Macro Nutrients
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All About the Macros
Successful body recomposition is all about nutrition, specifically macro nutrition. WHY? Macronutrients are essential nutrients that the body needs in large amounts to provide energy and support various bodily functions. The three main macro nutrients that most nutrition apps track are carbohydrate, fat, and protein. The percentages of all three should total 100% and the Continue reading
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Haunted
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Body Recomp: Day 7
My first Nutrition Check In. Completed my first week of consciously & proactively eating a total of 100g of protein a day by making sure I had protein in some form at each meal. What I found challenging was to consume enough protein and not go over on calories. And it was challenging to keep Continue reading
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Body Recomp: How it Started
The WOD was as follows: Min 1: Calorie Echo Bike Min 2: 6 Jumping Pull Ups & 8 Knees to Elbow Min 3: 8 Calorie Row Min4: 12 DB Bench Press I can’t quite recall what I asked Coach C after class that prompted her to ask me what my goal was but I had Continue reading
The Angry Typist 