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JoachimsTraining

nyc, New York
I am a personal trainer and fitness expert working in NYC.  I have 17 years experience working with athletes, teens, weight loss mom's/dad's, celeb's and weekend warriors. 
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30 Strange Fitness Facts & Myths Debunked by JoachimsTraining Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss Cholesterol is not a good indicator of future hearth disease.  A large waist size (over 40 inches for men and 35 for women) is a much better indicator of future car ... Read on »
Air and Water Diet? Water and Weight Loss by JoachimsTraining Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss You are 70% water.  Our bones, muscles, blood, organs contain copious amounts of H20.  Like air, water is a need.  In it's absence,  your mouth will dry, your lips will ... Read on »
All Nutritional Studies are Flawed by JoachimsTraining Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss It seems like every other week the news is telling me that I need "X" or "Y" nutrient to live a longer and healthier life.  Then 3 weeks later I read eating  "X" and "Y" ... Read on »
Anti-Ab Exercises for Winter Sports and Activities by JoachimsTraining Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss Skiing, snowshoeing,  snowboarding, snowball fights, ice skating, shoveling, ice climbing, mountaineering and whatever those fools are doing in the picture above are all ... Read on »
Are You A Failure? Failing at Exercise by JoachimsTraining Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss To fail during an exercise is a honorable thing.  However, true exercise failure is very rarely achieved.   Exercise failure occurs when you cannot complete a movement ... Read on »
Breakfast Makes Me Hungry by JoachimsTraining Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss My mother always told me breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Is this another one of her cover-ups, like the Santa Claus fiasco?  Others before her have proc ... Read on »
Coffee is Healthy - Just Don't Drink 100 Cups Daily by JoachimsTraining Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss Next to water, coffee is one of the most popular beverages consumed in the world.  Legend has it that Ethiopian shepherds first stumbled upon coffee when they noticed th ... Read on »
Crunches Don't Make Flat Stomachs, Hurt Backs...Maybe by JoachimsTraining Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss If I was to guess, the abdominal crunch (partial sit-up) is the most popular exercise in the gym.  I think most people are under the impression doing crunches will melt ... Read on »
Did Your Ancestors Eat Tropical Fruit? If Not, Maybe Avoid Them by JoachimsTraining Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss Evolutionary biology dictates we are the end product of how our ancestors lived and ate. Many Americans are decadents of people from non-tropical locales such as but not ... Read on »
Don't Let Your Carbs Be Lonely by JoachimsTraining Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss Don't trust the Flying Spaghetti Monster.  If you are attempting to lose body fat it isn't a good idea to carb load.  In fact, carb loading is rarely a good idea becau ... Read on »
Eat This, Not That: The Healthy Guide by JoachimsTraining Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss The author is actually recommending to substitute a Whopper with a Big Mac, UGH! Ever hear of the popular book series called "Eat This, Not That" ?  These ... Read on »
Eat Your Chia Pet - Healthy Chia Pudding by JoachimsTraining Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss Ever since reading "Born To Run" by Christopher Mcdougall, chia seeds have been in my diet.  In the book, the Tarahumara indians were described as the best ultra-maratho ... Read on »
Embrace the Cold Weather: It Helps You Burn Fat! by JoachimsTraining Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss Some evolutionary biologists believe one of the reasons the obesity rate has skyrocketing is because we spend so much darn time in climate controlled atmospheres.  Think ... Read on »
Fast (ing) Weight Loss: Intermittent Fasting by JoachimsTraining Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss Intermittent fasting is easy...starvation not so much. Until recently I recommended 5 to 6 small daily snacks/meals spaced evenly throughout the day to stok ... Read on »
Fish Oil Makes You Skinny And Lowers Inflammation by JoachimsTraining Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss This is embarrassing: I don't like fish. Wish I did, but I don't, so I take fish oil pills daily (so does food writer Micheal Pollen author of Omnivore's Dilemma).  The ... Read on »
Fitness for Suckers: Toning Pants, Slimming Shoes, Braclets & Magnets by JoachimsTraining Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss Nobody has ever said pro athletes are beacons of knowledge and scientific rigor.  Have you seen any famous athletes wearing this piece of garbage?  It's called the " ... Read on »
Flow State: Unaware Ecstasy by JoachimsTraining Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss Have you ever been so preoccupied and focused with an activity that nothing else matters?  In this experience time seems to slow down and activity becomes effortless.   ... Read on »
For The Last Time, Eggs ARE Good For You! by JoachimsTraining Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss A recent meta-analysis consisting of over 260,000 individuals in the journal BMJ found "higher consumption of eggs (up to one egg per day) is not associated with increas ... Read on »
GMO Frankenfoods, Yum! by JoachimsTraining Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss Since the 1990's most likely you have unknowingly been eating GMO's everyday and so have your kids. Genetically modified organisms (GMO) are a part of a huge uncontrolle ... Read on »
Got Foot Strength? by JoachimsTraining Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss "I hardly use my toes, why should I strengthen them?" stated the dim witted big biceped gym rat.  It may seem insignificant but the inability to control the stability of ... Read on »