#metaboliceffect

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I hate it when trainers give these partial explanations of the importance of strength training in building muscle to burn more calories. Why? As you do strength (also HIIT) training you use a higher percentage of carbohydrates to fat (look up RER/respiratory exchange ratio). What's the problem with this? HUNGER. As you use carbohydrate to fuel your strength workout your blood sugars begin to dip. What is the result of low blood sugar levels? HUNGER. If you're someone unacustomed to this, it typically results in some type of bingeing post-exercise. It's super important to get people to understand this. Then they tell them to drop calories because their goal is to lose weight and they're already in a state of hunger....this is a fucking problem. Just keep the calories the same, adjust macros for recovery. Wait 2 weeks and see what happens. #fitness #exos #acefitness #nasm #metaboliceffect #hec #hunger #energy #cravings #bloodsugar #strengthtraining #strength

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Cacao and how it helps balance cravings - I feel like a lot of people misunderstand cravings and take them as "weakness", this isn't necessarily the case. Have you ever been bored and just opened the fridge to look for something to eat despite knowing full well you're not hungry at all? Long story short - This tells us our Dopamine levels are off (Dopamine is involved in reward response and motivation, we're looking in the fridge for a reward ie. food). The awesome thing about Cacao is it contains PEA (phenyethamine), a dopamine precursor. PEA is supposed to stimulate release of Dopamine and Norepinephrine. #fitness #nasm #metaboliceffect #acefitness #nutrition #neurotransmitters #fatloss #cravings #cacao #dopamine #pea #gainz #diet #exercise #organic #raw #vegan @veryberryacai bowls have an awesome blend with topping that include...you guessed it! Cacao!

[chanzillaa]

whaddaya know

didn’t do the 3.5 miles on saturday. :( andy, my dad and i went to a dealership and spent a good chunk of our day there, so i was really unmotivated to do anything aha. 

yesterday i was feeling unmotivated even as i pulled into the gym parking lot. however, since metabolic effect was with somebody other than mel (it was nick), i enjoyed myself. then i did spin & strength with julianne afterwards and i actually felt energized even after that. and this is when i was texting andy that i was worried i wouldn’t be motivated, since i wasn’t last week. 

i then had a panic because i thought i lost my keys. i left them in the changing room but thankfully somebody turned them into the front desk. i do that way too often -____-

and then we picked up andy’s car! :D and he drove to work today. 

life is good. 

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