On the go snacks so you don't miss you're meals!

Protein bars

protein shakes

almonds

peanut butter

unsalted cashews

apple

banana

peanuts



Here are a couple of examples, why did I make this thread? Simple... You shouldn't miss you're meals! The rule is to eat every 2-3 hours and its 100 percent true. You need to whether you are bulking or losing weight. Losing weight you need to because it keeps you're metabolism burning and it keeps it from stopping. Once you only eat a couple meals a day you're metabolism doesn't know what its doing anymore and slows down. You need to when you're bulking because after 2-3 hours you're body goes into starvation mode and you're body starts eating away at the muscle. Why does it do this? Because you're body needs energy to keep going and the energy is in the protein which is in you're muscles.

Keeping hydrated in the hot weather

Some people don't notice it but, they are getting dehydrated very easily. In the crazy heat especially in jersey we have been having the passed days its important to keep water with you for many reasons:


For joint pains- If you feel achy, tired, it could be because you need to drink water.

Running- If you're running a lot you're burning all that water off, which can be a bad thing.

You could pass out- If you're out and about, and you're feeling dizzy, that's not good. You could also even be driving! Remember that you're life isn't the only one you're putting at risk.


It's simple. keep some water in you're car, in a sports back pack, in you're hand! Stay hydrated and be healthy for you're workouts and you're life!

Transformation!

Why you should take measurements instead of just before and after pics.

So I just wanted to write a little bit about this. I feel like you should take measurements instead of pics. Don't get me wrong, take pics of yourself! I def. do a lot just to see how much my body has changed. The only problem with pictures is its kind of like seeing yourself every day. You can't see the difference since you see yourself every day right? Lets just say your trying to lose weight. You lose .5 off of your thighs, thats awesome! Lets just say even an inch, even better! But will you be able to see an inch in a picture? Probably not. Take measurements also once a week and right them down!

what floor you work out on at you're gym, this is crazy!

Did you guys know that the floor and where the gym is located comes into play? Believe it or not... I read this and kind of pushed it to the side until I actually tried it for myself.

I live in a city area, the gym is one floor. It's where I usually work out and I love it. I decided to come up to the gym that I FIRST started at which is near PA. The atmosphere is different and the geographical side of things are different. It has two floors, now when I went down stairs... I FELT WEAKER! I felt more out of breathe and a little dizzy. I also realized I couldn't put up as much weight as I usually do.

So why am I telling you this? Because simply its things you have to think about for yourself. I realized that can I get a good work out here? Yes. Will I get the same work out as I do at my home gym? No. It's just like when you're in outer space, gravity and oxygen is different. Crazy right?

My supps!