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The Aesthetic Goal Conundrum

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*Note from Sarah.  Jason Seib of Primitive Stimulus has done it again.  I love this article.  Enough said, now read, enjoy and comment away!!

The Aesthetic Goal Conundrum

To be perfectly honest, the following observations might not lead you to a life altering epiphany.  But maybe they will.  I don’t really have any direct answers this time.  Just a view from different angle that may help you find your own answers.

I would like to make it clear that from here forward I am only speculating and sharing my professional experience.  I am in no way implying that my speculations apply to everyone, and maybe not even the majority.

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The Broken Fitness Industry

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*Note from Sarah: Jason Seib of Primitive Stimulus is back with a compelling and accurate article about our broken fitness industry and offers much needed insight regarding how to make sure you are working with a trainer who wakes up in the morning with a strong desire to help YOU.  This is a MUST read!!  Thank you Jason!

The Broken Fitness Industry

At the risk of making a few enemies, there is something that needs to be said:  The great majority of the fitness industry produces garbage results.  There, I said it.

Okay, so most of you already knew that, but maybe my insider’s perspective will aid you in deciding where to get fit and who to ask for help.  I’m sure I already sound like an arrogant ass who thinks everyone else is terrible and I’m amazing, but some of the following was gleaned from my own mistakes and you probably don’t live anywhere near my gym anyway. Continue reading →

Women and Muscle

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*A note from Sarah: Below is another post by guest blogger Jason Seib of Primitive Stimulus.  I love all of Jason’s posts but this one is incredibly near and dear to my heart.  I used to have a misconception that if I lifted heavy weights I would “bulk up.”  Fast forward to today and I am so grateful that somebody finally shot that notion clean out of my mind.  There are “fitness professionals” out there currently preaching that women should never lift more then 3 pounds.  Please tell me ladies, does your toddler, bag of groceries, or even your purse weigh less then 3 pounds?? I’ll leave you with this thought; changing my attitude about exercise changed my life, and very likely saved my life and today when I go to the gym I absolutely lift a heck of a lot more then 3 pounds and I’m grateful to be strong enough to pick up and toss any “fitness professional” who tells me I should do otherwise.

I’ll let Jason take it over from here…

Women and Muscle

This one is for the ladies.  Gentlemen, see you next time.

I’m generalizing here, but an average workout for for the typical female Globo Gym client consists of 30 – 60 minutes on a cardio machine or cardio class of some sort, followed by 10 – 15 minutes of “core” work.  If the path from the cardio equipment/class passes too close to the barbells, they must walk very quickly so as not to wake up tomorrow morning with 20 inch biceps and a full beard.  Okay, I’m being facetious, but this is a frustrating problem for many a trainer. Continue reading →

Attention Scale Addicts, part 2

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Latest blog post from Jason Seib of Primitive Stimulus!

Brace yourself.  I’m coming at you with all guns blazing on this one and you aren’t going to believe what you’re about to see.  First things first, if you haven’t read my diatribe condemning your bathroom scale, please begin there.

Alright, now that you are caught up, let’s revisit Deb from my last post.  Deb has been kind enough to let me exploit her for your education on these here interwebs and I am very grateful.  Showing the world where she started isn’t easy, but she is a kind person who wants to help you and she has accomplished some remarkable things in her health and fitness. Continue reading →

Pushing Through the Pain

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Why do we push through the pain?  In life, in a workout, at work, at home, with the kids, out with friends.  We push through the physical and emotional pain that is inevitable in our lives because it’s a basic instinct for human survival. We slap on our smiles when we are sad, pick up the barbell again even when our arms have lost their ability to function, face adversity because we want to stand up for what we believe in, and we love even when we are not loved in return.  These human qualities are why we progress and these qualities make us warriors. Continue reading →

What are YOU chasing – and of course a recipe…

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I used to go to the gym with a mission.  A mission to fall on the ground in a heap, to crawl out of there with every muscle twitching, every fiber burning, every breath feeling like my last one, but it was a victorious feeling because I DID IT.  Then, I hit a big fat ugly wall and my entire life changed.  I will not bore you with the details but I went very quickly from being all or nothing – not only in life but in the gym – to barely being able to drag my tired, sorry, over-trained, under-slept, stressed out body out of bed.   Continue reading →