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Heart Zone Training

Posted in August 11th, 2008
by Mark Salinas in Exercise, Training, Weight Mgmt

A big part of my journey success has been understanding my heart zone training. Heart Zone Training helps you understand your training intensity, are you not putting enough into your workout to get the best results, are you efficiently burning fat? If you know your maximum heart rate (MHR) and/or Anaerobic Threshold (AT) you [...]

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Boot Camp

Posted in July 16th, 2008
by Mark Salinas in Exercise

I want to share with you my day in Boot Camp. At 5 am we started out on the Step mill, 2 minutes, level 20, 5 times with 30 second breaks. Initial gym work consisted of 5 sets of 20 push ups with “Bear Crawls” with weights in between each. Next, 3 [...]

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Pre & Post Workout Nutrition

Posted in July 9th, 2008
by Mark Salinas in Nutrition

I have found that adding fuel(food) within approximately 60 minutes prior to an intense workout and within 60 minutes after my workout are musts!
Pre-workout and post-workout nutrition is the key to get optimal results, growth and recovery. Pre-workout nutrition is necessary for maximum performance and will allow you to have increased muscle strength, better endurance, [...]

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Children and Their Weight

Posted in June 2nd, 2008
by Mark Salinas in Nutrition, Weight Mgmt

It seems to me that the fast pace of the world today has contributed to the health problems in our society, especially our children. Fast food, unhealthy snacks, microwave dinners etc. are readily available and less expensive than healthy alternatives.

According to Results from the 2003-2004 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), using measured heights [...]

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