“It’s not only about your workout time, it’s about your total active time” – me on energy expenditure. Losing and gaining weight is not a complex matter. The equation is as simple as: Gain weight = calorie in > calorie out Lose weight = calories in < calories out This time, instead of focusing on…
Routine: in life and in training
“My life is boring. I have exact schedule and I do the same things over and over again.” – just me. There are times in my life where I have unscheduled days and unplanned activities. I ate whenever I wanted, slept whenever I felt like it, and did whatever my mind and heart told me….
Coaching Style
“Even a coach has a coach” – just me. As many of us, I started weightlifting from crossfit. After sometime, I fell in love in weightlifting and decided to be good at it. I realised how technical weightlifting is and thus I’ve decided to join a weightlifting club and have a coach (or coaches) who…
Training for Men and Woman
“Isometric strength performance peaked during the ovulation phase.” – The Influence of the Menstrual Cycle on Muscle Strength and Power Performance It might be a coincidence that I came across to talks or books about woman, nutrition, and performance recently and I still found at least one new thing every time people discuss this topic. After reading (and still…
Handling (My) Bad Mood
“Cause life is sh*t and what you want to do is to hide under the blanket” – just me As a human being, it is not possible to always be happy. I don’t even believe babies are always happy. They might be worry-free but obviously they are unhappy too sometimes (and thus they cry). For…
Menstruation, Appetite, and Body Weight
“I don’t know what’s happening to me. They’re called hormones.” – Tahereh Mafi I am reading a book called The Women’s Book from Lyle McDonald. It’s an elaborate explanation about nutrition, fat loss, and muscle gain for woman. It’s a very long book and based on researches and science. Although it feels like reading an…
Cheesecake in London
“Because you don’t live near a bakery, doesn’t mean you have to go without cheesecake” – Hedy Lamarr My favorite cake on earth is cheesecake. I love it so much, it made me sad when I had a bad one. Therefore, as much as I dislike doing much research on food, I usually read some…
Changing Lifestyle and Eating Habit
“Everyone is unique” – a well-known phrase Recently, I listened to a podcast by Stronger by Science where they talked about behavior change and eating habit. They invited Dr. Krista Scott-Dixon, a coach lead in Precision Nutrition. She mentioned a very good things during the show: you should adjust the approach based on the clients…
Sunshine blogger award 2020
My blog got recommended by https://themindfulmodus.com/ – Thank you, Princess. It’s an honour. Reading her blog has been one fun activity I’m looking for each day and I’d recommend you to check it out as well. … And now… I’m going to contribute to Sunshine Blogger Award 2020. For you who don’t know what is…