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It can be a jungle out there when it comes to navigating nutrition & fitness. When it comes to quality guidance and advice, social media can either be a goldmine, or where dreams go to die.

Consider me your new wing woman + BFF when it comes to spilling the tea on all things nutrition, fitness, and healthy lifestyle.

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99 problems & running shoes being the absolute WORST color combinations humanly possible encompasses almost all of them 😭

If you haven’t tuned into Episode 7: The Health and Performance Benefits of Cardio that dropped on the @livebigliftbigpodcast yesterday, you’re in for some good laughs 👟

In all seriousness tho - try your best to make sure you’re not just buying a running shoe based solely on how it looks. Otherwise it’s probablyyyy a fast track to having a bad time, and also likely getting some gnarly shin splints.

Ideally you wanna go to a place like Road Runner Sports or Fleet Feet and have them analyze your arches, your running gait, and also help you decide if you need a neutral, cushion, or stability shoe.

Depending on how much you’re running, you also might want to get a shoe that’s half a size bigger than you usually rock - as your feet will swell some (esp. as mileage increases) and you want your toes to have plentyyy of breathing room in the toe box.

I wore Nikes for yearssss and was ALWAYS dealing with knee and foot pain. Sure enough, when I got fitted and started wearing the right shoes for my body and movement patterns (and not just shoes that made my eyeballs happy), all of that disappeared.

If Nikes work for you, keep doing you - but most people will likely want to lean into brands like Altras, Hokas, Brooks, Mizunos, etc ♥️

(ps: I am now officially on my BF's sheet list after this clip, cuz he’s a diehard Altra fan) 😂

Do running shoe colors drive you crazy too?
What’s YOUR ride-or-die running shoe? ↓

Lemmie know in the comments (:
🧡 LCK

Ps: the new hypertrophy cycles that began at @paragontrainingmethods this week have the fun addition of some zone 2 and zone 5 cardio work. Come get strong and a lil sweaty with us!

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▹ Our Podcast: https://www.livebigliftbig.com
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I’ve been doing nutrition coaching for almost a decade and I still couldn’t tell you how much and what I ate last week if I didn’t write it down.

We as humans just aren’t wired to recall what we eat with enough accuracy. It’s just not a part of our programming and besides, there are a bajillion other things our brains have to manage. Your brain doesn’t care what you had for lunch last Tuesday.

So it’s wild to me when I see people who get frustrated that they’re not seeing progress towards their goals yet refuse to track their food in any way, shape, or form and continue to bird-box their way through nutrition.

I acknowledge that tracking isn’t meant for everyone or everyone’s jam. Some of you legit hate tracking food with the fire of a thousand suns. But real talk, we can’t get upset and complain about not seeing results when we refuse to do things that can help.

Sure, tracking food isn’t the only way to reach your goals but keep in mind there are so many different ways to track. I’ve talked about many different ways you can track to build awareness and create accountability that don’t involve weighing food out to the gram and playing calorie/macro tetris on a food tracking app.

But regardless of how you decide to go about it, we’ve got to develop awareness if we want to effectively make changes. We need to have practices in place that help keep us honest and accountable as to what we are actually doing if we want to be successful.

So the question becomes: are you willing to do what is necessary to achieve the result you’re wanting?

If you need help, reach out to me. I’m happy to answer questions or provide more support to help you reach your goals.

-Alex & LCK 🕺🏾💃🏼

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#livebigliftbig #podcast #nutrition #nutritioncoach #foodtracking #diet #fatloss #fatlossmistakes #shorts

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Do your sex life a favor - don’t diet for too long or too aggressively 🍆

Sex drive/sexual function is something we often see tank if fat loss efforts go on for too long or people cut too many calories. Although truth be told, not a lot of folks talk about it or like to admit it 😅

Dieting endlessly for months on end and/or being in a deep calorie deficit can lead to reduced sex drive or sexual function. Negative energy balance starts impacting sex hormones over time and can lead to changes in testosterone, estrogen, and progesterone which can lead to things being a little limp or a bit drier 😭

Dieting for extended periods of time can also impact other health markers and things like energy, sleep, mood, stress, hunger, performance, etc -
which is why it can be common to see coaches encouraging shorter bouts of dieting.

I generally prefer most clients to only diet for something like ~3-4 months at a time, and I don’t generally like clients to drop calories below ~25% (or more) below their maintenance calories.

If you’ve been dieting for a while or your calories are really low, and you start to notice that you’ve lost that lovin feeling and/or ability to “rise” to the occasion, it might be time to take a break from dieting and slowly work back towards your maintenance calories again by adding in more calories (especially from healthy fats!)

Keep in mind that if you lost a significant amount of weight, your maintenance may be lower than before (:

Healthy Fat Ideas:
- avocados
- deez nuts (almonds, cashews, pecans, walnuts, peanuts)
- seeds (pumpkin, hemp, flax, sunflower)
- coconut
- whole eggs (need that yolk!)
- quality oils (olive or avocado oil)
- full-fat dairy
- high-quality dark chocolate
- fatty fish, like salmon
- animal proteins (beef, chicken, etc)

Keep the diet short and sweet so you can keep the good times long and hard (:

🧡 Alex & LCK
#livebigliftbig #liftbiglivebig #shorts

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▹ Website: https://www.lauriechristineking.com
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▹ Paragon Workouts: https://www.paragontrainingmethods.com
▹ Paragon Training Methods IG: http://instagram.com/paragontrainingmethods

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