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October 3, 2011 Posted by admin in Fitness, Health, Video, Weight Loss

Build Muscle, Burn Fat


Discover how to build muscle, burn fat and get in shape with fast with this new workout from Curtis Ludlow. To perform this exercise grip a light kettlebell with both hands. Hold the bell with a mixed grip. While maintaining a neutral spine and an extra wide stance transfer the weight of the kettlebell to a single arm while simultaneously reaching in the direction of the opposite leg. 

Immediately upon reaching the bottom or your range of motion recoil the kettlbell up and toward the opposite shoulder. Then grip it with both hands again and swing it over the top and behind your head. Attempt to position your upper arms perpendicular to the ground at the peak of the repetition. 

Repeat on the movement on the side of the body. 

The next exercise is a Lebert Equalizer exercise. 

The Lebert Equalizer dip is a movement that develops upper body strength and builds the muscle of the chest, shoulders and triceps.
Fullerton personal trainers and founder of Boot Camp FX, Curtis Ludlow performing Lebert Equalizer dips
To perform this exercise position your shoulders directly over the Equalizer so that your arms are perpendicular in relation to the ground. 

Then lift your legs off the ground, transferring all of your weight to your upper body. Lower your body toward the ground by leaning forward and bending your elbows. 

After reaching the bottom of your range of motion press yourself back up to the starting position. Be sure to lean back and lock out your elbows at the top of the range of motion to fully activate the pectorals and triceps. 

An alternate method of performing this movement involves lifting the knees as high as possible toward the chest at the peak of every repetition. 

Doing this further activates the rectus abdominus, a.k.a. the "six pack".

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October 3, 2011 Posted by admin in Fitness, Health, Video, Weight Loss

Best Fat Loss Workout Routines for Men


In the newest episode of Boot Camp FX Television with Curtis you'll see an interval strength training fat loss workout designed to burn fat with one minute intervals. 


You can do this workout at home as it does not require any extra equipment. 


Here is the Boot Camp FX "Ultimate Fat Loss Workout #4" workout protocol 


  1. Warm up with dynamic stretching for 5-10 minutes.
  2. Perform 2-4 intervals of this workout.
  3. Cool down after the workout with light stretching or self myofacial release. 


Members of Curtis Ludlow's Fullerton Boot Camp FX



The first exercise in this workout is the dive bomber push up. Perform the movement for 20 seconds or until you can no longer maintain perfect form. Rest for 10 seconds after completing your set. The next exercise is the glute bridge with alternating reach. Perform this exercise for 20 seconds and follow with 10 seconds of rest. Stop exercising if you feel pain or discomfort during any of the movements. 


Do not attempt this or any other exercise program unless you've received clearance from your physician to do so. 


Do not attempt this or any other workout unless you've received personal instruction from a qualified personal trainer on how to move your body correctly, without hurting yourself. 


If you like this episode of Boot Camp FX TV, "The Ultimate Fat Loss Workout Routine for Men" part 4, share with friends on Facebook or by email. 


Thank you for watching!

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October 3, 2011 Posted by admin in Fitness, Health, Video, Weight Loss

6 Best Workout Videos for Ripped Abs

 

Here are the 6 best workout videos for ripped abs. 

Press play and do the workouts now! 

Do not attempt this or any other workout unless you've received clearance to do so from your doctor. Do not attempt this workout unless you've received instruction from a qualified personal trainer on how to move properly -- without hurting yourself. Warm up for 5-10 minutes before starting this workout. 

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October 3, 2011 Posted by admin in Fitness, Health, Video, Weight Loss

Killer Kettlebell Workout for Fat Loss

Last month I went on my honeymoon cruise with the WIFEY and I just happened to GAIN 12-pounds in 9-days. 

Quite a feat, if you ask me.

It was not accidental. The food was good. I ate it and enjoyed it.

I chose to eat 6 HUGE meals each day and not move much. I chose to eat dessert with EVERY meal. I had fun and knew that I would work it off when the PARTY was over. 

Well, I've lost ALL of the weight and I'm STRONGER than ever. 

Anyway, there is one KILLER exercise that has been the staple of my workout and has helped get me back in TOP shape.

It's the FIRST exercise shown in the video below.

Watch the video right NOW.

Curtis Ludlow performing the kettlebell swing, squat and press exercise

In this episode of Boot Camp FX television with Curtis Ludlow you'll see another great kettlebell workout. 

This one minute fat loss workout can be performed just about anywhere. 

The workout consists of two exercises. Each exercise is to be performed for twenty seconds and followed with ten seconds rest.

The first exercise is the kettlebell swing, squat and press. 

Perform this movement for the full twenty seconds or until you can no longer maintain perfect form. 

The next exercise is the mountain climber. 

Perform the movement for twenty seconds or until you can no longer maintain perfect form. 

Rest for 30 seconds after each interval.

Perform 2-4 intervals of this muscle building kettlebell workout for fat loss.

Do not attempt this kettlebell workout or any of the exercises in this video unless you've received personal training from a qualified fitness trainer.
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October 3, 2011 Posted by admin in Fitness, Health, Video, Weight Loss

What is the Quickest Way to Lose Weight

Below are five points that answer the question, "What is the quickest way to lose weight"?

1)    Avoid processed flours and quick burn sugars. These are found in most crackers, chips, breads, cereals, sodas, candies, etc. Sugar limits fat release. Eating these products limits your body's ability to access fat as a source of fuel. Instead opt for whole grains.
 
2)    Minimize hydrogenated and saturated fats. Excessive amounts or hydrogenated fats and saturated fats have been linked to heart disease and a number of other health problems. These fats are found in red meat and in boxed foods with long shelf lives, usually.
 
3)    Take a multi-vitamin and mineral supplement every day. This acts as an insurance policy. You might be lacking some key vitamins or minerals. Taking one of these helps you cover all of you vitamin and mineral needs. Taking vitamin and meal replacement supplements ensures that all of your dietary needs are met.


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4)    Take one teaspoon of omega-3 oil every day. Omega-3's help with cellular repair. They are essential fatty acids that your body cannot produce and must be consumed from dietary sources.
 
5)    Attempt to eat a supportive meal every 3 to 3-1/2 hours. A supportive meal includes: equal parts of lean protein, starchy carbohydrate, and fibrous carbohydrate. These meals help speed metabolism.
 
These are guidelines. You will not be able to do this perfectly. Just get close to this strategy of eating. For example, I'm asking you to eat every 3 - 3 1/2 hours. 

That comes out to about 5 or 6 feedings per day. If you are only eating once or twice a day, currently, it would be foolish to even attempt to jump right in and start eating 6 meals a day. 

A better strategy would be to bump yourself up to 3-4 small feedings per day instead of your usual 1-2 big meals. 

Inch by inch is a cinch, yard by yard is hard. 

Take baby steps and succeed.
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October 3, 2011 Posted by admin in Fitness, Video, Weight Loss

Bodyweight and Kettlebell Workout for Fat Loss

Curtis Ludlow performing the kettlebell swing exercise

In the YouTube video above you'll see a kettlebell workout from Curtis Ludlow that burns fat and builds lean muscle.

This workout can be performed by both men and women. 

It consists of two total body exercises.

These movements will strengthen every single muscle in your body. 

It's a true total body workout. 

A common concern among some people is fat loss in the midsection or belly. If you want to target fat loss in that area your best bet is full body dynamic strength training intervals.

Don't make the mistake of doing sit ups in your attempts to lose the fat that covers your abdominal muscles. 

Here is the workout:

Warm up with dynamic stretching for 5-10 minutes. 

Exercise number one is a kettlebell clean and squat.

Perform the exercise for twenty seconds or until you can no longer maintain perfect form. 

The next exercise is the cross plank. Perform this movement for an additional twenty seconds or until you can no longer maintain perfect form. 

Follow each exercise with 10 seconds of recovery. 

Follow each interval with an additional 30 seconds rest. 

Perform 2-4 intervals of this workout. 

Cool down the foam rolling and light stretching. 

As your fitness level improves you should increase the challenge by increasing the resistance, number of repetitions performed or by decreasing your recovery time. 

The bodyweight and kettlebell exercises in this video are technical movements. 

Do not attempt this or any other workout unless you've received clearance from your doctor to do so. Do not attempt this workout unless you've received personal instruction from a qualified fitness trainer. 

If you like this video share with friends, co-workers and family on Facebook and Twitter. 

Thank you for watching this workout video and for your support!
Consult your doctor before starting any exercise program. The instructions and advice presented in this program are not a substitute for medical counseling. Any exercise has some risk of injury. Stop if you feel any discomfort, pain, or other symptoms, and seek medical advice. You assume the risk of injury resulting from your use of the fitness and exercise tips contained in this program. The creators, producers, participants and distributors of this program make no warranty, express or implied, regarding your individual results.

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October 3, 2011 Posted by admin in Fitness, Health, Video, Weight Loss

3 Crucial Hormones & The Best Way to Build Muscle



While the goal of building muscle and losing fat is a common one, what isn't so common is knowledge of the process by which this occurs.

The best way to build muscle is to first build an understanding of the physiology of muscle growth and the many factors involved in producing changes in body composition.

This makes building muscle at will a real possibility. 

If you know what must happen mechanically and biochemically inside your body to achieve an increase in muscle size and volume, gaining muscle becomes a matter of simply making the DECISION to do so.

In fact, there has been much written about the different ways to progressively overload the muscles of the body with various fitness and weight training techniques.

However, without a very specific biochemical response, building muscle isn't a possibility.

Curtis Ludlow performing a kettlebell exercises that targets the abdominal muscles

There is a precise hormonal cocktail, so to speak, that must be present in the body if muscle growth is to occur.

Three important hormones involved in muscle building (or the lack of muscle building) include growth hormone, cortisol and testosterone.

Growth Hormone

Growth hormone is a peptide hormone that is released due to progressive overload resistance training. 

Growth hormone also causes the release of insulin growth factor, which causes satellite cell division and proliferation.

Satellite cells are important for the building of muscle because after a resistance training session the trained muscle has been damaged and traumatized. 

The trauma results in inflammation. 

The purpose of the inflammation is to initiate a series of events that repair and rebuild a damaged or traumatized area of the body, in this case, traumatized muscles.

Cortisol

Cortisol is a steroid hormone that is produced by the adrenal cortex of the kidney. It is released during times of high stress. 

Cortisol is also responsible for gluconeogenesis. The production of glucose from sources other than glucose. 

Presence of cortisol in the system is associated with catabolism or muscle protein breakdown - the opposite of muscular hypertrophy.

Testosterone

Testosterone is an androgen (male sex hormone) responsible for the growth and function of male organs and characteristics.

Testosterone has an anabolic (muscle building) effect and occurs in significantly greater amounts in males than in females.

It also increases protein synthesis and the induction of hypertrophy in traumatized muscle mass.

These are just of few of the many biochemical processes that take place in the body after a resistance training session and progressive resistance training program.

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October 3, 2011 Posted by admin in Fitness, Health, Video, Weight Loss

Ryan Reynolds Workout

Information about Ryan Reynolds workout, Ryan Reynolds workout program, killer abs, six pack abs, and great workout programs. Find it all, including training for trinity and more.

How did Ryan Reynolds gain 20 pounds of muscle and cut his bodyfat to 1/3 of it's previous levels? Here's how...

Eat More

"I attribute my results mostly to nutrition," Reynolds says. He ate every 2 to 3 hours to burn more fat. "Your body doesn't need to store fat for energy if you're feeding it all the time".

Use Supplements

"I gained a lot more muscle mass when I went on creatine," says Reynolds. He also took L-glutamine, conjugated linoleic acid (CLA), whey, and a multivitamin.

Ryan Reynolds Workout Program for Trinity

Prepare Meals in Advance

Ryan prepares large quantities of steel cut irish oatmeal in advance so he never misses the most important meal of the day.

Eliminate Most Crappy Carbs

"Never do any of that carve-starve crap," Ryan said that he ate most of his carbs for the day after his workouts to becuase his muscle were more receptive to them at that time. And he rarely ate any after 8pm.

Do What You Like

"If you hate your workout, you're not going to do it," He said you have to like your workout if you're going to do it. He would perform ab exercises prior to the more intense lifting just because he like it.

What Ryan Reynolds Eats

Breakfast 2 eggs, some "good" fat like a spoon of almond butter or slice of avocado, and 1 cup of oatmeal with applesauce

Midmorning snack protein bar

Lunch albacore tuna wrap or chicken and salad

Mid afternoon snack protein shake (whey and water), protein bar, or apple and almonds

Dinner broiled fish or chicken, brown rice, vegetables, and salad Evening Snack protein shake

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October 3, 2011 Posted by admin in Fitness, Health, Video, Weight Loss

How to Have More Energy Naturally: 4 Best Energy Boosters

Rainbow+Starbucks=Love


The demand for energy has heightened in today's stressful and hectic environment. Eight out of ten Americans experience low energy levels on a regular basis, making them less efficient and effective. Aside from overexertion, the classic causes of lack of energy include poor food choices, pollution and lack of exercise.

It's time to put a stop to our state of exhaustion. Take a break and sign up for a fitness boot camp. Below is an outline on how fitness boot camps and better food choices will help you increase energy levels the natural way.

WATER

Feeling lack of energy is relative to one's caffeine intake since it causes energy bursts. It puts undue stress on the adrenal gland, which may result to long-term health complications. It may also cause a person to suffer restlessness and insomnia and experience lack of energy during the day. Instead, drink more water to keep the body hydrated. You may also want to consider replacing your regular coffee ritual with green tea.

Green tea is a well-known energy booster and antioxidant. In relieving your body of the effects of your poor food choices and relatively unhealthy lifestyle, fitness boot camp sessions include the monitoring and careful selection of your fluid intake.
 
EXERCISE

Say goodbye to your sedentary lifestyle. Increase your physical activity with exercise. Fitness boot camps usually involve results-oriented exercises and fun activities. Physical exercise first thing in the morning will jump start your day and effectively increase your body's energy levels.
 
NUTRITION

Improve your diet. This is a good time to start adding a variety of healthier foods to your plate. Fitness boot camps take health and wellness diets very seriously. Whenever you eat, be sure to include some of the noted super foods such as organic tomatoes, oats, wild salmon, broccoli, spinach, berries, pomegranate, nuts and garlic.
 
SUPPLEMENT

There are some supplements that can naturally enhance your energy level. Getting enough Coenzyme Q10, L-carnitine and other essential amino acids is important in combating fatigue and in fortifying general endurance. Getting enough vitamins A, C, E and B-10 complex vitamins is important in strengthening the body's defense against free radicals, which usually robs energy.

Aside from helping you increase your energy and improve your overall bodily functions, fitness boot camps have quite a reputation for weight loss. Of the available solutions to weight loss, joining and participating in a fitness boot camp could be the wisest and healthiest solution to effectively losing 10 to 20 pounds. Not only will it teach you how to maintain health, it will train you well in bringing home everything you have learned about health and wellness. And that is one happy way of achieving your goal weight.
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October 3, 2011 Posted by admin in Fitness, Health, Video, Weight Loss

Kettlebell Exercises & Strength Training

Curtis Ludlow performing a kettlebell exercise

In this Boot Camp FX workout with Curtis Ludlow you'll see two full body strength training exercises. 

The first exercise is the kettlebell swing with squat and press. This a total body strength training exercise and it's extremely effective. 

Perform the movement for 20 seconds or until you can no longer maintain good form. 

The next exercise is the bodyweight mountain climber. This is full body metabolic conditioning exercise that primarily stresses the anterior muscles of the body. 

Because the bear crawl exercise is preceded with the kettlebell compound exercise above, the effectiveness and challenge of the movement is amplified. 

Perform each exercise for 20 seconds and follow the movements with 10 seconds of recovery.

Take 30 seconds of rest between each interval. 

For best results combine this interval training workout with other Boot Camp FX videos. 

Perform a dynamic warm up for 5-10 minutes before starting your workout. 

Cool down with light stretching or self myofacial release for 10-15 minutes upon completion of your workout.

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