Archive for March 13th, 2008

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Submitted by Turbulence Training Blog

Tomorrow marks the 20% point of the year.

A fifth of 2008 has already passed.

Are you on track with those New Years Resolutions? Are you on track with your goals?

It’s amazing how time passes so quickly.

Don’t waste a single second.

If your goal is fat loss - start today
If your goal is muscle building - start today
If your goal is (insert anything here) - start TODAY !

20% of this year is gone forever. Will you make changes TODAY or will another 20% pass, then another 20% — and before you know it — it’s 2009…..

Don’t waste a single second. Start TODAY.


AC
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Submitted by My Fitness Hut Blog

If you are a vegetarian, you are probably reaping the health benefits of a great diet. According to Susan Havala Hobbs (author of Being Vegetarian For Dummies), research has proven that vegetarians have lower rates of coronary artery disease, some forms of cancer, diabetes, high blood pressure and obesity. Vegetarians are also less likely to have kidney disease and intestinal problems like diverticulosis.

Some vegetarians (lacto-ovo) don’t eat meat but will eat animal products such as egg and dairy products. Vegans, on the other hand, eat no animal products of any kind. Food choices for vegetarians have expanded at grocery stores and restaurants. Vegetarian diets are no longer considered “bland”. Like any diet, you must make sure you are getting enough nutrients. Vegans, in particular, should be sure their diets include enough calcium, vitamin B12, iron and protein.

Multivitamins, calcium supplements, etc. can also provide some of these nutrients when diets are lacking.

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Submitted by Turbulence Training Blog

Q: What do you do for a warmup before a Turbulence Training workout?

Answer:
Turbulence Training workouts start with general bodyweight circuit warmups and then move to specific exercise warmups. For example, from the TT Bodyweight 1000 fat burning workout

This is the warmup you do before Workout A…

Warm-up Circuit
•     2x’s through the circuit using a 1-0-1 tempo for each exercise.
•     Rest 30 seconds b/c circuits.

A) T-Squat – 12 reps
B) Off-set Pushup – 6 reps per side
C) Stick-up – 12 reps
D) Spiderman Climb – 6 reps per side
E) 1-Leg RDL – 5 reps per side

Warm-up Superset
1A) DB Chest Press – 6 reps using 75% of the weight you will use in
your “real” sets.
•     No rest.
1B) Bulgarian Split Squat – 8 reps using bodyweight only.
•     Rest 1 minute and move on to Superset #1

Then you move quickly through the rest of the supersets. This warmup was actually taken from the
Bodyweight 1000 March 08 Workout of the Month


Q: Why don’t your programs have cardio in them?

Answer:
Long cardio is a waste of people’s precious time. Research shows intervals are better for burning belly fat.

Stop wasting your time at the Cardio Confessional.

Here’s a sample interval training workout.

•     Warm-up for 5 minutes.
•     Perform an interval by exercising for 30 seconds at a very hard pace (at a subjective 9/10 level of effort).
•     Follow that with “active rest” for 90 seconds by exercising at a slow pace (at a subjective 3/10 level of effort).
•     Repeat for a total of 6 intervals.
•     Finish with 4 minutes of very low intensity (3/10) exercise for a cool-down.

I recommend visiting the Mens Health Belly Off program website to see the results guys are getting with my programs. It shows you people do not have to do long cardio. Cardio is a joke for fat loss.

Q: Why do you recommend social support for fat loss?

Answer:
Social support is huge. A professional is the best source (ie. doctor, nutritionist, trainer), but research also shows that training with someone who is also losing weight increases your chances of losing weight (but note, the person must be successful…you won’t benefit training with someone who is not losing weight).

Also, message boards are huge. My board, www.ttmembers.com has members from dozens of countries supporting one another and many say they would fail without it.

Q: What do you think about cheat days?

Answer:
I despise the term “cheat day” or “cheat meal”. Reminds me of the cheesy, B.S. bodybuilding rags I read when I was a kid.

I prefer the term, “reward meal”.

A reward meal each week is fine. But just one meal, and just one sitting. Not three helpings or a feast that lasts 12 hours.

Reward yourself, don’t cheat,

CB
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