In a previous blog post, “How Can I Recover Faster?“, we mentioned using ART (Active Release Techniques) for more chronic and painful soft-tissue problems. In this post, we’ll hear from Dori, an Empower client who decided to give it a try after years of chronic back pain, and Jason, an ART practitioner, to learn more [...]
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Have you ever heard of the mythical ‘fat-burning zone’? This is supposedly the heart rate range where your body will utilize fat as its main energy source. I think this question often comes from these little graphs you see on treadmills or the walls of the cardio section in your gym: In this post, [...]
I’ve mentioned it to a few people at Empower, but if you didn’t know, I embarked on a weight-loss mission after my last powerlifting meet in March. But instead of just going the normal route, I thought that this would be a good opportunity to personally test out some of the nutrition and exercise advice [...]
It’s a timeless question, and one that can get you many answers – some overly complicated and others extremely simple. Am I Eating Too Many Calories? The most frequent answer is that to lose weight, you must eat less calories than you take in: Calories In > Calories Out = Weight gain Calories Out > [...]
Think that your biceps are lagging behind? Feel like your quadriceps are particularly weak? If you’re relatively new to working out (as in about a year or less of training under your belt), the best way to bring up your biceps may not be just doing 5 versions of bicep curls. If you want stronger [...]
