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Creatine

I wanted to share a clear and evidence-based breakdown of creatine to help address common questions, clear up the myths, and highlight who can benefit most from supplementation. Below, you’ll find a summary of what creatine is, whether it’s necessary, how it works in the body, dosing guidelines, and what

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HRV and all you need to know

What is HRV? HRV stands for Heart Rate Variability, which refers to the variation in time between consecutive heartbeats and is controlled by the autonomic nervous system.  Technologies HRV Status feature records HRV data while the user sleeps and compares it to their individual baseline. When you wake up, your

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Warming up with Intent

This week, we’re focusing on something that often gets overlooked… moving with intent and purpose during our warm-ups. It’s not just about the workout itself, but how you approach it from the very first rep. Your warm-up isn’t just a box to check before the “real work” begins. It’s where

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HYROX Training Plan 25/26

The LP Crew officially crushed HYROX Toronto after a monster 6-month training block! They have earned a well deserved physical and mental break from the grind of training and Racing!  BUT we know after getting a taste of HYROX that the Crew is hungry for more! HYROX Ottawa is on

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Elevate Your Health with these Nutrition Strategies

As we move out of our body transformation challenge and into our summer challenge, it reminds our members that nutrition isn’t just about maintaining a healthy weight. There is so much more to uncover and habitualize when it comes to nutrition than calories and macros.  Nutrition is your way to promote long-term health

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Understanding Triggers

Behaviour change is a complex process that begins with awareness – which we chatted about last week. Over the past week,  did you become aware of some habits that you wanted to change? Maybe you realized you don’t drink enough water or maybe you are only getting 6 hours of

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A calorie deficit or surplus should not be your everyday

We are halfway through our Body Transformation challenge here at LP and some of our members are at a calorie deficit to lose some body fat and some are at a calorie surplus to gain some muscle mass. These challenges are designed for the short term – because no one wants to be in

Read More »

Sore Muscles?

What’s the best thing you can do to relieve those sore muscles?Over-the-counter-pain relieversLOL Just kidding!!! Preparing for a tough hypertrophy session (Summer Shred) with the goal of minimizing post-workout soreness involves a combination of pre-workout strategies, during-workout techniques, and post-workout practices. Check out these tips and try and implement one

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I Usually Don’t Do This

I ACTUALLY decided to “have a night” for my birthday on Saturday night. This meant a night out with some friends eating and a bit of drinking.  My drinks for the night consisted of wine, a cocktail, another cocktail, and a glass of wine to finish off the night. These

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What should you do if motivation just isn’t there?

I heard a quote the other day from Dr. Layne Norton (Carbon App) and it has stuck with me. “Motivation is like adding NOS to a car. But Discipline is the gas that fuels the car and keeps it moving.” Just like NOS, motivation can provide short bursts of power.

Read More »

Creatine

I wanted to share a clear and evidence-based breakdown of creatine to help address common questions, clear up the myths, and highlight who can benefit most from supplementation. Below, you’ll find a summary of what creatine is, whether it’s necessary, how it works in the body, dosing guidelines, and what

Read More »

HRV and all you need to know

What is HRV? HRV stands for Heart Rate Variability, which refers to the variation in time between consecutive heartbeats and is controlled by the autonomic nervous system.  Technologies HRV Status feature records HRV data while the user sleeps and compares it to their individual baseline. When you wake up, your

Read More »

Warming up with Intent

This week, we’re focusing on something that often gets overlooked… moving with intent and purpose during our warm-ups. It’s not just about the workout itself, but how you approach it from the very first rep. Your warm-up isn’t just a box to check before the “real work” begins. It’s where

Read More »

HYROX Training Plan 25/26

The LP Crew officially crushed HYROX Toronto after a monster 6-month training block! They have earned a well deserved physical and mental break from the grind of training and Racing!  BUT we know after getting a taste of HYROX that the Crew is hungry for more! HYROX Ottawa is on

Read More »

Elevate Your Health with these Nutrition Strategies

As we move out of our body transformation challenge and into our summer challenge, it reminds our members that nutrition isn’t just about maintaining a healthy weight. There is so much more to uncover and habitualize when it comes to nutrition than calories and macros.  Nutrition is your way to promote long-term health

Read More »

Understanding Triggers

Behaviour change is a complex process that begins with awareness – which we chatted about last week. Over the past week,  did you become aware of some habits that you wanted to change? Maybe you realized you don’t drink enough water or maybe you are only getting 6 hours of

Read More »

A calorie deficit or surplus should not be your everyday

We are halfway through our Body Transformation challenge here at LP and some of our members are at a calorie deficit to lose some body fat and some are at a calorie surplus to gain some muscle mass. These challenges are designed for the short term – because no one wants to be in

Read More »

Sore Muscles?

What’s the best thing you can do to relieve those sore muscles?Over-the-counter-pain relieversLOL Just kidding!!! Preparing for a tough hypertrophy session (Summer Shred) with the goal of minimizing post-workout soreness involves a combination of pre-workout strategies, during-workout techniques, and post-workout practices. Check out these tips and try and implement one

Read More »

I Usually Don’t Do This

I ACTUALLY decided to “have a night” for my birthday on Saturday night. This meant a night out with some friends eating and a bit of drinking.  My drinks for the night consisted of wine, a cocktail, another cocktail, and a glass of wine to finish off the night. These

Read More »

What should you do if motivation just isn’t there?

I heard a quote the other day from Dr. Layne Norton (Carbon App) and it has stuck with me. “Motivation is like adding NOS to a car. But Discipline is the gas that fuels the car and keeps it moving.” Just like NOS, motivation can provide short bursts of power.

Read More »

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