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 Summer is here! Time to get the most out of our outdoor workouts without burning out once the Fall arrives. Optimizing your nutrition in combination with lifestyle factors can positively impact both your performance and recovery. What is optimal nutrition? Optimal nutrition is fueling your body with the right quantities and types of macronutrients at the right time in order for your body to function at its best. Even though this is very individualized and not a one size fits all approach with multiple factors to consider, there are a few general recommendations. Strategically timing your macronutrients can improve your energy output, improve recovery and decrease the risk of injury. Let’s start with understanding the three macronutrients. Carbohydrates ...

 The Greatest Lats and Triceps Stretch in the Universe - The Butchers Block Hey everyone, Coach Ethan here!Today I will be going over an excellent stretch called the Butchers Block. This stretch is easy to set up in your room, at the office or in the gym (when they reopen). If you are at the gym, find a bench or box around knee height. If you are at home, you can use a chair or couch surface around the same height. This stretch is highly beneficial if you do a lot of bench press, push ups or pull ups, if you need a quick movement break at work and want to fix that kyphotic posture, if you want to achieve an awesome handstand line or simply if you need a fun new stretch for your lats, chest and triceps. Setup:-Put your hands together (pinky side by pinky side)...

Three goals that I hear many people talk about are: start working out, get up earlier (or go to sleep earlier), and overall live a healthier lifestyle. All three of these goals can go hand in hand, and instead of trying to do all three separately, there’s a way to combine them and make achieving them a lot easier.Waking up early can be a very effective way of attacking your day right and being productive from the moment you wake up, and there are many ways to go about starting your morning, but the one way of I recommend starting your day off with, is to start it with a morning workout. There are many benefits that come with morning workouts, one of those benefits being that your energy levels are increased throughout the day. A showed that: “people who work out on a treadmill at 7:00am sleep longer, experience deeper sleep cycles, and spend 75 percent more time in the most reparative stages of slumber than those who exercise at...

If you were asked who was your favourite athlete, fitness influencer, or even any successful person you admire outside of the fitness world - who would be the first person that came to mind? Think about what it is that you like about that person. Do you find them inspirational? Are you just impressed with their aesthetic or talent? Or is it their drive and ambition that you admire?Now ask yourself how you think that person got to where they are today? “Oh, they just have good genetics.” “They were born with that talent.” “I could NEVER do what they do.” etcetera, etcetera.The truth is, any one of these people that came to mind all have one thing in common - They all took it upon themselves to START. Regardless of what their circumstances were, to begin with, no matter what others were telling them to do or not do, each one of them made that final internal decision to START on their journey.Now, deciding to embark on any kind of ...