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Daniel - Fitness & Nutrition Coach

@bigapsfitness

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Helping busy professionals lose fat, build muscle, and create sustainable habits through personalized fitness & nutrition coaching 💪

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2023! Wishing you and your loved ones a Happy New Year 🥂!

If you need help getting into shape, increasing your fitness/nutrition knowledge and experience, or even hitting specific sports and performance goals, let’s chat 🤝.

I can help you build muscle, lose fat, increase your fitness and nutrition IQ, all while establishing sustainable lifelong habits you can take away with you.

I'm able to do this through my custom fitness programs along with 1 on 1 virtual fitness coaching. In addition to virtual fitness coaching, I offer in person training sessions to help you with exercise form and familiarity.

I'm here to meet you wherever you're at - whether you're a beginner, or experienced, I'm ready to support you!

If you’re serious about making lifestyle changes to feel your best physically and mentally in 2023, fill out the form below to get started 💪. (Can also click the link in my bio and fill out Coaching Application form)
- https://forms.gle/EG6FRhqmAggD99JD8

This is your year - let’s get it.
Coach D taken in Toronto, Ontario by @bigapsfitness

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4 years ago

Train w/ me! See what my clients have to say about their experience with B.A.F.

I take a tremendous amount of pride in helping my clients achieve their health & fitness goals. It's such a pleasure to be able to help people unlock the best versions of themselves in the gym/kitchen, and outside of it.

Big Aps Fitness takes an individualized approach with each client which enables us to understand your specific goals, challenges, & overall mindset. We can then create the proper customized plan for you to progress towards those goals, growing your consistency & knowledge in the health and fitness space.

Ready to get to work? DM me or fill out the Coaching Application form (link in bio). taken in Toronto, Ontario by @bigapsfitness

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4 years ago

POV: you’re in your mid 20s and would consider yourself ‘athletic’, but haven’t been able to find a consistent training regimen to help you look & feel how you want 💪.

Let’s be honest - nobody ever taught us things like how often to workout, how much to eat, which exercises we should focus on at first… and the list goes on. That’s why I’m here to help 🆘.

Working with me towards your health and fitness goals, you’ll:

- Gain CONFIDENCE 😎, both physically & mentally. Working on the way you feel & look will translate to how you view & talk to yourself. This in turn will increase your self-confidence, and allow you to show up & be as present as possible in all domains of life.

- Eliminate UNCERTAINTY 🧐 you have at the gym. Whether it’s the right workout split, exercises, or what proper form is - my programs feature all of the necessary information you need to only focus on performing your best - leave the details to me.

- Increased STRENGTH 💪 both physically and mentally. Increasing muscle mass, decreasing fat, & working on mobility, cardio (the list goes on) enables us to enjoy a higher quality of life.

Would you enjoy any of these benefits? If the answer is YES ✅, shoot me a DM or click the link in my bio to fill out a Coaching Application form. We’ll have a quick call to make sure I’m the best fit to help you experience these benefits ✅.

Whether you’re looking for a workout plan, or in-person sessions - my doors are open to help you achieve your fitness & health goals 🎯.

Coach Daniel taken in Toronto, Ontario by @bigapsfitness

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4 years ago

The bar for being a good guy is genuinely on the floor. Respect women in the gym and stop commenting on what people wear or how their bodies look. Period. by @bigapsfitness

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3 days ago

Honey soy garlic chicken thighs 🍯 40g protein

My weekly autopilot meal. Tastes like food court takeout with way less calories. Save this and try it this week 📌

Serves 3

🍗 Chicken
6-7 boneless skinless chicken thighs
2-3 tbsp cornstarch
1-1.5 tbsp oil

🍯 Sauce
4 tbsp honey
4 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp oyster sauce
1 tbsp oil
2 tsp sesame oil
1 tbsp ginger, minced
3 cloves garlic, minced

🥦 Sides
2 heads broccoli
1-1.25 cups jasmine rice

How to make it
1. Pat chicken dry and coat in cornstarch
2. Toss broccoli florets with salt, pepper and 0.5 tbsp oil. Bake at 375°F for ~15 mins
3. Cook rice as per your cooker
4. Heat oil in a pan. Cook thighs 4-6 mins per side until golden
5. Pull the thighs, add sauce and simmer 30-60 secs
6. Add thighs back and coat in sauce
7. Build your bowl: rice, chicken, broccoli

Protein first, then everything else. Swap in noodles, peppers, onions. Make it yours.

Follow for more chicken thigh recipes 🍗 by @bigapsfitness

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5 days ago

Dear me,

30 was a big one. Look at what you did.

You and your wife had the honeymoon of a lifetime in Costa Rica. No experience skipped.

You landed a new job with real structure and stability.

You came home from that honeymoon, not in your best shape, and still hit your goal in your first HYROX Doubles with one of your best friends.

You fell back in love with your business. The passion and belief are coming back.

And the big one. Something most people here don’t know.

In January, you quit weed. After 10+ years of using it to cope with how hard you were pushing.

You picked one of the most brutal winters on record to do it. Then picked up cold plunging. Apparently you weren’t cold enough 🥶

It wasn’t easy. Feelings you’d numbed for years all came up at once. You leaned on counselling. You let go of the shame. You learned to love yourself again.

And you realized that’s what you help people do every day.

Your clients aren’t quitting weed. But they are quitting an old version of themselves. The comfortable one, with years of habits worn in. Changing that is hard. You know exactly how hard.

Now you get to help people feel like themselves again. That still gets me.

To my wife. You’re the person I lean on. You love me unconditionally, even on the hard days. I don’t take that for granted for a second.

To everyone who’s supported me through all of it, I’m so lucky to have you. You know who you are ❤️

I’m proud of you, man.

Here’s to 31 🎂 by @bigapsfitness

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8 days ago

Yesterday, you said tomorrow.
There will always be a reason you’re “too busy.”
The funny thing is, hitting your workouts gives you SO much more energy, clarity and control. Everything else in your life goes better because of it.

Send this to the friend who always says they don’t have time 👀 by @bigapsfitness

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11 days ago

Thigh gang till I die 🔥

Chipotle chicken that tastes better than takeout, for way fewer calories. About 20g protein per thigh.

Marinade:
1 can (7 oz) chipotle peppers in adobo
Juice of 2 limes (¼ cup)
4 cloves garlic
1 tbsp olive oil
¼ cup water
1 tsp chili powder
1 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp salt
½ tsp dried oregano
½ tsp ground pepper

How to make it:

Blend everything until smooth.
Pour over 6–8 boneless chicken thighs. Cover and marinate at least a few hours. Longer is better.
Air fry at 360°F for 15 min, flipping halfway, until 165°F inside.

Prep a batch and your protein’s handled for the week 💪

Thighs or breast. Where do you stand? 👇 by @bigapsfitness

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13 days ago

Here’s my exact upper body day 👇

Bench Press - 3 x 10 reps
Cable Seated Row - 3 x 10 reps
Machine Shoulder Press - 3 x 10 reps
Single Arm Cable Lat Pulldown - 3 x 12 reps / arm
DB Incline Curl - 2 x 10 reps / arm
Cable Tricep Pushdown - 2 x 10 reps

Write down your weights and reps. Next week, beat one number. More weight, one more rep, cleaner form. That’s how you actually grow.

Save this for your next upper day and let me know how you find it 💪 by @bigapsfitness

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18 days ago

Stop guessing when to go up in weight.

Pick a rep range. Stay at the same weight until you hit the top of it on every set with good form. Then add weight and climb again.

More muscle means you look leaner, even at the same weight on the scale. This is how you build it.

Not tracking your lifts yet? Start this week. What rep range are you working in right now? 👇 by @bigapsfitness

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20 days ago

You already know you should:

✅ Train consistently
✅ Get your protein in
✅ Move more
✅ Be a little more mindful on weekends

The challenge usually isn’t knowing what to do. Chat GPT could tell you that faster than reading this caption.

It’s doing it consistently when work gets busy, motivation drops, or life gets in the way. And let’s be honest... life’s always busy.

That’s why I believe accountability is just as important as your training and nutrition. It’s harder to let yourself off the hook when you’ve got somebody who’s expecting you to hold yourself to the standards of the person you’re trying to become.

P.S. This is the exact type of mindset, accountability, and coaching support I provide inside my Online Transformation Coaching program 💪 by @bigapsfitness

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24 days ago

Breakfast, handled. 🍳

Ingredients:
• 12 eggs
• 1 cup cottage cheese
• 1 cup extra sharp shredded cheddar
• 12 slices turkey bacon, diced
• 0.5 cup sliced green onions
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 1 tsp onion powder
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp black pepper

Makes 12. ~13g protein and ~155 cals per bite.

Save this for your next meal prep Sunday. taken in Toronto, Ontario by @bigapsfitness

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