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Nutrition

Cutomizing Brain Nutrition Using The Braverman Test

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by coachjon on September 3, 2010

I was in Sweden over the last week on a private internship with coach Poliquin for personal trainers and fat loss specialists. We learned alot about the customization of nutrition and training for rapid fat burning. One of the main things that I learned that has already helped me customize my own supplementation methods, is [...]

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NOTE: Most of my caucasian and foreign friends can’t stand the smell of durians, so this post may not apply to them. I remember on a trip with a basketball team from the USA a few years ago, our coach, a 6 foot 4, 120kg man ran out of his hotel room like he saw [...]

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Quite a number of the personal training and fitness bootcamp clients at the Genesis Performance Center are Muslims. And in August, they begin their fasting month. Most of them would still like to exercise to maintain their strength and weight loss / fat loss results. Last year I wrote about what to eat and how [...]

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What’s The Deal With Gout?

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by coachjon on June 18, 2010

One of the more common ailments that my Singapore personal training, nutrition coaching and fitness boot camp clients have when they first start their fitness programs at Genesis, is gout. Here are the tips that have really helped many of my clients (and my own dad) get rid of gout once and for all. Water [...]

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Ingredients: For about 9-12 mini muffin size pieces 2 Scoops chocolate whey powder 2 teaspoons nut butter (This time I used organic brazil nut butter, but peanut or caschew butter seems to work fine too) 3 tablespoons melted butter (about 1/4 of a cm slice of a regular size block). 4 squares of organic dark [...]

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Working On Nice Protein Bars This Week

by coachjon on June 10, 2010

One of the problems that my personal training, nutrition coaching and fitness bootcamp clients face often is “where to get healthy food!” One suggested solution is protein bars. Unfortunately, I have not found a protein bar in Singapore that meets my standards for low preservatives, low carbohydrate count, great taste and quality ingredients. So I [...]

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One of the “specialties” I am known for as a Singapore Personal Trainer, is that my programs and nutrition plans help “hard gainers” pack on muscular body weight faster than they EVER have in their lives. Besides helping them break the mentality that “I’ll be thin all my life”. One other thing that I, as [...]

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Alot of personal training or fitness boot camp clients who want to gain muscle mass or burn body fat are concerned about whether carbohydrates are good for them post workout. There are also questions about “new” forms of “better” post workout carbs like waxy maize and so on. In general I don’t like buying carbs [...]

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A Yummy Low GI Snack

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by coachjon on April 6, 2010

One thing that personal training and Singapore fitness bootcamp clients miss when trying to eat the right stuff for weight loss and fat burning, is desserts. While it can be hard at first, here is one suggestion for a dessert that is far less likely to add inches to your waistline. The reason for this [...]

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As many of you guys know, I am a big fan of proper nutrition with whole foods. Good meats, veggies, fruits and nuts as well as whole eggs, cream and unrefined carbs are the basis of all good nutrition plans and diets. Customizing how much of each, as well as what supplements and herbs each [...]

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