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I've gotten a TON of DM requests for a post on gaining confidence in the gym and battling the oh so dreaded GYM INTIMIDATION! it's a real thing, and here's how to deal , or feeling anxious about going to the gym and working out in front of other people, is a super common feeling to experience. When I Go to the Gym, I Feel Alone or Singled Out Going to the gym and feeling singled out is super real. It can stem from Intimidation #1 (not knowing what to do in the gym) or it can take the form of feeling embarrassed to perform certain exercises in the gym that may look weird to others.

For example, if you purchase oats in bulk, you not only save money in comparison to if you bought the same amount of oats from your regular grocery store, but you also don't have to buy oats for a while since you have such a large quantity. If you're in need of a healthy dinner, just pop a frozen serving of salmon into the fridge the night before you want to eat it (or you can defrost via the microwave the day of! ) and cook up some brown rice from your stocks! You're able to stretch out the same ingredients into more meals, which means you don't have to go back to the store as often, which means you're spending less money on groceries as a whole! You'll definitely save big on wasted money due to throwing away old produce, but you also won't have to buy produce as often because frozen fruits and veggies have no expiration date!

For a visual representation of what I mean, check out my exact complete glute activation routine that I do before every leg day : Muscle activation and warming up your muscles prior to working out is a super effective method for reducing DOMS post-workout. Remember that DOMS results from small tears in muscle fibers, so if you start your workout without any sort of warmup, you're more likely to experience tears in your muscle fibers, thus increasing DOMS. What to Do: In the hours and days following your initial DOMS-causing workout, try placing a heat pack on the areas where you're sore. Try placing a heat pack on the affected muscles a few hours after your workout to increase circulation to your muscles and relieve the effects of DOMS.

Having a cheat meal once a week can be so helpful when fighting off cravings, because you know there is a set time in the week when you will be able to satisfy your craving. If your cheat meal is designated for Saturday, but you're really craving a cookie on Thursday, it can help tremendously to know that you can eat the cookie on Saturday as a part of your cheat meal. If you can use clean ingredients, and make you healthy meals taste (and look) delicious, then the very healthy meals you're eating can serve directly as craving killers! This is pretty simple: if you're laying in bed at 10pm craving cookies, but you have no cookies in your home, then you're probably not going to be able to feed your craving with cookies.