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Weekend Update

Weekend Update

Hey teamRIPPED!  How is everyone doing this week?  Each week we bring it, we make progress… don’t throw it away on the weekend! This reminded me of a message from an old teamRIPPEDer James. He came clean about “silent cheating.” The Silent Cheat! By James P., proud...
Tweaking Calories and Macros

Tweaking Calories and Macros

Before you start plowing ahead with the nutrition guide, it’s important to understand how your nutrition plan will affect your results. Are you wanting to gain muscle? Lose weight? Maintain weight but lose body fat? Gain weight and muscle? These are all very different...
Common Weight Loss and Muscle Building Myths

Common Weight Loss and Muscle Building Myths

With the sheer number of people I get to work with on a daily basis, I have heard it all! It seems like everyone has heard some tip or trick on how to lose weight or how to build muscle. Most of the time, there is a bit of truth in there. Other times, it plain...
A good, Good Friday… Sunday is coming!

A good, Good Friday… Sunday is coming!

Now you know I didn’t forget what day it was… A day we remember and celebrate the sacrifice Jesus made on that cross. Doing for us what we could never do for ourselves. “The resurrection completes the inauguration of God’s kingdom. . . . It is the...
Midweek Motivation

Midweek Motivation

This is work. Plain and simple. It takes effort. Sacrifice. Determination. Embrace it and make the most of it! If it was easy…. everyone would do it. But you don’t want what everyone has. The easy way. You want more! Let’s get it...
Top 3 Excuses Weightloss Excuses

Top 3 Excuses Weightloss Excuses

Excuses, excuses, excuses… I hate excuses! When it comes to weight loss and getting fit, I have heard them all! As the years have gone by with teamRIPPED, I collected some of my most hated excuses and want to show you how to beat them! Maybe you can help someone...
Mentally Tough

Mentally Tough

I really like being strong. I view strength and toughness as very positive character traits. I love being able to push hard and keep going even when it gets difficult or painful. This has been true for my endeavors in fitness and in life. When we think about strength...
Weekend Update

Weekend Update

It’s the weekend teamRIPPED! Are you living into your commitment to your program and nutrition plan? If you slipped up, have you reflected on it and learned from it? Do you realize what you are after here is a lifestyle change? Don’t skim over this. Really, what does...
What to look for in a Pre-workout

What to look for in a Pre-workout

A pre-workout supplement is what it says… it’s a supplement you take prior to working out to help you get more out of your workouts. There are TONS of preworkouts out there, so it can get confusing on what to get. You might be thinking “do I even...
Weekend Update

Weekend Update

Hey teamRIPPED! How was your week? Does yesterday have you down like it does me? :( Bracket busters…. Onto bigger things… Did you apply the PROVEN equation of success? HARD WORK + TIME + CONSISTENCY! It never fails. You put in the work, time, and keep...