Grip N Rip 2.0 Saturday Feb 6, 2010 co-taught with partner in crime Adam T. Glass.

There’s a New Kid on the Block and he’s “Hangin’ Tough”

Sometimes I wonder how and why certain people cross my life path.  At this point in my journey, I understand there are zero coincidences.  When you cross my path for whatever reason, I will make sure to let you in on that thought stream.  Whether it resonates with you at that specific moment in time and what you do with that encounter will be left to your free will.

There is something about gathering open minds and the open forum synergy it creates.  The world is changing.  Adaptation is taking place…Learn to adapt or be forced to adapt.  Weekends like this are indescribable in a blog post and that’s why you need to attend.

Fourteen brave souls entered my private lab at 1000 hours eager, excited, nervous.  A few from the Twin Cities proper.  Most from different area codes.  The actual workshop ended at 6:30pm.  Yet the material absorbed and implemented will change these 14 people (and myself and Adam) included forever.

Where else can you bring together…

a medical company worker
a lawyer
a barber
a programmer
an IT analyst
a railroad worker
a pipe layer
a construction company owner
a machinist
a sex offender case worker
a ski instructor
a communications professor
a guy with off-the-charts Tourette’s
a guy who elects getting punched in the face a couple times per week
an E6 Air Force Sergeant
and myself who has seen the tip of the iceberg in my 11 year+ fitness industry stint

…and have everyone feeling like they just were struck with a lightning bolt?

Your belief systems (positive or negative) are the driving force in your life.  They determine EVERYTHING.  Are your belief systems serving you?  Question “authority.”

The ONLY thing this weekend could rival is a Monster Truck Showdown.

Why a Monster Truck Showdown?  Because the reverberation felt around the training world sounds like the Monster Truck announcer in that deep announcer voice growling “Sunday-Sunday-Sundaayyy!”

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B-Rad

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Nitro – Lame Exercise #16

Cable Cross-sover Punch and Pull – Are YOU traumatized by the cable crossover?

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Today’s St. Paul RAD Boot Camp Kettlebell Classes Before and After Transformation Spotlight is Paula Thielen.  Paula came in not knowing the wrath that was about to be upon her.  She was looking to tone up and get better conditioning.  Her results are a by-product of just that…

“I feel MORE CONFIDENT at the beach!”

Body Fat LOST     -2% body fat
Inches LOST         -5 inches+
Weight LOST         -7 lbs+
Jean Sizes LOST   -2 jean sizes (4 to a 0)

Awesome Paula!

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B-Rad

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Fat Loss Tip #10

Pin the tail on the…don-ut?

Pin the tail on the beer belly?  Pin the tail on the muffin top?  (As they say in Seinfeld…”Top of the Muffin to ya”  Have a target…weight or size.  All of the so-called height to weight charts are as outdated as Gremlins and rolled jeans.  In fact I’m 30 pounds overweight by my “height standard”.   The only thing I’m chopping off to make weight is my hair.

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B-Rad

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Fat Loss Tip #9Screw equality.

All things ARE NOT created equal…especially between MUSCLE vs. FAT.  Fat is lazy.  Fat just hangs – out usually in not so convenient locations.  It’s like a bad cartoon that just bends and flops wherever, whenever.  Muscle WORKS for you.  It burns calories when you’re sitting on your ass at work.  So go union…boycott fat, support building and maintaining lean muscle tissue…LADIES especially.

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Fat Loss Tip #8

Avoid DROWNING.

Your salad in dressing that is.  No one likes to drown or think about drowning.  Get dressing on the side.  Dip your fork vertically in the dressing and then to your salad.  Then drown out the annoying voice behind you with the sound of crunching lettuce…just as long as the annoying voice isn’t yours

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Fat Loss Tip #7

Be Black & White.

When I say the word “cake” or “ice cream” you think of your FAV flavor.  And I’m sure it’s in full living color.  Now take that same image and make it black & white.  Does it still look as good or sound as good?  Now you have a successful TOOL that you can use on the fly when you want to devour that yellow cake with chocolate frosting and 3 scoops of vanilla ice cream (guess you know what my favorite is!)

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B-Rad

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Fat Loss Tip #6
Go to the pound.

Get a dog.  Now you have a companion who will force you to get outside and move.  Especially if it’s a high energy dog.  Note:  I love dogs.  Only get a dog when you are ready to take full responsibility for being its “pack leader”.  Dogs will carry your neurosis so make sure you’re neurotic-free before you get a dog.

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B-Rad

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Is the RAD Boot Camp Body Transformation Contest II for you?

Are you ready to get in the best shape of your life?

Imagine going home for Thanksgiving dinner and all of your friends and relatives complimenting you on how great you look!  Get a serious kick start to your New Year’s Resolutions and win Unlimited Class Memberships at RAD Boot Camp / Kinetic Edge!

RAD Boot Camp Instructors are highly regarded “sculptors.”  Here is a sampling of our work!

Will you be on your way to the best shape of your life on November 20, 2009?

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B-Rad

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St. Paul-Minneapolis Fat Loss Expert Brad Nelson explains why YOU want to be a part of the 12 Week Body Transformation Contest at RAD Boot Camp

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I see a lot of “experts” on every topic imaginable.  There is an interesting paradox here.

With the invention of the internet…

1 Anyone can position themself as an expert.  “Good”

2 ANYONE can position themself as an expert.  “Bad”  99% of them are full of (you fill in the blank).

Who are YOU taking your advice from on the subject of Fat Loss and Weight Loss and what is their track record?

   VS.   

Do you know that you know?

I know that I know.  And I know, YOU know that I KNOW.

If you knew what I knew…then YOU would KNOW TOO!

Ok let’s get after it.

Fat Loss / Weight Loss (as well as everything in life that you do) can be summed up in these 3 categories…

1 UNinformed

People contact me daily asking me questions about fat loss.  They want to debate what works.  “They” are usually…

• 20+ lbs overweight
• Live a steady diet of all things sugar
• consume alcohol 3-5 days per week
• think buying a salad at McDonald’s because they are in a hurry constitutes “a good food choice”
• spend 78 min 5x week on an elliptical trainer
• run 60 miles per week with EXACTLY ZERO results
• avoid ALL types of strength training…actually ALL forms of W.O.R.K.
• …or some combination of the above.

AND then “THEY” DEBATE with me on the BEST method for losing fat and looking better naked!

Shhhhhh…  Here’s the SECRET.  Your “PROGRAM” is NOT WORKING.  Otherwise we wouldn’t even be in this conversation.  Helllllloooooooo!

2 MISinformed

Next category.  These are the folks who are…

• watching late night infomercials…and BUYING what they are selling
• Do endless “cardio”
• use machines
• eat carbs all day all the time “because I crave them”
• buy “low fat” / “no sugar” added packaged food items

Think walking 6 days per week for 5 miles will help them lose 30+ pounds

I feel for this category.  They don’t know what they don’t know.  We are all blasted with B.S. on the internet, news, newspaper, TV on what is THE BEST way to lose weight and 99% of those methods are BOGUS.

3 INFORMED

This is the crew that knows that they know.  They…

• fit in their skinny jeans
• “ROCK” their bikini
• can wear everything they want in their closet
• enjoy buying new clothes
• look great naked
• are confident taking their shirt off at the beach
• frequently find themselves wearing smaller clothes than they did in high school
• look better at 32, 44, and 51 than they did when they were 25

These are the ones who get results because they understand how their body works and EXACTLY what they have to do.  They have successfully combined…

1. Kick Ass 30-45 minute Interval Workouts
2. A Carb Rotation Eating Plan
3. Supplements that actually work and will amp their progress with the other 2 keys.

Bottom-line.

Be INFORMED.  Do your homework.  Get RESULTS!

CLICK HERE to SEE RESULTS I produce

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B-Rad

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