How Your Friends Influence Your Physique
23 Feb
If our friends are obese, we have a 45% increased chance of being obese ourselves. This can be shockingly painful to hear, but it’s true, according to ongoing research. Our parents were right when...
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Why Your Fitness Plan Is Doomed to Fail AND 6 Empowering Steps Toward Long-term Success
20 Feb
Why Your Fitness Plan Is Doomed to Fail AND 6 Empowering Steps Toward Long-term Success by Jesse O’Brien It’s that time again: New Year’s! For some, this is the time to leave the past behind, learn...
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Kaizen Health Retreat
09 Feb
The Kaizen Health Retreat is a two day, three night health and fitness retreat presented by Central Athlete. This will take place in an exceptional setting, at a private Ranch in Tarpley, Texas. The retreat will be geared around health, fitness and these four components: Education Experience Movement Relaxation
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Nutrition for Mental Acuity
01 Feb
Experiencing yet another mid-afternoon slump? Feel like you HAVE to have another cup of coffee or other caffeinated beverage? If you eat a typical American breakfast then chances are this is you. A...
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What Is Your BMW?
24 Jan
No, we aren’t talking about the latest year model of the 328i. BMW is a catchy phrase that we use to describe one of our assessment models - Body, Move, Work. This model is designed to illustrate ...
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Fitness Is A 401k For Your Body
18 Jan
Stop trading your health for wealth. As your career path is moving forward, so should your health. Face it - one day you will die and what happens before this is a slow decline in muscle mass, entr...
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Nutrition On The Go
21 Dec
Staying consistent with an inconsistent schedule is the key to success. Life happens, but we need to ensure we stay consistent with our deepest values. Yet, often times the first thing to fall ...
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Pre-Workout Nutrition
13 Dec
You must begin with the end in mind. A proper pre-workout meal will give you:1. Energy2. Mental drive3. FocusKeep in mind that pre-workout nutritional strategies will often represent trade-offs. Th...
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Fasting
29 Nov
“Everyone has a doctor in him or her, we just have to help it in its work. The natural healing force within each one of us is the greatest force in getting well. Our food should be our medicine, ou...
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5 Reasons to Reconsider Personal Training
27 Nov
The amount of options to choose from within the fitness industry may seem daunting. However, if you understand where you want to go, and the pros and cons of each service, aligning the right servic...
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8 Reasons Why You Want to Manage Blood Sugar
16 Nov
If you want to get lean and add muscle, you HAVE to manage your blood sugar. Before entering the conversation of managing blood sugar, one must earn the right by mastery of all Level 1 nutritional ...
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How Training Will Make You More Successful
18 Oct
Training is a schematic approach to life. Training teaches clients several key tenets of life. ConsistencyYou must stay “grounded” in your journey of health and wellness. Adopting a “no matter what...
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What is Your Body Fat and What Does it Mean?
11 Oct
What is a healthy amount of body fat? Ask 10 different people and you'll get 10 different answers.At Central Athlete, we have identified the following ranges to be healthy:Males: 10-20% body fat o...
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Why Your 30 Day Meal Plan Doesn't Work
05 Oct
Nutritional challenges and macro plans are currently very popular, especially now that the holidays are fast approaching. Drop everything for 30 days and eat extremely clean for a short period of t...
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Determining Your Ideal Carbohydrate Intake
27 Sep
So are carbs good or not?Exactly what you may not want to hear:Everybody is different, and you never really know until you experiment for yourself. Similar to an individually designed training prog...
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Building Muscle - Functional Resistance Training
21 Sep
If you're looking to build muscle mass then functional resistance training is for YOU. Get out of pain, increase energy and look better naked by combining body building, weight training and gymnast...
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Gaining Muscle - Running Insulin
13 Sep
If you want to get lean and add muscle, you HAVE to manage your blood sugar.Improving health and getting leaner means less sugar and a decreased consumption of processed carbohydrates which over t...
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Client Training Program - Steph Davies
08 Sep
Steph has been with Central Athlete since August 2016. She is a great example of why Individually Designed Fitness is far superior than “online programming”. Steph came to us with specific goals:1....
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Why Supplements are Crucial to Build Muscle
30 Aug
Supplements: Not everyone should be taking them—and you get what you pay for. Some over- the-counter supplements can have nutritional information off by as much as 10% or more. Just as with stage...
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Why Protein is Crucial for Building Muscle
24 Aug
Eating enough protein is one of the easiest things you can do to gain muscle. Proteins are combinations of amino acids. During digestion, the proteins in food are broken down into separate amino a...
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Why Sleep is Crucial to Build Muscle
16 Aug
Sleep is essential for all systemic functions of an organism. Deficits in sleep have harmful impacts–changes in dietary behavior and body composition, impaired glucose regulation, disrupted blood ...
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More Muscle, Less Fat With Functional Resistance Training
09 Aug
Fitness is trendy and people are always looking for the "short-cut" or the latest "fad" to follow. There are many forms of training that can lead to results but one we stand behind is functional re...
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Time Restricted Eating
28 Jul
What is it?Condensing the window of when you are consuming food anywhere from a 4 to 12-hour period.Who is it for?This is most applicable for a Phase 3 client. Someone who has mastered the fund...
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Hacking Alcohol
19 Jul
According to the 2015 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), 86.4 percent of people ages 18 or older reported that they drank alcohol at some point in their lifetime.Fitness, for most peop...
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Individually Designed Fitness: the Future for the Working Professional
17 Jul
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The Six Unconventional Ways to Lose Fat
12 Jul
We live in a world where people want results and they want them yesterday. Crash diets, 24-day challenges, zero carbs, liquid diet - you name it. A majority of the people who have tried "quick fixe...
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BLG'S On The Road
28 Jun
Travel often? Find it difficult to maintain structure while on the road?Five concepts to create a strong insurance policy when you are on the road: Sun Goal: 20 mins per day on 40% of your bodyWhy:...
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Stress - Shift Your Paradigm
20 Jun
We all experience stress in some form or fashion. It should be made clear that if you're stressed you will not be able to lose body fat like you are suppose to - plain and simple. Why not?Stress ha...
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Sunlight: The Next Frontier For Weight Loss
14 Jun
Give your body what it needs and your body will heal itself. Adequate sleep, quality nutrition and daily movement are great ways to reach the body you've always wanted but there is one key variable...
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The Six Ways to Improve Sleep
31 May
Sleep is the number one thing you can do to remedy fatigue. What impact does it have on body composition? Allows for appropriate intensity during training Helps regulate blood sugars Eliminates ...
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