Showing posts with label weight management. Show all posts
Showing posts with label weight management. Show all posts
Thursday, March 15, 2018
A glimpse into a workout
Tuesday, February 27, 2018
1 Month in, my journey
I hope that this inspires you to change and become better than you are.
Tuesday, February 20, 2018
The power of supplementation, dietary edition
Supplements are a multi-billion dollar industry in the United States. Every day various supplements are taken by Americans looking to improve their health, vitality, and performance. For this post, I want to discuss with you how supplements can impact your overall health, from a dietary standpoint.
Dietary supplements are food-based products that are intended to supplement the diet, not replace it. The way I look at it, supplements either help you regarding your nutrition or regarding your performance. In my next post, I'll be talking about the performance aspect of supplements.
Look at your own nutrition. Let's take a start by wandering off to your fridge and peering inside. What do you see in your own refrigerator? Is it mostly styrofoam containers leftover from takeout restaurants? Is it mostly fresh fruit and vegetables? Are there matching containers filled with matching foods? Which is it? Any of those or none of those?
Regardless of how you answered, odds are your nutrition sucks. If it's fruits & vegetables & lean proteins (which it should be), you are probably struggling to get all of your calories in. I know for me, I'm aiming for around 1600 Kcal per day and that's only for weight loss. To get a healthy 1600 kcal in, it's pretty challenging without supplementation.
The majority of my own supplementation comes in the form of protein, of which I get around 60g per day from supplements. Largely because of speed, convenience, and prep time protein supplementation is my go-to so that I may hit my goal of 200g/day of protein. Plus, imagine how many eggs and chicken you need to eat pretty frequently to get there.
Additionally, I do two 24 hour fasts per week. That's dinner to dinner fasting. Now, it's not ultra strict fasting, because I consume Arbonne Greens Balance and BCAA's with the intent on maintaining as much muscle mass ad I can with losing as much fat mass as I can. Plus, I'm heavily caffeinated on those days that I fast. The greens provide fiber, vitamins & minerals, and keep me balanced, while the BCAA's provide the amino acids for my muscles to stay intact without compromise.
So supplementation is built to improve and add-to your diet. It's not a replacement, but a boost. If you exercise regularly, you'll need to have more calories, more protein, and likely more carbs and fats in your diet. Post what you do supplement in the comments! And, for more information check out my supplement consulting site, http://MartinHubner.arbonne.com/
Dietary supplements are food-based products that are intended to supplement the diet, not replace it. The way I look at it, supplements either help you regarding your nutrition or regarding your performance. In my next post, I'll be talking about the performance aspect of supplements. Look at your own nutrition. Let's take a start by wandering off to your fridge and peering inside. What do you see in your own refrigerator? Is it mostly styrofoam containers leftover from takeout restaurants? Is it mostly fresh fruit and vegetables? Are there matching containers filled with matching foods? Which is it? Any of those or none of those?
Regardless of how you answered, odds are your nutrition sucks. If it's fruits & vegetables & lean proteins (which it should be), you are probably struggling to get all of your calories in. I know for me, I'm aiming for around 1600 Kcal per day and that's only for weight loss. To get a healthy 1600 kcal in, it's pretty challenging without supplementation.
The majority of my own supplementation comes in the form of protein, of which I get around 60g per day from supplements. Largely because of speed, convenience, and prep time protein supplementation is my go-to so that I may hit my goal of 200g/day of protein. Plus, imagine how many eggs and chicken you need to eat pretty frequently to get there.
Additionally, I do two 24 hour fasts per week. That's dinner to dinner fasting. Now, it's not ultra strict fasting, because I consume Arbonne Greens Balance and BCAA's with the intent on maintaining as much muscle mass ad I can with losing as much fat mass as I can. Plus, I'm heavily caffeinated on those days that I fast. The greens provide fiber, vitamins & minerals, and keep me balanced, while the BCAA's provide the amino acids for my muscles to stay intact without compromise.
So supplementation is built to improve and add-to your diet. It's not a replacement, but a boost. If you exercise regularly, you'll need to have more calories, more protein, and likely more carbs and fats in your diet. Post what you do supplement in the comments! And, for more information check out my supplement consulting site, http://MartinHubner.arbonne.com/
Tuesday, February 6, 2018
The wager
On Friday January 26th, I entered a nationwide contest, with a team of 5. This wager is to win $10,000.
In selecting the team, I chose teammates that are very familiar with how to exercise and what works best for their bodies. We all have several pounds to lose and it doesn't hurt us in that. Our team name is Dad Bod Heroes, which means that all of us are of course....Dads.
My weigh in was 220lbs. About what I thought, but nevertheless a moderately depressing number. This isn't the heaviest I've ever been, but it is far from the best I've felt. As I write this, over a week later, I'm down below 215 already. Most of which was a combination of ketosis and intermittent fasting.
In the next several weeks, I'll be going through how ketosis works and why the "fad" of this is so popular, even though figure athletes and many others have been doing it for awhile. I'll also be going through intermittent fasting and why that works. This is not to say that they're the best, but they generally work to reach a goal.
The main part of my journey lasts 3 months, with a maintenance of 9 months after. My target is 190 or below, so wish me luck. Several weeks into my journey I'll share a time lapse of how I look (via mirror selfie...with pants on!). So you can follow me in the process.
In selecting the team, I chose teammates that are very familiar with how to exercise and what works best for their bodies. We all have several pounds to lose and it doesn't hurt us in that. Our team name is Dad Bod Heroes, which means that all of us are of course....Dads.
My weigh in was 220lbs. About what I thought, but nevertheless a moderately depressing number. This isn't the heaviest I've ever been, but it is far from the best I've felt. As I write this, over a week later, I'm down below 215 already. Most of which was a combination of ketosis and intermittent fasting.
In the next several weeks, I'll be going through how ketosis works and why the "fad" of this is so popular, even though figure athletes and many others have been doing it for awhile. I'll also be going through intermittent fasting and why that works. This is not to say that they're the best, but they generally work to reach a goal.
The main part of my journey lasts 3 months, with a maintenance of 9 months after. My target is 190 or below, so wish me luck. Several weeks into my journey I'll share a time lapse of how I look (via mirror selfie...with pants on!). So you can follow me in the process.
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