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  • Fad Diets: Just Don’t

    By Raphael | In Nutrition | on August 17, 2011

    Disgust. Impatience. Roll of the eyes. That sums up my reaction to fad diets. I can’t stand them and I think they’re utterly ridiculous. A nutrition plan for life (notice I use the words for life) should not eliminate all types of food groups. Any fad diet that asks you to eat only one source […]

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  • Hung Up On Abs – Video Demo

    By Raphael | In Fitness | on July 28, 2011

    “The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any.” –Alice Walker While at the gym a few days ago I decided to film a couple of exercises that focus on the lower abdominal area.  If you belong to a gym, hopefully they have support straps to perform the […]

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  • Posture: All in Your Mind?

    By Raphael | In Fitness | on July 20, 2011

    Stand up straight! Your mom told you this time and again, and I bet you didn’t listen. Rarely do I see anyone with excellent posture. Most people don’t stand up straight with their shoulders back and core nice and tight. They slouch; they stoop and walk around like the weight of the world is on […]

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  • People tend to fear starting a weight loss plan because they never seem to get it right. They start, life gets in the way, the process becomes too difficult, the temptations become too easy to give in to, and they quit. I’ve seen history repeat itself time and again, and what I see is that […]

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  • The Diet Hideout

    By Raphael | In Fitness, Motivation, Nutrition | on June 30, 2011

    Sometimes what you don’t say says more than you realize. The diet hideout. See if this sounds familiar. You courageously declare that you’ve had enough, and you’re going to lose those haunting, pain-in-the-a** pounds that have been teasing and calling you names for so long. Enough – you’ve had enough with the overanalyzing and excuses. […]

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  • 3 Steps to Killer Legs

    By Raphael | In Fitness, Motivation | on June 16, 2011

    What would you be willing to sacrifice for great-looking legs? I’m not talking about a little bit of improvement. I’m talking about a transformation. Would you clean up your nutrition and be consistent? Would you commit week in and week out to your weight training and cardio workouts and challenge yourself? Would you work to […]

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  • Over the past few weeks my mother has been experiencing a popping in one ear. On Monday, May 17, she was rushed to the emergency room as she experienced some of these pops, felt dizzy and then fainted. As soon as I was notified, I rushed to the emergency room.  As I walked into her […]

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  • I’ve been getting a lot of emails concerning what specifically a client receives when they sign up for online training services with me. So I decided to outline precisely what you can expect to receive. Here’s how it works: Step 1 – After our initial contact, I will email you a questionnaire that asks about […]

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  • Body Image: Healing From the Inside Out

    By Raphael | In Motivation | on April 30, 2011

    Body image. It can be a pain in the ass. We have a warped societal standard as to what constitutes beauty and then you have your own unique perception of your own beauty.  And to add fuel to the fire, people become enamored with Photoshop images of celebrities and models and then try to look like […]

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  • Super Set Abs Blast Workout

    By Raphael | In Fitness | on April 15, 2011

    “Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” — Albert Einstein Before you do one crunch, let’s get to the truth and nothing but the truth about getting great-looking abs. Great-looking abs begin in the kitchen. Your nutrition is the place to start. The abdominal area does not flatten from […]

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