Category Archives: Fitness Cycles (Periodization)

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  5 Workout Tips for Preventing Plateaus

  by EM2WL in Cardio, Fitness Cycles (Periodization), Troubleshooting, Videos

  Plateau Prevention 101: Workouts When it comes to hitting plateaus along your journey, it’s not a matter of “if,” but “when.” Knowing that plateaus will come should prevent you from the all-too-common mistake of trying to change too many things at once. This is difference between amateurs and pros. Pros know start small, tackling one […]

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  Burn Fat AND Build Muscle

  by EM2WL in Building Muscle, Fat Loss / Cutting, Fitness Cycles (Periodization)

  Burn fat and build muscle with this new ___________!!! It’s the promise we’ve been hearing for years (decades?) yet many of us are still (unsuccessfully!) chasing these elusive results we hear promoted in every magazine, website, and TV/Radio station known to man.  The advertising hype has us all wishing, hoping and searching high and low […]

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  10 Tips for a Knock-Out Cutting Phase

  by Trish Adams in Consistency, Fat Loss / Cutting, Fitness Cycles (Periodization)

  Those of us who understand the importance of having “seasons” (cycles/phases) in our journey, tend to spend fall and winter focusing on building muscle size and strength.  In fact, it’s very common to align your training phases with the actual seasons, taking advantage of the cover up in the colder months and then leaning out for the summer.  […]

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  Increasing Deadlift and Squat Strength

  by EM2WL in Fitness Cycles (Periodization)

  Tips for Increasing Deadlift and Squat Strength Let’s face it – that beast feeling on a certain lift, or killing a new Personal Record (PR) at the gym just feels good.  The first time I was able to bench/squat/deadlift my body weight will always land somewhere in my top 5 all time “beast moments” (right […]

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  Periodization: Key for Preventing Plateaus

  by EM2WL in Fitness Cycles (Periodization)

  When someone first begins working out, pretty much anything they do can and likely will bring results.  That’s why it’s not uncommon for newbies, or those who spend most of their time training them, to have a wide variety of go-to strategies that “work.” Though most any strategy can obtain perceived results short term, in […]

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  Could this crazy woman be right? – A runner’s experience with bulking

  by EM2WL in Building Muscle, Cardio, Fitness Cycles (Periodization), Increasing calories, Testimonials, Transformations

  Hi, my name is Terri-Anne.  I am a runner.  And I am a Lifter.  I am a mother of 5, forty, fit and finally starting to love this body that lugs me through my busy day. This has been a long journey about self-discovery.  Learning my limits, learning my goals, learning how to fall and […]

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  Figure Competitor Interview – Stephanie Lynn

  by EM2WL in Building Muscle, Fat Loss / Cutting, Fitness Cycles (Periodization), Interviews/Guest Posts, Transformations

    Have you ever found yourself wondering what it really takes to look like a figure competitor/fitness model (or if it’s possible to do so while fueling properly)?  Well, we were able to track down the stunning Stephanie Lynn (some of you may recognize her from Bodybuilding.com or MyFitnessPal) who was willing to spare a […]

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  What happened to my muscles?! The diminishing returns of “newbie gains”

  by EM2WL in Building Muscle, Fitness Cycles (Periodization)

  It’s an all-too-familiar story.  You’re doing BodyPump, 30 Day Shred, Circuits, Bootcamps, the works…killing it.  The scale is dropping, and you start to see some nice muscle definition.  You’ve never seen this before, so you get excited.  You’ve always wanted to have that look, and now you’re on your way.  You can just imagine the […]

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  Incorporating (Mini) Fitness Cycles for Better Results

  by EM2WL in Fitness Cycles (Periodization)

  Do the terms “bulk” & “cut,” intrigue, yet scare (or confuse!) you at the same time?  Are you ready to start really seeing results in your workouts, or at least just “look” like you workout?  Incorporate (mini) fitness cycles for better results. If you’ve followed our video series “Results: why you aren’t getting them and […]

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  Matching Eating and Exercise to Training Goals

  by EM2WL in Building Muscle, Fat Loss / Cutting, Fitness Cycles (Periodization)

  A common thread that I find as I engage on different fitness/diet forums, and even conversations with friends and family, is randomness.  One particular area of confusion seems to be with fat loss and training goals.  I often have women (and a few men!) tell me that because they are in a fat loss phase […]

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