The Facts About Training Until Failure
If you spend any time going through fitness-related posts on social media, you will likely encounter a number of influencers and personal...
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Fitness Blog
Free fitness tips from Personal Trainer Julio Lopez. Learn more about weight loss, supplements, nutrition, strength and conditioning, and other helpful keys to maximize your health and wellness
Julio C. Lopez, CSCS, NSCA-CPT
Aug 9, 2022
The Effects of Fasted Training on Exercise Performance and Weight Loss
Fasted training is nothing new— both for the recreational exercise enthusiasts and athletes. Some believe fasted training allows them to...
Julio C. Lopez, MS, CSCS
Jul 13, 2022
Muscle Protein Breakdown and Endurance Training
Personal trainer and Nutritionist's explanation for maintaining muscle after cardio exercise.
Julio C. Lopez, CSCS, NSCA-CPT
Feb 24, 2022
Save Time and Eat Healthy with Meal Preps
Ever since I started training clients that wanted to lose weight, at least 90% would say some version of “I want to eat healthier, but...
Julio C. Lopez, CSCS, NSCA-CPT
Dec 31, 2020
The Food Diary: Your Best Tool to Minimize Weight Gain During the Holidays
The holidays are notorious for high-calorie, sugary snacks and, for those of us in El Paso, many, many tamales. Also, those of you...
Julio C. Lopez, CSCS, NSCA-CPT
Dec 18, 2020
Brain Power: The Key to Maximizing Your Workouts
The mind is a powerful thing. There is no doubt that that phrase has been overused and become cliche, but there is so much truth to it,...
Julio C. Lopez, CSCS, NSCA-CPT
Dec 15, 2020
3 Reasons Why All Men and Women Should Do Hip Thrusts
Hip thrusts burst into popularity over the last couple of years as a "booty-building" exercise, and, unsurprisingly, it became wildly...
Julio C. Lopez, CSCS, NSCA-CPT
Aug 7, 2020
Motivation vs Discipline
Motivation is a Great Thing to Have Whether you get it from watching the training montage in any of the Rocky movies (NOT including Rocky...
Julio C. Lopez, CSCS, NSCA-CPT
May 4, 2020
Getting Them Gains While Gyms are Closed
Thanks to COVID-19, gyms across the country are shut down for who knows how long. For the person that sought to build more lean muscle...
Julio C. Lopez, CSCS, NSCA-CPT
Feb 18, 2020
Cardio and Lifting at the Same Time: Why it’s a Bad Idea
So, is doing cardio and resistance training concurrently really that bad of an idea? In truthfulness, it depends. In general, most people...
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