Reverse lunges are great for both appearance and performance.

Want to build your glutes and your quads❓
This is one of my top exercises to do so. Everybody wants to look better in and out of a pair of shorts.

Want to perform better❓
You have to stabilize with your glute medius and at the same time it requires your glutes and quads to generate force. This is a highly functional exercise that you can also progressively overload.

#reverselunge #reverselunges #lunges #legday #bootybuilding #bootygain #glutegains #quads #quadgains #muscle #fitness #fitnesstips #personaltrainer #performancecoach #nyctrainer #nycfitnesstrainer #nycfitfam

Client spotlight: Mary Mancino @mancinotailors is both my tailor and my client. She’s 64 years young and likes to have a good time. Vino, pasta, and olive oil are just a few of her favorite things 🍝 Who can blame her? But the fact is, having a healthy weight and good cholesterol is going to allow us to live a long life. You have to be alive to enjoy your favorite people and foods.

Mary lost over 40lbs working with me. She’s highly coachable and is just a pleasure to be around. Congratulations Mary, here’s to Mary aging like fine wine.

Link in bio to change your life.

#myfitnessjourney #fitnesstransformation #transformationjourney #transformationtuesday #tuesdaytransformation #weightloss #weightlosstransformation #fitness #fitnesstrainer #performancecoach #personaltrainer #fitnesstraining #training #nyctrainer #nycfitfam

The ultra-filtered milk space is trending 📈

I think people are looking for a less processed version of traditional protein shakes. The fact that these suckers are pre-made, it seems less hardcore than having to mix up protein in a shaker. It’s convenient and it tastes really f***ing good. The macros are insane on this, 150 calories for 30g protein, and it doesn’t have any of that strange after taste that you get with a lot of alcohol sugars.

#fairlife #proteinshake #protein #filteredmilk #healthylifestyle #healthyliving #healthyeating #healthyeatinghabits #healthyeatingtips #healthyeats #dietingtips #caloriecount #caloriedeficit #caloriesincaloriesout #performancecoach #personaltrainer #nyctrainer #nycfitnesstrainer #nycfitfam

@justbarechicken is 160 calories and 16g protein per serving. Whether you’re an experienced fitness enthusiast or just beginning your fitness journey, we all have cravings from time to time. I mean who doesn’t enjoy a chicken nugget?

This isn’t an every night thing, but this is definitely an occasional “I have a craving for comfort food” thing. Add your favorite dipping sauce, for me that would be @ghughessugarfree.

#chicken #chickennuggets #costco #costcobuys #costcofinds #healthylifestyle #healthyliving #healthyeating #healthyeatinghabits #healthyeatingtips #healthyeats #trackingmacros #macrocounting #caloriedeficit #caloriecounting #caloriesincaloriesout #weightloss #weightlosstips #performancecoach #personaltrainer #nyctrainer #nycfitnesstrainer #nycfitfam

TRX Buzzsaw 🪚 An amazing abdominal exercise that also works your serratus anterior and intercostal muscles. The latter rarely get engaged from conventional exercises but are very important to train to help prevent injury. These muscles surround your ribcage and will help protect you in the case of a fall or some other form of impact.

I’m a big fan of the TRX in general because of the variety of exercises it offers, particularly when it comes to training abs.

#trx #trxtraining #trxworkout #trxexercises #trxabs #abexercises #abs #muscle #strength #workoutvideos #workoutvids #performancecoach #personaltrainer #nyctrainer #nycfitnesstrainer #nycfitfam

The Clif bar is an outdated protein bar. It was originally intended to be an alternative to trail mix. Most of the calories in this sucker are coming from carbohydrates, with half being refined sugar. The world has changed and Clif bars simply haven’t. I really enjoy the taste of some of these, but it’s simply not up to par with today’s standards.

#foodreview #proteinbar #highprotein #protein #healthylifestyle #healthyliving #healthyeating #healthyeatinghabits #healthyeatingtips #healthyeats #trackingmacros #macrocounting #caloriedeficit #caloriecounting #caloriesincaloriesout #weightloss #weightlosstips #performancecoach #personaltrainer #nyctrainer #nycfitnesstrainer #nycfitfam

Everybody is obsessed with how much weight they can lift, but it’s equally important to stretch and contract the muscle. Yes, you want to progress your lifts, meaning over time you want to lift more weight. But you want to do it with a full range of motion while feeling the intended muscle.

You should both be feeling a stretch and a contraction of the muscle. You should feel it length, and then feel it squeeze, in order to build more muscle.

2 things needed to grow your chest:
1️⃣ Full range of motion
2️⃣ Stretch at the bottom

2 things needed to grow your lats:
1️⃣ Full range of motion
2️⃣ Stretch at the very top

#stretchreflex #rangeofmotion #lats #latpulldown #chestpress #benchpress #muscle #fitness #fitnesstips #personaltrainer #performancecoach #nyctrainer #nycfitnesstrainer #nycfitfam

Client spotlight: Femi @femilicious2.0 who had an amazing transformation as a coaching client on @getverb. I’ve never had the pleasure of meeting her in person but I worked with her remotely for 8 months. During that time Femi lost 17 lbs while still progressing her lifts.

Femi is getting ready to compete in a powerlifting show coming up. Congratulations on making this transformation while still achieving your strength goals.

Link in bio to change your life.

#myfitnessjourney #fitnesstransformation #transformationjourney #transformationtuesday #tuesdaytransformation #weightloss #weightlosstransformation #fitness #fitnesstrainer #performancecoach #personaltrainer #fitnesstraining #training #nyctrainer #nycfitfam

Eggs are really expensive right now. I think the way people treat nutrition is entirely different to how they approach anything else in life. They have an all or nothing mentality. You wouldn’t say “I’m only driving a Ferrari or I’m not driving any car at all.” But people are either in diet mode or they’re completely not, there’s no in between.

It’s okay to not spend $9 on a carton of eggs. Your chickens don’t have to be woke and be straight-A students. You can still be healthy and buy $4 a carton eggs.

#eggs #eggwhites #protein #highprotein #healthylifestyle #healthyliving #healthyeating #healthyeatinghabits #healthyeatingtips #caloriecounting #caloriesincaloriesout #dietingtips #caloriecount #caloriedeficit #weightloss #nutrition #performancecoach #personaltrainer #accountabilitycoach #nyctrainer #nycfitnesstrainer #nycfitfam

I love Chipotle, but it’s a lot of calories. It’s very easy to have an 800-1000 calorie meal and blow your entire load in one sitting. Here’s 2 ways to eat at Chipotle and have around 500 calories for lunch:

Option 1️⃣: Tortilla, black beans, chicken, veggies

Option 2️⃣: Bowl, black beans, chicken, veggies, half a serving of guacamole

#chipotle #chipotlebowl #healthychipotle #500calories #500caloriemeals #highprotein #protein #healthylifestyle #healthyliving #healthyeating #healthyeatinghabits #healthyeatingtips #healthyeats #trackingmacros #macrocounting #caloriedeficit #caloriecounting #caloriesincaloriesout #weightloss #weightlosstips #performancecoach #personaltrainer #nyctrainer #nycfitnesstrainer #nycfitfam

Dieting is all about reducing, not eliminating 💡

Wegman’s has an amazing brand of turkey bacon that passes the test (10g protein per 100 calories). It’s 50 calories and 6g protein per slice, it’s low in fat and moderate in sodium. Not all turkey bacon is a better alternative than traditional bacon- you have to look at the label.

Understand that this is still processed meat and that it has a significant amount of sodium in it. So it’s not an everyday thing, because you have to consider the rest of your diet that day when making this choice.

However, what’s life without enjoying bacon occasionally? 🥓

#bacon #turkeybacon #diettips #dietingtips #healthychoices #healthyfood #healthylifestyle #healthyliving #healthyeating #healthyeatinghabits #healthyeatingtips #healthyeats #caloriedeficit #caloriecounting #caloriesincaloriesout #trackingmacros #macrocounting #weightloss #weightlosstips #performancecoach #personaltrainer #fatloss #fatlosstips #dietingtips #nyctrainer #nycfitness #nycfitfam