I like to do complexes at the end of a workout in place of traditional machine based workout when I am pressed for time, not at a traditional gym and need to use my own bodyweight, or when I feel my conditioning/endurance needs work. Body weight complexes are also a great idea if you hate ... read more >
First announcement: I am moving this blog to a Word Press site by April 15. I have some pretty exciting changes happening and the blog is just one of them. Spring Training 8 weeks down This has been an interesting time. My diet changed. We've lowered my carbs and upped the fats for some days ... read more >
Tip#1 - Have a Destination and avoid the March to Nowhere (or Buttonwillow) Losing Weight is a terrible goal. It’s generic and not specific. If you were taking a vacation and I asked you, “Where would you like to go?” What if you responded with “California”. That could mean San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego, ... read more >
I am a big fan of High Intensity Interval Training. It’s a short and to the point workout and it gets you GOING. Make no mistake about it though: It is tough! I do a 10 minute HIIT workout as part of my own fat loss program and it is the LONGEST 10 minutes ever. ... read more >
Welcome to Spring Training!!! Well I am officially back on plan as of today. Since I am from San Francisco and we are the world champions in baseball, I think it’s only fair to use this analogy of Spring Training as it relates to training. One of the most important parts of a training ... read more >
In my last post I talked about the reasons I am over teaching Group Fitness as it related to the members, but here's my main reason for being over teaching Group Fitness. I no longer look at it as a method of weight control and I don't want to end up getting injured. Teaching Group ... read more >
I've been holding this confession back for a long time but I feel like I'm ready to spill the beans: I am pretty much over Group Fitness Classes and I am almost ready to quit teaching altogether. My Reasons are as follows: Lack of Standards with Group Fitness Instructors Pointless Workouts with no goal or ... read more >
GoalsMy goal for this 6 weeks was to lose body fat and also getting back to my holistic approach to eating and merging it with bodybuilding.NutritionMy food scale broke. This was a blessing in disguise. I felt like I was becoming a slave to my food scale, so when it broke I made a point to ... read more >
My 6 week training cycle became 7 weeks and 2.5 days once I realized how long it was from October 1 until Thanksgiving Eve.So that gives me an extra week or so to bring it on down before I take a break Thanksgiving weekend and cook my favorite naughty treatsA Review of Q3 ProgressWhen I ... read more >
As a fitness coach, it makes me sad to look around the cardio room and watch people work hard and sweat only to not see their bodies change or change in the wrong direction.We've been taught that cardiovascular is the key to FAT LOSS. Many take up endurance sports like running and biking to lose ... read more >