Fat Loss Industry Liars – Bottom-Line.

Personal Trainer and Boot Camp Fat Loss Expert, Brad Nelson, exposes Fat-Loss Industry Liars.

Bottom-Line super blunt “Brad Rants” take-away”…
These LIARS are in full-force bombarding you every day with their bulls#@t.  Looking better naked is a way of life including:
1) the way you look
2) the way you feel
3) the way you relate to other people

They give you LIES.  I give you TRUTH.  Let’s CRANK your results to the next level together!

B-Rad

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This is My ALL-TIME Favorite Workout Tool.  I believe it is the greatest invention for workouts / training ever invented…

The Gymboss Interval Timer

Have you every spent WAY more time in the gym because you were sidetracked talking to someone?  or looking at the opposite sex?

Here’s why I recommend the Gymboss Interval Timer to keep you on task during your workouts…

-One or two different time intervals from 2 seconds to 60 minutes adjustable by the second
-Adjust the Interval Period and/or the Rest Period or both
-Auto mode keeps repeating through intervals
-Manual mode acts as countdown timer
-Alarm by beep, vibration, or both
-Alarm duration of 1 or 10 seconds
-AAA battery included
-Size of a small pager
-Water and shock resistant
-Tracks the number of intervals you have completed
-Easy to use
-Easy to change intervals

Here’s are THREE workout ideas for Gymboss Interval Timer…

Tabata

One of the easiest, simplest methods for quick fat loss.  Tabata
protocol is :20 work / :10 rest for 8 rounds or 4 minutes.  Each 4
minute interval will kick your ass like nothing you’ve ever tried
before.  Do 4-8 Tabata protocols for training sessions lasting 16 – 40
minutes total (including optional rest).

Here is killer 20-minute Tabata workout…

:20 Bodyweight Squats
:10 Rest
:20 Pushups
:10 Rest
Repeat 4 Rounds

Rest 1:00

:20 Mountain Climbers
:10 Rest
:20 TRX Rows ( TRX Portable Gym in a Bag )
:10 Rest
Repeat 4 Rounds

Rest 1:00

:20 Hindu Pushups
:10 Rest
:20 Alternating Lunges
:10 Rest
Repeat 4 Rounds

Rest 1:00

:20 Burpees
:10 Rest
Repeat 8 Rounds

Total Time = 19 minutes

HIIT = High Intensity Interval Training

HIIT is a much better way to lose fat with any type of cardio
training.  It is similar to Tabata but with longer interval periods.
Usually HIIT periods are a 2:1 work:rest ratio.  They can really be
whatever interval length you want.  Here’s an example…

Sprint 200 meters
Walk 100 meters
Repeat 8 rounds

Metabolic Conditioning

Metabolic Conditioning is where you pick 3-5 exercises with a
specific rep count and do the exercises for as many rounds as possible
in a specified time period.  Here’s an example…

5 Pullups
10 Pushups
15 Burpees
Repeat as many rounds as possible in 20 minutes.

Bottom-line… You can do all of this and MUCH MORE with the Gymboss Interval Timer and the Alarm Beeping at you at the end of an interval and especially a “Rest” Period is…

The Ultimate “Built-in Kick in the Ass.”

Click Here to BUY a Gymboss Interval Timer

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Fat Loss Industry Liar #13.

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Personal Trainer and Boot Camp Fat Loss Expert, Brad Nelson, exposes Fat-Loss Industry Liars.

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Today I want to discuss One of My Favorite Exercise Tools that can be used ANYWHERE…

Resistance bands are a fantastic product that you can use for…
-home workouts
-hotel workouts
-park workouts
-anywhere….be creative!

Here’s what Resistance Bands have to offer…

1 Portability.  Take them ANYWHERE.
2 Large variety of exercises.  You can do endless exercises with bands because you can change your positioning and the angle of the band in multiple ways on the fly.  You can do every single exercise you can do with free weights plus many more.
3 Easily switch from one exercise to another.
4 Easy to set up. Bands can be attached to a door or a banister or step on for INSTANT workout capabilities
5 Provide a total body workout.
6 Bands constantly engage your CORE.  Both Upper and Lower body exercises will require you to engage more of your core in order to stabilize against the resistance.
7 Create resistance from ALL angles.  Front, behind, side, low, high, overhead, below…every possible angle.
8 Progressive Resistance.  The more you expand the band the harder it gets.  Resistance Bands are the ONLY exercise tool that offer this.
9 Increased coordination.  Due to progressive resistance, stabilizers come into play much more.
10  Great for all fitness levels.
11 Inexpensive.  Most bands are between $20-70 for a set
12 Color-coding for the different tension levels (light, medium, heavy, very heavy)

I’ve used several different brands of bands including…
-Dick’s Sporting Goods
-Target
-Spri
-Bodylastics (you know the one’s Terrell Owens “supposedly” uses)

…however in my opinion…

Here’s why Resistance Band Training – Bands are My Favorite Resistance Bands…

1 Continuous bands.  These offer even more variety than regular bands.  A continuous band is a loop.

2 Higher tension bands.  This means that ALL levels (kids, moms, elderly, & advanced athletes) will find these bands challenging.

3 Training Handles.  Interchangeable to quickly add handles to ANY BAND.

4 Utility Strap.  Allow you to attach your bands to any door within seconds.

Resistance Band Buyer’s Guide

I have been using resistance bands with my clients and myself for over 10 years.  Here’s what I recommend when you decide to purchase Resistance Bands.

1 Buy at least 3 tension levels – light, medium and heavy.  This ensures all muscle groups will have adequate resistance and continue to progress in strength.
2 Stronger bands must be bought online.  You will plateau the resistance bands you find in discount stores and local sporting good stores within the first month because of the lack of resistance.

WOMEN – Beginner = BEGINNER Package
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WOMEN – Intermediate/Advanced = INTERMEDIATE Package
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MEN – Beginner / Intermediate = INTERMEDIATE Package
Click Here to BUY INTERMEDIATE Package

MEN – Advanced = ADVANCED Package
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Click Here to BUY Resistance Bands

Let me know how YOU use your resistance bands and what you would like to see more of here by posting to the Comments Section BELOW!!

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B-Rad

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Newton’s Law #3
For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.

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Newton’s Law #2

Force = Mass x Acceleration: The net force of an object is equal to the mass of the object multiplied by it’s acceleration.

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Physics 101
Newton’s Law #1

Inertia:  An object at rest will stay at rest unless acted on by an external force. An object in motion will continue to stay in motion until acted upon by an outside force.

Bottom Line:  MOVE your ass!

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Those of you following me know I have been working on Muscle Ups on the Rings.  I finally got one this past Saturday…and then I got 5 more singles.  Here are a couple on video.

Take-away => Being a student again & learning new skills are challenging at times, frustrating at times, but EXACTLY what my nervous system needs…novelty in training.

Pursue your goals.  Give me status updates in the “Comments” section on your 2009 goals thus far.

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Update on my gymnastics journey.  Here are some vids of Back Hand Spring practice.  Decent for 2 sessions.  these are from 3-18-09.  I will post front flip practice soon.

Lesson:  Keep going after your goals.  You will reach them!

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Week 3 Benchmark Challenge – To be completed either Saturday or Sunday.
10 Lunge Split Switches Per Leg
5 Hindu Pushups
5 Towel Rows (TRX – pick one up here  TRX Portable Gym)
**Complete as many rounds as possible in 20 minutes

Post your COMPLETED ROUNDS in the “Comments” section below.

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B-Rad

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