by Sandra | Apr 3, 2015 | Blog, Bodybuilding, Exercise, Nutrition & Dietary
The Freedom of Fitness Program is consists of three main categories: Nutrition, Resistance Training and Aerobic Activity. Below, I have laid out some general guidelines that we promote in our program: Nutrition: Eat 4-6 times a day. Eat foods you can see in nature,...
by Sandra | Apr 3, 2015 | Blog, Bodybuilding, Nutrition & Dietary
I absolutely loved my experience as an I.F.B.B. Pro Bodybuilder, regardless of politics, subjective guidelines, lack of prize money, and all! After all, competitive bodybuilding was my “passion”, back in the day, so it was fun to train at Gold’s Gym, Venice,...
by Sandra | Mar 16, 2015 | Blog, Bodybuilding, Exercise
Fat Burning When you exercise aerobically, your body draws on fat as one of its energy sources. Fat burning enzymes are increased in your body and these enzymes are needed in order to get lean. Aerobic exercise builds your oxygen-processing capacity. Fat is burned...
by Sandra | Mar 14, 2015 | Blog, Bodybuilding, Nutrition & Dietary
Body Composition Definition: The percentage of your body weight composed of fat compared to fat-free mass. In our society, scale watching has become an American obsession. However, the scale can’t tell you how fat a person is, because both fat and muscle, as well as...
by Sandra | Mar 13, 2015 | Blog, Bodybuilding, Exercise, Weight Training
Increases Muscle Mass and Tone Weight training makes your muscles grow by increasing the size of your muscle fibers and storing more glycogen in the muscles. (Two factors contribute to hypertrophy: sarcoplasmic hypertrophy, which focuses more on increased muscle...
by Sandra | Mar 9, 2015 | Blog, Bodybuilding, Nutrition & Dietary
According to the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act, dietary supplements are defined as: • products (other than tobacco) intended to supplement the diet that bears or contains one or more of the following dietary ingredients: a vitamin, mineral, amino acid,...