Saturday, December 26, 2009
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
How to burn more fat in less time
How To Burn More Fat In Less Time
Are you exercising for long periods of time to try to burn fat?
If you’re like most people you probably are, but this week I want to share with you a far better technique to use. It’s called “high intensity interval training” (HIIT) and lately it's started to become pretty famous for its obvious health benefits.
--So What Exactly Are The Benefits?
1. Major Increase in Fat Loss. In a recent study two groups were assigned different training regimens. Group A performed the regular moderate intensity cardio (like jogging or bicycling) for 20 weeks and Group B performed a HIIT routine for 15 weeks. In the end the results of each group were recorded. Group B lost 9x more fat than Group A and in 5 weeks less!
2. Increased Lactic Acid Threshold. Lactic acid is that burning sensation you feel when you work a muscle really hard. You’re lactic acid threshold is how fast your body can remove the lactic acid in your muscles. The higher the lactic acid threshold, the harder you can work your muscles before they get tired.
3. Increased peak power, or the maximum amount of energy available for a sustained period of time.
4. Increased VO2 peak or ability to utilize oxygen.
5. Shorter Workouts. I don’t know about you, but would you rather spend 30 minutes to an hour jogging along the road, or crank it up a notch and just spend 4-8 minutes performing sprints?
--So Why Does This Burn more Fat than just Jogging?
Although HIIT is much shorter than a normal “run for 30 minutes” workout, it burns more fat. To put it simply, after your HIIT training session is over with your metabolism explodes and tons of calories are being burned. So essentially with HIIT training, you burn most of the fat after your training session.
--So How Exactly Do I Perform This?
Simply put, HIIT is based around this concept: Go fast then go slow. Repeat.
You can perform HIIT routines on pretty much any machine you want ... like a treadmill, elliptical machine, cycling machine, or apply it to almost any sport (swimming, cycling, running). Try to keep the bursts of speed at around 90%-100% of max effort.
Here is a sample HIIT routine:
Sprint 20 Seconds
Rest 10 Seconds
Repeat 4-8 Times
Or
Sprint 15 Seconds
Rest 5 Seconds
Repeat 4-6 Times
These are just samples, you can change it however you want (you could even use distance instead of time), but remember, HIIT is based around the concept of fast bursts of work.
Also, to continually challenge yourself you should add to how many times you repeat the cycle. Say for instance, day one you repeat the sprint/rest cycle 8 times, well the next week you should shoot for 9 times. Also remember the amount of time you sprint, rest, and the amount of times you repeat the cycle should depend upon your athletic ability.
If you haven't trained at a high intensity since your high school gym days, take it slow at first. If you have to start at 80% intensity and perform less cycles that’s O.K. too. Everyone has to start somewhere.
You may also want to check with your doctor before performing a routine like this as it is very physically demanding.
Sabotage Defence
It never ceases to amaze me that the people in our lives we think would be the most supportive of our health and fitness goals sometimes are the ones that sabotage us the most.
You know who I'm talking about. Those family members and friends that tell you:
"Oh, just have one piece."
"Oh come on, you only live once."
"Are you really not going to eat any of this?"
We all have these "bad food" villains in our lives and if losing weight wasn't hard enough, this does not make the situation any easier. (I know you can agree with me on that one.)
Trust me, I've heard it all. In all the years that I have been eating healthy, I don't care to repeat some of the ridiculous statements that have been said to me by my family and friends (I still love them all anyway).
Here are some ways you can deal with these "bad food" villains... I mean loving family and friends while still maintaining your cool and achieving all of your health goals.
1.) Remember most of the people who are trying to sabotage your new healthy eating plan are just jealous or upset that they do not have enough determination, will power and commitment to do it themselves. Please be compassionate. If we want people to be compassionate with us, we must show compassion towards them (yup, now we're back in kindergarten). Respond to them with statements that only describe you, not them. You do not want to offend anyone or hurt anyone's feelings (or at least I hope you don't). Try statements like:
"I really feel great eating this way. It's made such a difference in my life already."
Or
"I know I am doing something great for my health and I feel awesome about it."
Or
"I really want to be a good role model for my family and my children. I want to show them all healthy habits."
Who can say anything negative to that? (I know... I'm sure you've got at least one person). What you have done however, is not attacked them at all and you have kept it positive. No sense in resorting to childish antics like "Nani Nani Poopoo, I'm healthy and you're not." Come on, nobody wants to hear that.
2.) Next are those situations where you are in someone's home and you do not want to offend them. If this is a dinner party, just do the best you can. I promise you, you will not be sabotaging all of your good efforts by eating one meal that is not part of your plan. It might actually be a good break from your routine. Here's where most people go wrong. They think if they had one bad thing now need to throw in the towel all together. One meal is NOT enough reason to give up on your health goals. Make your grandma happy by eating her lasagna (or whatever the meal may be) and don't go overboard. One piece is enough and you have not offended anyone. Wake up the next day and move forward with your healthy food, like nothing ever happened (Lasagna? What Lasagna? I didn't see any Lasagna.) Don't torture yourself, or reflect on the meal. Telling yourself you have failed and then harping about it is actually worse than eating the bad food. No more beating yourself up!
3.) If you find that there are just some people who are super negative about what you are doing no matter what you try, don't talk to them about your eating. I would love to tell you to avoid these people, but sometimes they are people who are the closest to us. Show them the wonderful side effects of healthy eating just by your actions alone. Your results will speak for themselves. I gave up on trying to convince certain people of the true benefits of healthy nutrition a long time ago. It was just too exhausting and I'm pretty sure they are now well aware of all the wonderful benefits just by my own results and actions.
Don't let anybody tell you that you can't do anything, especially reach the health and weight goals that you want. Show them what you've got by your amazing results and that will be enough to keep most people from trying to knock you down.
Are you ready to take your weight loss and your health to the next level? I know you want to take the incredible principles you have already learned and apply them for a lifetime. That is why my Supporting Eating 101 cds can guide you in much more detail than I can in this posting. Order your copy of Supportive Eating 101 Program today to see your unwanted weight continue to drop off and stay on track with this incredible health journey.
You know who I'm talking about. Those family members and friends that tell you:
"Oh, just have one piece."
"Oh come on, you only live once."
"Are you really not going to eat any of this?"
We all have these "bad food" villains in our lives and if losing weight wasn't hard enough, this does not make the situation any easier. (I know you can agree with me on that one.)
Trust me, I've heard it all. In all the years that I have been eating healthy, I don't care to repeat some of the ridiculous statements that have been said to me by my family and friends (I still love them all anyway).
Here are some ways you can deal with these "bad food" villains... I mean loving family and friends while still maintaining your cool and achieving all of your health goals.
1.) Remember most of the people who are trying to sabotage your new healthy eating plan are just jealous or upset that they do not have enough determination, will power and commitment to do it themselves. Please be compassionate. If we want people to be compassionate with us, we must show compassion towards them (yup, now we're back in kindergarten). Respond to them with statements that only describe you, not them. You do not want to offend anyone or hurt anyone's feelings (or at least I hope you don't). Try statements like:
"I really feel great eating this way. It's made such a difference in my life already."
Or
"I know I am doing something great for my health and I feel awesome about it."
Or
"I really want to be a good role model for my family and my children. I want to show them all healthy habits."
Who can say anything negative to that? (I know... I'm sure you've got at least one person). What you have done however, is not attacked them at all and you have kept it positive. No sense in resorting to childish antics like "Nani Nani Poopoo, I'm healthy and you're not." Come on, nobody wants to hear that.
2.) Next are those situations where you are in someone's home and you do not want to offend them. If this is a dinner party, just do the best you can. I promise you, you will not be sabotaging all of your good efforts by eating one meal that is not part of your plan. It might actually be a good break from your routine. Here's where most people go wrong. They think if they had one bad thing now need to throw in the towel all together. One meal is NOT enough reason to give up on your health goals. Make your grandma happy by eating her lasagna (or whatever the meal may be) and don't go overboard. One piece is enough and you have not offended anyone. Wake up the next day and move forward with your healthy food, like nothing ever happened (Lasagna? What Lasagna? I didn't see any Lasagna.) Don't torture yourself, or reflect on the meal. Telling yourself you have failed and then harping about it is actually worse than eating the bad food. No more beating yourself up!
3.) If you find that there are just some people who are super negative about what you are doing no matter what you try, don't talk to them about your eating. I would love to tell you to avoid these people, but sometimes they are people who are the closest to us. Show them the wonderful side effects of healthy eating just by your actions alone. Your results will speak for themselves. I gave up on trying to convince certain people of the true benefits of healthy nutrition a long time ago. It was just too exhausting and I'm pretty sure they are now well aware of all the wonderful benefits just by my own results and actions.
Don't let anybody tell you that you can't do anything, especially reach the health and weight goals that you want. Show them what you've got by your amazing results and that will be enough to keep most people from trying to knock you down.
Are you ready to take your weight loss and your health to the next level? I know you want to take the incredible principles you have already learned and apply them for a lifetime. That is why my Supporting Eating 101 cds can guide you in much more detail than I can in this posting. Order your copy of Supportive Eating 101 Program today to see your unwanted weight continue to drop off and stay on track with this incredible health journey.
Friday, August 7, 2009
The Importance of Staying Hydrated
It has been a while since my last post and I apologise for that,however we have had the busiest summer ever and many new and exciting expansions of our proven, guaranteed, result orientated training system. Hopefully, we will be more active on the blog to continue to give you invaluable tips on how to live in your dream body.
It's time to get back to basics and forget everything you were ever taught about drinking water.
This week we're going to talk about how to use water specifically to help you look and feel younger - now!!!
Specifically, for longevity and looking and feeling younger, healthier and firmer and more lean, you really need to consume eight ounces of plain, fresh, preferably distilled water for every 14 to 20 pounds of body weight you now carry.
If you're very active or under a lot of stress or you eat poorly or you're exposed to toxins throughout the day, than you're probably going to want to be closer to eight ounces for every 14 pounds of body weight.
But if you live a really healthy lifestyle, drinking vegetable juices on a regular basis, if you eat fresh, raw organic vegetables two or three times a day and you avoid pesticides and preservatives as much as you can, then feel free to drink just eight ounces for every 20 pounds of body weight.
The easiest way to get water in that I have found and that we found with our clients at Pro-Fitness, is simply to have a jug by you at all times.
A gallon water jug or a half a gallon water jug is best. Keep it at your desk during the day. Carry it with you in the car. Keep it right next to your bed at night so that when you wake up in the morning you immediately begin drinking it.
If you sip on water all day long, you'd be surprised how very much water you get in by the end of the day.
Water is your body's number one ally to promote lucid, clear-looking, supple skin.
Each one of these techniques that we're covering in this excerpt from the,creates a different effect on your skin or on the anti-aging process.
Water, specifically, helps give you lucid, clean-looking, supple skin.
Plus it helps keep every cell in your body well hydrated and maintained.
I know everybody reading this knows all the benefits of water so I'm not going to go drilling them into you again....
...But you need to know that without consuming ample amounts of fresh, plain, preferably distilled, water, you can never look and feel your best, let alone look and feel young and healthy.
So it's vital that you begin drinking clean, fresh water today.
Each day, begin just when you wake up in the morning, because after hours and hours of sleeping, your body becomes dehydrated and it needs immediate relief when you wake up.
So there you have it - water is the next step in your anti-aging regimen.
Next week I'm going to share with you the name of a very inexpensive nutrient that's going to help you even out your skin color, increase the radiance of your skin, and add elasticity to all your dry areas.
Plus it'll reduce inflammation whether you put it on your skin topically or you ingest it internally. It's an amazing nutrient; it has a myriad of benefits and I can't wait to share it with you (by the way, you probably already have this nutrient in the kitchen cupboard).
It's time to get back to basics and forget everything you were ever taught about drinking water.
This week we're going to talk about how to use water specifically to help you look and feel younger - now!!!
Specifically, for longevity and looking and feeling younger, healthier and firmer and more lean, you really need to consume eight ounces of plain, fresh, preferably distilled water for every 14 to 20 pounds of body weight you now carry.
If you're very active or under a lot of stress or you eat poorly or you're exposed to toxins throughout the day, than you're probably going to want to be closer to eight ounces for every 14 pounds of body weight.
But if you live a really healthy lifestyle, drinking vegetable juices on a regular basis, if you eat fresh, raw organic vegetables two or three times a day and you avoid pesticides and preservatives as much as you can, then feel free to drink just eight ounces for every 20 pounds of body weight.
The easiest way to get water in that I have found and that we found with our clients at Pro-Fitness, is simply to have a jug by you at all times.
A gallon water jug or a half a gallon water jug is best. Keep it at your desk during the day. Carry it with you in the car. Keep it right next to your bed at night so that when you wake up in the morning you immediately begin drinking it.
If you sip on water all day long, you'd be surprised how very much water you get in by the end of the day.
Water is your body's number one ally to promote lucid, clear-looking, supple skin.
Each one of these techniques that we're covering in this excerpt from the,creates a different effect on your skin or on the anti-aging process.
Water, specifically, helps give you lucid, clean-looking, supple skin.
Plus it helps keep every cell in your body well hydrated and maintained.
I know everybody reading this knows all the benefits of water so I'm not going to go drilling them into you again....
...But you need to know that without consuming ample amounts of fresh, plain, preferably distilled, water, you can never look and feel your best, let alone look and feel young and healthy.
So it's vital that you begin drinking clean, fresh water today.
Each day, begin just when you wake up in the morning, because after hours and hours of sleeping, your body becomes dehydrated and it needs immediate relief when you wake up.
So there you have it - water is the next step in your anti-aging regimen.
Next week I'm going to share with you the name of a very inexpensive nutrient that's going to help you even out your skin color, increase the radiance of your skin, and add elasticity to all your dry areas.
Plus it'll reduce inflammation whether you put it on your skin topically or you ingest it internally. It's an amazing nutrient; it has a myriad of benefits and I can't wait to share it with you (by the way, you probably already have this nutrient in the kitchen cupboard).
Friday, July 3, 2009
Tips on becoming more productive
3 businesses.
Tons of travel.
More projects than I can count.
So I, like you have a LOT going on. Here are some tips on how I get stuff done.
Plan your day the evening before. This has been the foundation of my time management system for 25 years.
Do the most important thing first. Nothing sets the tone for a productive day like knocking out a big task early.
Don’t leave email sitting in your in box. Once you decide to open an email, act on it. Either delete, reply or read. You don’t want to ‘touch’ the same email 3-4 times.
Admit multi tasking is bad. Focus on something and finish it.
Know when you work best. For me early mornings, late evenings and Sundays are best for writing.
Make it easy to get started. Prep the night before, keep what you need handy and eliminate distractions.
Organize your To-Do List every day. Your To-Do is your productivity road map for the day. Treat it accordingly.
Dare to be slow. Don’t mistake activity for achievement. Only go as quickly as you can while still delivering quality work.
Set and respect deadlines. If you don’t have deadlines you don’t get things done. Period.
Goal set. Why bother doing something if you don’t have a goal for the outcome of that activity?
Allocate your time. Know how much time something should take and plan accordingly.
Use your time wisely. We all have the same 24 hours each day, so why is there such a disparity in what high achievers accomplish versus what they average person does? How they use those hours. Use yours wisely.
Avoid disruptions. If you’re working on something, don’t let other stuff interfere. You’ll lose your momentum and reduce your productivity.
Time Block. You’d be amazed at what you can get done with one uninterrupted 30-50 minute block of time. Have a couple of those each day to work on your business or projects and watch your productivity and income soar.
Get a kitchen timer. Use it to time block.
Delegation. 20% of your stuff needs to get 80% of your attention. Delegate as much of the rest as you can.
Outsource wisely. This means outsourcing the right things and setting whoever you’re outsourcing to up for success.
Effective scheduling. Group phone calls or training sessions together. Look for ways to minimize wasted time.
Prioritize ruthlessly. Focus your time on high ROI activities. This doesn’t happen by accident. Track the return on the things you spend time on and prioritize accordingly.
Stop doing research. I could’ve said stop reading crap on the Internet instead, because that’s what most people do when they say they’re doing research.
Say NO more often. Refuse low ROI projects or activities. Not everything merits your time or attention.
Neglect stuff. Some things can sort themselves out without you spending time on them. Hard to believe, but sometimes people can figure things out for themselves.
Beat Procrastination. Just start. All you have to do is get going and more often than not you’ll get on a roll and accomplish a lot.
Avoid being a perfectionist. It will never be perfect. Never. Good enough is good enough.
Keep a notebook/PDA with you and write down your thoughts. I use a small Moleskin I keep in my pocket all day.
Google Calendar. Simple. Can be shared with colleagues and VA’s. Free.
Google Docs. Can be accessed anywhere and shared just like Google Calendar.
One Email Account. Have all of your emails funneled to one account.
I could’ve gone on for days, but the keys to productivity are Getting Started and Getting Done.
So this should get you started getting more done!
Don"t be Lazy....Be Lean! Brian
Tons of travel.
More projects than I can count.
So I, like you have a LOT going on. Here are some tips on how I get stuff done.
Plan your day the evening before. This has been the foundation of my time management system for 25 years.
Do the most important thing first. Nothing sets the tone for a productive day like knocking out a big task early.
Don’t leave email sitting in your in box. Once you decide to open an email, act on it. Either delete, reply or read. You don’t want to ‘touch’ the same email 3-4 times.
Admit multi tasking is bad. Focus on something and finish it.
Know when you work best. For me early mornings, late evenings and Sundays are best for writing.
Make it easy to get started. Prep the night before, keep what you need handy and eliminate distractions.
Organize your To-Do List every day. Your To-Do is your productivity road map for the day. Treat it accordingly.
Dare to be slow. Don’t mistake activity for achievement. Only go as quickly as you can while still delivering quality work.
Set and respect deadlines. If you don’t have deadlines you don’t get things done. Period.
Goal set. Why bother doing something if you don’t have a goal for the outcome of that activity?
Allocate your time. Know how much time something should take and plan accordingly.
Use your time wisely. We all have the same 24 hours each day, so why is there such a disparity in what high achievers accomplish versus what they average person does? How they use those hours. Use yours wisely.
Avoid disruptions. If you’re working on something, don’t let other stuff interfere. You’ll lose your momentum and reduce your productivity.
Time Block. You’d be amazed at what you can get done with one uninterrupted 30-50 minute block of time. Have a couple of those each day to work on your business or projects and watch your productivity and income soar.
Get a kitchen timer. Use it to time block.
Delegation. 20% of your stuff needs to get 80% of your attention. Delegate as much of the rest as you can.
Outsource wisely. This means outsourcing the right things and setting whoever you’re outsourcing to up for success.
Effective scheduling. Group phone calls or training sessions together. Look for ways to minimize wasted time.
Prioritize ruthlessly. Focus your time on high ROI activities. This doesn’t happen by accident. Track the return on the things you spend time on and prioritize accordingly.
Stop doing research. I could’ve said stop reading crap on the Internet instead, because that’s what most people do when they say they’re doing research.
Say NO more often. Refuse low ROI projects or activities. Not everything merits your time or attention.
Neglect stuff. Some things can sort themselves out without you spending time on them. Hard to believe, but sometimes people can figure things out for themselves.
Beat Procrastination. Just start. All you have to do is get going and more often than not you’ll get on a roll and accomplish a lot.
Avoid being a perfectionist. It will never be perfect. Never. Good enough is good enough.
Keep a notebook/PDA with you and write down your thoughts. I use a small Moleskin I keep in my pocket all day.
Google Calendar. Simple. Can be shared with colleagues and VA’s. Free.
Google Docs. Can be accessed anywhere and shared just like Google Calendar.
One Email Account. Have all of your emails funneled to one account.
I could’ve gone on for days, but the keys to productivity are Getting Started and Getting Done.
So this should get you started getting more done!
Don"t be Lazy....Be Lean! Brian
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Cellulite Solution?
Got Cellulite?
I get this question all the time: What do
I do about cellulite?
I almost feel guilty. As a man, I have far
less experience with it. Cellulite can
affect men, but it's almost an exclusively
female thing.
But here's something that I've seen help.
Aside from a healthy low-insulin diet and a solid weight
training program (both are musts) you
should do this: Train with interval cardio
for 30 minutes 5 days a week. 3 minutes at
85% intensity; 5 minutes at 65% intensity,
then repeat three times. Warm up and cool
down takes the rest of your time.
But the trick is this: Part of your lower
intervals involve tensing the muscles where
you have cellulite. Obviously this will
demand you stepping off the treadmill or
stopping your walk/jog, but tense for 10
seconds per muscle 3 times, then continue.
Then after your workout tense and stretch
for 10-15 minutes.
Focus your mind on the areas of cellulite
the entire time. Picture them receding into
your skin. I know this sounds a bit "odd",
but this combo has worked for quite a few
women. They have either eliminated the
cellulite or radically reduced it.
Bear in mind: Until you get your dietplan
under control and get rid of the obvious
bodyfat, cellulite may not budge. But keep
going -- and keep building the muscle in
the area of the cellulite in the process.
You'll be happy with the results.
I get this question all the time: What do
I do about cellulite?
I almost feel guilty. As a man, I have far
less experience with it. Cellulite can
affect men, but it's almost an exclusively
female thing.
But here's something that I've seen help.
Aside from a healthy low-insulin diet and a solid weight
training program (both are musts) you
should do this: Train with interval cardio
for 30 minutes 5 days a week. 3 minutes at
85% intensity; 5 minutes at 65% intensity,
then repeat three times. Warm up and cool
down takes the rest of your time.
But the trick is this: Part of your lower
intervals involve tensing the muscles where
you have cellulite. Obviously this will
demand you stepping off the treadmill or
stopping your walk/jog, but tense for 10
seconds per muscle 3 times, then continue.
Then after your workout tense and stretch
for 10-15 minutes.
Focus your mind on the areas of cellulite
the entire time. Picture them receding into
your skin. I know this sounds a bit "odd",
but this combo has worked for quite a few
women. They have either eliminated the
cellulite or radically reduced it.
Bear in mind: Until you get your dietplan
under control and get rid of the obvious
bodyfat, cellulite may not budge. But keep
going -- and keep building the muscle in
the area of the cellulite in the process.
You'll be happy with the results.
Sunday, June 21, 2009
61 Universal Success Tips
61 Universal Success Tips For a Better Life and Business
I don't know how you define success, but for me, it's being able to do what I want, when I want, for as long as I want…
and if I could add just one more tiny little thing to my definition of success - it would be to have positively affected humanity in one way or another, no matter how small, before I kick the can.
That’s me, what about you?
Today I just started jotting down ideas as quickly as they came to me. When I was done I ended up with this list of 61 success tips for a better life, business, and general world domination stuff.
Here they are… in no particular order…I hope you like them. And these came from many different sources over many years of experience and hundreds of books, cd’s, seminars, private coaching sessions, you name it, from many different people to numerous to name.
1. Serve a starving crowd. Don't be everything to everyone. Find your niche, the things you're passionate about, and the people you like working with. Life's too short to just "get by".
2. Create multiple income streams. Gone are the days of linear income. Today the most successful have multiple income streams. If you want reliability, REAL security and stability in your business… think multiple income streams.
3. Leverage time, technology, and others, and by that I mean VALUE your time and do the things that move you forward and outsource everything else.
4. Create recurring income streams because who wants to only be as good as their last sale?
5. Thank your parents. Seriously. I'm thankful to my parents for bring me to this awesome country at such a young age. The opportunities I have here are ENDLESS. When was the last time you thanked your parents?
6. Pay it forward. It just flat out feels good. And when you do, without expecting anything in return, the universe somehow pays you back in spades.
7. Be thankful for what you have. No one is entitled.
8. Build, nurture, and cultivate your list. The list is king. Always has been… and always will be. Abuse or neglect your list and pay the price.
9. Never give up - you don't know if you are just one more step away from success.
10. Focus on the critical 5% because these are the things that leap frog you forward in life and business. Outsource the other 95%.
11. Don't major on minor things.
12. Always up sell, because if you have a decent product or service then you have an ethical obligation to give your clients the best you have.
13. Charge what you're worth. Never undervalue yourself. Don't compete on price. Raise your rates NOW and increase value. It's really a simple formula.
14. The money's in the backend. If you don't or won't sell your clients more of what they want - they'll give your money to someone else.
15. Solve a problem. It's really that simple. Be the solution to a specific program.
16. Never lie, cheat, or steal. Its short sighted, gets you nowhere fast, and once again the universe will pay you back in spades if you do.
17. Get a little bit of money from a lot of people. This advice was the biggest "ah ha" moment of my life.
18. Guarantee everything. People are skeptical these days and rightfully so, there's so much crap out there. Do you believe in your product or service? Put your money where your mouth is and guarantee it.
19. Keep your word. ALWAYS
20. Live in abundance. It's a state of mind and a way if life. There's enough for everyone.
21. Avoid crabs and vampires. You know who they are in your life. The folks that are like kryptonite when they come around you. AVOID THEM AT ALL COST.
22. Read two books a month.
23. Blog about it. It's your platform to your market and followers. But don't
deliver bad content unless you want to create a MASSIVE disconnect.
24. Buy speed. Specialized information has never been as easy to get as it is today. All you got to do is invest in the stuff and you'll buy yourself years of speed.
25. Ready - shoot - aim. NOT Ready, aim, shoot.
26. Study Direct response marketing because unlike 'traditional brand marketing" it delivers results that you can track.
27. Master crafting killer sales copy if you want to sell a shit pile of stuff.
28. Action trumps knowledge - period. It's a lie… knowledge is not power. Knowledge APPLIED is.
29. Don't wait for perfect. Perfect will never happen.
30. Learn to sell. This is the single most HIGH DEMAND skill ever. Nothing happens until a sale is made.
31. Model success, studies others, and learns from those who have already done it right.
32. Take time off to decompress, bring back down to neutral once in a while.
33. Try new things.
34. Network often. It's not WHAT you know; it's WHO you know, and how THEY feel about you.
35. Ask for help. No man (or woman) is an island.
36. Look for mentors, people you can learn from, people you look up to, people who are already where you want to be.
37. Less talk more action. Just get it done… anyone can talk big.
38. Make it new and improved. If you want more sales, reinvent yourself and your products. Look at what happened to Coke when they introduced the fridge pack or Trident gum when they repackaged their product - both products increased sales virtually overnight. People want new and improved… so give it to them.
39. Exercise you body. Some of the best business ideas I get come to me while I'm working out. It's proven that workouts release "happy hormones" into your bloodstream and working out alters your state-of-mind and makes you more creative.
40. Exercise your mind. Challenge yourself. Take in new information, thoughts, ideas, and concepts. Expand your mind.
41. Publish a book - become an instant authority.
42. Success happens in chaos, a line from Dan Kennedy. And it's true.
43. Catch the big fish. You're going to work just as hard to get the big fish as you do with getting the small ones. The bigger fish are way more profitable and require much less maintenance.
44. Repel riff-raff’s. Inevitably you'll attract riff raffs, tire kickers, people who can't (or won't) afford what you're selling. Learn to spot them quickly and set up systems to repel them. Let them go to your competitors.
45. Come with a giving hand. Zig Ziglar says "when you help enough people get what they want… you'll get what you want." Eben Pagan says be a value ADDER to other people's lives and not a value EXTRACTOR.
46. It's about what you KEEP not what you EARN. Manage your business, your profits, and your expenses.
47. Fail forward. I'd rather reach for 10,000,000 and only hit 5,000,000 than reach for 100,000 and make it.
48. Protect your time. You only have so much of it and there are way too many vampires trying to take it.
49. Listen. Don't "wait to speak"… actually listen.
50. Have unreasonable expectations. Dream big… no matter how stupid it seems to others.
51. Be humble.
52. Know what you want. Forget about keeping up with the Jones'. What do YOU want?
53. Know your numbers. You can tell me anything you want about your business, but nothing will tell a more truthful story than the actual numbers.
54. Be unique and original.
55. Make it irresistible. Give them a compelling reason to BUY IT now.
56. Pre-sell. Don't wait for the doors to open or for the site to be up. See it now.
57. Cross-sell. What else can you sell them? What else do they WANT?
58. Think high profit low risk.
59. Strike while the iron's hot. Don't think about, kick it around, or get to it later. If you have a good idea… there's no better time than NOW to get on it.
60. Understand how money moves… because it's always moving… to… or away from you.
61. Enjoy life. This is not a trial run.
I don't know how you define success, but for me, it's being able to do what I want, when I want, for as long as I want…
and if I could add just one more tiny little thing to my definition of success - it would be to have positively affected humanity in one way or another, no matter how small, before I kick the can.
That’s me, what about you?
Today I just started jotting down ideas as quickly as they came to me. When I was done I ended up with this list of 61 success tips for a better life, business, and general world domination stuff.
Here they are… in no particular order…I hope you like them. And these came from many different sources over many years of experience and hundreds of books, cd’s, seminars, private coaching sessions, you name it, from many different people to numerous to name.
1. Serve a starving crowd. Don't be everything to everyone. Find your niche, the things you're passionate about, and the people you like working with. Life's too short to just "get by".
2. Create multiple income streams. Gone are the days of linear income. Today the most successful have multiple income streams. If you want reliability, REAL security and stability in your business… think multiple income streams.
3. Leverage time, technology, and others, and by that I mean VALUE your time and do the things that move you forward and outsource everything else.
4. Create recurring income streams because who wants to only be as good as their last sale?
5. Thank your parents. Seriously. I'm thankful to my parents for bring me to this awesome country at such a young age. The opportunities I have here are ENDLESS. When was the last time you thanked your parents?
6. Pay it forward. It just flat out feels good. And when you do, without expecting anything in return, the universe somehow pays you back in spades.
7. Be thankful for what you have. No one is entitled.
8. Build, nurture, and cultivate your list. The list is king. Always has been… and always will be. Abuse or neglect your list and pay the price.
9. Never give up - you don't know if you are just one more step away from success.
10. Focus on the critical 5% because these are the things that leap frog you forward in life and business. Outsource the other 95%.
11. Don't major on minor things.
12. Always up sell, because if you have a decent product or service then you have an ethical obligation to give your clients the best you have.
13. Charge what you're worth. Never undervalue yourself. Don't compete on price. Raise your rates NOW and increase value. It's really a simple formula.
14. The money's in the backend. If you don't or won't sell your clients more of what they want - they'll give your money to someone else.
15. Solve a problem. It's really that simple. Be the solution to a specific program.
16. Never lie, cheat, or steal. Its short sighted, gets you nowhere fast, and once again the universe will pay you back in spades if you do.
17. Get a little bit of money from a lot of people. This advice was the biggest "ah ha" moment of my life.
18. Guarantee everything. People are skeptical these days and rightfully so, there's so much crap out there. Do you believe in your product or service? Put your money where your mouth is and guarantee it.
19. Keep your word. ALWAYS
20. Live in abundance. It's a state of mind and a way if life. There's enough for everyone.
21. Avoid crabs and vampires. You know who they are in your life. The folks that are like kryptonite when they come around you. AVOID THEM AT ALL COST.
22. Read two books a month.
23. Blog about it. It's your platform to your market and followers. But don't
deliver bad content unless you want to create a MASSIVE disconnect.
24. Buy speed. Specialized information has never been as easy to get as it is today. All you got to do is invest in the stuff and you'll buy yourself years of speed.
25. Ready - shoot - aim. NOT Ready, aim, shoot.
26. Study Direct response marketing because unlike 'traditional brand marketing" it delivers results that you can track.
27. Master crafting killer sales copy if you want to sell a shit pile of stuff.
28. Action trumps knowledge - period. It's a lie… knowledge is not power. Knowledge APPLIED is.
29. Don't wait for perfect. Perfect will never happen.
30. Learn to sell. This is the single most HIGH DEMAND skill ever. Nothing happens until a sale is made.
31. Model success, studies others, and learns from those who have already done it right.
32. Take time off to decompress, bring back down to neutral once in a while.
33. Try new things.
34. Network often. It's not WHAT you know; it's WHO you know, and how THEY feel about you.
35. Ask for help. No man (or woman) is an island.
36. Look for mentors, people you can learn from, people you look up to, people who are already where you want to be.
37. Less talk more action. Just get it done… anyone can talk big.
38. Make it new and improved. If you want more sales, reinvent yourself and your products. Look at what happened to Coke when they introduced the fridge pack or Trident gum when they repackaged their product - both products increased sales virtually overnight. People want new and improved… so give it to them.
39. Exercise you body. Some of the best business ideas I get come to me while I'm working out. It's proven that workouts release "happy hormones" into your bloodstream and working out alters your state-of-mind and makes you more creative.
40. Exercise your mind. Challenge yourself. Take in new information, thoughts, ideas, and concepts. Expand your mind.
41. Publish a book - become an instant authority.
42. Success happens in chaos, a line from Dan Kennedy. And it's true.
43. Catch the big fish. You're going to work just as hard to get the big fish as you do with getting the small ones. The bigger fish are way more profitable and require much less maintenance.
44. Repel riff-raff’s. Inevitably you'll attract riff raffs, tire kickers, people who can't (or won't) afford what you're selling. Learn to spot them quickly and set up systems to repel them. Let them go to your competitors.
45. Come with a giving hand. Zig Ziglar says "when you help enough people get what they want… you'll get what you want." Eben Pagan says be a value ADDER to other people's lives and not a value EXTRACTOR.
46. It's about what you KEEP not what you EARN. Manage your business, your profits, and your expenses.
47. Fail forward. I'd rather reach for 10,000,000 and only hit 5,000,000 than reach for 100,000 and make it.
48. Protect your time. You only have so much of it and there are way too many vampires trying to take it.
49. Listen. Don't "wait to speak"… actually listen.
50. Have unreasonable expectations. Dream big… no matter how stupid it seems to others.
51. Be humble.
52. Know what you want. Forget about keeping up with the Jones'. What do YOU want?
53. Know your numbers. You can tell me anything you want about your business, but nothing will tell a more truthful story than the actual numbers.
54. Be unique and original.
55. Make it irresistible. Give them a compelling reason to BUY IT now.
56. Pre-sell. Don't wait for the doors to open or for the site to be up. See it now.
57. Cross-sell. What else can you sell them? What else do they WANT?
58. Think high profit low risk.
59. Strike while the iron's hot. Don't think about, kick it around, or get to it later. If you have a good idea… there's no better time than NOW to get on it.
60. Understand how money moves… because it's always moving… to… or away from you.
61. Enjoy life. This is not a trial run.
Thursday, June 18, 2009
The Secret to have anyhting in life you want.
The secret to have anything in life you want!
I was asked the other day while on my flight to Boston by a fellow passenger.....”It is so hard to get in shape, how do you create the body and health you want when you have tried, and tried, only to fail time and time again?” Great question! Really made me think as to what to say to this very over weight guy. First thing I thought was why I opened my big mouth. I really just wanted to sleep!
I thought for a moment and replied, you have got to stop figuring out how you will get in shape.
My guy looked very confused. He then asked, “What do you mean?” I’m sure he thought I was out of my mind.
I have been training people for the better part of my life and seriously now for 10 years. In a nutshell it takes three things to get your best body and health....MIND, MUSCLE, and MEALS. Mind is the most important, as this is where the battle wages and why so many people are always starting and stopping in their efforts to get in shape. Gyms have learned to cash in on this reality with yearly fees that they know people will never use. Gyms with 2,000 to 5,000 members! Can you imagine if they all used the facility consistently!
Here is the key I said, “If you try and figure out how you will do it, you will limit yourself to what your ego can see and do.” Set a goal and then turn it over to your subconscious mind, which is connected to the spirit of everything and everyone, and let it bring the goal to you and you to your goal. Just follow your inner promptings, and act on the opportunities that come your way, and you will get there.”
Now I’m sure my friend was totally confused as he choked on his peanuts.
I said, “If you would like, I will help you. I will give you a proven system to follow, and all you have to do is realise that the secret to all of this, the secret to getting anything in your life including your health and dream body is:
1. Know what you don’t want
2. Decide what you do want
3. Clear all negative and limiting beliefs
4. Feel what it will be like to be in great shape
5. Let go as you act and follow my system, and allow the results to manifest.
That’s it!
In reality you can’t manufacture your outcomes, you just participate in them. And you participate best when you let your auto pilot take over....your sub-conscious mind.
I then recommemened that he read Psycho-Cybernetics by Dr. Maxwell Maltz and go to my online training site www.myhitechtrainer.com/herosian and sign up! While on the Cape, two days later my friend sent me an e-mail and had signed up for my 12 week program and said he has never been more motivated to get started.
I was asked the other day while on my flight to Boston by a fellow passenger.....”It is so hard to get in shape, how do you create the body and health you want when you have tried, and tried, only to fail time and time again?” Great question! Really made me think as to what to say to this very over weight guy. First thing I thought was why I opened my big mouth. I really just wanted to sleep!
I thought for a moment and replied, you have got to stop figuring out how you will get in shape.
My guy looked very confused. He then asked, “What do you mean?” I’m sure he thought I was out of my mind.
I have been training people for the better part of my life and seriously now for 10 years. In a nutshell it takes three things to get your best body and health....MIND, MUSCLE, and MEALS. Mind is the most important, as this is where the battle wages and why so many people are always starting and stopping in their efforts to get in shape. Gyms have learned to cash in on this reality with yearly fees that they know people will never use. Gyms with 2,000 to 5,000 members! Can you imagine if they all used the facility consistently!
Here is the key I said, “If you try and figure out how you will do it, you will limit yourself to what your ego can see and do.” Set a goal and then turn it over to your subconscious mind, which is connected to the spirit of everything and everyone, and let it bring the goal to you and you to your goal. Just follow your inner promptings, and act on the opportunities that come your way, and you will get there.”
Now I’m sure my friend was totally confused as he choked on his peanuts.
I said, “If you would like, I will help you. I will give you a proven system to follow, and all you have to do is realise that the secret to all of this, the secret to getting anything in your life including your health and dream body is:
1. Know what you don’t want
2. Decide what you do want
3. Clear all negative and limiting beliefs
4. Feel what it will be like to be in great shape
5. Let go as you act and follow my system, and allow the results to manifest.
That’s it!
In reality you can’t manufacture your outcomes, you just participate in them. And you participate best when you let your auto pilot take over....your sub-conscious mind.
I then recommemened that he read Psycho-Cybernetics by Dr. Maxwell Maltz and go to my online training site www.myhitechtrainer.com/herosian and sign up! While on the Cape, two days later my friend sent me an e-mail and had signed up for my 12 week program and said he has never been more motivated to get started.
Monday, May 18, 2009
12 muscle building tips
Here’s a quick list of a dozen simple muscle building tips that you can start using immediately.
–If you are a beginner do full body workouts.
–If you are intermediate or advanced do upper/lower splits.
–When in doubt do more chin ups, dips and pushups. These are still the best upper body mass builders around and nothing is bound to replace them any time soon.
–Most guys will make great progress with three weight training workouts per week. More than that may lead to recover issues for some people. Others will be fine but the fourth day won’t necessarily provide significantly better results. Also, remember that mental recovery is just as important as physical. You will usually be more excited and fired up to go to the gym three days a week than four. Especially if this is something you plan on doing for the rest of your life.
–If you train four days per week it’s best to not have two back to back training days more than once. So train on Mon, Wed, Fri, Sat or Mon, Tues, Thurs, Sat.
–As the great strength coach, Ethan Reeve once said, “I have yet to find a better way to get strong than lifting heavy.” Load up the bar, keep adding weight over time, and you will get strong. Eat enough calories while doing that and you will get very big as well. A simple muscle building tip that works every time.
–Having said that, it should be noted that certain exercises aren’t meant to be done heavy. Some of these are split squats, dips and neck work. Exercise caution with any movement that puts you in an unfavorable joint position. But for the big exercises like presses, squats, rows and deads, go heavy.
–The foam roller is your friend. Use it often and you will see a great improvement in tissue quality and will feel better all around. Same for tennis balls, lacrosse balls and other forms of self massage. Getting in to Leanne for a great massage from time to time is also highly recommended.
–Twenty five to fifty total reps per body part, twice per week will lead to huge mass gains in most intermediate to advanced lifters. Any more than that is not usually needed.
–All reps are not created equal. One set of 25 is not the same as five sets of five. Heavier weights will bring about an earlier recruitment of the fast twitch fibers and create more microtrauma. This will lead to more/faster myofibrillar hypertrophy. In simple terms you will build “real muscle” faster with lower rep sets.
–Higher rep sets of 12-20 will lead to size gains through increased glycogen/water/energy storage. This is usually considered “non functional” tissue, but if you are only training for size and strength and not a power sport, who cares? Use both rep ranges to get the best of both worlds.
–To find your optimal squat stance get in the exact same position you would play linebacker in. That is usually pretty damn close. Note the angle of your upper body. That is the angle you want to be at while squatting down. If you are more upright than that you will be very weak and there will usually be too much stress on your knees. If you are leaning forward any further there will be too much stress on your lower back.
There you have it! please leave your comments and let me know what you would like to see on my blog!
Don"t be lazy....be lean!
–If you are a beginner do full body workouts.
–If you are intermediate or advanced do upper/lower splits.
–When in doubt do more chin ups, dips and pushups. These are still the best upper body mass builders around and nothing is bound to replace them any time soon.
–Most guys will make great progress with three weight training workouts per week. More than that may lead to recover issues for some people. Others will be fine but the fourth day won’t necessarily provide significantly better results. Also, remember that mental recovery is just as important as physical. You will usually be more excited and fired up to go to the gym three days a week than four. Especially if this is something you plan on doing for the rest of your life.
–If you train four days per week it’s best to not have two back to back training days more than once. So train on Mon, Wed, Fri, Sat or Mon, Tues, Thurs, Sat.
–As the great strength coach, Ethan Reeve once said, “I have yet to find a better way to get strong than lifting heavy.” Load up the bar, keep adding weight over time, and you will get strong. Eat enough calories while doing that and you will get very big as well. A simple muscle building tip that works every time.
–Having said that, it should be noted that certain exercises aren’t meant to be done heavy. Some of these are split squats, dips and neck work. Exercise caution with any movement that puts you in an unfavorable joint position. But for the big exercises like presses, squats, rows and deads, go heavy.
–The foam roller is your friend. Use it often and you will see a great improvement in tissue quality and will feel better all around. Same for tennis balls, lacrosse balls and other forms of self massage. Getting in to Leanne for a great massage from time to time is also highly recommended.
–Twenty five to fifty total reps per body part, twice per week will lead to huge mass gains in most intermediate to advanced lifters. Any more than that is not usually needed.
–All reps are not created equal. One set of 25 is not the same as five sets of five. Heavier weights will bring about an earlier recruitment of the fast twitch fibers and create more microtrauma. This will lead to more/faster myofibrillar hypertrophy. In simple terms you will build “real muscle” faster with lower rep sets.
–Higher rep sets of 12-20 will lead to size gains through increased glycogen/water/energy storage. This is usually considered “non functional” tissue, but if you are only training for size and strength and not a power sport, who cares? Use both rep ranges to get the best of both worlds.
–To find your optimal squat stance get in the exact same position you would play linebacker in. That is usually pretty damn close. Note the angle of your upper body. That is the angle you want to be at while squatting down. If you are more upright than that you will be very weak and there will usually be too much stress on your knees. If you are leaning forward any further there will be too much stress on your lower back.
There you have it! please leave your comments and let me know what you would like to see on my blog!
Don"t be lazy....be lean!
Thursday, April 16, 2009
11 tips for the Body of your Dreams in 90 days
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11 Steps that Absolutely Guarantee you'll have the
Body of your Dreams in 90 days or Less!
Get these tips and more on Nutrition 101 Audio Cd's available on www.pro-fitnesstraining.com
1. Persistence!
Violate this step and you'll never achieve permanent results. A study was recently concluded conducted a 10 year study which proves that persistence is the single most important aspect of any diet or exercise program. The study followed a group of people (group #1) who exercised and dieted very strictly, but sporadically and compared those results to a group of people (group #2) who exercised mildly and followed a very basic diet, but this group never varied from their routine. Even though group #2 exercised and dieted far less (but did so persistently) they got 68% better results than those who exercised and dieted VERY STRICTLY but only occasionally.
2. Workout around other people.
Working out with others will get you about 43% faster results!!!
3. Don't take bad advice.
Take ONLY the advice of those people who look strong & healthy themselves, and, whom you know to be knowledgeable about health & fitness!
4. ALWAYS keep an eye on your pulse.
When doing aerobic or cardiovascular training! Keeping your pulse inside your 80% target heart rate zone will burn up to 9 times more calories. Dropping below your target heart rate will not burn nearly as many fat calories, and going above your target heart rate may lead to muscle breakdown.
5. Surround yourself with winners.
One of the key qualities of all successful people is that they avoid negative people and they spend the majority of their time surrounded by those who have already achieved what they themselves seek to achieve. So if your goal is to weigh 135 pounds by eating healthy and living an energy full life - then seek out others who already live a healthy lifestyle and weigh 135 pounds. Hanging out with people who just talk about getting in shape but never take persistent action will ensure that you never reach your goal.
6. Know your outcome.
Have specific goals. Get a photo (or several) of what you WILL look like when you reach your goal, then focus only on that image. Quickly erase any negative beliefs or images that may enter into your mind during your day.
7. Increase you water intake.
Water is a key component to life. No living creature can survive without a fresh supply of pure water each and every day. If you do not consume enough fresh water every day, your body will age faster, appear fatter, be more susceptible to germs and colds, lose joint mobility, and much more. Generally speaking, most people who weigh under 150 pounds require no less than 8-10 glasses per day, those who weigh between 150-250 pounds require about 16 glasses per day.
8. Watch where your calories come from.
Without a doubt, we eat way too much sugar and fat. Moderation was the key in the past, now the key is moderation and the exclusion of junk food. One or two binges per year are generally OK if you are a normal healthy individual, but more is absolutely not OK.
9. Increase the number of meals consumed per day.
On average, you should be eating some form of protein and vegetable combination that's low in fat and high in fiber every 2 -3 hours of the day. Doing so will give you an almost unfair advantage over those who only eat the normal 3 meals (or less) each day.
10. Visualize Clearly and Often.
Design your new body in your mind first. You cannot achieve your idea of the perfect body if you don't have an idea of what the perfect body means to you. Take 10 minutes when you are sure not to be disturbed by people or phone calls, get comfortable, fully relax, then begin to dream about what you will look like when you have achieved your goal. Be specific, what will your calves look like, your legs, your butt, your lower back, your stomach, your chest, your upper back, your shoulders, your neck and your face. Then review this image as often throughout each day as possible (never less than 3x/day).
11. Cardio...Cardio...Cardio.
Cardiovascular exercising along with strength training does more for the health and the appearance of the human body than any other form of exercise. You will learn how much and what type of cardio and strength training is right for your particular body and goals at Pro-Fitness. Then refer to step #1 and do it persistently.
11 Steps that Absolutely Guarantee you'll have the
Body of your Dreams in 90 days or Less!
Get these tips and more on Nutrition 101 Audio Cd's available on www.pro-fitnesstraining.com
1. Persistence!
Violate this step and you'll never achieve permanent results. A study was recently concluded conducted a 10 year study which proves that persistence is the single most important aspect of any diet or exercise program. The study followed a group of people (group #1) who exercised and dieted very strictly, but sporadically and compared those results to a group of people (group #2) who exercised mildly and followed a very basic diet, but this group never varied from their routine. Even though group #2 exercised and dieted far less (but did so persistently) they got 68% better results than those who exercised and dieted VERY STRICTLY but only occasionally.
2. Workout around other people.
Working out with others will get you about 43% faster results!!!
3. Don't take bad advice.
Take ONLY the advice of those people who look strong & healthy themselves, and, whom you know to be knowledgeable about health & fitness!
4. ALWAYS keep an eye on your pulse.
When doing aerobic or cardiovascular training! Keeping your pulse inside your 80% target heart rate zone will burn up to 9 times more calories. Dropping below your target heart rate will not burn nearly as many fat calories, and going above your target heart rate may lead to muscle breakdown.
5. Surround yourself with winners.
One of the key qualities of all successful people is that they avoid negative people and they spend the majority of their time surrounded by those who have already achieved what they themselves seek to achieve. So if your goal is to weigh 135 pounds by eating healthy and living an energy full life - then seek out others who already live a healthy lifestyle and weigh 135 pounds. Hanging out with people who just talk about getting in shape but never take persistent action will ensure that you never reach your goal.
6. Know your outcome.
Have specific goals. Get a photo (or several) of what you WILL look like when you reach your goal, then focus only on that image. Quickly erase any negative beliefs or images that may enter into your mind during your day.
7. Increase you water intake.
Water is a key component to life. No living creature can survive without a fresh supply of pure water each and every day. If you do not consume enough fresh water every day, your body will age faster, appear fatter, be more susceptible to germs and colds, lose joint mobility, and much more. Generally speaking, most people who weigh under 150 pounds require no less than 8-10 glasses per day, those who weigh between 150-250 pounds require about 16 glasses per day.
8. Watch where your calories come from.
Without a doubt, we eat way too much sugar and fat. Moderation was the key in the past, now the key is moderation and the exclusion of junk food. One or two binges per year are generally OK if you are a normal healthy individual, but more is absolutely not OK.
9. Increase the number of meals consumed per day.
On average, you should be eating some form of protein and vegetable combination that's low in fat and high in fiber every 2 -3 hours of the day. Doing so will give you an almost unfair advantage over those who only eat the normal 3 meals (or less) each day.
10. Visualize Clearly and Often.
Design your new body in your mind first. You cannot achieve your idea of the perfect body if you don't have an idea of what the perfect body means to you. Take 10 minutes when you are sure not to be disturbed by people or phone calls, get comfortable, fully relax, then begin to dream about what you will look like when you have achieved your goal. Be specific, what will your calves look like, your legs, your butt, your lower back, your stomach, your chest, your upper back, your shoulders, your neck and your face. Then review this image as often throughout each day as possible (never less than 3x/day).
11. Cardio...Cardio...Cardio.
Cardiovascular exercising along with strength training does more for the health and the appearance of the human body than any other form of exercise. You will learn how much and what type of cardio and strength training is right for your particular body and goals at Pro-Fitness. Then refer to step #1 and do it persistently.
Friday, March 20, 2009
Effective Fat Loss Strategies When Dining Out
7 Effetive Fat Loss Strategies
When Dining Out
1. Develop a plan in advance. Look at the restaurant menu
online and decide on the healthiest option that you’d enjoy …
and stick to it.
2. Eat a small, healthy snack before dining out. If you’re
pleasantly hungry, rather than starved, you can relax, eat
slowly and enjoy the meal, rather than risk losing control by
overeating unhealthy foods.
3. Load up on vegetables. Unless they are friend or soaked in
butter or oil, you cannot go wrong with veggies because they
are very low in calories, high in iber and loaded with other
beneicial nutrients, and have almost no adverse aff ect on
blood sugar levels.
4. Include a lean protein source. For example, if you order a
large salad, ask the waiter to add grilled chicken or cottage
cheese.
5. Make simple, healthier changes to the meals you enjoy.
If you only order what you think you “should” rather than
what you really want, you may be satisfied physically, but not
psychologically … and will most likely crave something more
… and end up making poor choices later on.
6. Drink plenty of water and eat slowly.
7. Listen to your body and stop eating when you begin to feel
full, not necessarily when your plate is empty. No one says
you have to eat the entire meal – box it up and enjoy the rest
later.
When Dining Out
1. Develop a plan in advance. Look at the restaurant menu
online and decide on the healthiest option that you’d enjoy …
and stick to it.
2. Eat a small, healthy snack before dining out. If you’re
pleasantly hungry, rather than starved, you can relax, eat
slowly and enjoy the meal, rather than risk losing control by
overeating unhealthy foods.
3. Load up on vegetables. Unless they are friend or soaked in
butter or oil, you cannot go wrong with veggies because they
are very low in calories, high in iber and loaded with other
beneicial nutrients, and have almost no adverse aff ect on
blood sugar levels.
4. Include a lean protein source. For example, if you order a
large salad, ask the waiter to add grilled chicken or cottage
cheese.
5. Make simple, healthier changes to the meals you enjoy.
If you only order what you think you “should” rather than
what you really want, you may be satisfied physically, but not
psychologically … and will most likely crave something more
… and end up making poor choices later on.
6. Drink plenty of water and eat slowly.
7. Listen to your body and stop eating when you begin to feel
full, not necessarily when your plate is empty. No one says
you have to eat the entire meal – box it up and enjoy the rest
later.
Friday, March 13, 2009
"Curbing Your Carbohydrate Addiction"
I am enjoying 85 degree temperatures and lots of sun and golf here in Florida this week and missing all of you....really! I just had to take time to post this blog as I have been teaching since my plane landed and everyone wants to know how to loose weight and get in great shape. Of course you guys know how to do it and for those of you who sign up for The Skinny Jeans Contest, you will learn how to increase your Metabolism permanently! i should let you all know that it has come to my attention that many of you and your Friends are not necessarily needing to loose two pant sizes, but would still love to be involved in this 8 week challenge! No Problem, we will do for you as we have done in past challenges. We will be starting the contest the week of the 13Th of April. One week later than posted, as Amy and Shane will be away the first week of April. Enjoy this post!
Some experts consider carbohydrate craving and addiction as something more of the body than of the mind, meaning biological factors are generally considered to be the main trigger for carb cravings. These cravings are described as a compelling craving, or desire for carbohydrate-rich foods; an escalating, recurring need or drive for starches, snack foods, junk food, or sweets.
This is where the cycle of carbohydrates and cravings start. High-sugar, refined starch, convenience and comfort foods feed the addiction like a drug. This results in high blood sugar and insulin levels which results in more cravings. The situation also results in higher levels of serotonin - a brain chemical that acts like Prozac. People eat sweets to get the sugar ‘high'.
Another contributing factor to overeating and sweet craving is stress. When we are tense, the adrenal gland produces more of the hormone cortisol. Cortisol stimulates production of a brain chemical called ‘neuropeptide Y'.
This is kind of a carbohydrate craving switch. Aside from this, neuropeptide Y also makes the body hang on to the new body fat we produce. In other words, tension not only triggers carbohydrate cravings, it also makes it more difficult to lose any additional weight. Cortisol also stimulates insulin, which leads to blood sugar dips and fat storage.
It's a vicious cycle that feeds on itself, over and over.
Food is not just a biological need; there is also an emotional element to it. Something in our emotional state, particularly a negative one evokes an urge for ‘comfort' food. By dealing with the issue behind the cravings, it produces emotional relief that can reduce or even eliminate the urge to overeat.
All in all, most experts agree that by eating enough wholesome foods at meals and by having a healthy afternoon snack, people can minimize their cravings for sweets.
Here are recommendations to curb carbo cravings.
1. Eat less but more often. Eat small meals or snacks containing some PROTEIN every few hours to keep blood-sugar levels steady.
Skipping meals causes blood sugar levels to drop, which leaves you yearning for processed carbohydrates and sweets for energy.
2. Be selective about the carbohydrates you eat. Avoid nutrient-stripped foods made of white flour, white rice, refined sugar and highly concentrated sweeteners. Look for foods rich in fiber such as fresh vegetables and fruits, which level off blood sugar.
3. Don't skimp on protein to ‘make room' for large amounts of carbohydrates. Protein gives the body extended energy, helps balance blood sugar and keeps cravings at bay.
4. Limit your intake of alcohol, fruit juice and caffeinated drinks. These cause abrupt blood-sugar highs followed by troublesome blood-sugar lows, leaving you starved for energy.
5. Eat small portions of seasonal goodies AFTER protein-containing meals or snacks, if at all. If you eat sweets on an empty stomach, you'll experience blood-sugar lows that trigger the desire for more sweets.
6. Avoid becoming famished during shopping trips and while traveling. Carry protein-rich snacks such as nuts, hard-boiled eggs, nutrient-balanced energy bars or "vegetable greens" like those listed. These high-power foods are great when you feel your energy drop.
7. Get enough sleep. When the body and mind are well-rested, cravings for carbohydrates often vanish.
The techniques we use at Pro-Fitness and the diet and nutrition tips we teach emphasize using a nutritional lifestyle instead of carbohydrate as a source of energy. This avoids falling into the carbohydrate craving cycle. It also counters hunger as a possible source of sweet craving as the feeling full last longer with a protein-fat meal than a carbohydrate one.
For a ton of free, valuable tips, tricks, and secrets visit Pro-Fitnesstraining.com
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I am enjoying 85 degree temperatures and lots of sun and golf here in Florida this week and missing all of you....really! I just had to take time to post this blog as I have been teaching since my plane landed and everyone wants to know how to loose weight and get in great shape. Of course you guys know how to do it and for those of you who sign up for The Skinny Jeans Contest, you will learn how to increase your Metabolism permanently! i should let you all know that it has come to my attention that many of you and your Friends are not necessarily needing to loose two pant sizes, but would still love to be involved in this 8 week challenge! No Problem, we will do for you as we have done in past challenges. We will be starting the contest the week of the 13Th of April. One week later than posted, as Amy and Shane will be away the first week of April. Enjoy this post!
Some experts consider carbohydrate craving and addiction as something more of the body than of the mind, meaning biological factors are generally considered to be the main trigger for carb cravings. These cravings are described as a compelling craving, or desire for carbohydrate-rich foods; an escalating, recurring need or drive for starches, snack foods, junk food, or sweets.
This is where the cycle of carbohydrates and cravings start. High-sugar, refined starch, convenience and comfort foods feed the addiction like a drug. This results in high blood sugar and insulin levels which results in more cravings. The situation also results in higher levels of serotonin - a brain chemical that acts like Prozac. People eat sweets to get the sugar ‘high'.
Another contributing factor to overeating and sweet craving is stress. When we are tense, the adrenal gland produces more of the hormone cortisol. Cortisol stimulates production of a brain chemical called ‘neuropeptide Y'.
This is kind of a carbohydrate craving switch. Aside from this, neuropeptide Y also makes the body hang on to the new body fat we produce. In other words, tension not only triggers carbohydrate cravings, it also makes it more difficult to lose any additional weight. Cortisol also stimulates insulin, which leads to blood sugar dips and fat storage.
It's a vicious cycle that feeds on itself, over and over.
Food is not just a biological need; there is also an emotional element to it. Something in our emotional state, particularly a negative one evokes an urge for ‘comfort' food. By dealing with the issue behind the cravings, it produces emotional relief that can reduce or even eliminate the urge to overeat.
All in all, most experts agree that by eating enough wholesome foods at meals and by having a healthy afternoon snack, people can minimize their cravings for sweets.
Here are recommendations to curb carbo cravings.
1. Eat less but more often. Eat small meals or snacks containing some PROTEIN every few hours to keep blood-sugar levels steady.
Skipping meals causes blood sugar levels to drop, which leaves you yearning for processed carbohydrates and sweets for energy.
2. Be selective about the carbohydrates you eat. Avoid nutrient-stripped foods made of white flour, white rice, refined sugar and highly concentrated sweeteners. Look for foods rich in fiber such as fresh vegetables and fruits, which level off blood sugar.
3. Don't skimp on protein to ‘make room' for large amounts of carbohydrates. Protein gives the body extended energy, helps balance blood sugar and keeps cravings at bay.
4. Limit your intake of alcohol, fruit juice and caffeinated drinks. These cause abrupt blood-sugar highs followed by troublesome blood-sugar lows, leaving you starved for energy.
5. Eat small portions of seasonal goodies AFTER protein-containing meals or snacks, if at all. If you eat sweets on an empty stomach, you'll experience blood-sugar lows that trigger the desire for more sweets.
6. Avoid becoming famished during shopping trips and while traveling. Carry protein-rich snacks such as nuts, hard-boiled eggs, nutrient-balanced energy bars or "vegetable greens" like those listed. These high-power foods are great when you feel your energy drop.
7. Get enough sleep. When the body and mind are well-rested, cravings for carbohydrates often vanish.
The techniques we use at Pro-Fitness and the diet and nutrition tips we teach emphasize using a nutritional lifestyle instead of carbohydrate as a source of energy. This avoids falling into the carbohydrate craving cycle. It also counters hunger as a possible source of sweet craving as the feeling full last longer with a protein-fat meal than a carbohydrate one.
For a ton of free, valuable tips, tricks, and secrets visit Pro-Fitnesstraining.com
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Saturday, February 21, 2009
Is Body Fat contagious?
It's like a dream come true."Gaining body fat is the result of a virus." Wouldn't that be great news gang? Well... Let me tell you about the AD-36 adenovirus. Adenoviruses are the same nasty bugs that cause the common cold. We all have these viruses in various forms in our body all the time. That last bit is a critical distinction. Remember that. The Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Louisiana has been doing some really ground-breaking research on AD-36. AD-36 affects stem cells... more specifically fat cells, both pre-formed and post-formed.This means AD-36 can make MORE fat cells if contracted as an infant and make your fat cells larger if contracted as an adult. Or so the theory goes. To quote the study: "Earlier researchers have concluded that Ad-36 may be contributors to obesity by super-charging fat cells to grow and store more fat. Until now, though, those researchers thought the viruses targeted pre-fat cells (called pre-adipocytes), causing them to convert in higher numbers to fat cells and causing those fat cells to be larger. Those studies were in mice. Pasaricas work determines the virus targets stem cells in humans." The result? "In one test, a third of obese people had the rare and highly contagious virus compared to just 11 percent of thinner people. Weight gain can last three months until the body has built up resistance to the bug." Wow. Sounds like we have a winner here. A virus that you can catch that literally makes you gain body fat! All we need is... a vaccine! Right? Wrong. First of all, notice that 11% of LEAN people have AD-36. And at any given time, just like a cold or a flu virus, you could contract AD-36. If your body has 'never' been exposed to it, you may require about 3 months to build up antibodies to ward it off. Now, you can gain a lot of weight in 3 months... but come on. You cannot become obese in three months unless you are really, REALLY working at it. Plus, like most viruses, you build up immunity to AD-36. Researchers do not know how long the immunity lasts, but some theorize it could last years... some even decades. And let's not forget those 11% who are lean and have the virus. Why did they not all of a sudden get "sick" with body fat? Because they are not EATING or LIVING in a way that allows them to gain body fat no matter what nasty freakin' viruses may be floating about, that's why. That's right folks: It is always going to come down to the food we put in our body and the way we move.
Here's another hypothesis presented by
Sherry Strong, food philosopher and
nutritionist: "This could very well be
the result of nature creating a mutation
to encourage us to eat more due to the
fact our consumption of natural, whole
and organic foods is so low."
Brilliant observation... and one that makes complete sense. Even if a "virus" is responsible for 20% of our weight gain, what about the other 80%? We do not need a vaccine other than good food and a common sense workout plan. Here's the best -- The Pro-Fitness Plan <-- the "vaccine" for body fat Here's why I love our workouts: 1. They are designed for you to "burn" 3-5 days per week. 2. They are progressive and always changing. Put the two together and you have an absolute winner of a plan that's practical and enjoyable. 3. Plus, you get meal plans that teach you how to eat and when to eat and everybody gets my "Rapid Fat Los"manual free. That's 3 good reasons to stay inoculated against this virus Here's one more: You know better. You know that there's never going to be a magic pill for health, vitality, energy and looking your best. We can keep hoping... or you can take action and get what you want now. To me, that makes more sense than AD-36 "Super-Retro Fat-burning Vaccine" to hit the marketplace in 2021.
Here's another hypothesis presented by
Sherry Strong, food philosopher and
nutritionist: "This could very well be
the result of nature creating a mutation
to encourage us to eat more due to the
fact our consumption of natural, whole
and organic foods is so low."
Brilliant observation... and one that makes complete sense. Even if a "virus" is responsible for 20% of our weight gain, what about the other 80%? We do not need a vaccine other than good food and a common sense workout plan. Here's the best -- The Pro-Fitness Plan <-- the "vaccine" for body fat Here's why I love our workouts: 1. They are designed for you to "burn" 3-5 days per week. 2. They are progressive and always changing. Put the two together and you have an absolute winner of a plan that's practical and enjoyable. 3. Plus, you get meal plans that teach you how to eat and when to eat and everybody gets my "Rapid Fat Los"manual free. That's 3 good reasons to stay inoculated against this virus Here's one more: You know better. You know that there's never going to be a magic pill for health, vitality, energy and looking your best. We can keep hoping... or you can take action and get what you want now. To me, that makes more sense than AD-36 "Super-Retro Fat-burning Vaccine" to hit the marketplace in 2021.
Friday, February 13, 2009
What's Your Body pH?
A Dr. by the name of Dr. Morter discovered a very simple, yet effective way to test your body's pH level using little pieces of pH paper that you place into your mouth (if testing using your saliva) or in a stream of urine (if testing using your secretions).It's vital to know your body's pH, but it far more important to know how to control your ph level.You see, if your body becomes too acidic you'll be more prone to catching colds, to getting diseases, to getting fat, to being tired, sluggish, fatigued, stressed, and full of body aches and pains.Your body becomes acidic in many ways, but some of the most common ways are:- Watching or reading the news - yes, you heard me right, watching the nightly news can make your body acidic and when your body is acidic it retains fat - so watching the news can make you fat - OK that's a stretch, but inadvertently anything that causes your body to becomes acidic will eventually make you fat, stressed, and unhealthy.- A diet that lacks raw vegetables.- A diet high in starches, fat, sugar, and/or processed foods.- Lack of exercise- Stress at work - in fact, you can change your body from a healthy alkaline state to an unhealthy acid state within seconds simply by letting yourself get upset or frustrated, and when you allow yourself to get into this acid state your body immediately becomes less healthy and your metabolism immediately gets adversely effected.OK, now how can you stop all this acid living and start living an alkaline lifestyle which is conducive to health, weight loss, and proper energy levels - simply do the following:1.) Add more raw vegetable to your diet (at least 3 servings per day).2.) Drink more plain, fresh water (preferably distilled)3.) Try to eat mostly organic foods4.) Exercise at least 3 times per week, preferably 5 times per week - and don't over exercise because if you push yourself too hard you'll actually reverse the benefits of exercise and make your body highly acidic.5.) Avoid all soft drinks.6.) Avoid all white flour products and all white sugar products.7.) Avoid dairy products except for eggs8.) Avoid stressful situations whenever possible9.) Spend at least 5 minutes in the morning, 5 minutes in the afternoon, and 5 minutes in the evening thinking about all the blessings that you have in your life.10.) Take Nutrilite XX multi vitamin/mineral complex.(available at Pro-fitness)11.) Consume a 'greens drink' like the Greens plus daily detox. (Vita health in Tuxedo).
We will be testing everybody starting next week at Pro-Fitness for free. You need to have this done...not optional!
Next Tuesday's Pilates class is almost full.....so if you want to take part in this very important class you need to e-mail me asap. You snooze you loose gang. And what ever you don't use....you loose..and I think that you would all agree that core strength and flexability go fast if we do't work at it.
Don't be lazy...be lean!
Bri
A Dr. by the name of Dr. Morter discovered a very simple, yet effective way to test your body's pH level using little pieces of pH paper that you place into your mouth (if testing using your saliva) or in a stream of urine (if testing using your secretions).It's vital to know your body's pH, but it far more important to know how to control your ph level.You see, if your body becomes too acidic you'll be more prone to catching colds, to getting diseases, to getting fat, to being tired, sluggish, fatigued, stressed, and full of body aches and pains.Your body becomes acidic in many ways, but some of the most common ways are:- Watching or reading the news - yes, you heard me right, watching the nightly news can make your body acidic and when your body is acidic it retains fat - so watching the news can make you fat - OK that's a stretch, but inadvertently anything that causes your body to becomes acidic will eventually make you fat, stressed, and unhealthy.- A diet that lacks raw vegetables.- A diet high in starches, fat, sugar, and/or processed foods.- Lack of exercise- Stress at work - in fact, you can change your body from a healthy alkaline state to an unhealthy acid state within seconds simply by letting yourself get upset or frustrated, and when you allow yourself to get into this acid state your body immediately becomes less healthy and your metabolism immediately gets adversely effected.OK, now how can you stop all this acid living and start living an alkaline lifestyle which is conducive to health, weight loss, and proper energy levels - simply do the following:1.) Add more raw vegetable to your diet (at least 3 servings per day).2.) Drink more plain, fresh water (preferably distilled)3.) Try to eat mostly organic foods4.) Exercise at least 3 times per week, preferably 5 times per week - and don't over exercise because if you push yourself too hard you'll actually reverse the benefits of exercise and make your body highly acidic.5.) Avoid all soft drinks.6.) Avoid all white flour products and all white sugar products.7.) Avoid dairy products except for eggs8.) Avoid stressful situations whenever possible9.) Spend at least 5 minutes in the morning, 5 minutes in the afternoon, and 5 minutes in the evening thinking about all the blessings that you have in your life.10.) Take Nutrilite XX multi vitamin/mineral complex.(available at Pro-fitness)11.) Consume a 'greens drink' like the Greens plus daily detox. (Vita health in Tuxedo).
We will be testing everybody starting next week at Pro-Fitness for free. You need to have this done...not optional!
Next Tuesday's Pilates class is almost full.....so if you want to take part in this very important class you need to e-mail me asap. You snooze you loose gang. And what ever you don't use....you loose..and I think that you would all agree that core strength and flexability go fast if we do't work at it.
Don't be lazy...be lean!
Bri
Thursday, February 5, 2009
Could Candida be causing you to hold on to body fat?
Cleanse The Candida:
Excess Candida = Excess Body Weight, and Mental Depression
As you probably know, my speaking schedule takes me around the world and at those events, I'm blessed to meet some amazing people from the audiences.Some of these engagements are not fitness related, however ,as you know, I am always asked questions about training, diet and nutrition.
Well recently I was talking to a few very overweight woman who were very frustrated to say the least. They proceeded to tell me that "we've tried every program out there and I can't seem to lose weight".
Now, you have to understand that I have heard that same comment hundreds of times t, and I've trained myself to simply let it pass me by so I can truly focus on the individual in front of me and help them figure out the main obstacle that's holding them back from living life in their dream body.
Well within about 30 minutes I figured out that these woman probably had an overgrowth of Candida in their body. Granted, it was just a guess at the time, but my guesses are usually a pretty good starting point. Just ask Amy, I am very seldom wrong with my diagnosis. Inside family joke! Each of these women have taken many drugs for various ailments and an over abundance of antibiotics for you name it! Been on every fad diet and followed Oprah's training program at every gym in their city.
I asked them to do a few, simple things to clean themselves out and then to call me in 10 days with an update.
10 days later, all 4 women were 12 - 20 pounds lighter, full of energy, allergy free, and very excited and hopefull..
I can assure you, that if you've ever taken any antibiotics or almost any other drug, you have an overgrowth of Candida in your system too. And once you clean yourself out, your body will drop fat, you will become very healthy, you'll experience a massive increase in your energy level, you'll be able to digest your food far faster and more efficiently, and you'll rid yourself of many common allergies.
Here is the basics of what I asked them to do.
Enjoy!
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The most common place that Candida overgrowth appears is in your intestines, but it can easily spread throughout your entire body. Excess Candida causes a whole host of horrible side effects like:
- headaches
- excess gas
- bloating due to the poor digestion of foods
- food cravings
- constipation
- cramps
- PMS
- allergies
- weight gain
- the inability to lose weight even on a good diet
- yeast infection
- acne
- fatigue
- depression
- stress
- and so much more...
But there are ways that you can help your body to fight off and clean out much of this matter.
First and foremost, you should clean out your digestive system with a thorough vegetable juice cleanse. When cleansing to make your digestive system healthy again, you should follow a juice cleanse for at least 10 days (up to 30 days).
Your lifestyle may make it difficult for you to just consume freshly squeezed vegetable juice all day long - but you can get by simply by adding 2 or 3 fresh vegetable juices to each day, and eating normal for the rest of the day. At the same time take Nutrilite Digestive Ensigms to replenish good bacteria.
After you've cleansed your body, follow these guidelines:
(1) Avoid added sugars (including fructose, honey, molasses, fruit-juice sweeteners, etc.) and all sugar-sweet foods and snacks, including cakes, cookies, candies, desserts, sodas, fruit-juice and ice-cream, even if they're made with sugar-substitutes like saccharine or aspartame (these substances may cause problems for some people who are allergic or sensitive to them). Stevia extract, which is a natural sweetener, is fine. If you can cut out sugars for 3 days, their "spell" will be broken and you will be able to resist them quite easily.
(2) Avoid white-starch foods, like white bread, cakes, cookies, white pasta, white rice, potatoes, and all refined flours, etc. Whole-grain flour, in moderation, is acceptable, unless you are a 'carbohydrate addict'; also whole-grain brown or wild rice, whole-grain pasta (usually available in the deli section of supermarkets), etc.
(3) Avoid all dairy products, except eggs.
(4) Increase your intake of essential oils, esp. omega-3 oils, which are very lacking in the western world's diet. These include: Fish oils, Flax-seed, borage and evening primrose oils. One tablespoon or three capsules of any of these, twice daily is the norm. Some of these oils can be used as salad-dressing, instead of olive or canola oil, or on whole-grain breads instead of butter.
(5) Add Acidophilus (or Primadophilus), to your diet, after breakfast and after supper daily. ( Digestive Ensigms)
These 5 tips along with a healthy diet like that laid out by the nutrition experts at Pro-Fitness Training should do the trick in helping you clean out any Candida overgrowth.
Give it a try..... it works!
Excess Candida = Excess Body Weight, and Mental Depression
As you probably know, my speaking schedule takes me around the world and at those events, I'm blessed to meet some amazing people from the audiences.Some of these engagements are not fitness related, however ,as you know, I am always asked questions about training, diet and nutrition.
Well recently I was talking to a few very overweight woman who were very frustrated to say the least. They proceeded to tell me that "we've tried every program out there and I can't seem to lose weight".
Now, you have to understand that I have heard that same comment hundreds of times t, and I've trained myself to simply let it pass me by so I can truly focus on the individual in front of me and help them figure out the main obstacle that's holding them back from living life in their dream body.
Well within about 30 minutes I figured out that these woman probably had an overgrowth of Candida in their body. Granted, it was just a guess at the time, but my guesses are usually a pretty good starting point. Just ask Amy, I am very seldom wrong with my diagnosis. Inside family joke! Each of these women have taken many drugs for various ailments and an over abundance of antibiotics for you name it! Been on every fad diet and followed Oprah's training program at every gym in their city.
I asked them to do a few, simple things to clean themselves out and then to call me in 10 days with an update.
10 days later, all 4 women were 12 - 20 pounds lighter, full of energy, allergy free, and very excited and hopefull..
I can assure you, that if you've ever taken any antibiotics or almost any other drug, you have an overgrowth of Candida in your system too. And once you clean yourself out, your body will drop fat, you will become very healthy, you'll experience a massive increase in your energy level, you'll be able to digest your food far faster and more efficiently, and you'll rid yourself of many common allergies.
Here is the basics of what I asked them to do.
Enjoy!
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The most common place that Candida overgrowth appears is in your intestines, but it can easily spread throughout your entire body. Excess Candida causes a whole host of horrible side effects like:
- headaches
- excess gas
- bloating due to the poor digestion of foods
- food cravings
- constipation
- cramps
- PMS
- allergies
- weight gain
- the inability to lose weight even on a good diet
- yeast infection
- acne
- fatigue
- depression
- stress
- and so much more...
But there are ways that you can help your body to fight off and clean out much of this matter.
First and foremost, you should clean out your digestive system with a thorough vegetable juice cleanse. When cleansing to make your digestive system healthy again, you should follow a juice cleanse for at least 10 days (up to 30 days).
Your lifestyle may make it difficult for you to just consume freshly squeezed vegetable juice all day long - but you can get by simply by adding 2 or 3 fresh vegetable juices to each day, and eating normal for the rest of the day. At the same time take Nutrilite Digestive Ensigms to replenish good bacteria.
After you've cleansed your body, follow these guidelines:
(1) Avoid added sugars (including fructose, honey, molasses, fruit-juice sweeteners, etc.) and all sugar-sweet foods and snacks, including cakes, cookies, candies, desserts, sodas, fruit-juice and ice-cream, even if they're made with sugar-substitutes like saccharine or aspartame (these substances may cause problems for some people who are allergic or sensitive to them). Stevia extract, which is a natural sweetener, is fine. If you can cut out sugars for 3 days, their "spell" will be broken and you will be able to resist them quite easily.
(2) Avoid white-starch foods, like white bread, cakes, cookies, white pasta, white rice, potatoes, and all refined flours, etc. Whole-grain flour, in moderation, is acceptable, unless you are a 'carbohydrate addict'; also whole-grain brown or wild rice, whole-grain pasta (usually available in the deli section of supermarkets), etc.
(3) Avoid all dairy products, except eggs.
(4) Increase your intake of essential oils, esp. omega-3 oils, which are very lacking in the western world's diet. These include: Fish oils, Flax-seed, borage and evening primrose oils. One tablespoon or three capsules of any of these, twice daily is the norm. Some of these oils can be used as salad-dressing, instead of olive or canola oil, or on whole-grain breads instead of butter.
(5) Add Acidophilus (or Primadophilus), to your diet, after breakfast and after supper daily. ( Digestive Ensigms)
These 5 tips along with a healthy diet like that laid out by the nutrition experts at Pro-Fitness Training should do the trick in helping you clean out any Candida overgrowth.
Give it a try..... it works!
Sunday, February 1, 2009
Last meal of the day....burn fat while you sleep
The secret.
The way to getting those last stubborn
pounds off. The key to getting your
fat-burning furnace crankin' hot. The key
to releasing natural fatburning hormones in
greater quantity as you snooze at night.
I'll cover one of these meals today.
Take your bodyweight and divide it by 10.
That's how many grams of protein I want you
to eat. So if you weigh 150 pounds, you
will be eating 15 grams of protein.
Increase this by 5-10 grams if you are a
bodybuilder.
Now, I'd like you to eat turkey - but not
just any turkey. Certainly not deli-style
sliced turkey. Go to your supermarket and
ask your butcher to slice up some real
non-processed white meat turkey breast.
Why turkey? Because turkey is sky-high in
protein, very low in fat, and has a lot of
tryptophan in it. Tryptophan helps you
sleep and can induce greater growthhormone
secretion. That means more bodyfat burned
at night.
Then, the kicker: eat one celery stalk for
every 75 pounds of bodyweight you carry.
Celery is a "negative-calorie" food. In
other words, you will burn more calories
digesting it than the food contains.
The end result will be a meal that's lower
in calories than the total calories you
consume, high in fiber, and perfect for
fatburning at night.
Eat this meal about 2-3 hours before
bedtime. Fill the time before bed with
drinking water or munching on celery.
Try this for a week and watch your bodyfat
start melting off.
The way to getting those last stubborn
pounds off. The key to getting your
fat-burning furnace crankin' hot. The key
to releasing natural fatburning hormones in
greater quantity as you snooze at night.
I'll cover one of these meals today.
Take your bodyweight and divide it by 10.
That's how many grams of protein I want you
to eat. So if you weigh 150 pounds, you
will be eating 15 grams of protein.
Increase this by 5-10 grams if you are a
bodybuilder.
Now, I'd like you to eat turkey - but not
just any turkey. Certainly not deli-style
sliced turkey. Go to your supermarket and
ask your butcher to slice up some real
non-processed white meat turkey breast.
Why turkey? Because turkey is sky-high in
protein, very low in fat, and has a lot of
tryptophan in it. Tryptophan helps you
sleep and can induce greater growthhormone
secretion. That means more bodyfat burned
at night.
Then, the kicker: eat one celery stalk for
every 75 pounds of bodyweight you carry.
Celery is a "negative-calorie" food. In
other words, you will burn more calories
digesting it than the food contains.
The end result will be a meal that's lower
in calories than the total calories you
consume, high in fiber, and perfect for
fatburning at night.
Eat this meal about 2-3 hours before
bedtime. Fill the time before bed with
drinking water or munching on celery.
Try this for a week and watch your bodyfat
start melting off.
Top 10 Ways to jump start Your Weight Loss
Been awhile since I posted a new article, but things have been crazy busy of late. However, as in all things, we get to the other side.....so here is the first of many to come as I have been working diligently to get you information that will help you reach your goals in 2009. Enjoy!
Top 10 Ways to Jump-Start Your Weight Loss:
1. Eat protein at every meal, including breakfast.
2. Eliminate wheat- and flour-based products for the time being. And yes, that definitely includes bread and pasta.
3. Eat unprocessed foods. Ninety percent of what you eat should be a combination of (in this order of importance) raw vegetables, steamed vegetables, whole grains, lean protein, and maybe a few fruits if necessary.
4. Reduce starch to one portion a day, and don't eat that portion during your evening meal. Best choices are beans, sweet potatoes, and oatmeal.
5. Don't overdo fruit: one a day maximum, and only the low-sugar, high-fiber variety. Apples, pears, plums and berries all are good choices. For now, fruit should be eaten alone or with something light, like low fat nuts. Lose the fruit juice completely.
6. Reduce or eliminate dairy for the time being, especially cow's milk. Exceptions: reasonable amounts of low sugar, fat free yogurt.
7. Lose the booze. Despite what the "studies" say, you lose no health benefits by giving up alcohol (including wine). There is nothing essential in alcohol that you can't get in fruits and vegetables without all the bad side effects that go along with it.
8. Stop using vegetable oils such as sunflower, safflower and corn. The supermarket kind is highly refined, and it oxidizes easily when heated, contributing to arterial plaque. Use olive oil instead, and apply it to food after the food is cooked when possible.
9. Watch which types of fat you're eating. The amount of fat you eat is probably less important than the kind of fat you eat. The worst are fried foods, margarine and foods that contain hydrogenized or partially hydrogenized oils. The best is omega-3, found in fish and flaxseed oil.
10. Obsessively drink water: At least 8 ounces for every 20 pounds of bodyweight you're now carrying around, each day. Every day. No excuses.
Top 10 Ways to Jump-Start Your Weight Loss:
1. Eat protein at every meal, including breakfast.
2. Eliminate wheat- and flour-based products for the time being. And yes, that definitely includes bread and pasta.
3. Eat unprocessed foods. Ninety percent of what you eat should be a combination of (in this order of importance) raw vegetables, steamed vegetables, whole grains, lean protein, and maybe a few fruits if necessary.
4. Reduce starch to one portion a day, and don't eat that portion during your evening meal. Best choices are beans, sweet potatoes, and oatmeal.
5. Don't overdo fruit: one a day maximum, and only the low-sugar, high-fiber variety. Apples, pears, plums and berries all are good choices. For now, fruit should be eaten alone or with something light, like low fat nuts. Lose the fruit juice completely.
6. Reduce or eliminate dairy for the time being, especially cow's milk. Exceptions: reasonable amounts of low sugar, fat free yogurt.
7. Lose the booze. Despite what the "studies" say, you lose no health benefits by giving up alcohol (including wine). There is nothing essential in alcohol that you can't get in fruits and vegetables without all the bad side effects that go along with it.
8. Stop using vegetable oils such as sunflower, safflower and corn. The supermarket kind is highly refined, and it oxidizes easily when heated, contributing to arterial plaque. Use olive oil instead, and apply it to food after the food is cooked when possible.
9. Watch which types of fat you're eating. The amount of fat you eat is probably less important than the kind of fat you eat. The worst are fried foods, margarine and foods that contain hydrogenized or partially hydrogenized oils. The best is omega-3, found in fish and flaxseed oil.
10. Obsessively drink water: At least 8 ounces for every 20 pounds of bodyweight you're now carrying around, each day. Every day. No excuses.
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