Showing posts with label fat loss. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fat loss. Show all posts
Saturday, January 17, 2009
Thursday, January 15, 2009
350 to go...
We hit +4C today I believe here in Edmonton, which is a baumy day compared to what we have been getting. Unfortunately, I didn't get outside because I was busy training and doing some business related things all day.
While I was working I realized that we are already 15 days into 2009.
How are your resolution's going?
Have you stuck with them?
If you haven't then the simple answer why is because you don't have a big enough "why". (I have a way with words, don't I? :) )
If your goal is to go to the gym and start exercising to lose some weight, why is that important to you?
Because you need to get healthier?
That's great, BUT, just being general like that isn't usually going to work because if you are overweight then you haven't exactly had your health at the top of your priority list have you?
It's very hard to just flip that switch like that if you don't have a BIG reason to be doing so.
You need a bigger 'why'. Something that's going to drive you into action.
Something that gives you a true passion for succeeding at your goals because it will create a gigantic positive change in your world.
What is your deepest reason for choosing the resolution's you did?
I've heard these from clients before:
"I want to able to play with my grandchildren."
"I don't want to face the same health disaster as my brother has become and spend the rest of my life on medication."
"I want to be totally free and confident and forget about this man forever."
"I want to wake up knowing that I'll be able to walk pain free at the end day when I go to bed."
"I want to be sexy for my husband again."
Really powerful and emotional stuff.
Emotion runs our life, I believe.
If you don't have some serious emotional ties to what you are trying to accomplish then the passion and dedication just won't be there.
Ask yourself, how emotional is your 'why' to you and your resolution?
Keep ROCKIN' IT!
Dan Grant
The Vitality Coach
http://www.gymsuperstar.com
PS - There will be plenty more tips to come on reaching your goals and living the vitality fueled lifestyle next week.
PPS - Let me know your resolution's and how they are going. The more I know, the better I can understand what type of info to write to you.
While I was working I realized that we are already 15 days into 2009.
How are your resolution's going?
Have you stuck with them?
If you haven't then the simple answer why is because you don't have a big enough "why". (I have a way with words, don't I? :) )
If your goal is to go to the gym and start exercising to lose some weight, why is that important to you?
Because you need to get healthier?
That's great, BUT, just being general like that isn't usually going to work because if you are overweight then you haven't exactly had your health at the top of your priority list have you?
It's very hard to just flip that switch like that if you don't have a BIG reason to be doing so.
You need a bigger 'why'. Something that's going to drive you into action.
Something that gives you a true passion for succeeding at your goals because it will create a gigantic positive change in your world.
What is your deepest reason for choosing the resolution's you did?
I've heard these from clients before:
"I want to able to play with my grandchildren."
"I don't want to face the same health disaster as my brother has become and spend the rest of my life on medication."
"I want to be totally free and confident and forget about this man forever."
"I want to wake up knowing that I'll be able to walk pain free at the end day when I go to bed."
"I want to be sexy for my husband again."
Really powerful and emotional stuff.
Emotion runs our life, I believe.
If you don't have some serious emotional ties to what you are trying to accomplish then the passion and dedication just won't be there.
Ask yourself, how emotional is your 'why' to you and your resolution?
Keep ROCKIN' IT!
Dan Grant
The Vitality Coach
http://www.gymsuperstar.com
PS - There will be plenty more tips to come on reaching your goals and living the vitality fueled lifestyle next week.
PPS - Let me know your resolution's and how they are going. The more I know, the better I can understand what type of info to write to you.
Sunday, November 30, 2008
What I Believe and Kettlebell Week Begins
What I Believe
Recently a very well known fitness professional wrote a blog post called ‘What I Believe’. He also put a call out for other fitness pros around the world to take action and create their own ‘What I Believe’ article.
I have taken him up on his offer and I urge you to do the same.
I Believe In ‘Real’ Functional Training
I believe that functional training is a term that has been so misused in the fitness industry that most people don’t even know what functional training actually is anymore.
Functional training is performing exercises that will help you in your daily activities. And if you want to be better at daily activities, such as, lifting a baby, bending over and picking up heavy box, carrying your groceries, or just kicking the crap out of your brother at every sport out there (sorry Mark) then you need to get strong.
Standing on half a balloon (actually known as the BOSU ball) with one leg and then doing an overhead dumbbell shoulder press isn’t going to help you at all. When’s the last time you were in your driveway and you needed to walk on a balloon to get inside your house while carrying groceries?
Learning how to properly deadlift and start to lift some heavier weight will help you, A LOT.
Pretty much everything we do is ground based. So why are we training on a ball?
Because it works our core more, right?
Ya…good one.
I Believe In Trying To Consume Foods That Help My Life
I believe that we should all focus on eating foods that help us live longer, not on foods that we live for.
Sure I’ll have a jack and coke every once in a while. But I won’t have it every weekend or every month for that matter.
When I’m at a birthday party I’ll usually have a piece of cake…hey, and maybe some ice cream with that too.
But 90% of the time I’m focusing on whole foods. Foods that help me feel great and will increase my energy and longterm health.
Fruits and vegetables are key foods.
I rarely drink sugary drinks and mostly just drink water. The only other liquid drink I’ll drink on a regular basis in a protein drink.
I believe that this is the only way we should eat to live a optimum and healthy life.
I Believe In Intensity
I believe in lifting heavy weights to build strength and muscle and I believe everybody should follow. (Ladies, you’re NOT going to bulk up by doing this)
I believe that high intensity is the key to fat loss success. If lifting light weight for high reps was the answer then all we would need to do is lift a couple soup cans in our house every day or just go outside and garden for a couple hours each day in the summer.
Gardening will not help you get in shape. Sorry, but when people tell me they garden as part of their exercise I sometimes feel like smashing my head through a wall….just kidding :)…I think it just shows how misinformed people really are.
I also believe in interval training as it continues to dominate slow cardio as a fat loss method through scientific studies. Here’s some studies if you’re interested:
Tremblay A, Simoneau JA, Bouchard C, (1994), “Impact of exercise
intensity on body fatness and skeletal muscle metabolism",
Metabolism, 1994 Jul, 43, (7), pp 814-8.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8028502
Tabata I, Nishimura K, Kouzaki M, Hirai Y, Ogita F, Miyachi M,
Yamamoto K, (1996), "Effects of moderate-intensity endurance and high-
intensity intermittent training on anaerobic capacity and VO2max",
Med Sci Sports Exerc, 1996 Oct, 28, (10), pp 1327-30.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8897392
Yoshioka M, Doucet E, St-Pierre S, Alméras N, Richard D, Labrie
A, Després JP, Bouchard C, Tremblay A, (2001), "Impact of high-
intensity exercise on energy expenditure, lipid oxidation and body
fatness", Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord, 2001 Mar, 25, (3), pp 332-9.
Hyperlink http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11319629
What do you believe?
I believe a lot more and I’ll be expanding this article into a series of articles to come. Now I want to know what YOU believe and are you following those beliefs to help you conquer your fitness goals.
Let me know at dan @ gymsuperstar.com or in the comments box below.
Gym Superstar Exercise of the Day #10
The 180 Kettlebell Swing
Keep ROCKIN' IT!
Dan Grant
Recently a very well known fitness professional wrote a blog post called ‘What I Believe’. He also put a call out for other fitness pros around the world to take action and create their own ‘What I Believe’ article.
I have taken him up on his offer and I urge you to do the same.
I Believe In ‘Real’ Functional Training
I believe that functional training is a term that has been so misused in the fitness industry that most people don’t even know what functional training actually is anymore.
Functional training is performing exercises that will help you in your daily activities. And if you want to be better at daily activities, such as, lifting a baby, bending over and picking up heavy box, carrying your groceries, or just kicking the crap out of your brother at every sport out there (sorry Mark) then you need to get strong.
Standing on half a balloon (actually known as the BOSU ball) with one leg and then doing an overhead dumbbell shoulder press isn’t going to help you at all. When’s the last time you were in your driveway and you needed to walk on a balloon to get inside your house while carrying groceries?
Learning how to properly deadlift and start to lift some heavier weight will help you, A LOT.
Pretty much everything we do is ground based. So why are we training on a ball?
Because it works our core more, right?
Ya…good one.
I Believe In Trying To Consume Foods That Help My Life
I believe that we should all focus on eating foods that help us live longer, not on foods that we live for.
Sure I’ll have a jack and coke every once in a while. But I won’t have it every weekend or every month for that matter.
When I’m at a birthday party I’ll usually have a piece of cake…hey, and maybe some ice cream with that too.
But 90% of the time I’m focusing on whole foods. Foods that help me feel great and will increase my energy and longterm health.
Fruits and vegetables are key foods.
I rarely drink sugary drinks and mostly just drink water. The only other liquid drink I’ll drink on a regular basis in a protein drink.
I believe that this is the only way we should eat to live a optimum and healthy life.
I Believe In Intensity
I believe in lifting heavy weights to build strength and muscle and I believe everybody should follow. (Ladies, you’re NOT going to bulk up by doing this)
I believe that high intensity is the key to fat loss success. If lifting light weight for high reps was the answer then all we would need to do is lift a couple soup cans in our house every day or just go outside and garden for a couple hours each day in the summer.
Gardening will not help you get in shape. Sorry, but when people tell me they garden as part of their exercise I sometimes feel like smashing my head through a wall….just kidding :)…I think it just shows how misinformed people really are.
I also believe in interval training as it continues to dominate slow cardio as a fat loss method through scientific studies. Here’s some studies if you’re interested:
Tremblay A, Simoneau JA, Bouchard C, (1994), “Impact of exercise
intensity on body fatness and skeletal muscle metabolism",
Metabolism, 1994 Jul, 43, (7), pp 814-8.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8028502
Tabata I, Nishimura K, Kouzaki M, Hirai Y, Ogita F, Miyachi M,
Yamamoto K, (1996), "Effects of moderate-intensity endurance and high-
intensity intermittent training on anaerobic capacity and VO2max",
Med Sci Sports Exerc, 1996 Oct, 28, (10), pp 1327-30.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8897392
Yoshioka M, Doucet E, St-Pierre S, Alméras N, Richard D, Labrie
A, Després JP, Bouchard C, Tremblay A, (2001), "Impact of high-
intensity exercise on energy expenditure, lipid oxidation and body
fatness", Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord, 2001 Mar, 25, (3), pp 332-9.
Hyperlink http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11319629
What do you believe?
I believe a lot more and I’ll be expanding this article into a series of articles to come. Now I want to know what YOU believe and are you following those beliefs to help you conquer your fitness goals.
Let me know at dan @ gymsuperstar.com or in the comments box below.
Gym Superstar Exercise of the Day #10
The 180 Kettlebell Swing
Keep ROCKIN' IT!
Dan Grant
Sunday, November 23, 2008
The Megan Fox Abs Workout and Gym Superstar Exercise of The Day #5
Hey Superstars,
Megan Fox = Sexy Abs
Now is Megan’s workout a good one?
Probably not. Well, if she’s working out with a celebrity trainer then for sure not. Sorry Hollywood trainers but most of you are idiots.
In fact, I’ve read that she’s super lazy and tells her trainer to go home because she doesn’t want to workout most times.
She does control what she eats, however, but I’m guessing she probably doesn’t cook much. And don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying this as a bad thing, I would love to have my nutrition taken care of by someone else too if I could. I say good for her. But let’s get back on subject.
Ms. Fox has great genetics and does workout, but her workouts don’t exactly need to be top notch to get her that great body, because she already has the great body.
But what about people like you and me who weren’t exactly blessed with amazing genetics. Can we still get an incredible mid-section that will turn some heads?
For sure we can. It’s just going to take some work and planning.
Of course, you need the right attitude and get a clear vision of what you want.
Then it’s time to get to work, and I do mean work. ‘No sissy’s allowed’ kind of work:).
Full body exercises with interval training and a good nutrition plan.
Nutrition is such a hassle, I know. But it’s unfortunately completely necessary so you have to eat right. I’ve had the most success with the Precision Nutrition Program. Maybe you’ve had success with another program.
If you have, let us know below. We’re a team after all so make sure if you do know of any good programs to help your teammates out (other blog readers) and let them know about it:).
The Gym Superstar Exercise of the Day #5 is a GREAT exercise to help you on your way to a sexy mid-section.
Keep ROCKIN' IT!
Dan Grant
Megan Fox = Sexy Abs
Now is Megan’s workout a good one?
Probably not. Well, if she’s working out with a celebrity trainer then for sure not. Sorry Hollywood trainers but most of you are idiots.
In fact, I’ve read that she’s super lazy and tells her trainer to go home because she doesn’t want to workout most times.
She does control what she eats, however, but I’m guessing she probably doesn’t cook much. And don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying this as a bad thing, I would love to have my nutrition taken care of by someone else too if I could. I say good for her. But let’s get back on subject.
Ms. Fox has great genetics and does workout, but her workouts don’t exactly need to be top notch to get her that great body, because she already has the great body.
But what about people like you and me who weren’t exactly blessed with amazing genetics. Can we still get an incredible mid-section that will turn some heads?
For sure we can. It’s just going to take some work and planning.
Of course, you need the right attitude and get a clear vision of what you want.
Then it’s time to get to work, and I do mean work. ‘No sissy’s allowed’ kind of work:).
Full body exercises with interval training and a good nutrition plan.
Nutrition is such a hassle, I know. But it’s unfortunately completely necessary so you have to eat right. I’ve had the most success with the Precision Nutrition Program. Maybe you’ve had success with another program.
If you have, let us know below. We’re a team after all so make sure if you do know of any good programs to help your teammates out (other blog readers) and let them know about it:).
The Gym Superstar Exercise of the Day #5 is a GREAT exercise to help you on your way to a sexy mid-section.
Keep ROCKIN' IT!
Dan Grant
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