Karin Venegas
“Pregnancy and childbirth taught me that women’s bodies are magic. Iron Lion is teaching me that they can be strong and resilient, too.
I joined ILP looking to regain my fitness [after] battling pain from various injuries. It was debilitating and I was desperate to become a normal, active person again. I realized by transformation was about showing up. Years of pain with unpredictable triggers had left me a very nervous person, but despite my reluctance, I kept showing up. I’m really proud of that and I think the coaches are too. They’ve helped me face my fears and with each new program, I grow more confident.”
Nutrition
Nutrition
Nutrition is intensely personal. As such, our program is meant to be tailored to every client’s specific challenges and goals. Our program is therefore broken into classes based on individual skill level, personal history and level of readiness.
Here is a sample of the material we cover
o Limiting Factors and How to Overcome Them
o Good & Balanced Nutrition
o Metabolism & How it Works
o Water Consumption
o Sleep Patterns & Their Effect On Health
o Macro-nutrients
o Shopping and Planning
Free Monthly Nutrition Seminar – 60 minutes
We offer a FREE 1 HOUR Nutrition Seminar for you to take advantage of. Proper nutrition is a key component of training. Whether you are looking to lose weight, gain mass, or just be healthier overall, nutrition plays a major role in your success. Coach Chris will show you our system for hunting down your goals and becoming the best you!
Class takes place the second Saturday of every month at noon. Sign up Sheet is at the frond desk.
Nutrition Curriculum Course Content
Nutrition is intensely personal. As such, our program is meant to be tailored to every client’s specific challenges and goals. Our program is therefore broken into classes based on individual skill level, personal history and level of readiness. Here is a sample of the material we cover
- Limiting Factors and How to Overcome Them
- Good & Balanced Nutrition
- Metabolism & How it Works
- Water Consumption
- Sleep Patterns & Their Effect On Health
- Macro-nutrients
- Shopping and Planning
Nutrition Classes (60 min.) –
Initial Nutrition Assessment –
In this assessment, you will discuss a number of factors related to nutrition, including dietary habits, medical history, activity level, and potential limiting factors to personal goal achievement. The Nutrition coach will then assist you in creating and determining the next steps to improving your nutrition, using sustainable and reasonable behavioral changes. This assessment is aimed at determining the right class placement and course content for you, based on where you currently are in your nutrition journey.
Private Nutrition Classes:
Iron Lion Performance currently offers both private and semi-private nutrition classes, to cater to and ensure a comfortable learning environment for all levels. Private nutrition classes provide focused sessions exclusively devoted to your specific progress along your nutrition journey in a confidential and relaxed setting.
Semi-Private Nutrition Classes:
This small group setting is designed to leverage the community as a means to provide peer-to-peer accountability, motivation to provide beneficial momentum to push you forward towards your specific nutrition goals. Each 60 minute class will feature a different topic of discussion with handouts, and will then discuss participants’ individual goals and progress as needed. In addition, each participant will benefit from coach feedback outside of class, including email check-ins, helping to provide the guidance and correction needed to keep you moving smoothly forward. Throughout the progression of these classes, we will solidify and build on existing healthy dietary habits you have acquired to build long-term results.
Class Features:
- Email check-ins, food log reviews
- Peer-to-peer accountability and community support
- Recommended food lists and helpful resources
- Grocery shopping tips and tricks
- Recipes and best practices for maintaining good nutrition
It is our pleasure to introduce the newest member of our team at Iron Lion Performance: Lauren Barnak.
Lauren is a Registered Dietitian and former Division I springboard diver who obtained her BA in Biology from the University of San Diego, and her MS in Nutrition from CUNY Hunter College.
She will be adding her nutrition expertise and her general enthusiasm to the already talented staff here at Iron Lion as the head of our nutrition program. Feel free to say “Hi” to her here at the gym!
Click below to receive more information and to set up a nutrition assessment!
