When you have a drink, your liver goes into overdrive trying to metabolize and eliminate it. The liver changes alcohol into a substance called acetate. When your blood acetate levels increase, your body uses acetate instead of fat. In fact, fat metabolism is reduced by as much as 73% after only two alcoholic beverages.
Read MoreYou can do a number of things to reduce soreness. Dynamic stretching, massage, cold or heat therapy, or light movement can help assist BUT to really attack that inflammation you need to create a systemic response.
Eating the right foods immediately post workout consistently will give you a stronger first line of defense against inflammation. Take a look at 5 foods you can add to your diet to feel better faster:
Read MoreWe are putting a sweet spin on October with these tasty sweet potato recipes. Sweet potatoes are among our favorite Warrior 20 foods because of the multitude of things you can do with them, as well as the numerous health benefits. Sweet potatoes are rich in antioxidants such as beta-carotene, alpha-tocopherol and ascorbic acid which have been shown, when consumed consistently, to ward off diseases like cancer and protect against the effects of aging.
Read MoreThe ego makes us feel like we are more important than we actually are, robbing us of the chance to take a step back and look at the big picture of what will actually propel us forward. The "How Good" question on the other hand focuses whole-heartedly on doing BETTER. It takes away the perceptions of others and allows us to get to work on the things that matter most for our growth and development.
Read MoreIn the second of our three part series, we encourage you to switch on your brain when you train. As you work to improve your overall fitness, remember that your brain is an important factor of success. Check out these things to consider about your strongest fitness tool:
Dehydration is one of your brain’s biggest enemies – While your brain is 73% water, just 2% dehydration affects your memory, attention and various cognitive skills. In fact, 90 minutes of sweating can shrink your brain temporarily equal to a year of aging.
