The Mind-Muscle Connection

Although Training, Nutrition, Cardio and Supplementation should all be viewed as equally important in your transformation goals, I’d rather miss a workout than miss a meal. Timely nutrition is so important in keeping your body fueled and your calorie levels on track.  You won’t see regression from  missing a workout, although a solid workout schedule is necessary for making progress.  Sometimes you experience conflicts in your daily schedule that can’t be prevented.  In cases like this it is more beneficial to sacrifice you workout for the day and still get that meal in when its time.

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Is nutrition more important than weight training or does weight training take precedence over nutrition? The answer is yes.  Nutrition and Weight Training are equally as important and should be viewed as such.  With the Top 10 Weight Training Accessories already spelled out for you, its time to give you the Top 10 Nutrition Accessories to get your meal plans in check. Here we go.

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We’re back from a week of travel, rest and holiday celebration.  Needless to say, a week spent on a plane, in an airport, in a family’s house and out with friends does not bode well for eating healthy and sticking to your plans.  Throw in the “mandatory” holiday meal(s), and the foods included, and anyone is bound to see their progress towards their goals falter a bit. 

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Exercise is an important part of a healthy lifestyle.  Exercise’s main goals are the burning of calories, increasing strength and improving overall wellness.  How you plan your exercise schedule will ultimately determine your results.  Exercising to gain muscle is different than exercising to  burn fat.  Nutrition plays a part as well, but exercise is the main “calorie modifier”.

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The way I see it, a healthy lifestyle isn’t just eating well or doing cardio 4 times a week.  Living a healthy lifestyle is attention to detail 24/7/365.  Its making the correct choices and planning, so you know what to expect at all times.

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A new feature on The Mind-Muscle Connection will be some recipes that I use for tasty food and solid nutrition. I won’t get into exact portions, part of the health and fitness game is deciding what works best for your body. So I will give you the tools and you do the leg work.  First up, Chile Con Mas Carne -

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Have you ever felt like your workouts are stale?  You aren’t gaining or losing weight like you were 2 weeks ago?   You have trouble eating the good food that got you your progress and now you don’t even want to get up off the couch to go to the gym?  You have plateaued and those gains from before now seem like a distant memory.

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In this feature,  we will highlight some articles around the health and fitness blogosphere that offer quality information and no BS.  If you have some articles that fit in this category, post a comment or send me a message for future consideration.  Enjoy

• The New Encyclopedia of Bodybuilding is available now and BodyBuildingWeb.net has a great review, as well as a link to purchase the book.
• Looking for a new workout to get you to the next level?  Hany Rambod, trainer of champions outlines his newest regimen, FST-7.
• Keep up with the latest food and diet news at The Diet Blog
• Current research points to omega-3 dietary requirements that play a big part in mood disorders, including chronic and severe depression
• It Pays To Diet offers up some tasty recipe alternatives for on the go.
• Project Swole gives you 20 Reasons to Never Drink Soda Again.  Its suprising what is inside those 12oz cans.
• Weight Lifting has been shown to increase brain health.  The NY Times has the full story
• Supplement Genius has the latest news in the health and fitness supplementation industry.
• My all-time favorite website – AnimalPak.com.  Come for the articles, stay for the experience.
• Think Positive! is a blog about achieving a positive mindset through daily affirmations

There are many reasons to workout and eat healthy, but it is alot easier to come up with reasons why you blow off the gym or a meal on a particular day.  Creating a positive mindset will help you avoid these excuses ever entering into your head and will keep you on your path to success

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Health and fitness is the only sport where there isn’t a winner and a loser. You are always competing against yourself, trying to beat your old benchmarks, be it a new personal best lift, more muscle or a lower bodyfat, shredded physique. You have this image of your ideal self and you strive to make progress towards that goal every day, in and out of the gym.  This game is on 24/7.  Whether you are eating, working out, sleeping or enjoying some down time, everything you do determines how your body looks, feels and responds.

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