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Posted on: May 29th, 2013 by Anthony

The most important and oft-forgot concept of nutrition when it comes to a diet centered on fat loss, is carb cycling. The basics for reducing your simple carbohydrate (any carb that isn’t a fiber) intake in relation to fat loss is this; your body’s preferred source of fuel is carbohydrates. Therefore if you are consistently […]

Posted on: May 29th, 2013 by Anthony

When most people think of losing weight, they immediately think about reducing their caloric intake. However, when not done right, this can cause issues with your progress. The first thing to think of when wanting to reduce your calories is to make sure you are eating the correct macronutrient breakdown. Macronutrients are proteins, fats, and […]

Posted on: May 29th, 2013 by Anthony

During my training in the last 10 years I have learned so much. I have made tremendous leaps in my programming, technique, and form that has led to phenomenal gains in strength, mobility, and injury rehab/prevention. Though I attribute a lot of my progress to my advances in knowledge in these areas, if I had […]

Posted on: May 29th, 2013 by Anthony

Here are some exercises you can add to your training program to kick it up another notch and achieve results more efficiently. If your goal is to put on some upper body muscle do pushups and chin ups every day…. EVERY DAY! This frequency is key to adding mass. Do this same thing when you […]

Posted on: May 29th, 2013 by Anthony

If there is a reason you can’t get to the gym, or while at the gym a piece of equipment is not available, it is important to have a variety of exercises in your arsenal to substitute if need be to still get a great training session in. Here is a list of body weight […]

Posted on: May 29th, 2013 by Anthony

If you are consistently training, eventually you are going to get banged up. Whether a sore back or a sore wrist, the question always arises as to whether or not to train through the pain or take some time off. First, it is important to understand the difference between being hurt and being injured. Being […]

Posted on: May 29th, 2013 by Anthony

1. Training Sessions Are Not Intense Enough You have to push yourself in order to get your body to change and adapt. If you have limiting factors it is important to work with a doctor and a trainer to make sure you are still pushing yourself hard enough to be able to get results. 2. […]

Posted on: May 29th, 2013 by Anthony

When it comes to exercise, it is very important to remember that you are trying to change your body. Whether your goals are to lose weight, get stronger, or get healthier, the idea is to force your body into adaptation. This means you must place new demands on your body so that it will want […]

Posted on: November 23rd, 2012 by Anthony

If your goal is to make progress in the gym, then follow this basic outline for putting together a program: Start with an all-inclusive warm-up consisting of soft tissue work, stretching, mobility work, and activation exercises. This will take different amounts of time depending on your limitations. Limitations can be anything from being sore and […]

Posted on: November 23rd, 2012 by Anthony

A phenomenon I’ve often witnessed during my years of training is people finishing their lifts sluggishly. No matter what exercise you are doing, squats, lunges, deadlifts, pushups etc… there is a strength curve. What I mean by this is that through the range of motion there are times during the exercise where the movement might […]

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"I first met Anthony while he was doing his internship at Physical Therapy for my back injury. He took me under his wing and worked hard for two months to strengthen my back. Anthony helped me realize that I would be prone to more injuries if I didn't concentrate on strengthening my core. Thus after Therapy I joined The Campo Team.

My initial goal was to lose weight and gain strength, 5 months..."

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