Keys to Getting Lean

  Spring is here and summer is right around the corner.  Pool season is coming upon us.  Outside events and dinner parties wearing sun dresses and shorts.  You’ve probably been going at it hard for awhile or maybe you are just starting.  Either way, right now, your decision to get lean and in shape for [...]

Description of Functional Training

I see and hear alot of trainers talk about Function Training with new, perspective clients.  Why not? There has been a big buzz the last few years about this type of training.  Before joining a gym and choosing a trainer, make sure you read the following article and understand what Functional Training is before you [...]

Skinny-Fat | Mark’s Daily Apple

Skinny-Fat! click I wanted to share this article from Mark’s Daily Apple.  Check it out.  Click the link above.  Sometimes you cannot judge a book by its cover.  Just because someone may appear to be skinny on the outside, doesn’t necessarily mean they are.  I see alot of people go on these extreme crash diets.  [...]

High Intensity Cardio!! Any takers?

From time to time, you have to step it up a notch.  Here’s a little Tabata protocol: 20 seconds all out effort, 10 seconds recovery and complete 8 cycles.  You can do a Tabata with any exercise movement from push ups to squats to bicep curls.  We used 4 different compound movements in this sequence.  [...]

Go HIIT It!

I don’t understand why I see people at the gym for hours at a time.  Unless, you are a bodybuilder trying to put on mass with multiple sets and a large volume of exercises.  Or, maybe a person training for an Ironman.  For the average workout buff, looking for general conditioning and fitness, an hour [...]