Cardio sucks…(oh, that was supposed to be my inside voice). But I may as well say it out loud and tell you why… Steady state cardio – you know the kind where you plod along watching re-runs of ‘The Price is Right’ or other mind numbing sit-com, will simply cause you to become skinny fat. … Continued
Have you ever experienced that awkward silence when you guess someone’s age? You know when you’re WAY over? Well that’s happened on occasion and I’ve since decided to always guess reasonably low. A few new acquaintances must also adopt that theory, but seriously, they’re guessing REALLY low when they try for my age. I … Continued
Science. Even if you’re not a science geek, you can use it to burn fat. Actually, I’m a bit of a geek myself and all my challenging workouts are based on scientific principles. For example, my Challenge Fat Loss workouts are based on M2A or muscle metabolism acceleration. Read more about M2A here. This is … Continued
Reverse aging? Well, that sounds a little over the top, but learning how to “naturally” control GH (growth hormone) is one the smartest things you can do to reverse aging and keep your body burning fat as you get older. There are specific things you an do within your workout to increase GH which naturally … Continued
Here’s a fun workout for you…. What do you do when you have only one set of LIGHT dumb bells but you want a ‘heavy’ workout? The answer is to ‘pre-fatigue’ your body with an exercise that hits the desired muscle LONG before you get to the loaded movement. For example, if you wanted to … Continued
Guest Post Body Weight STRENGTH Workout by Forest Vance, author, Body Weight Strong 2.0 I want to talk to you today about how to use body weight training to gain strength. You probably think of body weight training when thinking about conditioning and fat loss. That’s how I used to think about it too. I’ve … Continued
Yesterday was Easter and whether you celebrate this holiday or not, there’s a meaningful message of new beginnings associated with it. With that in mind, I want to call you out on a few things you NEED TO STOP and encourage you on a few other things you NEED TO START. Fair enough? So with … Continued
I love a good rant and I can always rely on Kate Vidulich to deliver a GREAT rant! I was one of those guilty Bootcamp Instructors who called my 20-10 intervals “tabatas”, but after reading a rant from Kate a few months ago, I quickly changed my tune (just in case she caught me – … Continued
Guest Post by Kate Vidulich Author: 1000 Calorie Accelerators System BSc, ACSM, Master CTT Burn 1000 calories in one workout? Here’s one way from my pal Kate Vidulich, she has a video workout and an article below. Well worth the read to dispel the mis-information floating around about the good ole ‘tabata’. Check out this … Continued
Guest Post by Derek Wahler Beat up, worn down and mentally drained. It was all finally starting to add up. I felt embarrassed to even be feeling those emotions, but I couldn’t take it anymore. For years, I prided myself on being the person who stuck with their workouts. The problem was, I was doing … Continued