Following my photo shoot in October 2016, I wondered (again) about doing a Competition. I felt it was beyond me because (a) I was over 50 and (b) only girls that looked like models would enter these competitions. But what about just doing it for the experience I wondered? I didn’t want to regret not having experienced participating in a competition. I decided to enter one, with the following objectives: (a) to enjoy the experience and (b) commit to give…
Archives for September 2017
How to train to increase your 1RM
This week Mark answers a question from Callum, who asks “why do training programs for a better 1RM not involve mostly workouts with 1 rep sets?” Watch Mark’s video reply. Make sure you check our more of Mark’s videos and leave a comment to let us know what you think. If would would like to train with Mark, or a member of the Enterprise Fitness team email [email protected] or call 1800 887 143.
Here’s What You Need To Know About Gluten
> Are you going gluten-free “just because”? These days, gluten has gotten such a bad rap. In fact, if there’s a devil food, it would be gluten. But do you really know why you’re told to avoid gluten? In this video, Mark shares what’s the big deal about gluten. Swap that YouTube video meme for this 5 minutes video. You’ll get so much more from it, we promise. Related posts 5 Recommendations To Boost Your Brain Performance The Hidden Poison…
Recap of the 2017 Victorian Titles
What an incredible weekend it was for FIVE of our beautiful Enterprise Members, with four of them stepping on stage for the very first time! Congratulations to all of our competitors for bringing their absolute best to the ICN Victorian Titles 2017! HERE ARE THE RESULTS June Bosland Long time Enterprise member, who competed for the first time ever and won not one but THREE medals, including a gold! 1st Place Ms Bikini 40+ 2nd Place Sports Model 40+ 5th Place Bikini…
Our Vanity Promotes The Cult Of The ‘Genius’
“Our vanity, our self-love, promotes the cult of the genius. For if we think of genius as something magical, we are not obliged to compare ourselves and find ourselves lacking … To call someone ‘divine’ means: here there is no need to compete.” – Nietzsche Do these sound like you: “You’re a natural! I love that!” “Well done! You’re so talented!” “That’s hard. Well, at least you tried!” These sayings all have one thing in common – they praise/blame something…
Not Sure What Workout You Should Be Doing?
Hi Mark! Is it better to do full body workouts or body part split for an aesthetic physique? Thanks for the response! – Louis Stathopoulos In this video, Enterprise Fitness, founder and owner, Mark Ottobre, shares his thoughts about full body programs versus body part splits. Related posts How To Carb Up For A Comp? Top 3 Foods To Include In A Healthy Diet The Truth About Training – How It Actually Works
Trying to Make Sense of Muscle Testing For the First Time
Diving straight into it – what is it? Some people say that muscle testing is a way to ask your body’s ‘subconscious mind’ for answers. But this doesn’t fully explain what muscle testing actually does. For a clearer explanation, it’s a non-invasive technique that tests the body’s autonomic (involuntary) nervous system and its responses to certain substances, hence it’s sometimes referred to as Autonomic Response Testing (ART). It does this by measuring muscle movements and can sometimes also be called…
5 Recommendations To Boost Your Brain Performance
Enterprise founder and owner, Mark Ottobre, shares his top recommendations that make you sharper, focused and more alert. In this video, Mark shows his geeky side. Is he even speaking English? Related posts How To Carb Up For A Comp? Top 3 Foods To Include In A Healthy Diet Supplements – Do You Need Them and Will They Help?
The Hidden Poison in Your Diet
We’ve all heard of glucose, but what about fructose? Like glucose, fructose is a monosaccharide; but unlike glucose it bypasses the complex breakdown processes in our body and is directly shunted to the liver in a process called the ‘metabolic shunt’, where it is used in lipogenesis. Lipo- = lipid aka fat -genesis = make So literally, fructose converts into fat within the liver… which then starts a cascade of events that result in obesity, insulin resistance, non-alcoholic fatty liver…
How To Carb Up For A Comp?
Hi Mark! When it’s time to carb up for comp day, how should it be done? How close to comp day should one start and how does that translate into the action of how much and what carbs to eat? Thanks! – Jason Kent Ever spent weeks and months in comp prep, only to be confused about what to do right before the actual competition? Don’t let the wrong carbs ruin all your hard work! In this short video, Mark…