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"Comparison is the thief of joy." Theodore Roosevelt is credited with saying this. Theodore's musing sums up a great failing in our society. We compare ourselves to others, constantly looking for celebrities and influencers to look up to. Looking for role models.

The importance of sleep and how it affects your training Sleep is important for a multitude of reasons, especially when you are training and exercising.

Exercise and Immunity 

As we know nutrition accounts for 70% of our body composition goals. We have all heard the saying "you can't out train a bad diet". You could be spending hours in the gym, never miss a session and give 100% effort every time you train but if you aren't watching what you are putting in your mouth you won't see the changes in your waistline.

How the comparison of others is destroying your happiness & goals.

I'm sure we have all heard how important calorie balance is. Calorie deficit vs surplus is the key to achieving our goals whether it is muscle gain, fat loss or maintenance. It's a fine balance between calories we are consuming and calories we are expending. For example, if our goal is fat loss we want to be in a calorie deficit which means we are burning off more than we are consuming whereas if our goal is to gain mass it is ideal to be in a surplus where our caloric intake is greater than what we are expending. This sounds simple enough, but it isn't as simple as food intake vs exercise. Many factors come into play when determining our energy output each day.

People usually begin resistance training because they want to change the way their body looks, get stronger, or lose fat. As a surprise to many people who begin resistance training, they begin to see the following benefits. 

As we all know adhering to a healthy diet and consistent training schedule go hand in hand when it comes to achieving your goals. But what if you're not getting the results you want yet you feel like you are doing everything right? Taking a look at your lifestyle factors could play a major part in overcoming certain plateaus and barriers in your journey.

As we continue to settle in to the "New Normal" getting back into a weekly routine is now more important than ever!  Why, you may ask?