It is often a challenge to find a topic for Jasmine and I when we write. The more I actively think about it the more elusive the topic becomes. I am not sure about you but working out always clears my mind; it allows the unencumbered flow of thoughts and ideas to come. This is when inspiration comes. The other day while working out at the gym, I was watching people come in from their day at work, suddenly it hit me.....If most people committed to the health of their own bodie

In this blog I am going to be a little harsh. You can read on or you can hit the X button which is at the top right of the screen. So here goes. If you are finally wanting to go after that weight loss goal or muscle building goal. You have been trying to go after this for so long then I highly encourage you to listen up. If you have health and fitness goals and dreams then you want to begin with getting all the toxic people out of your life! Or don't spend as much time with t

Do you ever feel like some days you are 100% committed to your goals. The fire is burning so red hot under your butt that nothing is going to stop you! You say to yourself "I am going to crush it today!!!" And then an hour passes or the next day, it's like that fire just got rained on and your motivation disappeared like you never even had it? You find yourself sitting on the couch, contemplating whether or not to get up and before you know it you have talked yourself out of

Are you maximizing your time in the gym? What you do in-between sets is extremely important. The next time your at the gym, take notice at what most people are doing? They are on their phones. Spending more time focusing on social media or whatever rather than their purpose in the gym. 5, 10 mins goes by when they realize it’s time to perform another set. Watch how they lift too. It’s mindless and really just counting reps so that they can get right back on their phone. The f

Our Top 4 Nutrition Vacation Tactics We were just in sunny Mexico for a week and even though we may be somewhat been off our regular eating routine (most of us do right) we still like to eat pretty healthy mostly on vacation. Even if you stay at a all inclusive as we did in Mexico, you can still always look for healthier choices. Here are 4 tactics for you to remember while on vacation so you can still feel and look good on the beach. Plus, you won't see your weight go up onc

Did you know that 60-70% of the world population is dehydrated? The number one symptom of dehydration is fatigue! If you want an abundance of energy then super hydrate. We not talking about drinking coffee and diet coke, we are talking about real water! If you wake up in the morning with a headache then that means you are dehydrated. Remember we sleep for 7-8 hours so when we wake up we wake up dehydrated! So Why do We Need to Drink Water in the Morning? 70% of the human body

You're not hardcore if you cant do the basics. . . Oh....here we go... Another new weight loss diet approach, another new workout style has hit the market, rest pause sets, drop sets, cluster sets, high frequency, low volume. The list goes on and you wonder why you get analysis paralysis. Leading to no action taken, bouncing from one program to another and leaving your head spinning and you stuck. . . Before you keep trying all the lastest fads, how about you try focusing on

We want you to stop thinking about all the past failures you have made. The diet plans you did not stick too. The yearly gym membership you paid for that you hardly never used. The new year resolutions that you gave up on. Let it all go! Let us all focus on the present moment. Lets only focus on today. We want you to take each day as it comes. Take it day by day by focusing on what you can do today! Don't focus on what you have to do tomorrow or next week, (believe us, we are

If you are someone who has never exercised or has not exercised in a while. You must build up slow and ease into your workouts. Your goal for each time you workout is to improve right? We think this is what we all want. I know we do! We want you to get stronger, get a little bit more fitter each time without over doing it. Don't get us wrong, your workouts should always challenging you but at any time if you get short of breath or light headed, take five and sit down, relax a

We had this idea... what if we could get everyone living their Apex life? What would this look like? Let's have some fun with this. So here goes: - Living in state of gratitude for what they have - Plenty of daily laughter - Quality time and being present with family - A value of ones health (health consciousness) - Putting the right foods into their body aka temple (it really is a temple) - Health and fitness is a huge priority in their life - Self love and appreciation of o

Here a short story for you...... An uncle of R. U. Darby was caught by the gold fever in the gold-rush days, and went west to DIG AND GROW RICH. He had never heard that more gold has been mined from the brains of men than has ever been taken from the earth. He staked a claim and went to work with pick and shovel. The going was hard, but his lust for gold was definite. After weeks of labor, he was rewarded by the discovery of the shining ore. He needed machinery to bring the o

It is often a challenge to find a topic for our next blog, the more we actively think about it the more elusive the topic becomes. Working out always clears our minds; it allows the unencumbered flow of thoughts and ideas, that is when inspiration comes. The other day while working out at the gym, I was watching people come in to the gym from their day at work, suddenly it hit me.....if most people committed to the health of their own bodies like they do their actual job th

Happy New Year from both Jasmine & I! Today, promise yourself that this year will be full of health, energy, vitality and opportunities to be, happy with your body and at peace. Knowing you are taking action every day and taking care of your body and mind. . That’s what Jasmine and I is expecting in 2018. We’ve set big goals that will require us to stretch ourselves, and we are looking forward to all the incredible changes that will ensue. Not only in our personal lives and i

Happy December 1st Everyone! We are going to keep this short and sweet. As coaches we personally hate this time of year. Why, you may ask? Hate might be a strong word but it at least caught your attention. We would say that we feel frustrated this time of year.Clients check out between now and the start of the new year. So why is it that clients stop? Tell us why do you stop exercising and come off your healthy eating regime? Your answer could be………… “There are just so many C

Now that the kids are back at school you might be thinking…. “how do I get back on track with my fitness and nutrition goals?” Summer, although it's a fun season with the warm weather, BBQs, patios, celebrations, camping, etc… It can also leave you with partying gift of a few (or more) extra pounds than you came into summer with. We understand that for parents it can be challenging to get those healthy meals and workouts in. Even more so when the kids are on school break. So

We wanted to give you some helpful tips on what you can start doing to start putting on some health, lean, muscle tissue. Here are 10 things which to do in order to maximize your effectiveness of your workouts: 1- Get and use a training log. This is so over looked and goes right to the top of the list. Tracking is key!! Using tracking as a way to self monitor has been proven to increase motivation and self confidence. 2- Use as much weight as possible for the number of prescr

All the religions have agreed on this one particular subject. The bible often refers to this subject often. Even today's success books are still talking about this one subject. WE BECOME WHAT WE THINK ABOUT! Lets look at this from an individual who wants to lose weight and never really achieves the success they are looking for: What are they thinking about most of the time? They tend to think about what they don't want. I don't want to fail. My cravings are out of control. W

A very common reason why people fail trying to lose weight or build muscle is due to their unrealistic expectations. Most have this mindset that there must be an easier way. Let's just settle record here and say that there are NO shortcuts to obtaining physical conditioning and health. Permanent physique transformation and optimal health is the result of a LIFETIME COMMITMENT to proper training and nutrition, with addition to other variables. In our microwave society, we expe

Do you ever feel like some days you are 100% committed to your goals. The fire is burning so red hot under your butt that nothing is going to stop you! You say to yourself "I am going to crush it today!!!" And then an hour passes or the next day, it's like that fire just got rained on and your motivation disappeared like you never even had it? You find yourself sitting on the couch, contemplating whether or not to get up and before you know it you have talked yourself out of

Have you read the book, What You Say When You Talk To Yourself, by Dr. Shad Helmstetter? It is an awesome read. He says in the book, "We become the programs that we get most" In other words, the things we say over and over again to ourselves, whether is out loud or not, gets stronger and stronger through repetition. We become what we give energy to. Most people, when they set a new goal and before they even begin, have a pre-recorded tape playing in their mind, counting thems