Fortitude Functional Fitness

Join us at Fortitude Functional Fitness as we prepare to dominate the upcoming race season together!

Whether you're a seasoned racer or just starting out, I will guide you every step of the way, helping you build strength, endurance, and resilience.

Call or text me at 780-289-6055 to learn more about my training options and take the first step toward your strongest, most unstoppable season yet!

Here are what I believe to be some of the most effective supplements for building muscle mass and losing body fat.

1.Whey or Beef protein: Whey and or Beef protein is a high-quality protein source that contains all essential amino acids necessary for muscle repair and growth. Consuming whey protein post-workout can support muscle recovery and help meet daily protein needs. I put protein as number one because I believe it's the single most important part of nutrition when trying to build muscle and lose body fat. I also believe that taking in protein from real food is superior if possible.

2. Creatine: Creatine is a naturally occurring compound that helps increase muscle energy production, allowing for greater strength and muscle gains during resistance training. It may also aid in muscle recovery and improve exercise performance. The fact that creatine monohydrate is the most researched and proven effective natural supplement in the world, makes it number 2 on my list.

3.Beta-alanine: Beta-alanine is an amino acid that can increase muscle carnosine levels, which helps buffer lactic acid buildup during high-intensity exercise. This may delay muscle fatigue and improve exercise performance, especially during intense training sessions. Because high intensity exercise is something I do on the regular, Beta-alanine falls just inside my top 3.

4.Vitamin D: Vitamin D plays a role in muscle function, immune health, and hormone regulation. Supplementing with vitamin D may help optimize muscle strength and performance, especially in individuals with low blood levels of vitamin D. I have it at number four because we just don't get enough from the sun with our Canadian winters.

5. Caffeine: Caffeine is a stimulant that can increase energy levels, enhance focus, and improve exercise performance. It may also boost metabolism and increase fat oxidation. Caffeine for me equals a better effort in each individual workout. When you add that up over many workouts it can definitely go a long way.

January Transformation Challenge Category #5 Alcohol

This is the final category of the challenge. Alcohol is one of the most harmful substances we can put in our bodies. Alcohol will most certainly crush our chances of success when trying to improve health and fitness. I made alcohol its own category for this reason. The rules again are simple. According to anything over and above 2 drinks per week starts to negatively effect your health. Rules for this category are as follows...

-6 points will be awarded at the end of each week if the contestant has had a maximum of only 2 drinks or less in total within the week.

-1 drink per day will be allowed without contestants losing any additional points but will also not award them any positive points.

-Minus point will be awarded for multiple drinks in a 24 hour period (per day). Negative -1 for each drink over and above 1 per day. Example (if you have 3 drinks in one day you will receive a negative -2 score for that individual day).

*1 drink is equal to 1 once of alcohol.

Now that all the rules are laid out. Let's get some participation. Who wants to drastically improve their overall health and fitness in January and start the year with positive momentum🙋‍♀️🙋??? Simply DM me and I'll add you to the leaderboard. This challenge is absolutely free to participate in 😉.

January Transformation Challenge
Category #4 Sleep

This one is really simple. Sleep is one of the most important things we can do for our overall well-being.
-1 Point will be awarded daily for getting 8+ hours of sleep.
-6 to 7 hours of sleep will count as zero points.
-Less than 6 hours of sleep is minus 1 point.

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My name is Matt MacLean, and I've been a personal fitness trainer and coach for almost 20 years and have worked with all fitness levels and abilities. I have a large private garage gym in West Edmonton and offer many different training options: one-on-one personal training, group training, and online programming.

 

Whether it's weight loss, muscle building, sports performance, or just wanting to live a healthy lifestyle, I'd be happy to work with you and help you achieve your goals.

 

I offer free consultations, so please give me a shout if you are interested. You can text or call me at 780-289-6055 or email me at [email protected].

 

Thanks for supporting local small businesses.

 

Matt MacLean

Welcome to the Fortitude Functional Fitness private personal training gym in the west end of Edmonton.

I have been a Personal Fitness Trainer and competitive fitness athlete for the better part of my life, and I would love to share my knowledge and strategies with you in pursuing your fitness goals.

I offer the following services:

-One-on-one personal training
-Group training
-Sports performance training
-Obstacle course race (OCR) training
-Personalized online programming

Whether you are an experienced athlete looking to take your fitness to the next level or new in your fitness journey and want to get healthier safely and effectively, I am here to help you reach your goals.

Feel free to call or text to get started and book in for a free consultation.

780-289-6055
[email protected]

One on one personal training allowed to resume. I am currently accepting new clients in my garage gym in the Hamptons or at Evolve Strength Downtown. Pm or text to set up a free consultation. Thanks for your support. 780-289-6055

When following an exercise program, one of the most overlooked aspects is often recovery. As much as we'd like to constantly improve by simply increasing volume or intensity, most of us run into plateaus and even set backs in both physique and performance due to poor ex*****on of proper recover.

Achieving optimal recovery can be tricky with all that life throws at you; poor sleep and high stress levels are two of the worst and can be difficult to control. The best strategy is to focus on what you can control like how you fuel your body and following a periodized fitness program with specific dosing of volume and varied exercise intensity. If you manage to do these things properly, the other not so controllable stuff seems to improve by default.

When you've got a clear road map to success, the journey is much more enjoyable and achievable.

Creating personal periodized program is quickly becoming one of my favorite ways of helping people achieve their goals. If you're interested in investing in yourself I'd love to build a program for you. DM me on this page if you have any questions or if you'd like to get started.

Don't let your fitness suffer if you can't get to the gym. Let me design the perfect in home fitness program for you based on your goals and the equipment you have. I've been a personal fitness trainer now for over 15 years, trained well over 15,000 sessions, and have worked with people of all fitness levels.

What I'm offering:

Fitness Programming designed for your goals in your home. Programs will be sent to you via fitness app, you'll have the ability to log your workouts and view videos of the exercisese I prescribe. We can video chat so I can see what type of workout space and equipment you have in your home. Prices will vary depending on how many workouts per week you wish to receive. Very affordable rates. Message me on this page if interested.

Had the pleasure of competing this weekend at another Canada Ninja League comp hosted by . Got beat by who seems to be my new nemesis . Take a look at these last 4 podium pictures, if that's not a rivalry in the making I don't know what is. I'll be competing against next at the Canadian Ninja League Nationals May 22 then again the following weekend in OCR at the Red Deer Spartan Spint. wanna raise the stakes? What should be on the line? Write your ideas in the comments. @ City Fit Shop