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Habits you can implement today that will make you healthier…
1- drink water. Consume 1 oz. h2O for every pound of weight
2- take 3 separate 10 minute walks per day–preferably following meals.
3-Eating within established eating windows–12 hour window and eat every 2-3 hours.
4-take an NSF certified, daily multivitamin and mineral complex. Why? Because the average diet is deficient in key micronutrients and minerals.
-But I eat healthy you say…Great, so do I, and I still take my multivitamin and benefit from it. There is no way to account for varying nutritional deficiencies from our food sources. A high quality multivitamin is insurance against deficiencies.
-Oh I take a gummy multivitamin from Costco you say…well bully for you, you’ve gotten into the habit of taking something you “think” is good for you. Now let’s address the FACT that even if that gummy had label claims backed by science and a third party (which it DOES NOT), your body wouldn’t be absorbing those key micronutrients and minerals at the proper time in the digestive system. In other words, the gummy is broken down so fast and absorbed so rapidly, that any nutritional value fails to be dispersed when you actually need it. You do get a refreshing and habit building fish of glucose though.
-I actually take this really expensive vitamin pack from my friend who sells supplements and shakes you say…Oh great, are those NSF certified supplements? Oh they’re not tested by a third party at all? But they come in a variety of super nummy flavors and fantastic label claims and the value is so good you say. Well I think if you hear what you are saying, you know you are full of shit.
-keep it simple here when it comes to supplementation. I stand by ONE brand. It is the ONE brand I take and the only brand I recommend to my clients and my family, dotFIT.
5. I have attached a brief write up on supplementation stacks that could be useful depending on your goals. There is also a link to use that connects the dotFIT order with BEEfit and we can help make sure you are taking the right things for your goals. This is a practitioner brand and it is not sold in private channels. If you have any questions about any of the dotFIT products, please message me.
BEEfit link to dotFIT store:
(recommended that you set up recurring orders for discounts/free shipping)
Use the link for the store!
Youth:
Active Multivitamin 1 x day (up to age 17, take chewable if cannot take tablet).
SuperOmega–take on days that don’t eat fatty wild fish.
First String Protein Powder (this is the preferred formula, but Pre/post, wheysmooth, and best plant are fine as well if dietary needs exist)
Average Adult (not doing any training):
Active Multivitamin, SuperOmega, WheySmooth.
Athletic Adult (training 5-6 days a week):
Active Multivitamin, SuperOmega, WheySmooth, Pre/Post Protein Powder, AminoBoostXXL, Workout Extreme, Creatine XXXL, dotbars, and perhaps JointFlex.
Trying to lose weight:
Active Multivitamin, SuperOmega, WheySmooth, therm accel, liver support, carb repel, AminoBoostXXL, Workout Extreme, Creatine XXXL.
Trying to gain muscle/size:
Active Multivitamin, SuperOmega, WheySmooth, First String Protein Powder, AminoBoostXXL, Workout Extreme, Creatine XXXL, dotbars.
It is time to constantly be more consistent towards your aspirations and dreams
As some of you know, and a few appreciate, I am a writer. As some of you may know, and a few appreciate, I am a bodybuilder. I bring the two together in my training. The mind works better when in harmony with the body and the body works best in motion. This is what I mean when I speak of “Neuroplasticity.” The mind awakens during activity and new thoughts and patterns of thought emerge as the mind is more apt and able to expand and develop.
Daily activity for the body, daily activity for the mind:
As I mentioned earlier, I have a passion for bodybuilding and an affinity for writing. These are my two main habits of health. I pour my spirit into these activities consistently, and they constantly provide my spirit, mind, and body opportunity for growth. Growth, aka, change, are constants. Why would we choose anything other than consistent growth?
Where do you start?
We all begin at different stages.
The key is to begin a plan that allows for consistency and progress.
If you are not consistent, the habit can’t change you.
If you are not progressing, the habit won’t intrinsically motivate you, and you quit or consistently simply “go through the motions,” missing out on the valuable mind-muscle connections and fail to find the value in the activity.
Without progress we feel like failures and most folks won’t continue to do things they consistently fail at.
Mind:
I recommend a daily journal. Write whatever you want for 15-30 minutes a day. Perhaps it is just a series of expletives or a run-on sentence ramble, or an opus of sorts, or anywhere in between–fabulous, get the thoughts out on paper or into the word processor screen. I ask that you actually write and don’t use dictation methods, as they disrupt the physical link of your mind to body as you shape and trace language onto the page.
-I recommend a monthly, “Rantpad/journal” that you fill up each month with your thoughts, feelings, expressions, and so much more. You are not limited to the non-fiction section of your life. -Expand and get fansical, comical, whimsical–put yourself on a pedestal, drag yourself through whatever hell or heaven you want on paper–then step back and see what story you’d rather attach yourself to.
-If you just cannot get yourself to do this journal step, reach out to me for some writing prompts please.
Body:
Keep it simple.
Keep it consistent.
Form: Range of motion, time under tension, and proper execution of motor patterns.
Exercise variety: Personal goals, body types, equipment access, etc will dictate the needs here. The thing is though, that if you properly do a steady regimen of even body weight motions, one can maintain an established physique and improve upon a, “Non-established Physique.”
That is to say, if you’re, “Out of shape” and waiting for the right gym to open up right near you with the right schedule, etc: you are falling for an excuse for failure or suffering from ignorance–which is just another excuse for failure.
If you don’t know how to do something that you feel/know can help you progress, LEARN.
Learn on your own or from an expert in the field.
Learning on your own is often more time consuming, wrought with errors and setbacks, but in my experience, rewarding.
If you are in, “No hurry,” are a self starter/learner, then going it on your own can be rewarding. One cannot argue that having someone with more experience/knowledge to learn from/with, can provide tremendous opportunities for additional growth.
Conclusion:
If you are the smartest/hardest training/thinking person in the room, find a new room or invite more knowledge into your room.
Most of us have been hosts to bad habits and EXCUSES.
We all hear that lazy, adversarial voice in our heads.
How much you listen to that voice is a matter of habit, a matter of choice.
You can rewire the voice(s).
You can make the choice(s).
Recognize that the body is more willing than the mind.
If the two of you combine and strategize, you will realize a progressive potential.
You won’t see the glass as half empty or full, you will see the full glass getting larger.
The vessel is always full, so it will need to consistently expand to meet the demand of the contents that are not content to keep their volume down.
Let’s get loud.
Let’s be proud of our progressions but not prideful.
Let’s get rid of the excuses that tie us to bad habits, this will be wonderful.
Time to formulate a plan:
I am here on Earth to share my passions for writing and fitness.
With God as my witness, I am committed to this.
I believe the two will save the world.
Writing for expanding the ability of communication.
Fitness for providing proactive health care that also makes for healthier minds, so we can better express ourselves verbally to one another and through our daily actions.
I have my teaching systems rooted in experience and nurtured by application.
If you are interested in beginning a program, let’s set up a call to talk about your goals and set up a plan!
-Rates will vary upon needs, but there’s rate programs for all budgets!
-At home programs, with or without equipment.
-In person training? Let’s chat!
-Nutritional Guidance: 80% of your health is determined by this, and I can guide you through the proper habitual changes needed to get your eating habits under control and helping you work towards your goal. This can be done remotely and very affordably!
Message me today and let’s start progressing together!
Ryanbeefit@gmail.com
Most Supplements Are TRASH!
A majority of mass market supplements are underformulated or full of contaminants. These are the non-NSF-certified supplements most consumers buy and are found at Costco, supplement stores, sold by pyramid schemers, and endorsed by celebrity athletes that have long gotten their gains from PED use.
How did this happen? Namely deregulation of the supplement industry by the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994, or DSHEA. Since this time, supplements have all been assumed by the FDA to be safe and their label claims true until proven otherwise. The burden of proof lies in the trial and error use of these supplements by the general population and when and if the product is proven to be faulty, there is little to no recourse in corrective action. To put it plainly: THERE IS NO REGULATION OF SUPPLEMENTATION IN THE US. I can sell you magic workout powder that my supplement label claims is made from the stemcells of Jesus, charge what I want, sell it on Amazon, and you can’t do a thing about it when all you get is micronized sucralose with a splattering of random stimulants. That is mass market supplementation. All label claims and window dressings, no efficacy, no quality, no purity, no potency, no guarantees of label claims.
How is dotFIT different?
They are the most thoroughly researched and certified practitioner supplement brand–which is to say it is only sold in private channels, sold by trained professionals, and taken by more professional athletes than any other brand.
What is NSF then? NSF is the highest certification board in the US for supplements. “The NSF mark assures consumers, retailers and regulators that certified products have been rigorously tested to comply with all standard requirements. (https://www.nsf.org/about-nsf).
I recommend everyone begin with the
1-Active Multivitamin
2 Protein powder (whey, best plant, or pre/post &/or Aminoboost XXL)
3-SuperOmega is recommended If you don’t wild fish 3 x’s week or more.
4-WORKOUT EXTREME : If you like caffeine and/or often drink energy drinks–stop with the energy drinks–black coffee is fine and all, but dotFIT’s workout extreme is an improvement as an energy source. Replacing the energy drinks with the WORKOUT EXTREME will save $–and be much more healthy ($20/month or less).
Please email me if you have any questions! You should also use the supplement screener on the dotFIT website.
Set up recurring orders of $25 or more for free shipping and discounts. You can adjust the recurring orders easily and get reminders before they are sent.
No brand matches the quality, purity, and potency of dotFIT.
Below are links and brief explanations of each supplement. There is an abundance of information available on the benefits of each of these in addition to thorough explanations of the formulas and the NSF testing supporting their efficacy. Links to this information can be found on the dotFIT website. You don’t need to click each link to get to the cart, but here they are. You can just click the first one and then add the rest of the things to the cart. At check out you should get the option to set up 30, 60, or 90 day auto re-ordering. I suggest you do so to avoid running out of essential nutrient support once you’re accustomed to it. I have listed below the supplements to correspond with your meal plan that is forthcoming. They are listed in order of importance and taken as such. I.E. The protein powder won’t be as effective if you’re not taking your multivitamin with food 2 times a day consistently.
My exact stack of supplements as an all natural, professional bodybuilder:
Active Multivitamin
Super omega
Pre/Post Protein powder (chocolate and birthday cake flavor packets)
AminoBoost XXL
All natural Whey Smooth Protein Powder (chocolate)
Muscle Defender (stabilized Glutamine)
Workout Extreme (if you like caffeine)
Creatine XXXL
Superior Antioxidant
Dotfit bars like the pb&j or lemon stick, or the cookies for snacks–all flavors are good.
digestive enzyme
probiotic
Everyone, even if they’re not working out regularly, would receive health benefits from the Multivitamin, the superomega, and either the aminoboostxxl/whey smooth for protein support.
Youth athletes should all be on the aforementioned multivitamin and super omega. Additionally, they need a focus on hydration and carbohydrate intake in a 2/1 ratio to protein. IE, 150 pound kid aims for ¾-1 ounce water for every pound of weight and 300 g of carbs per day and 150 g of Protein. Most youth athletes should be on First String protein powder.
First String protein powder. For youth athletes or as a meal replacement for an adult. This is ideal pre and post training fuel.
Pre/Post Protein powder:
Some like the additional flavors and slightly lower carbohydrate profile of the pre/post workout protein formula. You can get a variety pack with these and they’re quite tasty. Orange Cream and Birthday Cake are my two favorite. (after writing this for you, I realized that I should just post this in general. I want you to know I intended this for you and that this is the same stuff I wish I had to take when I was younger and what I have my niece and nephew taking).
In addition to the Active Multivitamin
There are a number of key supplements to aid in optimizing nutrition…
Super omega – take with evening meal if you don’t eat fatty wild fish that day.
Superior Antioxidant – take with post workout meal.
Amino Boost XXL Watermelon, Grape, Lemonade, or Blue Raspberry. Take pre and post workout as directed, or during a workout, or between meals
Muscle Defender (Glutamine)–take post workout with shake, aminos or just water if eating a meal.
Whey Smooth (vanilla or chocolate) – take post workout if not taking aminos, otherwise use to make smoothies by adding additional ingredients to make a meal replacement (see recipes on dotFIT website).
First String protein powder. For youth athletes or as a meal replacement for an adult. This is ideal pre and post training fuel.
Pre/Post Protein powder:
Some like the additional flavors and slightly lower carbohydrate profile of the pre/post workout protein formula. You can get a variety pack with these and they’re quite tasty. Orange Cream and Birthday Cake are my two favorite. (after writing this for you, I realized that I should just post this in general. I want you to know I intended this for you and that this is the same stuff I wish I had to take when I was younger and what I have my niece and nephew taking).
Sources
Minutia:
The difference is in the details…
It is a DIY kind of world these days. Everyone is a self proclaimed expert in something. Often these folks operate on Social Media channels and present more than one thing that they have mastered long enough to capture in a picture. That is great for them if it helps them maintain their happiness. Too often though, these “Gurus” have not been down the road of maintenance or progression long enough to really lead. For a leader, the road is never ending and they’re always ascending. The difference is in the details…
One of my favorite quotes is from Socrates, “the only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.” From a point of humility the mind is more susceptible to wisdom, from a matter of grace we are a better disciple, and life is the teacher if we develop an ear to hear the lesson. In other words, don’t waste any time in becoming a student of life–class is in session and we are in charge of making sure we are in a state of progression! Your mind and body are actively getting better or worse–there is no constant state for organic matter. The great thing is though, we each play an active role in our development or our demolishing. The choice, to a large degree, is up to us as individuals and the results are a conglomerate of the details. What is great is that we are all on our ways to becoming great masterpieces and our mortality dictates that we never scrap the canvas, but rather we layer on the paint and continue to improve the image of ourselves.
We must all accept our roles as artists in active pursuit of the creation of our own beings. “Art takes discipline,” as Bukowski says, and anything that is a creation, is art. So from the start, we are art. This explains why we like to be appreciated. This explains why it can matter to be understood and accepted. This can also explain why it is so important to be mindful of the details that make up, US. Accepting and attaching yourself to things you don’t truly want to identify with can have damaging consequences on your development. We best recreate ourselves in physical recreation…you know the saying, “Born in Dance?” or how, “working out makes me feel alive?” These are flow states where our bodies come to thrive. The object mind state known as Neuroplasticity. Neuroplasticity is the brain’s ability to modify or re-wire itself. Without this ability our minds would never develop beyond a state of infancy–some would claim there are many without this ability.
Movement is one of the best ways to increase Neuroplasticity. I believe that some movements promote more neuroplasticity than others. I formed these beliefs over the last 16 years of recovery from a severe TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury). I think it is important to share what I am continuing to learn from my role as a survivor of TBI (multiple injuries actually and specifically 2004 and 2014) whom has found advanced recovery methods. The benefits from exercise in terms of neuroplasticity are not limited to those that have suffered brain injury, and more so, they are beneficial to healthy cognitive function for everyone!
It is up to you to find and maintain your focus to build habits that will progress you towards who and what you would like to be. To find your “Reason” or “reasons” to continually motivate yourself through the high and low points in life is certainly integral to our success or strive for “quality” in life. When it comes time to properly integrate fitness into the pattern of your life, that is where I enter as your fitness professional. I have been progressing my fitness habits for over 20 years and worked with thousands of individuals on improving their fitness. The lessons I have learned are too numerous to be gleaned from a single article or hour of interaction. The motivations I have for you are too great and personalized to be contained in a social media post. The details I have to share with you, will all add up to create the progressive masterpiece of art that is you.
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Are you healthier today than you were yesterday?
Are you healthier today than you were yesterday? Did you gain a good/bad habit or did you lose one? In other words, did you move forward, or did you move backwards? It is unlikely that you stayed in the same place–that’s a matter of physics and spirituality. For many of us the pattern of our progressions is a dance, with one step forward, one step back, two forward, one back, one to the side, and so on we freestyle dance and advance (or dissipate) our ways through life.
Does it have to be this way? Do we have to wander our way on the dance floor of life? Of course not. Professionals and experts with lots of knowledge and experience exist to guide us in every dance imaginable.
But what if you don’t want to dance? Firstly, the “Dance,” is a metaphor for any human act upon which we can improve. Secondly, everyone wants to dance, many of us just like the freedom of movement to do so. (Inhibition is just one way to lose freedom).
There are certain dances, or human acts, that will improve everyday life and expand one’s play span. What is a, “Play Span.” Well think of lifespan. How many years in that life are quality, full activity and capability years? Most people just look at age 50 as their cutoff for an exuberant, play-filled life. In actuality, it should be from womb to tomb that we are active. Our nutrition and our own self-driven motion and movement dictate the play span. Of course genetics make a large input, but if you control your nutrition and have a progressive program of motion and movement that properly addresses the musculoskeletal system, you are setting yourself up for success. Doing anything less has the opposite effect.
The habit of health therefore is built around nutrition, activity, recovery, and the equitable process of steady progress within those variables. Harmonizing your mind and body with these progressional habits is key to success in fitness.
Time to make healthy changes?
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Improving sports performance
My goal is to save the world through fitness!
Information is KEY!
Let’s begin with recovery.
That’s right: RECOVERY.
Your next workout or game is dependent on how well you recovered from your last bout of exertion.
Furthermore, your benefits from exertion are enhanced by proper nutrition, rest, and recovery mobility.
RECOVERY has a greater influence on progression/growth than the act of exercise itself.
Assuredly the exercise is the catalyst for change, but without recovery there is only breakdown.
Think of exercise as the demolition part of the process, recovery as the rebuild.
The body needs and wants key nutrients before and after exercise.
The right fuel will support optimal growth and recovery.
Inadequate nutrient support will not provide optimal growth and recovery.
Furthermore, consistently inadequate nutrient support develops into poor nutritional habits that have lifelong implications.
This is even more true for the youth, as they build skeletal and muscular foundations for life in addition to their nutrition habits–You can’t make up for lost windows of growth and development.
It doesn’t need to be all that complicated to get your essential nutrients.
Everyone, from womb to tomb, should be taking a high quality, full spectrum daily essential multivitamin and mineral tablet. IE: Active Multivitamin and Mineral complex (NSF certified, and simply the best).
In addition to the multivitamin, Omega supplementation is essential for all of us not consuming 4 ounces or more of fresh fatty fish everyday. That’s probably most of us. The SuperOmega supplement from dotFIT is exactly what we should all be taking daily.
There are lots of great supplements to utilize, but the last one on this essential list is a protein powder. This is the category that is the most wrought with duplicity and like all supplements, lacks quality control in the mass consumer market (NO FDA REGULATION). Many people have complained of their bodily response to these formulas. Here’s the thing: When you drink contaminated products, the body usually doesn’t absorb them well.
There are many formulas to choose from with dotFIT and all of them provide the exact nutrient content that their labels claim (All products are 3rd party tested).
For most people, the WHEYSMOOTH is the formula for them. This is the low carb, low calorie, high protein formula. This can be added to any of the protein formulas to bolster the protein numbers. IE, add a scoop of Wheysmooth to the Pre/Post and you’ve got 45 grams of protein and a meal! This formula is also available in an “All Natural” style with whey derived from grass fed beef and all natural sweeteners.
If you are vegan or want a non-whey protein powder–BEST PLANT protein powder is the answer and has a full amino spectrum–so you can use it just like Whey Smooth.
For YOUTH ATHLETES and hard gainers, FIRSTSTRING is your building block of choice.
For those that want a more filling snack and aren’t making smoothies with their powder, the
PRE/POST formula is the one for you! As I mentioned, you can pair this one up with the Wheysmooth and even more protein and a near 1:1 Protein to Carb ratio.
WheySmooth, Best Plant, and Pre/Post are all available unflavored in addition to vanilla and chocolate. The unflavored option can be paired with flavor packets or just used as is!
There is also the option for near zero calorie pre/post protein from the AMINOBOOSTXXL. This is protein broken down (micronized) into amino acids.
This formula is designed to present the right ratios of EAAs and BCAAs (Essential Amino Acids and Branched Chain Amino Acids) that muscle tissue needs for MPS (muscle protein synthesis). This is the BEST amino formula available anywhere! A must!
Lastly we have the Lean Meal Replacement protein formula.
This blend is to be used in place of 1-2 meals per day.
Used properly (along with the Active MVM, meals meeting the bodies nutritional needs while being in a caloric deficit) and in conjunction with regular motion and movement (exercise), this product will accelerate fat loss. The LMR is not a PRE/POST workout powder.
In summation:
Active MVM, SuperOmega, and Wheysmooth for all!
Age appropriate versions of the multivitamin are available and the right protein blend for you is available from dotFIT. Ask me if you have any questions!
GET ON THIS MULTIVITAMIN!
Nutritional experts and doctors agree, a good multivitamin (Certified, containing proper amounts of key micronutrients in the right forms and with effective delivery, IE enteric coated tablet) is essential to health and sickness prevention.
Now is a great time to optimize your immune system with an antioxidant loaded multivitamin. For quality, purity, potency, and value, I use and solely suggest the dotFIT Active Multivitamin and Mineral complex. With clinically proven amounts of key nutrients and minerals to help the body thrive and account for the deficiencies of the average diet, this is a 4 in 1 value. You would have to spend at least $50 in the mass market consumer ring of supplements to get what you get from this tablet–and those mass market supplements aren’t regulated or certified!
Ages 12-17, just one tablet a day after your first meal! (60 Day Supply)
Active adults 18-65, two tablets, first and last meals.
Not so active female 18-50, women’s tablet once a day. (60 Day Supply)
Over50, less than 3 days a week of training? Over50 tablet (60 Day Supply)
Kids? Kids tablet!
Highly suggested to add the SuperOmega, D-3 (for us in the PNW especially–there is D-3 in the multivitamin, this is just a bit more!), and perhaps the Calcium too (if you don’t get it from your diet!).
Every product from dotFIT represents the benchmark in the industry. The dotFIT Whey Smooth protein powder is simply the best for a low carb protein. AminoboostXXL is an absolute must for hard training individuals and individuals in a caloric deficit diet. Joint Flex is great for those with joint issues or if you are looking for clinical doses of collagen for your skin and hair health. If you have ever broken any bones–JOINT FLEX is a must!
What else from dotFIT should you get?
Message me and we can discuss your needs, goals, etc, and make sure you know exactly what you are getting.
Why dotFIT?
They have done the research, development, and gotten the highest certifications on their products. They have gone above and beyond to provide the finest products at a fair price–often less than the mass market products. Moreover, I can honestly say I take their products exclusively and reap the benefits of them. As a certified all natural, professional bodybuilder, the quality and purity of my supplements matters and my body is the result of my training and diet–not PEDs! I compete in the WNBF as a pro, where we are polygraphed and winners submit to urine testing. There’s no shortcuts here! Supplements fill in nutritional gaps and these you can trust to do just that.
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Our ability to recover is our greatest strength
Our ability to recover is our greatest strength.
This might seem obvious. But let’s explore what I mean when I say, “Our ability to recover is our greatest strength.” Let’s start off with me saying that I am an alcoholic–in recovery, not currently blooming. Blooming? Blooming is what I call an activated, or rather, inebriated alcoholic. If an alcoholic is blooming, they’re working on a steady state of intoxication.
Definition of Recovery:
1. a return to a normal state of health, mind, or strength.
2. the action or process of regaining possession or control of something stolen or lost.
It is stridently true that it is hard to thrive if you live a large portion of your life devoid of a normal state of health, mind or strength. Recovery from an addiction that consistently removed control of various processes and daily functions is an overt example of response to disruption of organic matter. As organic matter, more specifically, a homosapien, we can be active participants in our recovery or our destruction.
Destruction defined as (no, not the 1982 German thrash metal band):
the action or process of causing so much damage to something that it no longer exists or cannot be repaired.
Therein lies our dichotomy: we are equally capable of recovery as we are of destruction. Of course the line gets blurred along the way as we are conditioned, or that is we “Learn” and come to believe in the inherent positive and negative qualities attached to all things. Very often in life people have encultured, or habituated into belief patterns that don’t support the recovery of a proper state of health, and rather adjust to their “Normal” state of health, mind, or strength.
The encultured acceptance of sub-optimal health primes the citizen to be a prisoner of the sick care (not HealthCare system: as the current system is based on reactive and not proactive health solutions). The pervasive acceptance and promotion of the “American Way” of consumerism, especially dietary, is as obvious as it is devastating. How is the culture perpetuated? See the ads, see the fads, the all the bodies of all the American dads? On average what do you see? On average, what defenses do you hear? I am sure you are mad at me for even suggesting that American dads give a hoot about the burgeoning belly and the last belt loop. See, the culture of health and wellness isn’t just ignored, it is shunned and self improvement is dubbed as selfish, vain, and only for a select few individuals.
Here’s some news: everyone around you benefits from a healthier version of you. Life is essentially one long plane crash, put on your own mask before helping others. If you are physically fit, active and healthy, you will get more from everything in life, and be able to give more of you to everything you do. Recovery happens one day at a time. It is time to recover folks. Time to end the destruction of your health. Let’s make changes. One healthy recovery habit at a time.
So what about the destruction and disruption of the muscular skeleton? That is a catalyst for change my friend. When we workout, we disrupt the muscles. Without nutrition and rest (time and sleep), there is a delayed and incomplete recovery. Optimal muscular development will only occur when you are maximizing your recovery potential and your workouts. Recovery from the workouts is what produces the results. To put it more bluntly, your recovery is more important than your workout. To get more specific, your nutrition will impact and amplify your recovery more than any one thing. How do you utilize nutrition to recover?
Meet your Macronutrient and Micronutrient needs consistently while meeting your body’s hydration needs. What are these amounts? They are based on your bodily needs, according to TDEE (Total Daily Energy Expenditure), your BMR (Basal Metabolic Rate), and your physical goals (what you want to accomplish: ie, get bigger, smaller, fatter, leaner, etc). Micronutrient needs are tricky to calculate or meet from food alone, so while I recommend consuming plenty of vegetables and fruits, a high quality, NSF approved daily multivitamin is a mandatory from womb to tomb. (Your mother likely took a prenatal–and the rationale doesn’t end at birth!).
Exercise induced recovery needs are accelerated when you use practitioner grade supplements. With pre workout, intra workout, and post workout supplementation, you can ensure your body receives the right nutrients, at the right time, to get the performance you want to promote change. In the last five years of my experience using dotFIT practitioner grade supplements for all my needs, I have seen the most significant improvements in my 25 years of lifting. My experiences are not limited to myself. I have promoted this brand to all my clients, and those that follow my advice, reap the recovery rewards. As their trainer, I get to see the results of utilizing practitioner grade supplementation and claim to be the producer the results. In other words, I demand my clients use dotFIT so that they get the results I promise and it positively reflects on our work together and thus, my brand, BEEfit.
Don’t be held back from the results you train hard for! RECOVER from your workouts with proper sports nutrition! The knowledge of what you need to do is right here!
- DAILY MULTIVITAMIN (ACTIVE by dotFIT)
- Pre/post protein (AminoboostXXL, or PRE/POST, or Whey smooth)
- Drink water! An ounce per pound of bodyweight is a good guide!
- There are other useful supplements, but there is no reason or need for them if you are not taking the daily multivitamin, getting your protein needs met (average of one gram per pound of bodyweight), and drinking your water.
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If you are ready to discover your ability to recover, uncover the wealth of nutrition by creating a BEEfit linked account with dotFIT and we can get going on a new and healthier version of you! Whether you are training hard for an event, or just trying to be healthier, BEEfit and dotFIT are here to help provide you with guidance and accountability. Consultation is FREE, joining the supplement guidance program is FREE, and your ability to recover or destruct is FREE. It is up to you to choose! Let’s unlock your potential and expand your PLAY SPAN!