The Rice Experiment– This Will Blow Your Mind

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The Rice Experiment

Are these words stopping you from getting what you want?

Have you ever heard the phrase, “Choose your words wisely.”  Usually some action hero in a movie states these boldly before he taps a keg of whoop ass.

However, there may be more to it.

Do the words you use create the life and body you live in?

I have always believed this to be true but it was not until recently that I found a way to put it to the test.  It all began when I watched a documentary called “The Hidden Messages in Water” by Dr. Masaru Emoto.

Dr. Emoto is a Japanese researcher who conducted research on the formation of water crystals on various stimuli.  I won’t go into detail here because I won’t do it justice.  You have to see it for yourself. You can pick a copy of the documentary on Amazon at the link below.

Hidden Messages in Water

The experiment that really grabbed my attention was a simple one that anyone can do.

All you need is rice and some patience.

The Rice Experiment

1. Place 1 cup of Cooked Rice into two separate containers. Place a lid on each.

2. Mark one container with a positive phrase. I used “Thank You Rice”

3. Mark the other container with a negative phrase. I used “Stupid Rice”

4. Place them in your kitchen at least 12 inches apart.

5. Once or more every day say aloud to the rice container the phrase written on it. I know this sounds nuts but just try it.  For example, every time I went into my kitchen I would say “Thank You Rice” and “Stupid Rice”  Try to say it from a place of gratitude (thank you) and a place of anger and frustration (stupid). Before you write this off as something that crazy Junior Glymph said, remember…

“Open Minds Open Doors to the Impossible.”

The Results

 

After 20 Days, The “Thank You Rice” had a sweet aroma and maintained its white color. The “Stupid Rice” possessed a foul odor, became darker in color and formed a mold.

 

 

Let’s Take a Closer Look

The Thank You Rice on Day 20

 

 

Thank You Rice After 20 Days

 

 

The Stupid Rice on Day 20

 

The Stupid Rice After 20 Days

What Does This Mean?

The words we say have a powerful affect on everything around us.  Whether it is rice or a human being.  Your words have a profound impact on others and yourself.

Positive words with good intentions behind them nurture and encourage growth.

Negative words with negative emotions literally rot and destroy.

Think about it.  Have you ever been around someone who literally sucked the energy out of you?

Sometimes this happens even when they don’t say anything negative.

This is because it is not just what we say that matters, it is what we think.  Our lives are result of our most common thoughts.
If you habitually think great things of yourself, of others and the world around you, then you add to the greatness and nurture the world around.  If you habitually complain, criticize and find the bad in others and in most things, then you are “rotting the rice.” Change your thoughts, Change your world.

If you are honest about this, you know it is true.  We all know this is true. We don’t need rice to tell us this but it is really cool to do.  Try it.

One last thing to think about…

How do your thoughts about your body affect your appearance, health, energy & what actions you take?

If you wish to achieve your all-time best body it begins by feeding your body positive thoughts.  Like “I am a warrior, I am strong, My body is amazing, I love my body, I love life, I am awesome. I am unstoppable!” You get the picture.

Don’t rot your rice!  :-D

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Your Fitness & New Years Resolutions…The Secret To Your Success

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It’s no secret that millions of people make resolutions every New Year.  By far the most popular New Year’s resolution is losing weight.  The problem is that 94% of people who begin a fitness and weight loss program on January 2nd quit by February 2nd.  This leaves people feeling frustrated and hopeless.  The good news is that this year your resolution failure does not have to be inevitability.  In this article, I am going to share with you my 7 secrets to winning the battle of the bulge for good this New Years!

Before I unveil my 7 secrets, let’s discuss the psychology of New Year’s resolutions and why so many fail to succeed, which I will talk more about 10 at my event “How To Make 2011 Your Healthiest & Best Year Ever” IF YOU HAVE NOT REGISTERED DO IT NOW BY CLICKING HERE. December is a festive time of year filled with parties, food, family, and friends.  However, there comes a point where you have eaten, drank, and partied too much and it simply gets old.  This is the time when people tend to make that New Year’s resolution because they have had it with the bad food and alcohol and they are ready for a change.

Then comes January and it’s time to lose weight.  You cut back on the bad food, you exercise more and it’s easy at first because, like I said, you have had enough.  But as January comes to an end, you begin feeling deprived and exercise becomes a strain.  You are missing those yummy foods again and for some reason getting to the gym is getting more and more difficult.  Next you start making excuses again as to why it’s okay to revert back to your old lifestyle.  You promise yourself that you will get back in it when things “calm down”.  Well here’s the problem…things NEVER calm down.  The next thing you know it’s November again, you still haven’t made exercise and healthy eating a part of your life, and you are right back where you were the previous holiday season (except 10 – 20 pounds heavier).

Well, here are 7 ways to ensure you succeed with your resolution and get that body you have dreamed of once and for all!

1.)     Do it for the right reasons.  If you are looking to lose weight and get fit, do it because you REALLY want it for yourself.  Don’t do it because someone said you need to.  Don’t do it because everyone else is doing it.  Those are not motivating factors and in time you will quit because you are not doing it for the one person who really matters…YOU!

2.)    Do not procrastinate.  Jump on your fitness routine on January 2nd and not a day later.  The longer you wait the less likely you are to even begin.  Procrastination is, hands down, our favorite form of self-sabotage.

3.)    Start slow.  If you are eager to lose weight and get fit then you may be tempted to come out of the gate running.  The problem is that starting too fast for your current fitness level will lead to injury and illness.  NOTHING will derail a fitness routine life injury and illness.  Progressing slowly but steadily is much better way to go.

4.)    Set realistic and attainable goals.  You are not going to lose 30 pounds in a month so don’t make it a goal.  A better (and healthier) way is to set short term behavioral goals that can be achieved.  An example would be: “I am going to eat right every day this week and get to the gym at least 5 times.”  Notice that that is not a weight loss or inches goal; instead it focuses on your behavior.  Behavioral goals are easier to control and therefore achieve.  Achieve your behavioral goals and weight loss and fitness will be a fantastic by-product!

5.)    Track your progress.  Few things will kill your motivation like not seeing results.  On the other hand, seeing them may be the one thing that will springboard you to fitness success.  Often times when people begin a workout routine they try to assess their results the wrong way.  For example, most people want to lose weight in their mid section but this is most often the last place your body will burn fat.  So if you are only focusing on your midsection then you will become frustrated quickly.  Most people will burn fat in their face, arms, and legs first.  But if you aren’t paying attention to those areas you may miss it.  Once the fat is gone from those areas, the body will usually turn to the midsection next.  So be sure to track your progress in all areas by measuring your body fat percentage, taking girth measurements, and paying attention to how your clothes are fitting.

6.)    Allow for bumps in the road.  Your fitness and weight loss journey will not be an easy one.  You will have good days and bad days.  Even the fittest of people have bad days.  A bad day can mean skipping a workout or deviating from your eating plan.  The difference is that those who are fit don’t let one bad day turn into two, three, and four bad days.  So, if you have a bad day along the way, who cares?  Just get right back on the horse the next day.  Remember, it’s not how many times you fall down that matters, it’s how many times you get up!

7.)    Have a strategy.  I saved this for last because it may be the most important.  It’s impossible to achieve your weight loss and fitness goals if your strategy is flawed.  This will lead to a lack of results, frustration, and an abandonment of your resolution.  Burning body fat is a battle. It’s definitely not as easy as exercising more and eating less.  If it were that simple most people would be fit and obesity rates wouldn’t be growing by the minute.  You have to make sure your exercise plan is effective and ever-changing.  A stagnant exercise routine will lead to plateaus and disappointment.  You also have to make sure your eating plan is an effective one.  Eating the wrong foods, eating too many calories, or too FEW calories will all lead to fitness and weight loss failure.  If you need help with your workout strategy see a local fitness and nutrition expert in your area.

These are 7 surefire strategies that will make your New Year’s resolutions a raving success!!

Junior Glymph, B.A., AMFPT,  Certified Fitness Trainer, graduate of the Carson-Newman College and fitness professional located in Duluth and COMING SOON Perimeter, GA.  Glymph is the owner of Vision 2 Reality Fitness! Complete fitness systems and has posted more information on his website, www.TheV2R.com.  Log on to receive a copy of Jason’s latest report, “10 Quick Ways to Weight Loss…How to Look and Feel Better FAST!” or call Junior @ 770-217-1223

The Shocking Link Between Personal Finance and Personal Fitness

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Coming Soon to V2R Boot Camps:

  1. Bridal Boot Camp
  2. Kids Boot Camp
  3. 3rd  Location in 2011

News flash…the economy stinks.  Okay, maybe that wasn’t breaking news but it is something that each of us has to deal with on a daily basis.  Now more than ever we have to look after our personal finances so that we have financial freedom in the future.  This means earning, saving, and investing but there is another, and possibly far more important factor to take into account when planning out your financial roadmap.

You may be wondering, “why is a fitness expert talking about finances”??  Well, believe it or not your financial future may be directly linked to your health.  Allow me to elaborate.

According to a Harvard University study, illness causes about ½ of all bankruptcy filings in the United States.  What’s more shocking is that a majority of the people who filed for bankruptcy due to medical bills had health insurance coverage.  According to the study’s lead author, Dr. David Himmelstein, “Unless you are Bill Gates, you are just one serious illness away from bankruptcy.”  The study estimates that medical-caused bankruptcies affect about 2 million people each year.

Perhaps this is an indictment on insurance companies or our health care system as a whole but good luck getting any of that to change.   But what we can change is how we look at and treat our overall health.  We can stand up and take personal responsibility for our fitness and greatly reduce the risk of getting ill and ending up with potentially catastrophic financial debt.  How does the saying go, “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure”.  Never has that been more true.

So now is the time to start taking our health and fitness far more seriously.  Overall the state of Georgia is one of the nations unhealthiest and it is literally costing us billions.  But unlike most things in this world, you can make changes today that will make a real difference for you and your family tomorrow.   Obesity and being overweight are directly linked to heart disease, cancer, diabetes, and much more.  Becoming seriously ill like that can mean bye bye savings account for most.  So, below are my top four personal health changes that you can make TODAY to keep yourself healthy and out of the hospital.

1.)     Start an exercise program-The human body was meant to move.  It wasn’t meant to sit at the computer playing on FaceBook, or on the couch, or behind the wheel of a car.  As a country we are far less active than we have ever been and our health is suffering as a result.  If you want to keep yourself healthy and avoid crippling medical costs, you must get up and move.  If for only a half hour a day, just move and do so with a purpose.  It really is life changing.

2.)   Remember growing up when people would tell you that you are what you eat? Well guess what, they were RIGHT!  The foods we eat today with the processed carbs, sugars, trans fats, and preserving chemicals are literally rotting our bodies from the inside out.  Our bodies were meant to eat fruits, vegetables, proteins, and whole grains.  They have no idea what to do with the junk we are ingesting these days.  To be truly healthy we need to make a nutrition overhaul.  The surest way to a hospital is bed is through poor nutrition.  Try to reintroduce yourself to lean proteins, fiber, fruits and vegetables.  An apple a day keeps…well, you know the rest.

3.)    Slow down already-We all wish there were more hours in the day.  If there were we could get so much more done, right?  Since adding more hours to the day is impossible, we tend to stretch out our days as long as we can in the name of being more productive.  As a result, we are sacrificing our sleep and in turn our health.  Your body uses the time you sleep to repair and rejuvenate itself.  The body is far too busy during the day to do this so when you forego sleep for productivity, you are never letting your body recover.  The result is more fatigue, weight gain, a lack of mental acuity, irritability, accelerating aging, increased risk of heart disease, diabetes, stroke, increased stress, and so much more.  A lack of sleep will wreak havoc on your health.  Your goal should be to get at least 6-7 hours of sleep at night.

4.)    Reduce Your Stress-Yes, this is easier said than done.  But that doesn’t make it any less important.  There are dozens of stress related illnesses that can do a number on your wallet.  It is imperative that we take a few minutes a day to just relax and/or do something we enjoy.  Whether it’s a 20 minute power nap or an hour long workout session the idea is that you have time to yourself to do what is relaxing to you.  The good news here is that doing the first three things listed above will have a tremendous effect on your stress levels…but you have to do them.

These may seem simplistic on the surface but I ask, if they are so simple then why aren’t we doing them?  There are a myriad of reasons why people don’t take care of themselves but now you have been warned.  In the times of cutting coupons and penny pinching, the truth is that our health may hold the key to our financial future…let’s start taking it seriously!

Junior Glymph, B.A., AMFPT Certified Fitness Trainer, graduate of the Carson-Newman College  Glymph is the owner of The Vision 2 Reality Women’s Fitness Boot Camps and has posted more information on his website, www,DuluthBootCamps.com Log on to receive a copy of Junior’ s latest report, “The Ultimate Body Transformation Secret…And It’s Not What You Think” or call Junior @ (770) 217-1223.

The 6 Questions You MUST Ask Yourself if You Want to Get Fit!!!

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You often hear me talk about how one thing affects another with exercise and fitness programs.  For instance, if you constantly exercise without warming up, then your chance of injury is enhanced, or if you don’t address nutrition, then your body will eventually break down if you continue to exercise.  I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard, “I just want to get a little momentum going by starting my exercise program, and I’ll worry about the nutrition later…it’s just too overwhelming for me right now”. Famous last words.

Don’t worry, this isn’t another rant to get you to eat well.  You’re all adults, and can take responsibility for what goes in your mouth.  This is more about the synergy of putting an exercise program together that works and challenges your current thought process.  You’ve heard me mention the term synergy before.  It refers to a holistic approach…combining good nutrition, strategically placed cardio workouts, and resistance-based workouts that build a little lean muscle to burn more fat.  All of this, however, doesn’t matter if your head isn’t in the right place.

As a fitness trainer, I see frustration set in all too often.  It usually comes about from as a result of a few different reasons…namely unrealistic expectations about what can be achieved with what effort, and in what amount of time.  It all really boils down to that, doesn’t it?  It’s the basis for all trainer/client arguments.  We all want to have our cake and eat it too, but like anything else in life that’s hard to do.

In this realm, my challenge to you this week is to take some time and ask yourself a few serious questions about your personal fitness quest…whether you are currently working with a trainer or not.  I’ve come up with 6 of them that are crucial.  Here they are…

1)      Am I committed? – Sounds trite, but really, this is the basis for which all successful exercise programs boil down to.  How do you really know?  A few examples…If you miss a training session, do you make it up?  Are you willing to come at a different time to make sure you make it up (even if that means getting up at the crack of dawn)?  Are you willing to say NO when the gals get together and are pressuring you to eat this or drink that?  Are you willing to make yourself a healthier version of what you are making the kids? If not, it might be time to re-evaluate some things

2)      Am I putting myself in an environment that is conducive to success? – What’s in the pantry?  You know as well as I do that if it’s around, temptation abounds!  Is your spouse supportive of your cause?  Not to meddle in your marriages or relationships, but I can speak from experience that when both parties are not on the same page, then it might be a bit difficult to keep a lean physique.  Look, you know how us guys are; sometimes we need to have things explained in black and white.  If your guy is the one that is always encouraging the, let’s say…
“high-calorie social stuff”, it might be time to have a talk with him.  Listen, I don’t know of any guy who would be against a wife’s cause to get fit.  He’ll understand….and maybe he’ll hop on board with you.  He’s getting a little spare tire too J

3)      Have I set realistic expectations based on my current fitness level? – You didn’t get here in a day, and you certainly won’t get out of here in a day.  Can you get aggressive and see major results in a short period of time?  Absolutely!  It’ll take what I like to call “massive action” though, and the journey doesn’t include excuses such as “I can’t” or “I won’t”.  Furthermore, ask your trainer to help your properly assess what is achievable in what time period for what age.

4)      Do I trust my trainer and what he or she says? – This might be bigger than you think.  Why did you hire your trainer or boot camp instructor?  That is what you did.  You didn’t just pay for an exercise class with he or she because they looked pretty did ya?  There’s a lot of crap trainers out there…I’ve seen them in action.  So the question is…do you trust them?  If not, you might want to consider getting on the same page as your trainer.  If you haven’t already, open a dialogue.  If you don’t know where your trainer stands on certain fitness issues, then have a sit down.  Communicate!  You don’t want to end up in a situation where you are going against your trainer because you heard from a friend that it’s not OK to eat carbs.

5)     Do I drink too much wine? – Just a general throw in question. (No said faces ladies) LOL

6)    Am I pushing myself to the max when I work out? – Generally speaking, best results occur when we push our bodies to the MAX!  What does that mean?  Well, it means that when you are finished, you should feel spent.  If you are spending more than an hour on any workout, then chances are you are not working out hard enough, or efficient enough.  Digressing to my statement above about “not getting here overnight”, body fat is a stubborn thing.  You must “wage war” on it to get rid of it.  That means attacking each workout like you want to get rid of it.   This includes general resistance training AND cardio.

There you have it…6 crucial questions to ask yourself.  If there is any doubt or confusion to any of the above, take some time to re-evaluate and set some goals (or new goals) to keep you motivated and focused.  Put those goals on paper and review them a couple times per day.  They’ll become ingrained, and you can’t help but be successful.  Have a great weekend!

Junior Glymph

Quotes for the week –

“Our business in life is not to get ahead of others, but to get ahead of ourselves–to break our own records, to outstrip our yesterday by our today, to do our work with more force than ever before” ~Stewart Johnson

“Did you ever wonder if the person in the puddle is real, and you’re just a reflection of him?
 ~Calvin and Hobbes

Did you know that The V2R Boot Camps in now offering a BEGINNER’S Boot Camp!  In our Women’s only Beginner’s class you will be able to progress at your own pace with the guidance and instruction from our Certified Instructors.  Each class will combine cardio, strength training, and core exercises that work the entire body.

We are limiting the spots in the Beginner’s class to ensure you receive the individualized attention needed…so that means the spots are going to fill up fast!!

This class is available during our 6am and 12:00pm classes so don’t miss out!  Click on the link below and sign up now! 

http://duluthbootcamps.com/free-class-registration.html

If you would like more fitness and weight loss tips click the “Free Report” link to the right of this article and get my latest reports “Finally…The Truth About Weight Loss” and “10 Ways to Lose Weight…FAST!”  They will be emailed to you immediately!

Be a Guardian of Your Time

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New Announcements :

  1. Client Appreciation Party for the V2R will be in Las Vegas, Nevada  for 2011. What boot camp does that?  Make sure you get all your friends to sign up so we can tear up Vegas.  Also, look good in trunks and bikinis.
  2. Also, Out of the box trip this month will be at the gun range so ask about it  if interested
  3. New Contest Client of the week.  Every week someone will win client of the week.  The criteria to win is… 100% attendance for the week of boot camp. b.) Great effort c.) bring in a lead for some one to come and try boot camp.  The winner will win a box of protein bars.

Business of the Week

Luxe Interior Design

Diana Shivers has been a long time client, in many ways she built V2R ;-) .  She doesn’t only look awesome but her interior design skills are second to none.  Her store is on Medlock Bridge Rd. Call her on go see her.

A couple of weeks ago I sent out an article to all my boot campers outlining the 11 things you MUST do if you are serious about achieving fat loss and attaining the body that you desire.  I hope you took the time to read it!  If not, dig it back up and read it ASAP.  There is some very powerful stuff in there.

While the list of 11 things you must do to achieve results was complete and exhaustive, there is one thing that I did not include.  It is #12 on that list.  But just because it was not included on the

original list doesn’t mean it is any less important.

This one step is something that ALL successful fat burners do.  It is non-negotiable and never taken for granted.  Before I reveal the last step let me say this…one of the biggest secrets to fat loss is consistency.  That means once you find a workout and nutrition program that works, you must work that program.  That means you have to follow-through.  You can’t adhere to the program here and there or whenever it is convenient for you, you must adhere to it every day of your life.  That’s just reality.  If this seems overwhelming, well, that’s where step #12 comes in.

As one of my very dedicated and most successful clients puts it, to achieve fat loss success you must guard your time.  That’s right.  You must guard your time with the same vigilance that you would guard anything else important in your life.  Guarding your time refers to scheduling time, everyday, to focus on your health and fitness.  This means schedule your time to workout every day and do it at the same time every day.  You must also schedule time to focus on your nutrition.  That means preparing meals, packing meals if you are going to be on the go, food journaling, etc.  Once you have scheduled your times, guard them with all of your might.

The time you schedule cannot be changed, negotiated, or altered in any way.  If you allow yourself to, you can ALWAYS find things you “need” to do other than exercise and prepare healthy meals.  It is very easy to say, “Well, laundry is backing up and I really need to do that now, I’ll exercise later”.  Once laundry is done then it’s time for the kids to come home from school, next thing you know it’s dinner time and you have missed yet another day of exercise.   (This is one reason that I always recommend getting out of the house to exercise.  Trying to exercise in the house is very distracting.  If it’s not laundry, cooking, or bills that need to be paid, it’s that cushy couch that’s always calling your name.)

When you schedule your time to workout, and you don’t let anything get in the way an amazing thing happens:  You actually workout…and do so consistently.  When you workout consistently another amazing thing happens…you get real, body changing results!

Time blocking is something that every successful person in life does.  I have known several successful CEO’s in my life and they will all tell you that time blocking is something that they could never succeed without.

So, if you desire success, fat loss success, then you MUST break out the Blackberry, I-Phone, or even the antiquated paper calendar that’s hanging on the wall and schedule yourself some “me” time.  Write the time everyday that you will workout, prepare and pack meals, and food journal.  Then guard that time with your life.

Some of you may be thinking that being that anal about workout times seems a little selfish.  I say, so what?  It is okay to be a little selfish sometimes.  Especially when your health and happiness are on the line.  I have a feeling that the people closest to you will understand if not deeply appreciate it.

To give you a quick idea of how it should look, below is how I schedule my workouts and nutrition:

M-F-Workout from 1:30-2:30 (I chose this time because  it’s when things are slow for me no sessions and gym is quite.

Saturday-Workout from 9:00am-10:00am. Doing it at this time allows me to get it out of the way so I can spend the rest of Saturday with my family.

Mon-Sun-I take 5 minutes at the end of every night to write down everything ( for the most part) I can remember most of it) I ate that day.  Who knew that you could do something so powerful in just 5 minutes a day.

Sunday and Wednesday-I take 1-2 hours to prepare meals for the next few days.  This is nice because my wife and I only have to cook 2 days a week and we always have healthy meals available

It’s just that easy.  That adds up to 9-10 hours a week that I focus on my health and fitness.  Sound like a lot?  Well, consider the fact that there are 168 hours in week.  If you take 10 hours for your health and fitness that leaves 158 hours to do everything else that you want/need to do.  So…no more excuses.  Get to scheduling!  I promise it will pay off big time!

Quotes of the Week
Life expectancy would grow by leaps and bounds if green vegetables smelled as good as bacon.  ~Doug Larson

When it comes to eating right and exercising, there is no “I’ll start tomorrow.”  Tomorrow is disease.  ~Terri Guillemets

Your Fitness and Nutrition Coach,

Junior

P.S. To register for your FREE V2R Fitness Boot Camp session, click the link below and register now:

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Come and join us for a fat burnin’, calorie churnin’ workout with other people who have the same goals as you! It’s fast, it’s fun, and it works!  There is no better time to begin getting fit than right before summer.  Be sure to register now as spots fill up VERY fast this time of year!

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M-M Fitness Syndrome (M-MFS)

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You need to read this Article!!!

Before I tell you the new disease raking across Georgia I want to recognize a few people:

Client of the Month:

Susan Ulshafer!!!  Susan has been great and should have been client of the month last month but lost a close one BUT thats alright.  Susan has lost 19 pounds and will and I repeat WILL lose another 20 pounds. ;-) .   She also has referred 3 new clients to boot camp!!!   Congratulations Susan YOU HAVE  won a box of NEW  WHEY Protein Shots from V2R Fitness.

Welcome New Clients:

  1. Carole Peterson
  2. Yesenia Lopez

Business of The Week

For those of you who know Bronze Mobile Tanning, you know that it  IS  THE BEST mobile spray tanning business in Atlanta.  They are now running a special if you buy one tan get one free & you also receive 10% off boot camp when you bring your Bronze Mobile Tan punch card in. That’s a Value of $75

If you know of anyone you would like to nominate for next month then click here.  Also take the quiz here

I am writing you today to discuss a disturbing syndrome that is striking Georgia at an alarming rate.  It is something that needs our attention ASAP.  This syndrome, known as M-M Fitness Syndrome, has many symptoms including stubborn weight gain, lack of confidence, an intense aversion to bikinis, and decreased overall health.  M-M Fitness Syndrome strikes a majority of Georgians and there is a good chance that you are afflicted with this terrible condition without even knowing it.  That’s the bad news…

The good news is that M-M Fitness Syndrome is 100% avoidable and reversible.  If you have indeed been stricken, you can be cured and the process begins on June 1st.  So, what in the heck is M-M Fitness Syndrome?  How do you rid yourself if you have been afflicted?

M-M Fitness Syndrome (M-MFS) is the condition that causes people to focus on their fitness from March to May (M-M stand for March to May) and ignore it the rest of the year.  I’m sure you know what I am talking about.  People with M-MFS wake up one idle March morning and realize that summer is right around the corner and that they have completely neglected their body over the previous 9 months.  Now they must make the mad “fitness sprint” to summer in hopes of being able to fit into a bathing suit again.

People with M-MFS try so hard to reverse 9 months of neglect in just 3 months and struggle like heck to do it.  As a trainer I see it every year, my boot camps explode from March to May with people trying desperately to look good for the summer.  Now, I certainly don’t mind helping these people.  It’s what I love to do but I can’t help but wonder, why?  Why do people put so much stress on themselves for those 3 months when the more logical (and far healthier) way to do it is to take care of yourself all year round?

One of the reasons that fitness is neglected during the “off” months here in Georgia is because we have cold weather.  This allows people to gain weight and cover up during the cold months.  That’s one of the reasons that fitness is a year round thing in warm weather states like California and Florida.  They can never cover up so they have to look good all year.

But is cold weather and the ability to cover up a valid excuse to ignore your health and fitness?  I certainly don’t think so.  It is actually incredibly unhealthy.  Losing weight and gaining weight every year wreaks havoc on your body and will severely decrease your metabolism over time.  If this pattern is kept up, your metabolism will slow down so much that 3 months won’t be NEAR enough time to take off the weight.

While the whole idea of neglecting your health and fitness during the cold months is a bad one, I REALLY struggle to understand why people “take the summer off” from fitness.  They fight so hard to lose the weight then the minute school is out and summer begins fitness becomes nothing but an afterthought.  This is very confusing for me.

For those with kids, summer begins when school gets out in May.  This is when many parents begin their “fitness sabbatical”.  When you fail to exercise and eat right from June to August, you have the potential to pack on a significant amount of weight.  But what some people fail to consider is that in August…it’s still hot.  The pools are still open.  You still have to wear bathing suits and shorts.  So basically you work your butt off (no pun intended) from March to May trying to get fit for summer, you enjoy the weight loss for a month or so then you are right back where you started because you couldn’t maintain your fitness and nutrition program.  Next thing you know it’s October, the weather is turning cold, and it’s time to cover up and eat your way through the holidays.  Am I the only one confused by this horrific cycle?

What would happen if you didn’t take time off from health, fitness, and nutrition?  What if you worked out and ate right year round?  How would you look?  How would you feel?  What if you never had to worry that summer was just around the corner because you were already fit?  It’s a pretty cool way to live.  You would be thinner, more toned, healthier, more energetic, and you would make all of your friends and neighbors jealous year round, not just a couple of months out of each year.  Sounds good to me : )

Never taking time off from fitness does not mean that you can never take a short break.  We all go on vacations, get sick, or life throws us a curve ball that gets us off track.  The key is to not let a week off for vacation or illness turn into weeks or months.

So, I issue a challenge and the challenge begins June 1st.  Can you commit to committing?  Can you make this the summer that you make fitness a year round venture so you can always look and be your best?  If you can commit to making your health and fitness a priority this summer, you will then be motivated to see it through all winter.  And come next March you won’t have to make the mad fitness dash to summer.  You will already be looking hot and ready for that bikini…

What do you think?  Are you up for the challenge??? To prevent this disease we are doing a join boot camp in June get July 50% off.

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Quotes of the Week

“No diet will remove all the fat from your body because the brain is entirely fat. Without a brain, you might look good, but all you could do is run for public office.” -George Bernard Shaw

“Probably nothing in the world arouses more false hopes than the first four hours of a diet.” - Dan Bennett

Your Fitness and Nutrition Coach,

Junior

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Bring A Friend Week!!!

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There is something about friendships that make people successful.  One thing that comes to my mind is accountalbility.

Last week was Client Appreciation, which the pictures are on Flickr and you can check them out at:

But this week is Soon to be Clients Appreciation week.  This is where current clients can bring in as many friends as possible to try to earn has many referral points has possible.  Which also means referral points are doubled this week alone.

Top 3 Questions of The Week:

1.)Whats a good protein?

Eggs, dried beans and peas, fish, nuts, cheese, tofu, peanut butter, milk, yogurt, etc. You will need to focus on getting complete protein, so you will need to eat some foods in combination with certain other foods. If you want to be absolutely certain that you are getting enough protein, you should eat food combinations which form a complete protein, such as:

Legumes + seeds

Legumes + nuts

Legumes + grains

2.) What should I eat for breakfast

A healthy breakfast should contain some protein and some fiber. Protein can come from low fat meats, eggs, beans or dairy. Fiber can be found in whole grains, vegetables and fruits. A good example of a healthy breakfast might be something simple like a hard boiled egg, an orange, and a bowl of whole grain cereal with low fat milk.

Stay away from the sugary cereals, syrups, pastries, and white breads because they are digested quickly and will leave you hungry and tired in a couple of hours. Protein and fiber satisfy your hunger and will keep you feeling full until lunch time.

If you really don’t like to eat breakfast, you can split it up into two smaller meals. Eat a hard boiled egg at home, and an hour or two later, take a break from work and snack on an apple and a handful of healthy nuts like pecans or walnuts.

  1. Are Banana’s good for you? YES…..

Bananas: Containing three natural sugars – sucrose, fructose and glucose combined with fibre, a banana gives an instant, sustained and substantial boost of energy. Research has proven that just two bananas provide enough energy for a strenuous 90-minute workout. No wonder the banana is the number one fruit with the world’s leading athletes. But energy isn’t the only way a banana can help us keep fit. It can also help overcome or prevent a substantial number of illnesses and conditions, making it a must to add to our daily diet.
A few people have a slight problem with the digestion of bananas, the simple answer, even though it sounds strange, is to sprinkle a little Pepper on the banana before eating, it works wonders.

Anaemia: High in iron, bananas can stimulate the production of haemoglobin in the blood and so helps in cases of anaemia

Blood Pressure: This unique tropical fruit is extremely high in potassium yet low in salt, making it the perfect to beat blood pressure. So much so, the US Food and Drug Administration has just allowed the banana industry to make official claims for the fruit’s ability to reduce the risk of blood pressure and stroke

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Cardio rountine:

Day 1

12 sprint interval

1 min on

30 second OFF.

Day 2 Bike 15 miles ( If wont take long maybe just a little over an hour)

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sprintingToday I am going to talk about a subject that is a little confusing to many.  That subject is cardiovascular exercise and how exactly it should be performed.  If you have ever been frustrated in your attempts to burn body fat, then it’s possible that your cardio routine could be the culprit.  My goal is to teach you the RIGHT way to do cardio to ensure that fat loss frustration is a thing of the past.

First, like anything else in exercise, variety is the spice of life.  There is a reason why we frequently switch up your routine at boot camp.  It’s the best way to get the fastest results possible because it provides the best chance at avoiding plateaus (provided you are eating well). So let me preface this by saying that I am not a proponent of one form or the other all the time.  What I will say, however, is that there is a reason that a lot of what we do in boot camp skews on the side of short, high intensity bursts of whatever it is we are doing…be it with the weights, or with anything cardio.  You also might have noticed that most of the cardio workouts that we send you on a weekly basis are typical interval workouts, as well.  Frankly, the results are flat out better when done properly (at least if we are looking at fat loss as a goal – which I think most of you are).

I’ll use the old example of comparing a sprinters physique to a long-distance runner’s physique.  First off, I have tremendous respect for long distance runners.  The mindset that you have to get yourself into to do a 10 K or marathon is pretty remarkable.  So props to all you runners out there.

I’m sure most of us would agree that a sprinter’s body looks leaner and more toned than most long distance runners (think ripped to shreds Michael Johnson versus any number of marathon runners you’ve seen on OLYMPICST.V.).  Many runners develop physiques that are what a trainer calls a “fat skinny”.  They might be at a desirable weight, but there’s flab and loose skin upon close examination (not to mention various orthopedic issues as well).  The reason for this is because even if they do some resistance training, they are unable to keep lean muscle on their bodies because they are using that very lean muscle tissue for fuel during all the long cardio sessions.  The reason most fitness experts recommend a moderate duration of cardio (no more than 35-40 minutes MAX) is because after about 25 minutes you have essentially burned up your last meal and your blood sugar (glucose).  Once that fuel is gone, your body turns to other fuel sources to get through the workout.  Yes, it burns fat (during the workout), but it also burns away lean muscle tissue.  Guess what that does?  It lowers your body’s metabolism and hampers your body’s ability to burn fat on a DAILY basis.

In fact, it’s the same phenomenon of the lady who you see in the gym week after week on the treadmill or elliptical who never changes her shape.  Not coincidentally, she never picks up a dumbbell either.  Constantly burning away muscle tissue, and not trying to build any. Doesn’t seem fair does it?  She is busting her butt, and not reaping the rewards.  Not her fault, she just doesn’t know yet.

Over the years, and especially recently, there has been a shift to training in a way that challenges our clients in a more anaerobic way (meaning without oxygen, or short bursts of intensity in a short period of time).  Without oxygen means that while doing an exercise your heart and lungs are unable to supply the muscles with ample amounts of oxygen, so the muscles give out and tire very quickly.  An example of an anaerobic exercise would be pushups.  How long can you perform pushups before you give out?  A minute?  Maybe two?  There is no way you can do it for 30-40 minutes like jogging.  The reason is that the muscles need oxygen to continue doing the pushups and it needs it very quickly and consistently.  The heart and lungs are unable to oblige, the muscles quickly ”fail” and you can no longer perform the exercise.

So, why do we do this?

Well, I’ll defer to the famous Dr. Izumi Tabata (from the National Institutes Of Health and Nutrition in Tokyo) to answer that question.  Dr. Tabata was in search of a training method that could burn more fat.  Not too long ago, he and his team did some testing on some athletes in sports that required high levels of both aerobic and anaerobic capacity…namely speed skaters.

Dr. Tabata, through the means of testing two groups, one using moderate cardio, and the other in more of the realm of training like a “speed skater”, was able to prove that the anaerobic capacity increased 28% (of the trainees who trained with a higher intensity for a shorter period of time), and their ability to consume oxygen (VO2 Max) increased 14%.

What does this mean for you?  Well, many fitness experts believe that VO2 Max is the best available measure of overall physical fitness.  It stands to reason that the more oxygen you can consume, the harder and longer you can work out…and if you can work out harder and longer, guess what?  The results are better.  The leanest athletes have the highest oxygen capacity and consumption.

And here’s the best part…

When you work out aerobically (say on a treadmill for an hour), you are burning calories, and perhaps some fat.  That is DURING your workout.  What happens, though, once your workout stops is your calorie burn starts to drop at a very quick rate.  The beauty of higher intensity cardio and overall exercise is that you actually burn up to 50% more calories and fat AFTER your workout, even more so in that first hour after stopping (this is why I tell you to wait an hour before eating after a high intensity or HIIT workout).  Ever hop out of the shower after a tough workout, cool down, and still be sweating even an hour or two later?  That’s the continued calorie burn!

sweatingSo, how hard are we talking when we are referring to intervals and sprints?  That will vary.  Much of what a trainer will tell you to do is subjective.  Like the scale of intensity of 1-10 that we tell you to use.  At the very hardest, we are talking all out sprints that last 20 seconds.  That means for that 20 seconds you are running as fast as you possibly can for those 20 seconds…guaranteeing that at the end of those 20 seconds you absolutely cannot go any further at that pace.

Keep in mind that all sprints do not necessarily mean running.  Sprints can be performed with different methods.  So it’s not all about the running.  What it does mean is that you are moving as fast as you can for the allotted time period (usually 20 seconds to a minute or so).  The shorter the period, the faster the pace.  Bottom line…the faster and harder, the more fat you will burn.  That’s something we can all get behind as you lose your behind.

A little side note, if you feel like you are trying to increase intensity, but are not improving…consider post-workout and overall nutrition as a potential culprit to lack of energy to give more.  See your trainer to discuss these issues…there is almost always a solution.

Here’s to huffin’ and puffin’ your way to a leaner you!

Motivational Quotes

“The starting point of all achievement is desire. Keep this constantly in mind. Weak desires bring weak results.”

“Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude.”

To Your Health,

Junior

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Come and join us for a fat burnin’, calorie churnin’ workout with other people who have the same goals as you! It’s fast, it’s fun, and it works!  There is no better time to begin getting fit than January.  Be sure to register now as spots fill up VERY fast this time of year!

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