Thursday, May 28, 2009

Danvers Ma Bootcamp Instructor Gives you an Easy Home Lower Body Workout

Danvers Ma Bootcamp Instructor Give you an Easy Home Lower Body Workout:

I was extremely exhausted last night since I was trying to make sure to pack everything for my road trip to NJ for Business. I knew I hadn’t worked out since Monday and I knew the chances were that I would not work out Thursday night after the drive down.

So I put together a quick 30 minute workout that was effective but not overwhelming on my body. Now this was an all lower body workout without any equipment meaning you can do this right from the comfort of your living room.

I use some of these very same exercises for my Fast Blast Bootcamp in Danvers.

Each Exercise can be done a couple of different ways and it’s all in your preference.

You can either use a method of timing the exercise for 30 seconds or using a repetition method and counting how many you are doing. Usually a good rep count would be between 10-20 reps.

I put it together as follows:

1. Start with Standard Squats and then a pause at the bottom position for 10 seconds or 5 if you are a first timer and then repeat one more time for another 10 and another pause for 10 seconds.

2. Move to in place lunges using either the Timed or Rep Method of counting your reps.

Repeat the above 1 more time before moving on to the next mini-circuit.

1. Jump squats are next for 10-15 reps

2. Followed by wide pray squats for 10-15 reps

Repeat the above 1 more time before moving on to the next mini-circuit.

For the Mini-Circuit below you will start at one wall in your house where you have enough room and doing the exercise to the other wall and then back.

1. Walking lunge up, down, up, down.

2. Jump Squats across the floor up, and then down.

3. Jumping jacks 20 reps

Repeat the above 1 more time before moving on to the next mini-circuit.

1. Jump Switch Squats

2. Repeat these 1 more time

Check it out live on video for a quick tutorial on how to do these exercises.

Lower Body Home Workout

There you have it doing these mini-circuits back to back with a 1-2 minute rest in between will have you sweating and have your legs feeling like they have never been worked before.

Until Next Time

Mike

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Sunday, May 24, 2009

Davners Ma Bootcamp Instructor Talks about Training For Intensity

Danvers Bootcamp Instructor Talks about Training for Intensity

I got to thinking about this over the last couple of weeks. You see I have been working out with a couple of good friends of mine who want to get back into shape and I basically invited them into my training sessions 3 times per week.

I will say that they are making incredible progress and I am pumped about that. During these sessions though I am all business.

My workouts are only about 45 -50 minutes long but they are extremely intense. My buddies have said to me several times during these sessions:

Your Crazy, wow man when you gonna stop, is it always 5 more. I tell them the only way I know how to train is with INTENSITY. I go all out and I don't stop for 45 minutes.

Why well that's what feels right for me and it is the time frame when 95% of us who train know that we are coming to the end of a workout that is if we are giving it our all.

You see most of us go to the gym in hopes of losing weight, building muscle, obtaining six pack abs, whatever the reason you go to the gym you know that the goals above are not easy to reach.

I use intensity in everyone one of my ML Athletics Bootcamps which are held in Danvers.

They are possible though and that is what I am here to tell you. You need to take a look at how you train, meaning how hard you train when you are at the gym. Take a look at the people on the biggest loser, now take a look at the trainers on that show and how hard they push those people.

Do you push yourself as hard as those trainers push the biggest loser trainees?

You need to train for maximum intensity when you're in the gym, think about it you're only there for what, say maybe an hour or so. What if I told you that you could take the hour and a half that you're normally working out and turn that into a 45 minute intense training session that would burn more calories than what you would in your hour and a half.

Maybe you're the type of person that likes spending that amount of time in the gym, talking it up, and not getting anything done. I bet you still look the same as when you purchased that gym membership.

Sorry for the blunt words but take a look at how you train and the next time you say to yourself, I'm not losing any weight and I can't figure out why well I think you'll know why.

I hope you take action because sitting around and lying to yourself about how hard you train just won't do.

Until Next Time

Mike

Limits of LiabilityAll information and tools in this blog are intended as an aid to help healthy adults lose weight and not intended as medical advice. The information presented here is not for pregnant or breast-feeding women or for any person under the age of 18. If you suffer or think you may suffer from any medical condition you should consult your doctor before starting any weight loss exercise regime. Any weight loss exercise programs or diet should be started slowly and we advise you to always consult your doctor or physician beforehand.