The Trainers Corner: Health and Fitness Laced with Comedy...Read at your own risk!!!

The top 5 reasons why 1 on 1 personal training sucks and group training rocks.

2008-10-28T11:59:00.000-07:00

The trend of personal training is taking a turn.

1 on 1 training will not be the norm as the economy progresses and people get tired of their 1 on 1 personal trainers.

I cant tell you how many converts that I have made from the 1 on 1 world to the group training world.

And on the other side of the coin, I cant tell you how many people walked away from such the great and life changing experiences we have here at YNV.

I have been bombarded with positive energy and support by everyone who comes and contributes teaching, motivation, accountability to one another.

Now I want to list the top 5 reasons why 1 on 1 training sucks and group training rocks.

Not that there is anything wrong with 1 on 1 training.

I have been on both worlds.

As a personal trainer, there is no room for error and no time to slack with group training, because there are too many people counting on you to step up to the plate.

And our group will call my a*s out if I'm slipping.

So lets get to it:

The top 5 reasons why 1 on 1 personal training sucks and group training rocks.

1. Its too much money.

This is the number one reason why 1 on 1 personal training sucks.

The ROI or return on investment does not match what you are paying for.

Especially if you can pay less for a workout and get 10 x the results and motivation by training in a group.

The going rate for an average one on one personal trainer at a large chain gym is $80 an hour.

The going rate for group training (2 to 4 people) is $30 to $45.

If that is steep to you, consider doing a boot camp class.

The class is larger so it is more challenging for your coach to see you but there is usually 2 or 3 people in the class that are advanced that you can watch and mirror.

A going rate for a good boot camp is between $10 and $20 a session.

It allows you to pay less, work harder, and be around passionate and positive people that want to improve their lives.

2. The trainer feels a need to talk to you so your workout turns into a psychology appointment.

You end up helping your personal trainer with their personal problems or they end up helping you with yours; but both of you are not qualified be a psychologist.

If you are a psychologist, you shouldn’t be working during your training session. You should be sweating your butt off!

The conversations usually start off like, “Are you alright? Or “You look tired. Did you get much sleep?”

Before you know it, you just paid you trainer to help him fix his problems.

This gets old real quick.

3. Your workout is trashed because your 1 on 1 personal trainer is tired and so are you.

They are looking at their watch wondering when the session is going to be over so they can go sleep.

Most one on one personal trainers work 40 hours a week.

The full time amount of hours in the personal training industry is 30 hours so they are exhausted by the end of the week!

When you train in a group the spark plug of the workout may be an out of shape person giving it their all.

The energy of a tired personal trainer and their tired client is nothing compared to 4 or 8 motivated people.

4. You get micromanaged and it gets annoying.

You have a trainer that stands over you and micromanages you with his or her arms crossed because this is the stance they learned from someone else.

Most of the time, they are actually bored and staring at their watch but don’t tell you.

Most successful adults just want to be shown the door, they don’t want to be walked through it.

Most of the people that get personal training are already leaders outside of the gym and they hate being micromanaged.

They just want you to tell them what to do so they can execute it.

Not stand over them and do it for them.

5. You can’t tell if you are working hard or not.

You are going at your own pace and your perceived exertion level is distorted because there is no one around you doing the same routine.

Your trainer will tell you good job but deep inside you know your dogging it so you don’t believe him.

There is nothing better than someone coming in the gym who is your age or older shredding through a workout and pulling you forward with them.

At that point you know if you are working hard or not and the personal trainer’s opinion doesn’t matter as much. You just want to keep up and work as hard as the person in front of you.

Before you freaken starve yourself..sorry...cleanse...read this freaken blog right freaken now!

2008-10-24T13:48:00.000-07:00

I will apoligize now if I sound so passionate in my writing but I had first hand experience with fasting to cleanse my body because I heard it was full of toxins from and expert.

I lasted 18 hours and said, "Fu*k this! This just doesnt seem right!"

Here it is:

Problem: Too many pesticides in fruits and vegetables

Solution: Eat fruits and vegetables that are organic and pesticide free.

Problem: Meat, Fish, and chicken has too many hormones and its making me sick

Solution: Eat Meat, fish, and Fruit that that grazes freely on grass or in the wild that doesn’t have chemicals and is hormone free.

What the majority thinks: My body’s organ’s are not capable of cleaning themselves out so I will starve myself by going on a fast/cleanse where I reduce my caloric intake to dangerous and possible fatal levels.

They have heard from an “expert” that the toxins must get released into your blood stream and your body must cleanse before you start to feel better.

What I think: That’s bull freaken sh*t! The supposed toxins being released into your blood stream etc. is actually the physical symptoms of low blood sugar and your body’s way of telling you that it needs fuel.

Here are some of the symptoms of low blood sugar (not a body releasing toxins)!

•feel hungry or have "hunger pains" in their stomach

•feel shaky or like they're trembling

•have a rapid heart rate

•feel sweaty or have cold, clammy skin

•have pale, gray skin color

•have a headache

•feel moody, cranky, or irritable

•feel drowsy, weak, or dizzy

•be unsteady or stagger when walking

•have blurred or double vision

•feel confused

•have seizures or convulsions

•lose consciousness (pass out)

Here are the symptoms of starvation (not a body releasing toxins):

•shrinkage of such vital organs such as testes (my balls!), gradual loss of their functions

•chronic diarrhea

•anemia

•reduction in muscle mass and consequent weakness

•lowered body temperature combined with extreme sensitivity to cold

•decreased ability to digest food because of lack of digestive acid production

•irritability and difficulty with mental concentration

•immune deficiency

•swelling from fluid under the skin

•decreased sex drive

Wow!

Thats so interesting how all of these symptoms sound exactly the same as what the experts say is "toxins leaving the body"!

Here is what I think. Obviously I’m thinking it because I’m writing this!

If the fuel that you are cleansing your body with does not allow you to:

1. be as strong as you can possibly be (within 3 hours)
2. run as far as you possibly can (within 3 hours)
3. think sharply and strategically (within 3 hours)
4. operate at the highest physical level if there is an emergency (within 3 hours)

Then you are probably following a freaken myth passed down by a starving hippy in the 70’s that needed to justify why they were not eating!

More Solutions: Try 30 days of conscious eating and drinking.

1. No alcohol,
2. No smoke,
3. All organic fruit and vegetables
4. All organic meat, fish, and poultry
5. Drink 1 to 2 gallons of water
6. Take a multivitamin (yes I believe in them)

This will provide your body with the fuel it needs to perform at a high level but also balance it out without breaking it down and starving it.

Warriors protect your mind!

It’s the only one you have!

How many calories should you eat per meal and snack to lose fat?

2008-10-22T11:41:00.000-07:00

99 % of the population does not know how much they should be eating per meal and snack. Chances are you don't either. Use the scale below to get on track. Once you find out, have breakfast within one hour and don't go 4 hours without eating!This scale is based on 3 meals with 2 snacks in between:

Women:

(bodyweight x 2.4)= calories per meal.

For example if Mary weighs 150 pounds

(150 x 2.4) = 360 per meal

Mary's 2 snacks should be half the calories of her meal:

360/2= 180 calories

Mary should eat 360 calories per meal and 180 calories per snack to get leaner.

Men:

(bodyweight x 10.75)= daily calories

For example if John weighs 217 pounds

(217 x 2.7) = 586 calories a meal

John's 2 snacks should be half the calories of his meal:

586/2= 293 calories per snack

John should eat 586 calories per meal and 293 calories per snack to get leaner.

There it is!

Now calculate your caloric intake.

Good luck!

Can Thinking Make You Fat?

2008-10-17T14:00:00.000-07:00

Can Thinking Make You Fat? By Sheri O. Zampelli, M.S., CCH

What if your thinking creates your body?

Take the example of Daisy. She always felt like she'd look better if she lost 5 or 10pounds.
From the time she was 16-years-old, she said things like, "I'd like to go swimming but I'm too fat to wear a bathing suit."

Or, "What guy would want to date a fatty like me?"

At age 31, after 15 years of referring to herself as "fat" she finally became "fat."

Now she looks at pictures from high school in astonishment.

"How could I ever have thought of myself as fat?

I only wish I were that "fat" now!" She says.

The truth is, our thoughts have a powerful impact on our behavior.

Consider the following example:

Original Thought: "I'll never lose weight."

Reaction: I might as well eat this cake. What's the point of going to the gym?

Result: You eat the cake, skip the gym and prove yourself right!

Perhaps you have a thought such as "I am fat".

Just because you think it, doesn't mean it's true.

You need evidence to support your statement, so you glance down at one of your problem areas or stare at a roll of fat over your jeans.

Now, you have "proof".

You react.

Maybe you react on a subconscious or biological level, (i.e. you feel bad).

Your body is reacting on a chemical/cellular level.

The longer you hold the thought, "I am fat" and stare at the accompanying "proof" the more real and intense your belief becomes.

Sometimes you feel so fat and miserable that you decide, "what's the point?" and reach for high-fat, high-sugar comfort food to feel better.

Or, you starve yourself and wreak havoc on your metabolism and set yourself up for future overeating. If you continue this cycle, you are in the process of creating a weight problem.

Here's how the scenario might play out if you choose to be in control of your mind/body reaction.

You have a thought: "I am fat" but his time you are aware of the power of your thoughts. You refuse to look in the mirror or feel your fat rolls to "prove it".

Instead, you tell yourself, "I accept my body as it is now and allow it to become thinner" or you tell yourself, "no, that's a lie, I am actually beautiful, strong and capable."

Now you are in the process of creating a new self-fulfilling prophecy and you will feel drawn to "prove" your new beliefs.

Some of us feel "fat" because we are comparing ourselves to a thinner person.

In that case we can say to ourselves statements like: "I am doing my best" and "I maintain the right to determine what is attractive by my own standards."

Other times, the "fat" feeling is triggered by temporary bloating.

In that case say, "I am temporarily bloated but that's not the same as fat."

Some of us have a very distorted body image.

Many women I've worked with have noted that they feel fat or see themselves as fat even after they've reached a goal they thought would make them feel great.

We can take the power out of "I am fat" by stating the facts such as: "I am at my goal weight" or "I'm at the size that's right for me."

Choosing these new perspectives over the old, automatic reactions will cause your body to have an entirely different response.

You will have stopped the chain of events that probably triggered overeating or feelings of defeat in the past.

Therefore, slowly but surely you begin creating a new reality.

You no longer fall prey to the old, automatic reactions of beating yourself up or overeating.

If you continue to take charge of your thinking, your setbacks will be smaller, shorter and farther in between.

Gradually, you will gain control of your mind and body so you can find a weight that's comfortable for you.

It begins with awareness and a choice.

We are all capable of becoming more aware and making positive choices.

Sheri O. Zampelli, M.S., CCH is the author of Donate Your Weight and developer of the Donate Your Weight Program. For details, visit www.donateyourweight.com

To anybody that has ever shot down their own ideas because they thought that someone else was already doing it.

2008-10-15T11:05:00.000-07:00

I came across this article by a health and fitness professional named Dax Moy.

It applies to anybody that has ever shot down their own ideas because they thought that someone else was already doing it. Here it is:

Thomas Edison's Great Success Secret by Dax Moy

I used to think that in order to become successful that I had to create unique ideas that no-one, not another soul on the planet had had and then do my best to market them before others had their own 'unique' ideas that were the same as mine (think about that for a second)

I used to think that if someone took one of my ideas and used it to make money then they were somehow stealing something from me and weakening my position so that my own success would falter and that if I did the same with theirs that this somehow made ME a thief.

I used to think "I can't do that, it's already been done... I've missed the boat on this" and quit projects that I'd been passionate about because someone 'beat' me to bringing it to market.

I used to.

But not anymore.

Now I realise that no idea is truly unique but that each of us has a unique way of applying (or failing to apply) our ideas to our lives. Because of this, there is more than enough room for EVERY idea any of us ever have.

If this wasn't the case then there would only ever be one of any type of commodity or item in the world.

One type of car.

One type of TV.

One type of washing machine.

One type of [Insert what YOU do here]

But there's not is there?

There are hundreds, if not thousands of each of these things.

Why not one more?

Now I realise that every person who came before me and everyone who follows gets an equal share of all the information and ideas of all the generations who precede them.

It doesn't make sense NOT to use it.

You wouldn't dismiss reading because someone else 'invented' it, would you?

You wouldn't rid your home of electricity because someone else beat you to it?

You wouldn't pass up medical help because you had no hand in the founding of medical knowledge, right?

So what if what you want to do is already in existence?

If you want to do it, and do it your way then do it!

Life isn't like school.

There's no teacher who's going to mark you down for copying the kid next to you.

Copy all you want.... then improve.

Now I realise that Thomas Edison's formula for success is the fastest, surest way to guarantee that you get what you want from life.

"...start where the last man left off."

See, you really don't have to re-invent the wheel.

In fact, that's just not smart.

It's wasteful.

But...

You CAN paint the wheel the colour your want it.

You CAN use different materials.

You CAN make it bigger or smaller, wider or narrower.

You CAN.

So, if it feels like success has been eluding you and that your 'unique' ideas never seem to go anywhere or that others 'beat you to it' before you get the rewards, then try Edison's approach.

Start where the last person left off and add your signature to an existing success.

It's always easier to improve on someone else's idea than start from scratch.

That doesn't mean that the improvement isn't just as valuable (or more so) than the 'original' idea.

The idea you improve upon may change millions of lives whilst the one you insist upon being original may never see the light of day... worth thinking about!

Truth, Joy and Love
Dax

Dax Moy is regarded as the UK's top fitness professionals and a regular contributor to Health and Fitness Magazine, FITPRO, Trax and other leading UK publications. Dax has built several successful studios, generated hundreds of thousands of dollars in online revenue and has coached thousands of personal trainers to build thriving businesses and achieve their goals through his mentorship programs, coaching and products. For more information about Dax's programs visit www.daxmoy.com.

Attention!!! Tap Water kicks Bottled Water's A*S!

2008-10-13T16:36:00.000-07:00

Tap water is tested more vigorously than bottled water:

Tap water is subjected to more rigorous testing and purity standards than bottled water.

One-third of the bottled water tested contained levels of contamination.

Under the Safe Drinking Water Act, water suppliers are required to provide an annual report on the quality of your local water and to test tap water daily.

By comparison, the FDA examines bottled water only weekly, and consumers can’t get the agency’s results.
You can easily get the lowdown on your state’s drinking water quality at

http://www.epa.gov/safewater/dwinfo/index.html

Energy costs to make bottled water:

Americans bought a total of 31.2 billion liters of water in 2006.

Producing the bottles for American consumption required more than 17 million barrels of oil, not including the energy for transportation.

Bottling the water produced more than 2.5 million tons of carbon dioxide.

It took 3 liters of water to produce 1 liter of bottled water!

Pollution:

Once the bottled water is produced and consumed, the plastic bottle must be disposed of, which results in even more issues for our environment.

86 percent of plastic water bottles used in the United States become garbage or litter.

Tap Water Costs less:

Bottled water costs about 500 times more than tap. If you’re into really fancy labels, up to 1,000 times more.

Why is there so much comedy in these hard freaken workouts?

2008-10-11T11:58:00.000-07:00

If anybody is wondering why the hell we wear these crazy hats and costumes, dance spontaneously and joke around, the answer is very simple:

Laughing is great for your health.

The workouts themselves are extremely challeging and effective.

Professional athletes, clients with over 20 years of exercise history, and college professors of physical therapy say this is the best workout they have ever done.

Laced the workouts with laughter and it becomes a life enhancement program.

Here are some of the benefits of laughter.

1. Laughing 100 times roughly equals 15 minutes on an exercise bike? Vigorous laughter increases the heart rate deepens the breathing rate, and uses muscles in the face, stomach, and diaphragm.

2. Aside from improving our moods, laughter can reduce stress, help fight infection, and reduce pain.

3. The levels of two stress hormones, cortisol and epinephrine which suppress the body's immune system, will actually drop after a dose of laughter.

4. Laughter causes positive changes in brain chemistry by releasing endorphins, and it brings more oxygen into the body with the deeper inhalations.

5. Laughter releases anger, fear, guilt, anxiety and tension.

6. Laughter encourages concentration on "right" attitudes rather than "wrong" attitudes.

7. Higher levels of an antibody (salivary immunoglobulin A) that fights infectious organisms entering the respiratory tract were found in the saliva of people who watched humorous videos or experienced good moods.

8. Researchers found after watching an hour-long video of slapstick comedy that the "natural killer cells," which seek out and destroy malignant cells, more actively attacked tumor cells in test tubes.

And these effects lasted up to 12 hours.

9. The 1998 movie Patch Adams told the real-life story of a nonconformist doctor convinced that fun, play, and clowns are important in improving patients' quality of life in a grim hospital atmosphere.

10. Planning enjoyable activities for the future will reduce the stressor hormones such as cortisol and epinephrine.

Does lifting weights make women bulky?

2008-10-06T16:28:00.000-07:00

Q: Does lifting weights make women bulky?

No.

Since women have much less testosterone, it is not possible for them to get bulky unless they are taking anabolic steroids.

Having said that, the only way women may appear to look bulky or thicker than normal is if they are not doing their entire fitness program correctly.

For example, let's say a woman starts a strength training program with her body fat percentage above 35 percent.

If she fails to do cardiovascular exercise and additionally has poor nutritional habits. Overtime her body may get bulky.

Cardio and good nutrition help stimulate fat burning and must be done in addition to lifting weights.

If both of these components are neglected, the bulkiness will become more evident because the existing fat surrounding the muscle will expand from the muscle being built underneath the fat tissue.

To avoid this, you must combine consistent cardio exercise and healthy eating to your program.

Let's first clear up some of the misconceptions about strength training and the truth behind these myths.

This first myth is the "biggie" and it has prevented many women from strength training.

It sounds a little something like this; "I don't want to lift weights because I don't want to get bulky."

Let's explore that myth a little.

When you think of weight lifters, you probably think of body builder's, right?

You think of the men and women on ESPN parading around in little swimsuits with big bulky muscles popping out all over the place.

There are three reasons for this:

1.These people are an extremely minute percentage of the population.
2.That is their livelihood and they spend 4 to 5 hours a day in the gym.
3.Most of them are using performance-enhancing drugs (steroids, etc.) to look like that.

So if you can get that image of the "bodybuilder" out of your head and think in terms of the average everyday person, you will see why the myth about getting bulky is just that, a myth!

What we're going to talk about next is simple.

When you lift weights your body builds muscle.

The more muscle you have, the more calories you burn (even at rest).

The more calories you burn the less you weigh.

Let me give you an example of this that might make it a little easier to understand.

Let's say two women are sitting on the couch watching some T.V.

Woman #1 strength-trains 3 times a week, but woman #2 does not.

After an hour of watching T.V goes by, who will have burned more calories?

The common answer to that would be that they both burned the same (almost nothing), since they were just sitting and not moving.

But the actual answer would be that woman #1 burned more calories, and I'll tell you why for one simple reason.

THE MORE MUSCLE YOU HAVE THE MORE CALORIES YOU BURN!!

About the Author:

Kevin Valluzzi is the owner of “The Fitness Leader,” an in-home training business located in Bergen County NJ. He has helped hundreds of women lose fat and redesign their bodies through training, motivating and empowering. More information can be found on his web-sites: www.thefitnessleader.com and www.redesignyourbody.com. You can reach Kevin Directly at: 201-638-1902.

Thank you for being my daily inspiration.

2008-10-04T12:03:00.000-07:00

I love my job because I work with warriors and receive inspiration in the form of high amounts of energy.

The picture above is the reason why I chose to leave the world of one on one training and return to my world of team training.

There are no matching outfits, people are sweating, and its not a beauty contest!

Just straight, old school, bust ass, get it done workouts.

There is 10 x more motivation and energy when you see people around you giving it their all.

The slowest and weakest person can be the most inspirational because of the drive and effort of their performance.

It helps us realize how hard or how little we are pushing ourselves.

Our team is full leaders, protectors, helpers, comedians (look at the crazy guy in the left hand corner), partiers, and everything else in between.

We are real.

We have a sense of humour and understand that life can be stressful without the release of laughter.

But we also understand that life is a game where talent means nothing without focused, consistent, and persistent effort.

Thank you for being my daily inspiration.

Jaiya Figueras

MOTIVATION FOR WARRIORS

2008-09-28T00:17:00.000-07:00

Hey!

This is Jaiya Figueras.

The Trainer on The Corner had the day off!

I had the opportunity to go back and train where I learned a vast majority of my craft, drive, and passion at the Wardance Fight Gym in Irvine, California.

It is a place full of both male and female warriors.

There are no bells and whistles.

Its not full of flat screen televisions and people walking around aimlessly because they don't know what to do.

Its not a place where girls wear cute little color coordinated outfits to get attention or guys stare at themselves in the mirror.

In fact, there aren't any mirrors!

There is fighting, grunting, laughing, and its filled with motivation and knowledge.

Its same spirit and attitude that we have made a clear effort to recruit in Long Beach.

Not only do we look good, but we can perform any physical challenge that arises no matter what the age or sex.

When you watch this video, keep in mind that 375 is not a trainer.

He is simply another person that was training alongside me.

He motivated and pushed me to step it up.

But he was nearly 20 years older than me.

Watching this video and training with "375" inspires me to have no mercy on people who say "I am old".

In fact, its proof that it is an excuse that people make for not trying to the next level.

I was trained and filmed by Matty Orlando, The Trainer's Trainer.

He trains many of the trainers at Wardance Fight Gym: a gritty gym in Orange County known for no B.S. workouts.

William Robertson is the owner of Wardance and the co-creator of original Backyard Boogie in Orange County.

There has never been a successful person who hasn't had a coach.

I always keep that in mind.

It humbles me to try new workouts and always go back to my roots for inspiration.

Check out the video below!

A message to female chirpers...and males that agree with them...

2008-09-23T00:58:00.000-07:00

When you click on the link below, click on [wmv] or [mov] under the picture for the most motivating video of a 14 year old 103 pound girl. It is great for women out there that believe that being strong translates to bulky and unfeminine!

Keep in mind that this 14 year old lion is clean and pressing a 100 pounds (45 pound barbell with 25 pound plates on the side and collars).

http://www.crossfit.com/mt-archive2/003826.html

Organic vs. conventional meat, poultry, dairy and eggs

2008-09-16T21:47:00.000-07:00

Organic vs. conventional meat, poultry, dairy and eggs

The following information was retrieved from wellnesstips.com

Conventional meat and poultry are fed conventional food, that usually being grain (such as GMO soy), as carbohydrates are just as affective at fattening animals as humans.

The pesticides, herbicides, fungicides and fertilizers in the grain are then stored as toxins in the fat of the animals.

Because conventionally raised animals and poultry are often cruelly kept in very confined quarters day and night, and are not given space to roam, they do not get the exercise needed to keep them healthy.

Between the poor quality food, the lack of exercise and the close quarters between animals, sickness is very common and spreads like wildfire through the barns.

Consequently, antibiotics and other drugs are used on an ongoing basis in an attempt to keep the animals healthy.

In the United States, recombinant bovine somatrotropin (rbst) under the drug name "Prosilac" is used in dairy cattle in order to increase milk production.

This drug often results in very large, infected udders and consequently pus gets into the milk.

Prosilac is banned in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the EU and in Japan.

In meat cattle, five growth promoting hormones are used in Canada and the US, three of which occur naturally (estradiol, testosterone and progesterone) and two of which are synthetic (zeranol and trenbolone acetate).

These hormones were banned in the European Union in 1989.

Certified organic meat, poultry, dairy and eggs have been fed certified organic food, and are not medicated.

This immediately eliminates the risk of consuming the consolidated toxins found in the fat of the animals, and ingesting the residues of the antibiotics and steroid hormones that become a part of conventional meats, poultry, dairy and eggs.

But "certified organic" does not mean that the animals were allowed to exercise, nor does it tell you what the animals were fed.

Ask any five-year old what a cow is supposed to eat, and they will reply "grass", not grain.

Ruminants get digestive distress on grain as their digestive systems are not meant to handle it, and they don't get the nutrition they need from grain.

Look for "free-range" poultry, eggs, meat or dairy, or "pasture-fed" meats.

Pasture-fed poultry and ruminants are healthier, happier, and have far more omega 3 and less omega 6 in their meat, dairy and eggs, which improves our omega 3/6 balance as well.

So, look for certified organic, free-range meat, poultry, dairy and eggs, and you will know the animals were more humanely treated, and the food products are more healthy.

And you know what?

They taste better too!

THE 9 11 PEACE and LOVE tour with The Trainer on the Corner and GALVANIZED!

2008-09-12T20:26:00.000-07:00

I finally met someone that was as crazy as I am.

Her name is Galvanized!

We wanted to give away PEACE and LOVE to Belmont Shore so we put our superhero outfits, skated throughout the city, and hung peace and love signs all around the town.

We also pinned love capes on people.

As much as I wanted to be a tough guy, I felt super fruity.

But I will admit...it was liberating!

We decided to do it on 9 11 to counter the somber and sour feelings that people might have had in reaction to the catastrophic events in the U.S.

We met all kinds of characters and brought many smiles to the people. Click on the video and check our day out!

Peace!

I would like to announce that Jaiya Figueras is officially taking the back seat on this blog.

2008-09-09T13:13:00.001-07:00
He has decided to step back and put me: The Trainer on the Corner with the large red hat,in charge.

I have the power to go out in the community an act a fool as long I have on the magic hat.

If you want to reach Jaiya Figueras, he can be reached at 949-981-6657 or emailed at jaiya@yournextvictory.com.

Otherwise, direct all responses to the me!

I earned it.

I proved myself worthy of being a LION.

Click on the video below. .

SEVEN DANGERS OF COKE & PEPSI (SOFT DRINKS) by Great Peter

2008-09-09T00:22:00.000-07:00

For those of you who LOVE Coke/Pepsi. Just when you thought you knew everything.

1) To clean a toilet:

Pour a can of Coca-Cola into the toilet bowl.

Let the "real thing" sit for one hour, then flush clean.

The citric acid in Coke removes stains from vitreous china.

No scrubbing, no sweat - guaranteed.

2) To remove rust spots from chrome car bumpers:

Rub the bumper with a crumpled-up piece of aluminum foils dipped in Coca-Cola.

Much economical than the stuff from Smart Shop.

3) To clean corrosion from car battery terminals;

Pour a can of Coca-Cola over the terminals to bubble away the corrosion.

4) To loosen a rusted bolt;

Applying a cloth soaked in Coca-Cola to the rusted bolt for several minutes.

5) To remove grease from clothes;

Empty a can of Coke into a load of greasy clothes, add detergent, and run through a regular cycle.

6) The Coca-Cola will help loosen grease stains.

It will also clean road haze from your windshield.

Hey, what do we have here?

The world's first soft drink disguise as a multi-purpose cleaner?

Or should it be a multi-purpose cleaner disguise as a soft drink!!!

Besides that, If you pour Coke (yes, the soda) on a slab of pork, wait a little while, you will SEE WORMS crawl out of it.

AND WE DRINK THIS STUFF! Coke & Pepsi ALARMING FACTS!!!

The average pH of soft drinks, e.g. Coke, Pepsi is pH 3.4.

This acidity is strong enough to dissolve teeth and bones!

Our human body stops building bones at around the age of 30.

After that it'll be dissolving about 8-18% of the bones each year through the urine, depending on the acidity of the food intake (acidity does not depend on the taste of the food, but on the ratio of potassium / calcium / magnesium / etc. to phosphorus).

All the dissolved calcium compounds accumulate in the arteries, veins, skin tissue, and organs.

This affects the functioning of the kidney (kidney stones).

Soft drinks do not have any nutritional value (in terms of vitamins and minerals).

They have higher sugar content, higher acidity, and more additives such as preservatives and colorings.

Some people like to take cold soft drinks after each meal, guess what's the impact?

Our body has an optimum temperature of 37 degrees for the functioning of digestive enzymes.

The temperature of cold soft drinks is much less than 37, sometimes quite close to 0.

This will lower the effectiveness of the enzymes and put stress on the digestive system, digesting less food.

In fact the food gets fermented.

The fermented food produce bad smelling gases, decays and forms toxins, which are absorbed in the intestines, get circulated in the blood and is delivered to the whole body.

This spread of toxins can lead to the development of various diseases.

Think before you drink Coke or Pepsi or any another soft drinks.

Have you ever thought what you drink when you drink an aerated drink?

You gulp down carbon dioxide, something that no sane person in the world would advise you to do.

Few months ago, there was a competition in Delhi University "Who can drink the most Coke?".

The winner drank 8 bottles and died on the spot because too much carbon dioxide in the blood and not enough oxygen.

From then on, the principal banned all soft drinks from the university canteen.

Someone put a broken tooth in a bottle of Pepsi and in 10 days it is dissolved!

Teeth and bones are the only human organs that stay intact for years after death.

Imagine what the drink must be doing to your delicate soft intestines and stomach lining!
To all COKE / PEPSI LOVERS, think again the next time before you say " CHUP

If you skip breakfast, I'll bite your nose off!

2008-09-04T12:04:00.000-07:00

Talk to people that are extremely overweight and ask them if they eat breakfast within 1 hour of waking and chances are they'll tell you "No".

Imagine doing this...

Eat dinner at 7 pm.

Skip breakfast the next day.

Have coffee instead (an appetite suppressant) so you dont know you're starving.

And finally eat lunch at 12 pm.

You havent eaten for 19 hours!

Will you have a small lunch?

Hell no! Your body will store most of the food away because you overate and it plans on being starved for another 19 hours.

Skipping breakfast is the best thing you can do to gain fat.

And even more importantly...

I'll bite your nose off!

This is the least amount of calories you should have for breakfast.

Women can have at least (2.4 x your body weight) calories for breakfast.

150 lb woman should have at least 354 calories for breakfast.

Men can have at least (2.6 x your body weight) calories for breakfast.

180 lb man should have at least 468 calories for breakfast.

Here are the Top 5 reasons to eat breakfast:

1. I'll bite your nose off if you don't...

2. Break the Fast!- Breakfast restores blood sugar levels after not eating throughout the night.

3. Lower cortsiol (the fat storing and muscle eating hormone)in the body.

4. It is extremely difficult to get all of your necessary daily nutrients without breakfast.

5. When you skip breakfast, you have a 300% chance of overeating (getting FAT) the rest of the day.

P.S. The picture was fake!

It was a great make up artist!

You think I'm that twisted?

P.P.S. Here is today's workout!

Forward this to a couple friends by clicking on the envelope below!

Scroll down to the sexy picture of Jillian Michaels to skip this personal story and possible damage to my image.

2008-08-31T17:22:00.000-07:00

I decided to write to you about how/why I tortured myself this labor day weekend.

SATURDAY MORNING 8 AM:

I did the Saturday Backyard Boogie with Ben, Kim, and Rhona (thanks for coming out).

I died because I only ate an apple and wasn’t preparing on working out and I did not drink enough water (a bunch of Front End Excuses that I decided not to give into).

I followed that up with 2 hours of basketball on a sun scorched court at Horny Corner (don’t ask me why they call it that) with some street ballers that talked a lot of shit.

All together it was 3 hours of intense exercise.

I took a nap until about 6 pm, put my Oregon hat on and met my cousin at Legends Sport bar to watch college football.

Ate a giant Mighty Duck Burger, fries with ketchup (that found its way on to my shirt), drank 48 ounces of Guinness beer and stared at a hot woman in a turquoise dress during commercials.

We followed that up with a few pitchers of beer at Shannon’s bar down the street.

Guinness of course.

And then walked over to Panama Joes for some Bacardi Limon on the rocks and rhythmless bar band dancing.

I hardly ever do this…

And if I do, I never write about it!

Damn…

I was faded (urban lingo for drunk) so I left my car on 2nd street and stumbled home at 2 am because I did not belong behind a wheel.

Do I do this often?

No I dont.

I drink about once a month.

2 to 4 beers.

Its hard for me to justify throwing away all of my workouts for countless nights like the one above.

I try to stay health and fitness conscious on 9 out of 10 occasions and know that perfection can lead to insanity.

THE NEXT DAY:

Did a workout at 12 noon

This gave me enough time to sleep, drink a bunch of water, and pee out the alcohol

This was the workout:

Intervals: Ran fast for two blocks, walked for one block for 15 blocks.

Arrived at Cherry Park, met a gangster/hustler/someone that looked shady and asked him to do the following workout with me because I couldn’t workout alone:

15 pull ups
20 Split Jumps
10 Squat Jumps
10 Plyometric Push ups
10 Regular Push Ups
10 Dips
10 Rows on the Dip Bars (hard to describe what these are)
20 yards of Backward Spidermans
4 Rounds

Jogged 15 blocks on the Bluff grass in my socks because I had bloody blisters on my feet.

The following is what the top fitness experts in the industry have to say:

It has helped me keep drinking alcohol at a minimum as opposed to a MAXIMUM!

“Don’t drink alcohol.

It causes an increase in blood sugar and fat storage, and it will lead to a sugar crash as well as an increase in appetite for carbohydrates.

If you choose to have a drink, avoid sugary cocktails, beer, and wine.

Stick to clear alcohols like vodka or rum with calorie free mixers like diet or club soda, and you can always do what I do and drink it all straight.”

Jillian Michaels
Fitness Trainer and Life Coach from NBC’s The Biggest Loser

“When Swiss researchers gave eight healthy men enough alcohol to exceed 25% of their daily calorie requirement, they found that booze actually impaired men’s ability to burn fat by as much as 36%.

Booze also makes you store fat.

Your body sees alcohol as a poison and tries to get rid of it.

So your liver stops processing all other calories until it has dealt with the alcohol.

Anything else you eat while you drink will most likely get stored as fat.”

David Zinczenko
The Abs Diet

“You build this program around your lifestyle.

I’m not going to tell you to abstain from everything; if I do then you won’t comply to the program.

Alcohol may be part of your lifestyle, but I ask you to minimize it, maybe to one or two drinks per week.

If your going to have more than that then I encourage you to have drinks with some health benefit, such as red wines which have flavonoids that act as antioxidants.

Always drink one glass of water for every alcoholic drink.”

Mark Verstegen
Core Performance

Feel Free to comment at the bottom! Click on comments!

Peace!

Jaiya Figueras

Sage's Crazy Friday Workout 8-28-08

2008-08-29T12:22:00.000-07:00

I would like to acknowledge the 7 am group. Thanks for your focus and patience! We had three rookies, the crazy clown up top creating havoc, and passionate warriors anxious to kick ass!

Sage's Crazy Friday Workout 8-28-08

Box jumps x 16
BB (barbell) dynamic curls x 12
Hurdles x 30 sec.
4 rounds

20 yd. sprints x 4
Lat pulls x 20
Walking lunges x 8/8
DB (dumbell) Hammers x 16
3 rounds

MB (medicne ball sit ups) x 15
Russian twists x 15
Hip Thrusts x 15
Squat Thrusts x 15
3 rounds

Bag Carry D & B (down and back) x 4
Deadlift x 12
Plate Press x 100-75-50 (decrease each round)
Speed Squats x 50
3 rounds

Push Press x 16
Stationary Lunge 16/16
Cable twists 12/12
3 rounds

Peace!

Jaiya Figueras

Feel free to comment on the bottom!

We would like to recognize our August Player of the Month, Kim Idio.

2008-08-28T16:49:00.000-07:00

We would like to recognize our August Player of the Month, Kim Idio.

She’s married, a mother to a 3 year old son, goes to night school and has a teaching job in LA.

But that’s not why she is up here.

This woman is a warrior.

She was one of the few people to consistently take advantage of our Elite Training in August and trained 5-6 days a week and 2 of those days, she trained twice a day!

She lost 11 pounds on the scale and completely transformed her body.

She is a WARRIOR.

She has a great attitude and the ability to raise up the level of everyone else around her.

It makes our jobs as coaches easier and creates a motivating and supercharged atmosphere for the team around her.

This is the first award of this kind and we will continue each month.

Kim received flowers delivered to her door by Gabriela over at VIDA Floral- http://vidafloral.com and one hour Thai massage at Body Balance Chiro Spa.

Congratulations KIM!

You are the August Player of the Month!

The method to our MADNESS!

2008-08-27T07:16:00.000-07:00

Just in case YOU THINK we are just throwing madness together with no type of method;

or if you dont know what to tell your friends when they ask, "So whats it like?"...

Our Method is called Movement Training

It targets your body from every angle by breaking up your training into the 5 basic human movements:

1. Pushing- Pushing resistance away from your body.

2. Pulling- Pulling resistance to your body.

3. Twisting- Twisting your body.

4. Up and Down- Eleveation of your body is changing.

5. Locomotion- Moving from one location to another.

By executing these 5 different movements in your training session every muscle fiber is engaged.

We believe in Bruce Lee’s concept: “The best style is no style at all”

So we constantly strive to move outside the box and move in and out of different forms.

In life, your body works as a unit.

Not one bodypart at a time.

Here is an example of yesterday's the Backyard Boogie outdoor workout:

Can you find the 5 movements within this workout?

Backyard Boogie 8/26/08:

Shore and Back (SAB)(400 yard run through sand and stairs)
squats x 20
pushups x 20
full sit ups x 20
1 round

300 yard run
reverse lunge x 20
push up with rotation x 20
prone bridge with leg raise x 20
1 round

300 yard run
squat jumps x 20
push ups x 20
bicyles x 50
1 round

Around the World (ATW) (600 yard run through sand, boardwalk, and stairs)

step ups x 20
dips x 20
crab crawls x 20 yards
treestand x max
carioca 50 yards, run 50 yds x 2
3 rounds

Moon and Back (MAB) (700 yard run through sand, boardwalk, and stairs)

tug o war on your back x 1
backward spiderman x 20 yards
sand bag push ups x 20
lunge x 20 yards, run 10 yards x 2
300 yard run
3 rounds

Lifeguard Tower to Stairs (LTS) (400 yard run through sand and stairs)

DAMN that was alot!

Good f-ing job guys and gals!

I couldn't do that by myself!

If you know one person would appreciate our method of madness, forward this article to them and tell them to click on: http://themovementteam.com/method.php

Peace!

What is Cellulite? Sorry about the picture...LOL!

2008-08-21T20:57:00.000-07:00

This was the most to the point article I read on cellulite. Check it out!

Reviewed by: Steven Dowshen, MD
Date reviewed: September 2006

Cellulite is the lumpy substance resembling cottage cheese that is commonly found on the thighs, stomach, and butt.

Cellulite is actually a fancy name for collections of fat that push against the connective tissue beneath a person's skin, which causes the surface of the skin to dimple or pucker and look lumpy.

You can check to see if you have cellulite by pinching the skin around your upper thigh.

If it looks a bit lumpy, you probably have it.

And if you do have cellulite, you're definitely not alone: Most girls and women - and some men - have cellulite.

Several factors influence whether a person has cellulite and how much they have.

Your genes, your gender, the amount of fat on your body, your age, and the thickness of your skin are all associated with the amount of cellulite you have or how visible it is.

Whatever the cause of cellulite, it's important to know that there aren't any miracle products, treatments, or medicines that can make it go away.

For example, some fancy salon treatments that promise to get rid of cellulite simply cause your skin to puff up through deep massaging, temporarily reducing the appearance of cellulite.

Treatments like liposuction (surgery to remove fat) and mesotherapy (injection of drugs into cellulite) are either expensive or may produce only temporary improvement.

Many doctors even warn that liposuction is not an effective treatment for cellulite because liposuction is designed to remove deep fat instead of cellulite, which is close to the skin.

If you have cellulite, chances are you won't like it.

It's important to remember, though, that almost everyone wishes that something about their body was a bit different.

This is particularly true for teens whose bodies are going through all sorts of changes caused by puberty.

If you decide that you want to try to reduce the amount of cellulite you have, the best thing to do is to decrease excess body fat.

If you and your doctor think that you are overweight, eat fewer calories and exercise more.

Experts agree that an exercise routine that combines aerobic exercise with strength training is the best weapon against cellulite.

In the meantime, if you want to conceal your cellulite, try using a self-tanning product.

Cellulite tends to be a little bit less noticeable on darker skin.

THE FUTURE OF FITNESS IS IN YOUR BRAIN NOT IN YOUR FOOD

2008-08-19T11:03:00.000-07:00

A habit is 10,000 times more powerful than a desire.

Habits live in our subconscious mind and desires live in our conscious mind.

Neural scientists have found it takes an average of 30 days of conscious effort to build a new habit (reset the hypothalamus).

The hypothalamus is the part of the brain produces every chemical known to man without any side effects.

It’s a natural pharmacy.

The hypothalamus releases chemicals whose form is dependent on the emotions we experience.

If we get angry, the hypothalamus releases angry chemicals and that feed our cells.

When we are happy, it releases happy chemicals that feed our cells.

Our cells have their own consciousness and over time they become addicted to the chemicals that are released by the hypothalamus.

They communicate with our brain and beg it for the chemical fix of their choice.

If our cells are used to being happy, they will urge us to watch a funny movie, listen to a happy songs, or call a friend that we have uplifting conversation with.

This is the anatomy of a craving.

So what does this have to do with our fitness?

If the majority of cells in our body are used to fit chemicals, they will urge us to hang around fit people that eat fit foods, and have fit lifestyles and make fit decisions.

And on the other hand, if the majority of cells in our body are used to fat thoughts they will urge us to hang around…well you get the picture…just replace fit with fat.

So how do we change what the cells want?

We reset the hypothalamus by retraining our subconscious mind with affirmations, meditations and/or prayer.

In other words, we suck it up and conciously put the effort in by building new habits day by day and hour by hour.

Yes its cliché, but a wise man once told me:

“Phrases are cliché because they truly are powerful and effective.”

P.S. If you are interested, a good movie that explains the hypothalamus in depth as well as another trippy subject is "What the Bleep Do We know?".

http://www.whatthebleep.com

Peace

After combining all of our honestly written surveys, the program received a 9.625 out of 10.

2008-08-18T14:57:00.000-07:00
After combining all of our honestly written surveys, the program received a 9.625 out of 10.

Things that will be done to improve the program:

1.More Variation-

We make an effort to following the Movement Training principle.

Life is not always the same.

It has periods of low intensity followed by periods of high intensity and everything else in between.

The surfaces and elevations of the Earth constantly change, therefore our weights and repetition range constantly change.

Your body will only absorb the benefits of a workout program if it reflects life.

If it doesn’t, your body will reject it and it will stay the same.

We train with other trainers, read books, and you tube our asses off for new exercises.

We will do more!

2. Abs everyday-

We start off all of our workout sessions with a core focused strength routing.

The core region is the abs, low back, and all of the muscles in between.

Traditional crunches and sit ups are not the only form of “abs”.

Crawling under a person doing a bridge are two full body core exercises.

3.Stop doing Olympic lifts for the entire session-

I think we have at this moment.

This gets boring for everyone including me!

Now that mostly everyone already knows how to do them, we will not spend an entire session doing it.

It should not take more than 15-20 minutes to get 3 to 4 sets done.

We won’t take them out completely because they have been agreed by the most of the top strength and conditioning coaches in the world that they are one of the most powerful and effective exercises to get leaner, faster, and stronger in the shortest time possible.

4.More stretching at the end of workouts.

You always have the option to grab a rope even if we don’t say grab a rope.

We choose to fill up your workouts with exercise and let you stretch on after your own time.

If you ever feel that there is a spot on your body that you want to focus on, let us know and we will help you.

5.Explain what we are doing and why we are doing it.

This is understandable because many times it seems that jumbled and thrown together without any form or function.

The system that we use is Movement Training™.

If you want more info click here: http://themovementteam.com/method.php

6.Change that BORING warm up!

Mostly every professional athletic organization follows this warm up concept and we choose to follow it as well.

Not because you are pro athletes but because your body is just as valuable!

The warm up is there as a guideline and it follows 2 main concepts.

1.All locomotion movement should be done multi-directionally to engage the full body.

Not just on a treadmill with the ground moving under you while facing forward.

2. A dynamic stretching routine should follow because your muscles are more limber when they are warm.

This means stretch while moving rather than static stretching (staying still while you stretch).

You are free to do whatever warm up you want.

Warm up to prevent injury and improve the focus of your workout.

Just be ready to go when your name is called!

7. More positive reinforcement-

We will make more of an effort to give words of the day, tell people good job, hand out flowers, have parties, and encourage them to come in instead of discouraging to be slackers.

8. More flexible schedule-

We have 22 indoor sessions a week that have the capability of training up to 176 sessions.

We aim to have a 1 to 4 ratio of coaches to clients to keep the attention and quality of the hands on training up.

We also offered ELITE TRAINING the past 20 days that allows clients to train 2 hours at a time or twice a day if they choose without their monthly dues changing.

Here is the indoor schedule:

Mornings- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday- 6, 7, 8, and 9 am.

Evenings- Tuesday and Thursday- 5 - 7 pm

Monday and Wednesday- 6 to 8 pm benefits

Please type in your comments by clicking on comments below.

Peace!

Jaiya Figueras

We have an angered and chirping bird!!!

2008-08-15T12:25:00.000-07:00
I love America!

Freedom of speech is a great thing.

It allows us to voice our opinions and spread knowledge.

We had an anonymous commenter who I wanted to highlight and follow up on...

Check it out!

"What a typical dumb jock attitude, as if life was so black and white...

When I was in high school I had some dumb bitch try to sell me
something by using a similar approach, she said, "In life there are
leaders and followers..."

Guess what, you are both so wrong on so many levels, but life has a way
of teaching people like you, I don't sweat it.

By the way, I am both a leader and a lion, and even knowing that, I
passed you up as a trainer because you weren't good enough for me. My
first impression of you was "DUMB JOCK." Even after a few free
sessions, my opinion didn't change.

I am a woman who does not appreciate being trained like a guy. Nor do I
need the coddling you talk about. I have issues, we all do, but your
approach was not going to work.

You can tell yourself you're great, but the reality is, some of us live
in a gray world, where the extremes don't work for us. Open and expand
your mind to the kinds of people that exist out here in the real world.

~Rosie

oh and BTW, I won't be back to read any type of response... and don't
consider that a win, you're just not worth it."

*Well...you know I had to write my response.

I couldn't help it.

The world is not only black and white.

And its definitely not only gray.

It is full of an array of colors both visible and invisible.

Reflective of our training.

Its not gray and dull like the people who live in the "real world".

We all create our own universe and whats real to me is "DUMB" to "Anonymous Rosie" who mooched a bunch of FREE outdoor training (which is only 10% of our total program) off of us without ever committing.

I’m sorry to say that I, the DUMB JOCK, agree with the DUMB BITCH who tried to sell her something. (Maybe it was some personal development CDs?)

The DUMB BITCH said there are leaders and followers.

This is true.

It is human instinct.

But to take it a step further, I will take my lesson from my 4 year old son and do both.

He follows and leads depending on the situation he is in.

The trouble is when people lead even when they are lost.

Every great leader has been a follower in the past and follows something or someone greater than themselves in the present.

I have no shame in following.

I was forced into many situations in life where I was lost.

I had no choice but to have courage and follow the hands of helpful leaders because I was in an arena that I was ignorant to.

It felt dangerous and scary.

But I abandoned fear.

Maybe this anonymous blogger was screwed over by a "DUMB JOCK".

I don't know.

I battled the "DUMB JOCK" stereotype with my teachers in high school.

But eventually I went on to get my degree at the University of Oregon, law clerked at an HMO firm in Wall Street, played professional sports in Canada, and came back and taught high school alongside the same teachers that were talking shit.

*As far as being trained like a girl or a guy.

That’s all a freaken myth mostly promoted by female trainers and the aerobics, pilates, and yoga market to attract ignorant and fearful "female chirpers".

The truth is: There is no guy or girl training.

Only training!

If you don't believe me turn on the Olympics and watch how the athletes are being trained by their coaches.

There are not guy exercises and girl exercises.

They are being trained like champions.

And all of general population training starts off in the trenches of high level athletics and trickles its way down.

And that trickle effect takes as long as 10 to 20 years to get to you.

But that’s why you have passionate DUMB JOCK trainers like myself reading, watching videos, studying, and typing away on this darn computer looking for the edge to give his LION clients.

Conclusion:

Our training is not for everyone.

It would a bad business move if it was because we cannot compete with multibillion dollar giant health clubs like 25 Hour Fatness.

80% of their chirping members quit coming within 6 weeks and forget about their monthly dues.

These companies could care less if people got results or not (which I think is morally wrong and twisted).

Do I sometimes go there to have chill workouts and look at pretty girls chirping around?

Yes I do.

But if I really want to get my ass kicked and get results, I have my coaches take me through a workout.

And I leave my Anonymous Rosie with an anonymous quote:

"The wiseman can play the fool, but the fool cannot play the wiseman..."

Peace!

Recovery is more important than movement..

2008-08-14T20:56:00.000-07:00

If your body is too tired, it cannot perform at its peak.

When you train your body too hard without allowing proper time for recovery it will rebel against you with injury.

If you are injured, you cannot train.

If you don't train, there is no motivation to eat better and focus on what you are doing to your body temple.

The recovery component is the most looked over component in all of training.

The old school train of thought is no pain no gain.

But the new school train of thought is more pain equals more pain!

Don’t let pride get in the way of your results.

Listen to your body and strategically plan out your workout program with your days off planned ahead of time.

Hydro-therapy is one of the fastest ways to recover.

Jacuzzi, pool, and ice are all examples of hydrotherapy.

They are one of the most used components in all rehabilitation centers.

Massage therapy is an overall treatment that harmonizes the whole body.

It can help treat chronic headaches, spinal and nerve problems, PMS, chronic fatigue syndrome, and my favorite...insanity!

Ask your\self these questions:

1. Am I training too many days in a row?

2. What am I doing to help my body recover rather than just taking a day off? Massage, Ocean dunks, pool, etc.?

3. Can I continue this pace for three months and not get mentally and physically burned out?

4. Am I allowing time for the rest of my life within my training program? Social life, kids, hard work weeks, family emergencies.

Recovery is more important than movement..so get in a jacuzzi or get a massage!

Are you a “sensitive bird” or a LION?

2008-08-12T21:52:00.000-07:00

I have received both positive and negative feed back since my The Top 5 Types of Clients That Will Stay FAT in Our Program blog.

The blog shed light on 2 points:

Point #1- I have decided to start using the “F” word in my vocabulary.

Not excessively.

Just to emphasize certain points while I’m speaking.

That’s F-A-T (the very thing that keeps clients coming to me to get fit and keeps them from wanting to go to the beach).

Not F-U-C-K (the acronym for Fornication Under Consent of the King invented a few hundred years ago by a greedy king who wanted to have sex with the town's beautiful wives before their husbands did).

I promise not to say it around kids.

Just adults who have a flare for life.

Some people are offended by the word FAT.

And the mere mention of it sends them running to beat around the bush trainers that love “coddle me clients” that don’t get results.

Point #2- I want to train LIONS not… this is a new one…”sensitive birds”.

My roommate and I had this discussion and he told me that sensitive birds have money and questioned me about posting this entry.

My response was I don’t have the credentials, expertise, or experience of working with “sensitive birds”.

Only LIONS!

Both of my football coaches at The University of Oregon were NCAA Coach of the Year (Rich Brooks), and NCAA runner up Coach of the Year (Mike Bellotti).

I was coached by a 70 year old Olympian in High School Track (John Barnes).

And was on a high school football where you had to stand with your helmets on and your hands behind your back if you weren’t in the game!

We won championships and realized that LIONS feast and sensitive birds starve.

I only know LIONS.

I love LIONS.

And LIONS love me.

Are you a “sensitive bird” or a LION?

The Top 5 Types of Clients that will stay FAT in a personal training program! Yes...I said the "F" word. P.S. Leave your comments!

2008-08-10T10:23:00.000-07:00

Now let me give you some more confessions that most personal trainers won’t tell you.

I’m not sure if you want to read this because it might offend you.

Here it is anyway!

1. The Complainer- The client that comes in complaining about their day (which actually hasn’t started yet because it’s the morning), husband, wife, lack of motivation in life, etc.

The best thing you can do to stay out of shape is to have a bad attitude.

A bad attitude weighs a lot of pounds on the scale and they are headaches for everyone to be around.

2. The Blamer- The client that goes to happy hour after work and orders mixed drinks and chips because they really hate their job or some other aspect of their life.

They blame their job for their unhappiness and their trainer for making them bulky in a 3 total hours of workouts a week (nevermind the 163 hours that they are by themselves for).

The two people they haven’t blamed is the bartender that contributed to their dehydration and slowed metabolism for the next 2 to 4 days AND THEMSELVES!

3. The Empty Tank- The client that skips meals, drinks coffee, and comes to workout on an empty stomach.

They heard that it is best to work out on an empty stomach from one of their fat friends, or they just didnt have 5 minutes to eat an energy bar.

You wouldn’t drive your car without gasoline, so why would take your body through a fat blasting vigorous workout without fuel in your tank?

These clients eventually run out of energy and quit, and yes...get fat!

4. The I Need Someone to "Coddle Me"-er- These people consistently come to lay their head on a trainer's shoulder, pity them and receive advice that is never acted on.

They pick coddeled and fat over strong and lean when forced to make a decision because thats the only way they know how to communicate with the world.

5. The No Call / No Show-er- There is nothing worse for a trainer than to get up at 4:30 or 5 in the morning to show up for a client, get to the gym and there is no one there.

Let’s be honest, sometimes it happens.

Once is okay but 2 and 3 times?

That really sucks!

It shows how much you value and respect your health and fitness.

A couple of no call / no shows is a great way to get on this list and get FAT!

Conclusion

There it is.

I said it!

If any of these apply to you.

Just know that there is light at the end of the tunnel.

There is hope for you.

You never even have to tell anyone that this is you.

Just make the decision to change right now!

Take a deep breath and exhale that lazy person right out of you!

If this isn’t you, pass this on to someone that does fit this description before they attempt to join our program.
Click here for the top 5 things you need to be lean: http://themovementteam.com/philos.php
Peace!

We are going to do what ever it takes to get you to your goal..barring public nudity...well I might if its a win-win situation.

2008-08-08T14:18:00.000-07:00
Hello All,

We will have been in Long Beach for 1 year when September rolls around.

We started off standing out on the beach giving FREE workouts to anyone that wanted to try it out.

We gave out 1 month of training for FREE outdoors and 2 weeks of traning indoors.

9 out of 10 people turned me down because I looked crazy...well I was...but it also sounded to good to be true.

Some of you might remember I wore clown wigs, tight yellow football pants, and it wasn't even halloween!

But I refused to give up because I had a vision of training a bunch of kick ass clients and seperating ourselves from all of the large chain gyms and snooty health clubs.

So here we are many pounds and parties later pushing hard to reach all of our individual goals as a team.

Our next goal is to have a facility closer to the beach that has bathrooms, showers, a recovery shake bar, and pumping music so loud that you feel like you are in a club.

Ok...well thats my goal.

But we cant get a facility if people are not getting leaner and hitting their goals.

So we are going to do what ever it takes to get you to your goal..barring public nudity...well I might if its a win-win situation.

But we don't know what has to be done without your feedback.

Most likely you hate papers and homework like me, so I decided to post the questions here on my blog and hope that a few people can comment back and motivate others to do the same.

Here they are...

Peace!

1. On a scale of 1 to 10 (10 being the best) how do you rate this program?

2. What types of things would you like to see implemented / taken out to improve our program?

3. Think back to when you started this program. What were you like both mentally and physically before you began this program?

4. What kind of change did you experience, both mentally and physically, in the first three months of training? If you have been training for 6 months or more what types of change did you experience?

5. If you were to describe this program to a prospect, what would you say?

Read this for sexual enlightenment

2008-08-06T19:52:00.000-07:00

OK. Im going to just come straight out and post this article that I saw on the net by
Mark Stibich, Ph.D.Its interesting and motivating.

If getting leaner isn't enough motivation to do the "Fight Gone Bad" workout, maybe having more and better sex is.

Yes I said the "S" word. Not the "F" word, but the "S" word. S-E-X...SEX!!!!!

Check out the artcicle and be proud that your not a slacker.

Exercise Makes Sex Better by Mark Stibich, Ph.D.,

We all know that exercise is good for you -- it keeps your heart healthy and adds years to your life.

But exercise does something else -- it makes your sex life better.

By exercising several times a week, you'll not only be increasing your health but improving your sex life.

Sound good?

Find out more.

Exercise Makes You Feel Sexy

A big part of sex is feeling sexy.

People who exercise have an improved body image over people who do not exercise.

Being more comfortable with your body leads to better and more relaxed sex.

A study showed that more physically fit men and women rated their own sexual desirability higher than less active men and women the same age.

Eighty percent of men and 60% of females who exercised two to three times weekly rated their own sexual desirability as above average.

As the number of days of exercise per week increased, so did the ratings of sexual desirability.

Exercise Improves Sexual Performance

Another study showed that men and women who were more physically fit rated their own sexual performance higher.

Among people who exercised four to five days per week, 88% of the women and 69% of the men reported their own sexual performance as above average or much above average.

The reason for this could simply be an increase in confidence because of an improved body image, or a physiological reason (such as better circulation and blood flow).

Exercise Means More Sex

People who exercise more have more sex.

The reason for this is complicated.

People who exercise more are generally healthier, younger and have more attractive bodies than the non-exercisers.

Frequent exercisers may also be more physically-oriented people who seek out activities and sensations.

Whatever the case, research does show that the more a person exercises, the more sex he or she tends to have.

Exercise Helps Sexual Aging

Sixty-year-olds who exercise frequently report having the same amount of sex and sexual pleasure as people decades younger.

One study examined the sexual frequency and satisfaction ratings of swimmers aged 60 and found that they were the same as those 20 years younger.

If you exercise a lot, your “sexual age” will be years younger than your chronological age.

Reduces Erectile Dysfunction

There is a saying in the erectile dysfunction world that “penis health is heart health.”

Erectile dysfunction is often caused by circulatory problems.

In order to have an erection, the penis must swell with blood. Blocked arteries, high blood pressure and other cardiovascular issues can interfere with that process.

Exercise keeps the heart and arteries healthy, reducing the risk of erectile dysfunction.

Researchers looked at men over the age of 50 and found that those who were physically active reported better erections and a 30% lower risk of impotence than men who were inactive.

Endorphin Release

Exercise releases endorphins that give a feeling of pleasure.

The classic “runner’s high” is an example.

In a “runner's high," a seasoned runner may experience a feeling of bliss and contentment during exercise caused by a release of endorphins.

Your sex drive and feelings of sexual pleasure also use an endorphin release system.

Each time you exercise (or have sex), your body releases these endorphins.

The more frequent and intense the releases, the easier it is for sexual arousal and pleasure in the future.

In fact, studies have shown that women who frequently exercise become aroused more quickly and are able to reach an orgasm faster and more intensely.
Exercise Adds Options
If you are physically fit, you may have more options for sex.

Sex itself is an intense physical activity requiring strength and endurance.

As you exercise, both your strength and endurance will increase, opening the possibility for more varied sexual positions that require greater physical control.

The Bottom Line

If better health isn’t enough motivation to get you into the gym or out for a run, maybe better sex will be.

Use the information here to inspire yourself to increase your fitness and just watch what may happen to your sex life.

The top 20 questions you should know if you want to get lean

2008-08-05T21:44:00.000-07:00
1. How many times do you eat a day?

Sumo wrestlers eat 2 x a day. They are some of the fattest human beings on the earth. You should be eating 5 to 6 times a day.

2. How many calories do you eat per day?

If you do not know the answer to this question, hopefully you are working out just to feel better and not get lean.

3. How many calories can you eat a day without losing large amounts of fat burning muscle while continuing to lose fat?

Here is a formula for women seeking to lose weight (bodyweight x 9.45) calories. example if I weigh 150
(150 x 9.45) = 1417 calories a day spaced out over 5 or 6 meals and snacks.

Here is a formula for men seeking to lose weight (bodyweight x 10.75) calories. example if I weigh 217
(217 x 10.75) = 2332 calories a day spaced out over 5 or 6 meals and snacks.

4. How many calories can you have per meal and snack in order to lose weight?

The 150 pound woman would divide 1417 by 4 and eat 354 calories for 3 meals and half of that for 2 snacks which would be 177 calories.

The 217 pound man would divide 2332 into six small meals of 389 calories each.

5. If you are going to work out within the next 3 hours, how many calories can you have per snack and meal?

This is the only time you can really afford to load up on calories because you will need them to get you through your workout and also to keep you from fueling off of muscle due to lack of calories. Take a look at the caloric intake sheet I handed out to you.

6. Which exercise will define you abs more: a squat pull or a crunch? Explain why.

The squat pull will help define your abs more because the movement is bigger and it involves more muscle. Since it involves a larger space , your body will be working harder, therefore burning more calories, to repair it over the next 2 to 3 days. The more calories you burn the leaner you get. Get it?

7. How many days does you metabolism slow down for after a night or day of heavy drinking?

Your liver and kidney function are inhibited for to 2 to 4 days after a night of heavy drinking. The main reason for this is the dehydrating effect of alcohol. It generally takes 2 to 3 days to get out of any type of dehydration. If there is a drought on the Earth, would it just take 1 day to hydrate all of the plants and animals? We are a direct reflection of the earth. Check out http://watercure.com for breakthrough and unconventional theories on water.

8. What hormone attacks your lean muscle, increases stress levels, and causes your body to store fat?

Cortisol is the stress hormone and we must keep it at bay if we want to make any type of progress in life or in the weight room. Do this by keeping your blood sugar stable with balanced.

9. What is the primary job of protein?

The primary job of protein is to build and repair muscle.

10. What is the primary job of carbohydrates?

Carbohydrates are the primary source for energy for medium to high intensity exercise.

11. What is the primary job of fat?

Fat is the primary source for energy for light to moderate intensity exercise.

12. What are the 5 basic human movements?

Up and down, pushing, pulling, twisting, and locomotion

13. Does doing light weight and high repetitions make you leaner?

Yes if you are burning more calories than you are eating. No if you are eating more calories than you are eating. Its in your caloric intake, not the style of lifting that your executing.

14. Does doing high weight and low repetitions make you bulkier?

No if you are burning more calories than you are eating. Yes if you are eating more calories than you are eating. Its in your caloric intake, not the style of lifting that your executing.

15. What is the magic formula to losing weight?

Burning more calories than your eating..

16. How many days do you exercise a week?

You have to be working out more days of the week than you are not. So at least 4 out of 7 days.

17. How many more calories do you have to burn than you eat in order to lose one pound of fat?

3500 calories.

18. Why is it important to eat within 30 minutes of the conclusion of your workout?

It’s important to eat within 30 minutes to keep your body from eating itself and speed up the recovery process up to 75% faster.

19. What percentage is your performance hindered when you are dehydrated?

25% of your performance hindered when you are dehydrated.

20. Have you taken all the right steps to get reach the health and fitness goals you set out when you started this program or were you just wasting your money and pretending?

A world class attitude leads to a world class body!

2008-07-29T16:34:00.000-07:00
The law of attraction says, “Think you are lean and you will be.” But Dave Utterback, a successful Century 21 owner in Long Beach says, “The law of action is more important than the law of attraction!”

Love your body. But even more importantly, act like you love it. Actively put yourself around lovely people, places, and things.

If you are disgusted by your body, you will attract people, places, and things that are disgusting. Yuk!

Your body reflects your attitude.

Every unwanted pound is an unwanted thought that you must shed.

I trained people that had the worst attitude because they were not reaching their goals.

And the reason why they were not reaching their goals was because they had the worst attitude!

Their performance reflected their attitude and the world gave them exactly what they put out:

Frustrating energy, headaches, and stress that turned into fat and poor physical performance.

I have learned to recognize the subtle signs on a client when they begin to lose faith in the fitness path.

Doubts begin to pull at every step and the conviction in their voice begins to lose its strength.

The common phrase of "Be Here Now" turns into ""Be Somewhere Else Now”.

But the crazy thing is tomorrow may never come and we may live our last days on Earth dissatisfied with life.

A world class body does not form a world class attitude.

Its the other way around.

A world class attitude leads to a world class body!

Peace!

P.S. Check out this firefight training I did with West Covina Firefighter Adam Berger. Its comical to see me dying in clear skies, no fire, and 65 degree teperature!