Since the squat is my all-time favorite exercise, I have decided to talk about that pattern first in this series of articles on resistance training. As I said in my previous post, squats are a great exercise because they use a ton of muscle mass (especially the glutes and hamstrings, which many women strive to … Read more
Before I start I just want to say that I will have the next installment of “How to Get Started Lifting Weights” up very soon. I am very excited about this series. There are not a lot of resources on this topic and I hope to fill that gap. I still have a few videos … Read more
This past week it was my mom’s birthday. Happy Birthday, Mom!! I live about 2 hours away from my parents, and to be honest, I do not go and visit them as often as I should. I need to be better about this because I love seeing and visiting with them. I feel so relaxed … Read more
Alright so now that I have hopefully convinced you to get started resistance training, let’s look at how to do so. The tips I am about to share with you are some that I have learned over my years working 6 days a week as a trainer with women. I know they can be beneficial … Read more
Along your way to building a healthy and happy body and mind one of my first recommendations for women is to begin lifting weights. I know you may be thinking, “Lift weights!? How will this make me healthy and happy? And, won’t I get big and bulky?” These are legitimate and reasonable questions and concerns. … Read more
I coach and work with a lot of women over the Internet and at IFAST. I love working with women! They listen the best and are always the most excited when they achieve one of their goals. Nothing makes me smile more than watching one of my female clients perform her first chin-up or push-up … Read more
Hey, what’s up. My name is Zach Moore, and I am the guy behind this blog. I have had a blog for a while now as you can see from older posts and my former blog. I started my blog to become better known in the Internet world and to improve my writing skills, which … Read more
Well, I can now officially say I have been to California. This was my first real vacation in over three years. That is bad. I am now going to make it a priority to take one each year. Emme and I got back on Friday evening and had a great trip. I went out there … Read more
I just had a guest blog released on Molly Galbraith’s website. Molly had a question from one of her readers regarding rib flare. The reader just had a baby and her ribs now flare out and she wants to know if there is any way she can fix this. Molly asked me to help out … Read more
I have decided that one of my goals for this blog and my writing will be to help make eating better foods easier for people. There are many excellent writers out there on the topic of nutrition, but many focus most of their time on the science side of things. This is very important, but … Read more
I wanted to take the time today t0 highlight some of my clients’ recent successes. I get so excited when one of my clients achieves a goal, and I love seeing the progress that they make. I guess it is why I love my job so much because this happens all the time. Anyway, here … Read more
I just wanted to let my readers know about an interview I did with Ines Subashka. She runs the site, Inspired Fit Strong, which has some great content. She has also interviewed a lot of other cool people. So go check out my interview and be sure to look around the site as well. … Read more
I recently read Willpower by Roy F. Baumeister and John Tierney, and it is amazing how many applicable things I took away from this book to help me with my job as a coach. If you are interested at all in human behavior, then I highly recommend it. Today, I want to discuss some take-aways … Read more
These are some of my favorite posts to write – just some random thoughts. Hope you enjoy. 1. Get blood work done! I think people should be doing this every one to two years. You may be doing everything right when it comes to nutrition, exercise, and stress management, but if your hormones are out … Read more
Today, I want to share some important tips that have helped me immensely as a coach. As I am sure most of you know, I am big on coaching and performing proper exercise technique. However, I know that exercise form will not always be perfect, especially when working with a relatively new client. I have … Read more