Should You Do Cardio and Weightlifting (How Much of Each?) miniflex

Should you do cardio or weightlifting—or both? It really depends on what your particular goals are, and what you're looking to get out of it. So let's talk about.

Should You Do Cardio And Weightlifting?

Should you lift weights or do cardio? What about a combination of the two? It's going to d...

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How Do You Stop Snacking? (Tips for Eating Better)

Are you having trouble controlling snacking throughout the day? You're not the only one. It's a super common problem. Fortunately, there are relatively easy fixes to help you eat better and feel better. Let's talk about a few tips to help with that.

How to Stop Snacking Throughout the Day

The...

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Top 5 Misconceptions about Weightlifting (That Hurt Progress) miniflex

I want to clear up the top five misconceptions I see when it comes to weightlifting.

1. Weightlifting Makes Women Look Bulky

The first misconception is something that I hear all the time is that weightlifting or resistance training makes women bulky.

This is literally not true.

If you are a...

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What Do You Need to Dial in Keto? miniflex

What do you need to do to dial in a ketogenic diet in a healthy way. So let's talk about a few of the main things that you want to focus on.


So the first thing to focus on is making sure that your diet primarily consists of whole foods as close to nature as possible. So you can get away with get...

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Episode 160: What is Intuitive Eating? And Does It Work with Ashleigh VanHouten podcast

To watch this episode and other past episodes, please visit Rachel’s YouTube channel.

Don’t forget to join Rachel’s weekly newsletter, The Friday Flex here: https://www.metflexlife.com/newsletter 

Listeners can find Ashleigh Vanhouten at http://ashleighvanhouten.com/, and on Instagram @themuscl...

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You're New to Lifting and the Scale Is Going Up (What's Wrong?!) miniflex

Don't panic—it's super common to see the scale go up if you are completely new to lifting.

Why Am I Gaining Weight as a New Lifter?

The reason for that is because when you are lifting weights, you're breaking down your muscle tissue and getting these little micro tears in your muscle fibers. ...

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Are Growing Muscle Mass and Living for Health and Vitality Mutually Exclusive Goals? miniflex

You would do the same things, I don't think that it would be more. So what you're doing with your training, it will be more. So what you're doing with all the other things within your life if your goal is to build muscle, but also be overall healthy, then you want to make sure that you are, you ...

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How Do You Know If You're Overtraining? (Signs to Look for) miniflex

How do you know if you're overtraining? There are a few telltale signs to see if you're overtraining—so let's chat about them.

How to Know If You're Overtraining

1. Fatigue

The first thing would be just feeling overall fatigued, like throughout the day throughout the week—just not feeling yo...

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