Our team members are constantly trying to learn more about exercise, nutrition, and wellness.
This blog engages our team members in their fitness and paddling journey and motivates them to live a healthy lifestyle. Contributions are from current and past Liquid paddlers.
Calisthenics
Hi everyone! Happy 2022 and hope you all have a great holiday! Since Toronto is now experiencing another lockdown, I wanted to share more about calisthenics, so that we can do better workouts at home.
Protein Powder
Hey everyone! With the winter break approaching and most of you heading home I wanted to give some help to those of you considering purchasing protein powder to help with your gains. In this LL I am going to explain whether protein powder is good for you and which type can help you the most.
Mythbusters: the Nutrition Edition
We often hear “abs are made in the kitchen”, but have you heard “athletic performance is made in the kitchen”? Correct nutrition strategies are crucial to athletic performance, but there is a mountain of nutrition misinformation online, which can be confusing. In this LL, Ariana clarifies two common nutrition myths/half-truths with scientific evidence.
Warm Up and Injury Prevention
Ever since working out has shifted locations (from school gyms and group training sessions to your neighborhood park and even your own bedroom), it can be easy to neglect warm-up. In this LL, Jean breaks down why a good warm-up is critical, not only in order to have a great and effective workout, but to minimize the possibility of injury!
Answering your questions about running
With gyms closed and everybody itching to get in a workout, running has become increasingly popular! Whether you’re a newbie to running, or have already gotten a couple hundred kilometres down, Vicki gives you the answers to some of the most frequently asked questions about running in this LL.
Health and Wellness
As a competitive dragon boat team, we strive to be in the best shape possible. If we don’t set aside time and care for our mental health too, however, these efforts may be wasted. Ashley gives us some tips on how to manage our busy schedules whenever deadlines and assessments roll in. Whether you’re a student or well into your career, taking the time to balance your commitments can go a long way!
Cold Weather Training and Practice
If you’re crazy enough to run in the winter or paddle in single-digit weather, this LL is for you! Imran goes over the importance of being well-prepared for cold-weather training, as well as how you can keep warm during outdoor workouts in lower temperature weather.
Building Bodies for Optimal Performance
While we all love our cheat days, eating healthy and feeding our bodies right is super important in complementing our training. You know what they say, abs are made in the kitchen! Chloe unravels the science behind what happens to our muscles during training, and how we can best support muscle hypertrophy.
Consistency in Training
When first starting out at the gym, it can be exciting to see the initial progress (which we sometimes call “newbie gains”!). To continue seeing progress and to work towards our fitness goals however, consistency is key. Jack highlights the importance of consistency, and also explains the concept of progressive overload in this LL.
Post-Workout Nutrition
As we continue to go the gym, post workout nutrition is very important for growing muscle. Jason introduces the concept of post-workout nutrition in this LL, and what exactly that means for our performance and progress in the gym!
Mobility and Injury Prevention (Part 2)
In this LL, Yilin comes back to highlight mobility and break down the science behind it.
Mobility and Injury Prevention (Part 1)
Everyone’s been there - you don’t have much time for your workout, so you decide to skip the dynamic warm up. In this LL, Yilin unfolds why a proper warm up is so important and actually does more than simply get your blood pumping. She also provides some stretches to get you introduced to mobility movements.
My Top-Secret Amazing Vegetarian Dish
While getting the right amount of protein is crucial to growing muscle mass, hitting all the other food groups is equally as important. Kevin goes over some basic topics regarding diet, counting your macros and how both of these are related to working out. He also walks you through a recipe of one of his favourite vegetarian meals, while offering advice on tracking macronutrients, meal-prepping, and losing/gaining weight.
Protein and Nutrition
Everybody talks about protein this and protein that, but how much protein do we actually need, and where can we get it from? In this LL, Kevin answers these questions and provides some extra reading for those that are keen in learning more about protein intake for muscle growth.