Julian is the co-owner of 107 Fitness Studio, an established fitness writer, a certified personal trainer, and a natural amateur bodybuilder. He began strength training at the young age of fourteen to improve his sports performance and hasn’t looked back since. After graduating from Grambling State University in 2007, he began pursuing his career as a personal trainer.
With over a decade of personal experience in strength training, he has helped numerous clients achieve their health and fitness goals through fitness, nutrition, and lifestyle coaching via in person and online since he became certified in 2008 through the American Council on Exercise.
Bodybuilding Exercises You Don’t See Everyday Typically, when you’re in the gym you see different gym goers performing the same standard exercises. Although these exercises may be proven effective, you might be looking to add some variety to your routine. So without further ado, here are some exercises you generally won’t see at the gym [...]
Bodybuilding Tips for Women As a personal trainer, I’ve had numerous female clients confused about how they should approach their strength training and nutrition program. There seems to be a plethora of conflicting information out there when it comes to women and bodybuilding. However, reaching your bodybuilding objectives is achievable for women of all fitness [...]
Bodybuilding Tips For Baby Boomers Although everyone should be striving to train smarter instead of harder, this approach becomes increasingly more important as we age. During the aging process, joints deteriorate, hormone levels decline, and the body’s metabolism naturally slows. However, don’t let these issues stand in your way of reaching your bodybuilding goals. By [...]
Complimentary Bodybuilding Supplements As a natural bodybuilder, I know first-hand there’s no substitute for a good diet and exercise training program. However, properly supplementing your diet and exercise program can without a doubt help you improve your results. In no particular order, here are my favorite bodybuilding supplements. Protein Lifting weights stresses and breaks down [...]
Off-Season Motivational Tips for Bodybuilders Being a bodybuilder takes an enormous amount of dedication, but even the most dedicated could use a little motivational push every now and then. Because bodybuilding is a lifestyle, it’s easy to lose focus and get sidetracked because of life’s everyday distractions. If you’ve been going through the motions in [...]
Injury Prevention Tips for Bodybuilders As a bodybuilder and avid exerciser, I know first-hand how injuries can affect your workout performance in the gym. Injuries slow down your progress by forcing you to work around movements, lightening the load, and taking time off. Successfully preventing injury from occurring in the first place is the best [...]
Contest Dieting And Training Tips For Bodybuilders Bodybuilding Nutrition 101 discusses how to improve your physique through clean eating, but eating the right kinds of foods just isn’t enough when it comes to getting your physique stage ready. This article’s sole purpose is to help get you lean as possible without sacrificing any of your [...]
Weight Training Tips For Bodybuilders There isn’t a one size fits all bodybuilding weight training routine, but there are a few principles you should be following if you want to maximize your results. Muscular hypertrophy, an increase in muscle size due to the stress induced from strength training, is affected by a vast amount of [...]
Bodybuilding 101 Have you ever thought about being a bodybuilder, but don’t really know where to start? Maybe you’re already further along than you think. Bodybuilding by Definition Bodybuilding by definition is the development of the body through diet and exercise. This classifies many exercisers as bodybuilders, but often the term bodybuilder means competitive bodybuilder [...]
Nutrition Tips For Bodybuilders As a natural bodybuilder, I know proper nutrition is a key component to building a better physique. I know this through personal experience and the results of my clients, but don’t just take my word for it. The American Dietetic Association, Dietitians of Canada, and the American College of Sports Medicine [...]
5 Simple Ways to Boost your Metabolism Everyone is busy these days. So if you feel like you don’t have time to exercise, you’re not alone. According to the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), less than two-thirds of adults in the United States get the recommended minimum amount of exercise which is according to [...]
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Top 4 Best Supplements for Fat Loss
4 Recommended Supplements for Fat Loss Have you ever wondered if supplements can truly help accelerate your fitness goals? If your journey is one of fat loss, you must realize that this life changing commitment will require more then hitting the gym 2-3 times a week. A disciplined attitude in regards to better eating habits [...]
Fat Loss 101 – Understanding Fat Loss Consider This Simple Analogy Five pounds of muscle takes up about as much space as 3 tangerines. Five pounds of fat takes about as much space as 3 grapefruits. Muscle is More Dense and Takes Up Less Space than Stored Body Fat Aesthetically, if you lose fat and [...]
11 Reasons Why People Are Fat & Getting Fatter
Top 11 (in no particular order) Reasons Why People are Fat & Getting Fatter 11: Following Poor Advice Take this supplement! Go on this diet! Do that workout program! Buy this exercise equipment! Whether you are watching TV, reading a magazine, browsing the internet or walking down the street you are constantly bombarded with advice [...]