Summerville Fitness and Nutrition
Real advice from natural fitness enthusiasts for ANYONE trying to improve their physical fitness
I’d like to apologize to my readers for the lack of posts over the last week or so. I have taken a few weeks off of work and the Blog to be with my wife and brand new baby daughter! I’m officially a daddy now and couldn’t be more excited (and tired)! This is the […]
Photo by Victor Freitas from Pexels Gym etiquette is something most people tend to pick up over spending a lot of time there. However, even seasoned gym rats have poor gym etiquette sometimes. The following paragraphs will be on proper gym etiquette (from both points of view) for those using resistance exercise equipment or spaces. I’m sure much […]
The short answer is “not really”. There is not a strong correlation between your height and your hormone levels as adults. In fact, exogenous testosterone is used in very tall boys to stunt their growth by sending them THROUGH puberty and into adulthood earlier, thus limiting their growth. Estrogen is used in the same way […]
Photo by Alex Kremer from Pexels Many will be surprised how many people are using “enhancing” substances in the fitness industry, some will not. I’m not just talking about steroids anymore, there are many “tricks” people are using to try and enhance the fitness process. Some are doing it to cheat the system and some are doing it […]
A little article on how to get or stay motivated to get or stay fit.
Photo by Pixabay from Pexels A popular and somewhat controversial topic among fitness experts and scientists alike. Before we delve too deep, a “split” is just the sequence or day of the week you perform you exercises in. There is the classic “bro split” which usually details a single body part per day. The upper/lower split in which […]
Photo by Nathan Cowley from Pexels It is inevitable. We all, at some point or another, will fall off the ole fitness wagon. For some of us it is only for a few days, others for a few years and everything in between. I figured this post was appropriate given the long holiday weekend being upon us. I […]
Photo by bruce mars from Pexels I tend to put myself into a caloric deficit using my diet and not cardio. That is my personal choice. If you mix cardio in while you’re trying to lose weight you can afford to add more calories (and thus more pleasure to your existence) to your daily diet. However, if you […]
Photo by isaac taylor from Pexels Intermittent fasting (IF) and If It Fits Your Macros (IIFYM) are some other hot “diets” right now. You will see people on YouTube eating McDonald’s and claiming they looked jacked and shredded because of IF or IIFYM and can still eat crap food. This just simply isn’t 100% accurate. These people most […]
I wish I could have found where I got this recipe from in order to give them a shout out, but I love this recipe for calorie free, sugar free, carb free taco seasoning. No fillers, just spices. I usually multiply this recipe by 8 to make a large amount at a time so I […]