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Jul

Ashley Greene uses kettlebells

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You know anyone who knows me knows I am not one to watch the Twilight series. To me real vampires burn when exposed to the sun rays instead of sparkling or glowing or whatever the hell they do in that movie series. Hell if I am going to be on a team for anyone in a movie I pick team Megatron.

All hail Megatron, the Decepticon lord

However I was just perusing Josh Hillis’ blog and found that the starlet of Eclipse (the new movie in the Twilight series) used kettlebells to prepare for her role. Now for one thing this does get me stoked because it helps spread the word that kettlebells are awesome for attaining the body you have always wanted. Take a look at her.

Ashley Greene trains with kettlebells

Not bad right? One of the major fears many of my female clients have is that kettlebells are going to turn them into men. Well Ashley Greene doesn’t look like a man. I don’t think she looks like a vampire either (well neither does the vamp main character in my humble opinion) but that’s a different story.

Her nutrition from what I can tell consists of things that you would find in nature. Meat, veggies, things not processed and that goes with kettlebell training for a winning combination. Hmm, that is pretty much the same exact advice I give to my female clients. I guess movie stars aren’t all that different from us after all.

So ladies, what can you learn from this? Train smart, eat smart, set a deadline (like being in a movie) get results. Guys, what can you learn from this? Pretty much the same thing. If not send your lady friend to this post and maybe she’ll learn something.

What do you think? Agree? Disagree?

Categories : celebrity training secrets

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Jun

Kai Hibbard speaking out against The Biggest Loser

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So a little less then a week ago former Biggest Loser contestant and runner up Kai Hibbard spoke out against the show The Biggest Loser. Now if you have been following my blog for even a little bit of time you probably know that I am not a fan of the Biggest Loser and think that what they do as inspirational as it is it is at the same time terrible. In the following video Kai Hibbard brought to light what many of us in the fitness industry already know. Things like having them eat next to nothing, that they are getting a poor body image, that they were encouraged to dehydrate faster then many wrestlers and mma competitors, getting eating disorders, encouraging unrealistic expectations for viewers (10+ lbs per week!?!?), that they were put into dangerous situations etc. Here just watch the video for yourself.

Now when I first watched the video I applauded her for standing up to the dangerous ways of the Biggest Loser and the things they promote.

And then I learned the whole truth..

You see as dangerous as the trainers on the Biggest Loser are the one good thing that comes out from them is that there is no magic pill. Well with the exception of their shameless ads. When I did a little digging to see why she would suddenly come out against them I discovered that she has become a paid spokesperson for the Livea weight loss supplement company which she was promoting on her blog and if I am not mistaken she is promoting her diet book.

So basically it was a publicity stunt.

Does she still believe in hard training and sound nutrition? I don’t know. I have been denied access to her blog but one thing is for sure and that is she did in fact have a vested interest.

So what do you think of this whole thing?

Categories : biggest loser opinions

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Jun

“Gaining Strength vs. Getting Ripped”

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So a week or two ago I was a bit curious so I decided to post a simple little question on facebook
“Which would you rather be, strong or ripped if you had to choose one?” and I have to say I was very surprised by the responses.

2 would rather be ripped.
12 would rather be strong.

I really thought it was going to be the other way around and I was very surprised that a lot of the girls wanted to be strong. I get a lot of email from people that are asking me how I got ripped abs. Lately I have been posting some of my strength stunts where I just turn on the camera and try and do something I haven’t really done before that requires a bit of strength. I tend to get a lot of positive feedback from that but nobody really asking me how (well to be honest some of them are strength coaches that already know the answer).

Now even though the question required that you choose one I have good news for you and no I didn’t save a ton of money on car insurance by switching to Geico. The good news is you don’t have to choose one and if you did in fact prefer to get ripped you should choose both. To get ripped you should strength train.

Take a look at the muscular definition of the weak man.

Now take a look at the muscular definition of this old time strongman Eugen Sandow.

Which has better definition?

“To get strong I must do things that require strength. To get ripped I must eat healthy nutritious food.” Say that out loud to yourself ten times in a row, memorize them and get the best of both worlds.

Time to hear your comments.

Categories : off the top of my head

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Jun

The Biggest Loser Strength Kit. Are you kidding me?

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So today I was sitting on my bed jammin a little bit on my guitar because I couldn’t think of anything to write about on this here blog you are reading. As I am playing I am also glancing around the room searching for my muse and noticed that my t-shirt drawer was open. Standing out of my shirts was a shirt that some of my friends had given me as a present/joke which I sometimes where to fitness seminars just for a laugh. It said “I workout everyday” and has a picture of a WiiMote.

Then I realized “Wii have a problem.”

You see just as I saw that I had a bit of a flash back to when I was Christmas Shopping at Best Buy and found an ingenious item for sale called The Biggest Loser Strength Kit for the Nintendo Wii.

Biggest Loser Strength Kit, complete with 5lb dumbbells

Are you kidding me? First thing, if you want to be strong you have to do things that require strength. 5lb dumbbells won’t require strength unless you are just waking up from a hospital bed after a long time in a coma or are just getting out of a full body cast. Hopefully you aren’t.

Now second if you want to change your fitness levels and change your body don’t use video games to do that. Chances are video games are what got you there in the first place so don’t expect them to get you out no matter how bad you want them to. Get up off your ass and get outside train hard and train consistent and do things that require strength (even if strength isn’t your goal).

Now I know you got some thoughts floating around your head. Let me hear them.

Categories : biggest loser opinions, not highly recommended, off the top of my head

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Jul

Turbulence Training Style Workout Done With Kettlebells

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I know its been awhile since I had last posted but things had been a bit rough. Anyways I know you want your fat loss and muscle building workouts you greedy bastards you so here is one I created. I used ideas I got from the emanual Turbulence Training by Craig Ballantyne. I don’t know if you saw my video on which is better Turbulence Training or p90x but if you did you would know I favor Turbulence Training.

Why?

Its more efficient. I am all for doing the things that bring the most bang for the buck when it comes to training time. Why do things that are unnecessary? Anyways here is your Turbulence Training style fat loss and muscle building workout done with kettlebells