Cortezzo Fitness

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My name is Lou Cortezzo and Iโ€™m a certified trainer with over 20 years of experience. I created this page to inspire and educate in optimizing body composition.

"Follow me" and learn to create the physique of your dreams and live a healthy lifestyle.

07/21/2024

The abundance of information available can feel overwhelming at times ๐Ÿคฏ

Opinions vary on the most effective approach ๐Ÿง

While there are numerous ways to achieve results, itโ€™s best to follow the basic principles outlined if youโ€™re unsure where to begin ๐Ÿ‘

Coach Cortezzo out ๐Ÿ‘Š

๐——๐—ผ๐—ปโ€™๐˜ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜€๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ต ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ โค๏ธ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐˜† ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—น๐—น๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด @๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜‡๐˜‡๐—ผ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐˜€, ๐—ป๐˜‚๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ, ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜๐—ต๐˜† ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐˜€, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐˜† ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—น ๐˜€๐˜๐˜‚๐—ณ๐—ณ ๐Ÿ˜Ž

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06/14/2024

Ways to combat hunger:

Eat ample protein, approximately 1g/lb of body weight ๐Ÿฅฉ

Include regular servings of food high in fiber ๐Ÿฅ—

Drink lots of water ๐Ÿ’ง

Get plenty of sleep each night ๐Ÿ˜ด

Coach Cortezzo out ๐Ÿ‘Š

Do you have a tip that works for you ๐Ÿคท๐Ÿปโ€โ™‚๏ธ Let me know๐Ÿ‘‡

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05/18/2024

If you exercise with proper form, taking each set close to failure, while allowing adequate time for recovery; good things are bound happen ๐Ÿ˜‰

Coach Cortezzo out ๐Ÿ‘Š

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05/17/2024

Maple syrup or honey, which do you prefer ๐Ÿคท๐Ÿปโ€โ™‚๏ธ Drop it in the comments ๐Ÿ ๐Ÿฏ

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05/16/2024

Tips to increase muscle:

Resistance training 3-5 times per week, 45-90 minutes per session โฑ๏ธ

Focus on compound exercises ranging from 5-12 reps per set ๐Ÿ‹๏ธ

Consume 0.7 โ€“ 1 gram of high-quality protein per pound each day ๐Ÿฅฉ

Get plenty of sleep, aim for 8 hours a night if possible ๐Ÿ˜ด

Coach Cortezzo out ๐Ÿ‘Š

How many days day per week do you exercise๐Ÿ‘‡

๐——๐—ผ๐—ปโ€™๐˜ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜€๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ต ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ โค๏ธ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐˜† ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—น๐—น๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด @๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜‡๐˜‡๐—ผ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐˜€, ๐—ป๐˜‚๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ, ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜๐—ต๐˜† ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐˜€, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐˜† ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—น ๐˜€๐˜๐˜‚๐—ณ๐—ณ ๐Ÿ˜Ž

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05/11/2024

Increasing activity level is also a way to utilize additional calories.

This could be obtained through strength training, cardiovascular exercise, or even recreational hobbies.

Losing weight doesnโ€™t have to be complicated.

Coach Cortezzo out ๐Ÿ‘Š

Favorite way to burn calories ๐Ÿ‹๏ธ ๐Ÿƒ ๐Ÿง—โ“ Drop me an emoji in the comments ๐Ÿ‘‡

๐——๐—ผ๐—ปโ€™๐˜ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜€๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ต ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ โค๏ธ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐˜† ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—น๐—น๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด @๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜‡๐˜‡๐—ผ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐˜€, ๐—ป๐˜‚๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ, ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜๐—ต๐˜† ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐˜€, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐˜† ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—น ๐˜€๐˜๐˜‚๐—ณ๐—ณ ๐Ÿ˜Ž

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05/09/2024

๐——๐—ผ๐—ปโ€™๐˜ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜€๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ต ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ โค๏ธ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐˜† ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—น๐—น๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด @๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜‡๐˜‡๐—ผ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐˜€, ๐—ป๐˜‚๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ, ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜๐—ต๐˜† ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐˜€, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐˜† ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—น ๐˜€๐˜๐˜‚๐—ณ๐—ณ ๐Ÿ˜Ž

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05/05/2024

Easy to follow tips include:

โ€ข Start with a plan
โ€ข Buy in bulk
โ€ข Prepare for a week at a time
โ€ข Select a balance of protein, fats, and carbs
โ€ข The freezer is your friend

What is your favorite bulk meal prep ๐Ÿคท๐Ÿปโ€โ™‚๏ธ Holla at your boy๐Ÿ‘‡

๐——๐—ผ๐—ปโ€™๐˜ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜€๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ต ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ โค๏ธ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐˜† ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—น๐—น๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด @๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜‡๐˜‡๐—ผ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐˜€, ๐—ป๐˜‚๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ, ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜๐—ต๐˜† ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐˜€, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐˜† ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—น ๐˜€๐˜๐˜‚๐—ณ๐—ณ ๐Ÿ˜Ž

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01/05/2024

Just a friendly reminder to eat more fruit ๐Ÿ˜‰

Coach Cortezzo out ๐Ÿ‘Š

What is your favorite fruit to enjoy ๐Ÿคท๐Ÿปโ€โ™‚๏ธ Holla at your boy๐Ÿ‘‡

๐——๐—ผ๐—ปโ€™๐˜ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜€๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ต ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ โค๏ธ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐˜† ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—น๐—น๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด @๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜‡๐˜‡๐—ผ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐˜€, ๐—ป๐˜‚๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ, ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜๐—ต๐˜† ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐˜€, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐˜† ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—น ๐˜€๐˜๐˜‚๐—ณ๐—ณ ๐Ÿ˜Ž

01/02/2024

The best approach to fitness is a sensible one ๐Ÿ˜‰

Coach Cortezzo out ๐Ÿ‘Š

What aspect of diet and exercise do you struggle with most ๐Ÿคท๐Ÿปโ€โ™‚๏ธ Holla at your boy๐Ÿ‘‡

๐——๐—ผ๐—ปโ€™๐˜ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜€๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ต ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ โค๏ธ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐˜† ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—น๐—น๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด @๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜‡๐˜‡๐—ผ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐˜€, ๐—ป๐˜‚๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ, ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜๐—ต๐˜† ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐˜€, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐˜† ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—น ๐˜€๐˜๐˜‚๐—ณ๐—ณ ๐Ÿ˜Ž

12/29/2023

What are your goals for 2024 ๐Ÿคท๐Ÿปโ€โ™‚๏ธ Holla at your boy๐Ÿ‘‡

๐——๐—ผ๐—ปโ€™๐˜ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜€๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ต ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ โค๏ธ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐˜† ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—น๐—น๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด @๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜‡๐˜‡๐—ผ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐˜€, ๐—ป๐˜‚๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ, ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜๐—ต๐˜† ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐˜€, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐˜† ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—น ๐˜€๐˜๐˜‚๐—ณ๐—ณ ๐Ÿ˜Ž

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