Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Thanksgiving Nutrition Tips
Ok, I know everyone is going to eat too much this Thursday, but that's ok. I just wanted to give you a few quick tips on how to make the best of the big feast.
#1: Do some type of exercise in the morning. Whether it's a simple walk or quick metabolic workout just do something. By exercising in the morning you will rev up your metabolism for the rest of the day.
#2: Eat a little of everything. There is no reason to deprive yourself of pumpkin pie and/or sweet potato pie. One day of eating a little of these is not going to hurt you.
#3: Load up on vegetables and salad.
#4: Choose the whole cranberry type sauce over the canned cranberry sauce. As well as, sweet potatoes over instant mashed potatoes.
#5: Eat your meal and then stop. It is very easy to keep picking all day after you've eaten, but doing so will just add more unneeded calories.
So what if you absolutely blow it? If this ends up being the case, it's not the end of the world. To off set everything you did take the next 2-3 days and eat zero carbs and only consume around 1400 calories per day. This should get your right back to where you were.
Live Fit,
Josh
Customer Appreciation Night!!
Stop out tomorrow night and try a Pumpkin Pie Protein Shake.
Friday, November 20, 2009
Is All Protein The Same?
With all the different varieties and blends available, all of which claim to be superior to the others, it can be somewhat confusing which to choose. So is all protein the same? NO.
Proteins are rated on a scale of 0 to 100. The scale was based off of egg protein being 100 (egg protein by the way was the highest quality available) and compares all other types of protein to it.
Like I said, egg protein was used as the standard with the highest score. However, since then whey protein has been found and it scores anywhere between 110-120. By using this scale we are able to determine that whey protein is the best source of protein for our bodies to absorb.
I know you're asking, "What about soy, rice, hemp, goat, and etc, protein?" Well they all score significantly below 100. Sorry, dispite what the claims on the container or the sales rep say they all fall short when compared to whey.
Live Fit,
Josh
www.defined-fitness.com
Customer Appreciation Night!!
Wednesday November 25th, 2009 we will be having another customer appreciation night. Come out and try a Pumpkin Pie Protein Shake after your workout, made with whey protein of course.
Get started today with YOUR 30-Day Trial Membership - click here or call 724-698-7897 and experience what we are all about!
Proteins are rated on a scale of 0 to 100. The scale was based off of egg protein being 100 (egg protein by the way was the highest quality available) and compares all other types of protein to it.
Like I said, egg protein was used as the standard with the highest score. However, since then whey protein has been found and it scores anywhere between 110-120. By using this scale we are able to determine that whey protein is the best source of protein for our bodies to absorb.
I know you're asking, "What about soy, rice, hemp, goat, and etc, protein?" Well they all score significantly below 100. Sorry, dispite what the claims on the container or the sales rep say they all fall short when compared to whey.
Live Fit,
Josh
www.defined-fitness.com
Customer Appreciation Night!!
Wednesday November 25th, 2009 we will be having another customer appreciation night. Come out and try a Pumpkin Pie Protein Shake after your workout, made with whey protein of course.
Get started today with YOUR 30-Day Trial Membership - click here or call 724-698-7897 and experience what we are all about!
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Quick Nutrition Tip
"If it can sit on your shelf for years, it probably will sit on your hips and belly that long too."
- Dan John, from "Never Let Go"
Just something to think about the next time you go to grab something to eat that's in a box.
Live Fit,
Josh
P.S. There are less than two weeks left in our "Sell Your Friends For Cash Give-A-Way" for your chance to win $750 cash. And who couldn't use some extra money right before the holidays?
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Bonus Offer Ends Tonight
If you haven't picked up your copy of the "Female Body Breakthrough" make sure you do by the end of tonight. After tonight some of the bonuses being offered will be removed.
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
The Female Body Breakthrough Released
The Female Body Breakthrough
The Revolutionary Strength-Training Plan for Losing Fat and Getting the Body You Want
By Rachel Cosgrove
Southern California gym owner, fitness guru and now author, Rachel Cosgrove is on a mission… a one woman campaign to debunk the common weight loss myths that have prevented women of all ages from achieving the truly fit, lean and sculpted bodies of their dreams. Her new book The Female Body Breakthrough offers easy to follow advice on how to get past these myths and achieve your fitness goals.
The Female Body Breakthrough focuses specifically on the belief that hours spent pounding on the treadmill and sweating through tortuous aerobic classes will not lead to weight loss and a perfectly toned booty. According to Cosgrove, weights, not the little pink 2-pounders, and serious weight training, complete with grunts and sweat, are the only way that women can make significant changes to their physique and make the breakthrough to acquire a beautiful, fit body like Jennifer Lopez and Jessica Biel. With her book she is getting women to think differently about exercise, food and their bodies.
**** SPECIAL BONUS
Buy The Female Body Breakthrough by going to www.orderthefemalebodybreakthroughtoday.com on November 12th and collect your FREE GIFTS! You will get a poster with The Fit Female Credo mailed to you along with Video Coaching with Rachel Cosgrove to get you started on your journey and after buying the book on the 12th Rachel will share her #1 Secret to get you started along with 5 Fitness, Nutrition and Mindset related E-books to give you even more support on your journey.
IMPORTANT- The FREE GIFTS are only available if you buy the book from Amazon on November 12th.
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
This Is Not Good News
Yesterday as I was leafing through our local newspaper I came across an article discussing obesity and the effect it has had on military recruitment. According to the statistics 75% of Americans between the ages of 17-24 are too unfit and uneducated, or both, to pass their physical readiness exam. Which consists of 42 push ups in 2 minutes, 52 sit ups in two minutes, and running 2 miles in 15 minutes and 58 seconds, for men. This is not freak fitness stuff. Anyone in the prime of their life should be able to complete this with ease. But, we can't anymore.
These are kids in the prime of their lives and they are too unfit. What's is going to happen to these same individuals in 10, 20, 30 years from now? We are already at a point were there are more people in our country classified as obese (~33%) than there are as overweight (~32%). Fast forward 20 years and who knows how high that number is going to be.
Our lifestyles are way to sedentary. We play video games for entertainment, or watch TV. Take the elevator to get to the second floor, instead of the stairs. Drive around the Walmart parking lot for 10 minutes looking for a parking spot by the door. We aren't allowed to lift anything over 50 pounds for fear we may hurt ourselves and sue.
Add to that the fact that we have trained ourselves and our kids to stop as soon as something gets uncomfortable or we get an ache for fear we may get hurt. When in reality you are setting yourself up for a lifetime of aches and pains and being very uncomfortable because of being so overweight.
Then we have the abundance of processed foods that we feed to ourselves and our kids that provides them with nothing but empty calories and chemicals. But, at the same time we are worried that we should only be eating organic produce and meats for fear of chemicals and hormones. It's the processed sh*t that's killing us.
I know this is somewhat of a rant, but when are we going to realize that we need to exercise, we need to eat healthier, we need to get uncomfortable and challenge our bodies in order to live a long and healthy life.
Live Fit,
Josh
Thursday, November 5, 2009
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Easy Bake Fitness
Everyone makes fitness and weight loss seem harder than it is. There are the TV infomercials shouting the latest scientific breakthrough and that if you don't have their gadget you won't have abs. Then you have the tabloids with their extreme celebrity diets. And of course, I can't forget to mention the Biggest Loser, which shows extremely overweight people working out for 8+ hours a day to lose weight. While the show may inspire some to get off the couch, which by the way they are sitting on while they watch the show, it makes many more feel like Big Losers because they can't dedicated that same amount of time to fitness and weight loss. What they don't realize is that fitness and weight loss is as simple as following a recipe.
As my mentor Alwyn Cosgrove has said, "Most people can bake cookies if they have a recipe in front of them. So all you need is a recipe for fitness and then follow each step." Of course you need to follow the right recipe for your goal.
So what is this simple recipe?
1. Nutrition - this is the most important ingredient.
2. Strength Training - research has shown that strength training 3-4 days per week for 30-40 minutes is the most effective way to lose body fat and change your body.
3. Interval Training - the research has also shown that interval training results in 9 times more fat loss than steady-state cardio.
4. Post-Workout Protein Shake - if there is one thing you could do to get better results it is to drink a protein shake immediately post-workout.
5. Consistency & Patience - this is the baking part of the recipe. You don't just mix the cookie batter and have cookies you must patiently wait while heat is consistently applied. Fitness and weight loss are the same it takes time to see results and you have to be consistent.
Christmas Angels
I know it's early, but Christmas is less than 2 months away and we just received our Christmas Angels from the Crisis Shelter. Pick one up the next time you are in and bring it back with a gift for a child in need by December 7th.
Live Fit,
Josh
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