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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
Chocolate Milk: Legit Recovery Beverage or Not?
Like many fellow personal trainers, when I first heard of drinking chocolate milk as a post-workout recovery beverage, I immediately...
Julio C. Lopez, CSCS, NSCA-CPT
Jun 1, 2016
I Take Fitness Kickboxing at my Gym; That Counts as Self-Defense, Right?
In short-- no. Group classes such as fitness kickboxing (or whatever the gym wants to call it) have cropped up in gyms all over the...
Julio C. Lopez, CSCS, NSCA-CPT
May 25, 2016
To Keto or Not to Keto...
One of the latest trends in weight loss dieting that has been gaining a substantial amount of steam, lately, is the ketogenic diet. While...
Julio C. Lopez, CSCS, NSCA-CPT
May 24, 2016
The Crisis Our Presidential Candidates Must Solve
Last week, we had the benefit of watching the Presidential primary debates for the Republican and Democratic parties. Each political...
Julio C. Lopez, CSCS, NSCA-CPT
Feb 15, 2016
Working Out With Your Better Other
On Valentine’s Day, we are reminded of the special place in our lives that our significant others take and their contributions that make...
Julio C. Lopez, CSCS, NSCA-CPT
Feb 14, 2016
Which Diet or Product Will Help Me Lose Weight?
As a personal trainer in San Diego, I have heard about hundreds, if not thousands, of new diets. Every time I am in the checkout line at...
Julio C. Lopez, CSCS, NSCA-CPT
Jan 30, 2016
Protein Supplementation for Recovery
These days, protein supplementation has become synonymous with the “meat head”. For many weight lifting enthusiasts, particularly those...
Julio C. Lopez, CSCS, NSCA-CPT
Jan 30, 2016
Making Time for Working Out
“I don’t have the time to work out.” If you were to ask me, what excuse have I heard above all others-- this would be it. As a personal...
Julio C. Lopez, CSCS, NSCA-CPT
Jan 25, 2016
Extreme Diets
I was just listening to a podcast, in which the host mentioned going on a diet that would have him lose at least a pound a day. Nowadays,...
Julio C. Lopez, CSCS, NSCA-CPT
Jan 22, 2016
Is Human Growth Hormone the Fountain of Youth?
Recently, I saw a commercial promoting a product containing human growth hormone (HGH) that claimed to reduce wrinkles, burn fat,...
Julio C. Lopez, CSCS, NSCA-CPT
Jan 21, 2016
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