Thanksgiving Damage Control

Hey there campers. Here is a mini nutrition lesson on how to maintain through the holidays. Keep rockin with your amazing results!

How Alcohol Makes you FAT!!!

How Alcohol Makes You Fat

-Alcohol first passes through the esophagus as it travels to your stomach. -From there, 20% of the alcohol is absorbed immediately by your bloodstream. -The remaining alcohol travels to your intestines and is absorbed from there.

-The alcohol in your bloodstream then travels directly to your liver. It is here that the body breaks the alcohol down, something that is absolutely essential since alcohol is toxic to the body.

-Alcohol brakes down into acetate and acetaldehyde which IMMEDIATELY signals to your body to stop burning fat. Even worse, another waste product of alcohol, acetyl CoA, actually starts to make more body fat.

What Does this Mean?

-Your body can only effectively process 0.5 to 1 ounce of alcohol per hour

-How much damage? A 12-ounce beer contains about 0.6 ounces of alcohol. If you consumed 5 of these, your body would be inhibited from fat burning for up to 6 hours. This is aside from the fact that your body will actually be storing fat during these 6 hours! The more you drink, the longer your body is inhibited from burning fat in addition to a greater fat build up from excess acetyl CoA. As you can see, one day of binge drinking can set you back days if not a full week when it comes to fat loss!

-What’s the worst-case scenario? Mixing alcohol with sugary beverages promotes even further fat gain due to the resulting insulin surge that triggers fat storage (e.g. regular beer or cocktails mixed with regular soda and/or fruit juice)

If you must drink:

a.) Choose wine or hard liquor and “light” beer

b.) Limit alcohol consumption to 1-2 days per week with a 1-2 drink per day max

myfitnesspal.com user instructional video

Hey all!!! Well here it is. This will be an absolute asset to your success here at Body & Soul Boot Camp. This video will give you all the information you need to know about how to create your own free account, setting your goals, entering your daily foods, how to save time once you become established in the site and much more. Enjoy and keep crushin!!!

Foam Rolling: Full body + Specialization for Back and Knee Pain

Hey all! Foam rolling is an absolute benefit and necessity when training our bodies to perform better while avoiding injury. Below are 2 videos. One is rolling the entire body for overall body myofacial release (tight muscle release). The second is a special edition on Back and Knee Pain. Enjoy!




Hey Guys check this out. Here is the full version of the knee and back pain resolution!

Success success success. That is what it is all about. If you are stunned with yours and cant figure it out, lets get you in to meet with me and get you on the right path. Check this video out for some reasons as to why you may be stuck. Keep rockin!!

A reminder of the importance of muscle

Hey guys. Well here we are. We are getting awesome results or we are just beginning the program. Either way and whatever phase you are in, nothing is more important than getting a reminder of exactly what this program is based on. Muscle importance and what its function actually is. Check it out.

So its time to get back on the wagon this week and get our new starting point. We need to take those initial measurements and start progressing on these right away. This is absolutely crucial to your success. You need to know where you stand before you know what to aim for right? DO IT... ..... DO IT!! Check it out!!!