiencing a plateau you got to try to throw in some Shock sets to continue to progress. Best of luck!