Training Tips

Do your weights before doing cardio. It is a more effective way to burn fat.

When using dumbbells try not to hyper-extend your wrists. Firmly grasp the dumbell and keep your wrists straight while performing all exercises

Always THINK about the muscle your working. If you are doing a rear delt exercise, be focused completely on feeling the muscles in your rear deltoid. Don't just think about your shoulder. Picture the backs of the shoulder (rear delt) doing the work. This will also help as you start to get fatigued because usually a stronger muscle will subconsciously try to aid the weaker muscle. That is why you keep focusing on the muslce being worked. To fight against the stronger muscle kicking in to help when it is fatigued. Plus it will help you with form and focus when you are focused solely on the muscle being worked.

Always wear gloves when performing upper body exercises. This isn't just to avoid callouses. Your form will suffer if you are worried about the fact that your hands hurt. Need vegan weight lifting gloves?

Start with larger muscle groups first. Do not daydream or think about anything other than the muscle being worked while you are an exercise. If you are doing an upright row and your watching people in the mirror while your doing it or your feeling self-conscious, you are not giving it 100% and yoru results will be slower. Do what you have to do to focus. If that means working out at a less crowded time of the day, wearing your IPOD or working out alone instead of with a partner, do whatever it takes to keep you 100% focused.

Make sure you or your trainer are switching things up every 4 to 6 weeks to avoid plateaus and to ensure every part of a muslce group is being targeted efficiently.

Let say you're doing a tricep rope pulldown and you have a set of eight but you have only completed four and you can't finish the rep. Do not release the weight, and whatever you do, DO NOT lean forward or wiggle in a position to allow you to complete the rep. ALWAYS KEEP IN PROPER FORM. However what you do want to do on that last rep is hold it for a count of 6 - 8 seconds. Give it your all and keep trying to pull it down. 90% of the time you won't complete the rep, but this is far more efficient than just letting go or compromising form just to finish a rep.

Last but not least, if you are a Vegan DO NOT work with a trainer that tries to convince you that you need animal protein to realize your goals. There are A LOT of trainers that feel this way, and I have nothing against them personally. That is their personal belief. What I do have a problem with, is trainers who insist on trying to get their Vegan clients to compromise her or his lifestyle. First of all, it is a LIE that you can't acheive your ideal physique as a Vegan. Secondly, I have watched Vegans be tempted to compromise their lifestyle if they continue to receive this message from their trainer, and it saddens me. I AM NOT saying that you should always try to find a Vegan trainer. Just find one who is not continually pushing their beliefs onto you. Respectfully tell them that the issue is not up for debate and if they continue to bring it up... find another trainer ... of better yet, call me :)

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