Benefits Of Off Season Training For Young Athletes

No time to rest? Or time to rebuild? First off, it is important for athletes to have an “off-season”! From my experiences and observations, athletes of EVERY age need a break from their sport, as the season can by very physically, mentally and emotionally taxing. Though some young athletes are able to endure through in-season…

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How AYB Helps You Achieve Your Best!

Achieving Your Best strives to provide a creative system of training that incorporates all modalities of exercise. The AYB Performance system covers aesthetics, stamina, power, speed, agility, balance, stability, and muscular endurance. To accomplish our client’s goals, we cycle a system of strength and conditioning to ensure a well rounded regimen. All of our performance…

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WORKOUT: Staying Active While Traveling

Traveling this summer? Don’t lose the progress you’ve made just because you are not near your  usual workout facility. Here’s a few ideas of some quick workouts to help you maintain what you’ve worked so hard for. At the Beach? 1. Walking Lunges: 15 Each leg2. Sumo Jump Squats: 153. Push-ups:154. Plank w/ Alternating Oblique…

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Needing a Simple and Effective Home Workout?

Ideally, it is best to have a routine, in which you prioritize your workout times. Sticking to that routine is the best way to get and maintain desired results. At the same time, we sometimes travel and find ourselves in a hotel or at a family member’s house. So, what can you do to maintain…

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Why Women Shouldn’t Be Afraid To Lift Heavy – Part 3

Part 3: Misconceptions: Hormones & Training Models To wrap up the series on women and lifting, (you can read the first post here and the second here) I wanted to briefly touch on one of the most common misconceptions we females tend to have; lifting makes us bulky, too muscular, and manly. This is far from…

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WORKOUT: Exercises To Keep You Healthy At Work

Research consistently shows that sitting all day shortens life expectancy and increases risk for chronic diseases. But, what do you do if your job requires hours of computer work every day and you know sitting is detrimental to your health? If you think your morning run or evening workout class has you covered, you better…

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The Power Of A Disciplined Mind

“MOTIVATION IS FLEETING, DISCIPLINE IS LASTING” I watched this YouTube video interview recently by Tom Bileu and Mel Robbins below about how motivation is garbage. I agree with her impact theory that explains how there is a short five second window where we need to act before our brain comes up with all the excuses…

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Does A “Healthy” Pill, Powder, Or Drink Sound Too Good To Be True?

I see lots of advertisements and promotions that promise amazing results from supplements that range from shakes to pills and powders. The diet industry is a $60 billion per year industry and most of the products do not work or have negative side effects. It is so easy to fall prey to these promises and…

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Does Timing Of Food Really Matter?

What you eat is important, but when you eat it is also something you need to think about. Whether you are trying to get leaner or perform at your best in your sport or workout, timing is a huge factor in your results. I work with a lot of people who come to me because…

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Why The Scale Is Sabotaging Your Success

As a nutrition and exercise professional, I talk to people about their bodies pretty much every day. Weight loss is one of the most common reason people come work with us, so naturally, the scale is always a dominant feature when tracking progress. I see all too often that people are focused on getting that…

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