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The Best AB Workout EVER…NOT!

By: Rob Duggan    Tags: , —

There were many things running through my mind before I decided what topic I wanted to write about.

I guess I was inspired to write about this as I was leaving the gym the other night…The question I was left with was; “How do I lose fat around my abs, and tighten them up?”

Now, this is question is okay; the majority of people in this world are totally confused and misinformed about what to do in this very COMMON situation. I could write about this all day - but, here is the short version. This is my response when I routinely get asked about how to tighten up “this or that”:

NUMBER ONE:
First and formost; Don’t think about it like, I want to lose weight or tone this or that particular body part up.  Look at it like this - I need to bulid more muscle throughout my entire body and lose body fat!  It is these two very important factors that are responsible for that hard and toned physique that most are looking for. It will save you a ton of time and wasted effort if you can embrace this simple fact about, “toning and shaping”!

NUMBER TWO:
Pick the mose effective exercises for accomplishing this task.  Don’t slave away on cardio equipment or non-functional exercise machines!  Focus on doing exercise movements that challenge the entire body at one time.  There are so many effective, fun and result producing exercises and workouts that a person can do - it just dosen’t make sense to come to the gym and do things that take up a lot of your precious time and don’t have much carry-over to getting that toned athletic body you want.

NUMBER THREE:
Keep your workouts short and intense, my friends.  If you’re doing things right, you will not want to train for any longer than 30-40 minutes, tops! Trust me on this. These fast paced workouts can be accomplished with any of the following:  Kettlebells, bodyweight circuits, interval sprint workouts, sprints against resistance bands, etc. The objective is to just be creative and do it!

Think about incorporating these things in your next workout.

If you have questions about your own personal workout or anyting else, do not hesitate to ask me for help.

We enjoy helping and educating our members on the facts of  reality based training.

There’s No Such Thing as ‘Not Enough Time!’

By: Rob Duggan    Tags: , —

It’s always interesting to hear people say, “I just don’t have enough time to workout”!? Really? Well, here is a great analogy from one of my favorite athletes, Laird Hamilton, says regarding one of the most BOGUS statements of all time:

“People think if they’re working 14 hour days that they are getting more done. WRONG.  If you work for 11 hours and then do something physical for 3 hours, you’ll be far more productive in those 11 hours than you’d be in 14 hours.  It takes energy to make energy- otherwise you’re just sitting at your desk in a daze, feeling overwhelmed by all the things you think you need to do.  And then that goes on for years and it comes time to retire, but you’re so out of shape you still can’t do anything fun.  That’s messed up!

So when I hear someone say they don’t have time for fitness or physical activity - I’m not buying it!  That’s a major cop-out.  How can you not have time for your health and sanity?  If you can’t do a 2 hour workout everyday, fine (not that you need anywhere near that much). But what about 30 minutes of something physically and mentally challenging?  You would be surprised at just how effective 30 minutes of daily activity can be.”

It’s all about priorities.  If you want to function at the highest possible level, you’ve got to move!