Steve Bechtel

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Avoiding Holiday Weight Gain

by Steve Bechtel November 23, 2010

The Holidays are a time of great temptation and relaxation. They are a challenge for anyone trying to mind the roll around the middle. When you are eating out or …

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Staying Fit On The Road

by Steve Bechtel November 9, 2010

Working out when traveling is a huge chore. We all leave town with the best intentions, but when it comes time to hit the hotel weight room, there’s always something …

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Stick to the Plan

by Steve Bechtel October 26, 2010

Effective workouts are not the sum of the exercises performed. A great workout is truly built like a recipe, a balance of several ingredients.

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Sugar Daddy

by Steve Bechtel October 12, 2010

Face it, your diet sucks. You drink too many calories, your dinner portions are too large, and a “handful” of chips is really half a bag. You may even be …

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You Don’t Need A Gym

by Steve Bechtel September 28, 2010

It’s now well-established that resistance training is of benefit to most of us; it’s no longer the realm of professional athletes and strongmen. But to think you’ve got to run …

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Squats are Good

by Steve Bechtel September 21, 2010

There are myriad fallacies about fitness floating around out there, but one of the most prevalent is that squats are bad for your knees. There are plenty of exercises that …

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Poverty of Flesh: Age-Related Decline in Strength

by Steve Bechtel September 14, 2010

As we age, things become more difficult. We have more responsibilities, greater stresses, and the time seems to fly by. Add to this that our immune systems are weaker and …

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Post-Exercise Nutrition

by Steve Bechtel September 7, 2010

Recovery nutrition has been called the “most important factor in improved performance.” The better you can refuel your muscles, the quicker they’ll be ready to train next time. Athletes are …

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Nutrition During Exercise

by Steve Bechtel August 30, 2010

Some athletes don’t feel the need to fuel during sessions of an hour or less. For most exercisers, our workouts all fall within this range. But for those training more …

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What’s With Kettlebells?

by Steve Bechtel August 23, 2010

Originally used as counter-weights in Russian markets, the kettlebell first became popular as an exercise tool around 300 years ago. A hundred years ago, the strongmen of the day regularly …

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An Introduction to Metabolic Training

by Steve Bechtel August 16, 2010

Once upon a time, we did three days a week of weight training and an hour of cardio each of the other days. It was seven hours a week of …

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Why You Should Stop Doing Crunches

by Steve Bechtel August 12, 2010

Most people who do abdominal crunches do them to get rid of the fat on top of the belly muscles. At our training center, in fact, we often get new …

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Time for a Break

by Steve Bechtel August 9, 2010

Back around the time WyoFile editor Rone Tempest was in college, there was a guy named Milo of Croton. He was a great wrestler and strongman, and the legend was …

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(Most) Personal Trainers Suck

by Steve Bechtel August 2, 2010

Personal training is an industry rife under-qualified and over-proud professionals. And “professionals” is a bit of a stretch. The vast majority of personal trainers are completely self-educated and have only …

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Six Fat-Loss Strategies

by Steve Bechtel July 26, 2010

There are lots of ways to lose fat, from getting on a TV show, to the latest diet fad, to becoming addicted to heroin. The real trick is keeping it …

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Pre-Workout Nutrition

by Steve Bechtel July 20, 2010

What you eat before you exercise is really important. First, you want to be able to fuel the activity that’s coming. This means making sure the muscles have all the …

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Principles

by Steve Bechtel July 13, 2010

“As to methods there may be a million and then some, but principles are few. The man who grasps principles can successfully select his own methods. The man who tries …

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Detox and Cleansing Diets, or… Another Thing That Drives Me Crazy

by Steve Bechtel June 29, 2010

Once I talked to a guy who was promoting the health benefits of drinking eight ounces of olive oil and some lemon juice as your complete diet for three days …

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That Was Then…

by Steve Bechtel June 22, 2010

One of the first questions I ask new clients is, “How much do you weigh?” This question is reserved for the moment when I get them to say out …

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Unfit? There’s a Reason.

by Steve Bechtel June 15, 2010

There’s a reason you’re not fit. chances are, one of the problems I’ll talk about below is yours.

I can’t overemphasize that training works. If you go to the gym regularly …

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Multi-Day Bike Touring Program

by Steve Bechtel June 14, 2010

Sign up for the WyoFit Multi-Day Bike Touring Program and receive a daily workout in your inbox for the next 4 weeks.

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There is No Easy Way

by Steve Bechtel June 8, 2010

I love to bag on abdominal crunches. Hell, I’ll even throw in leg lifts and those “side” crunches people do to get rid of the fat on the “sides” of …

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Foundation Fitness Program

by Steve Bechtel June 7, 2010

Sign up for the WyoFit Fitness Foundation Program and receive a daily workout in your inbox for the next 6 weeks.

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Events Calendar

by Steve Bechtel June 7, 2010

Event Map

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WyoFile’s Wyoming: Lander – Climbing Capital of the Rockies

by Steve Bechtel January 18, 2010

When you’re driving down the hill onto Main Street off Highway 287, Lander looks like any other small Wyoming mountain town: one main drag, a few restaurants, and little in …

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