by Sandra | May 16, 2015 | Blog, Bodybuilding, Health & Wellness, Nutrition & Dietary
The Lean Machine Meal Prep healthy meal service Established in Feb 2014, The Lean Machine has been helping people live healthier lives through feeding your body the proper nutrition it requires to be the best body it can be. Welcome to your introduction into the...
by Sandra | May 7, 2015 | Blog, Bodybuilding, Exercise, Health & Wellness, Nutrition & Dietary, Weight Training
Post- competition: This can be the best time for positive change! No, this is not “pigging out” after the show. Nor is it time to regain all the body fat you lost before the show. It is a time to gradually re-introduce responsible, off season eating, back into...
by Sandra | May 1, 2015 | Blog, Bodybuilding, Exercise, Health & Wellness, Nutrition & Dietary, Weight Training
As a retired IFBB Professional Bodybuilder and certified Sports Nutritionist, I meet a lot of men & women who train with trainers who give them diets that competitors use to peak for bodybuilding (physique, bikini, figure) shows. The client’s goal is to lose...
by Sandra | Apr 30, 2015 | Blog, Bodybuilding, Exercise, Fitness Classes, Health & Wellness, Nutrition & Dietary, Weight Training
As we age, we usually don’t need as many calories, as we did in our younger years. This is mostly because we lose lean body mass, which results in a lower basal metabolic rate, and our activity level often diminishes, which lowers our energy requirements....
by Sandra | Apr 27, 2015 | Blog, Bodybuilding, Exercise, Fitness Classes, Weight Training
Before starting a resistance training program, establish what goal you are working towards. Keep in mind that you must train in specific ways to achieve desired results. The four primary resistance training goals are: muscular endurance, hypertrophy (muscle size or...
by Sandra | Apr 24, 2015 | Blog, Bodybuilding, Exercise, Health & Wellness, Nutrition & Dietary
Do you think it is possible to drink too much water? Yes, it is possible! In non-athletes, it usually only happens in people with problems that cause the kidneys to retain too much water or during dangerous activities such as hazing rituals and the use of certain...