by Rob Solano | Jun 1, 2018 | Diet
Let’s make a general but factual statement. Ketosis is not dangerous. Ketoacidosis is dangerous. Many people often confuse the two conditions. They are not the same thing! Ketosis Ketosis is a metabolic state in which your body uses ketone bodies in the blood as fuel,...
by Rob Solano | Feb 24, 2017 | Diet, Gym
Part II – A Historical Timeline of LCHF Low-Carb-High-Fat diets are not new. In fact, as early as 1860, low carb higher fat diets have been documented to be effective not only for fat loss, but for improving a variety of health parameters. In Part I of this series, I...
by Rob Solano | Feb 13, 2017 | Diet, Fitness
Part I-Low Carb High Fat – The Diet-Heart Hypothesis The number one contention I hear from almost everyone I speak to about low carb high fat dieting is the diet-heart health connection that has been drilled into us since the 1950’s, that is, the 1953 “Seven...
by Rob Solano | Jan 27, 2017 | Diet, Gym
The Family Saboteur – A Dieter’s Strategy For Success Change is hard. Change becomes harder when you’re friends and family sabotage your efforts to make lifestyle changes, intentionally or not. When people get threatened, they usually fight back. Lifestyle...
by Rob Solano | Jan 10, 2017 | Gym, Life, Training
When God Works Overtime Ever have something happen to you, or go through something, or run into someone only to look back on the details of it all and wonder how the heck it all came together so perfectly in the first place? That it was meant to be? Missing that...
by Rob Solano | Jan 3, 2017 | Gym, Training
Opportunity Narrows as Capability Wanes Comprehending how WE live is a pretty common understanding. We know this to be true in the most basic of senses, as in birth, the fragility of life, and mortality. Even intellectually, we can decipher life as a series of...
by Rob Solano | Dec 17, 2016 | Strength, Training
Almost everyone asks me this question at some point in time. What’s the difference between what we do and what Crossfit does? It’s a very valid question. You already know they both involve weight training, various body weight movements, and uses some of the same types...
by Rob Solano | Dec 13, 2016 | Gym, Training, Women
The #1 reason I hear from people who are intimidated to join the gym is this: the assumption that everyone there is already in shape. I am here to tell you that is simply not true. It is my job, from the day you walk in, to help you get in shape and get stronger....
by Rob Solano | Nov 20, 2016 | Diet
Trying to manage Diabetes is like trying to manage your vehicles oil leak. You know you have a leak but you don’t fix it. So you keep adding oil to manage the leak. It keeps leaking and you keep adding. Until one day, your vehicle breaks down and your engine...
by Rob Solano | Oct 10, 2016 | Fitness, Gym, Strength, Training
What does it mean when someone says to you, “I’ll do my best”? How many of you think that phrase has been poisoned? That the statement is inherently non-committal, lacks surety, and despite one’s good intentions, it simply may not be good...
