Archive for the 'Turbulence Training' Category

You are not washed up at 27

Sunday, September 12th, 2010

Another day, another email from some guy who is 27 years old and thinks he is too old to lose fat. Listen, you are definitely not too old to transform your body if you are 27. Seriously, I get emails all the time from guys who think they are "too old to lose fat at [...]

Get out of your comfort zone

Sunday, September 12th, 2010

I hope you have a great weekend, but when you get back on Monday or Tuesday, let’s get ready to get you out of your comfort zone and into the 9th Turbulence Training Transformation Contest here: => http://www.TransformationContest.com/rules More about that next week… My training today: 1A) MB throw 1B) upper back warmup 2A) handstand pushup [...]

The Bat Wing Exercise

Sunday, September 12th, 2010

I did the "Bat Wing" exercise in my workout yesterday. To find out what it is, go here to see my latest Men’s Health contribution. => Exercise Tests Article (NOTE – The exercise idea is from Dan John): Then download this week’s 7-day fat loss podcast…featuring research on 1 vs 3 sets for muscle, the [...]

Vegetarian Eating While Out

Sunday, September 12th, 2010

Last week I met some friends at a restaurant in downtown Toronto called "Fresh". It’s well known for its vegetarian and even vegan options, and so I took advantage of that. I ordered a vegan curry with brown rice, and it was great. More and more vegetarian restaurants are popping up. I even found an [...]

Leg Workout & Bad Ab Exercise

Sunday, September 12th, 2010

We’re going to talk a LOT about ab training this week. There are a lot of bad exercise choices out there in every gym. So I’ll show you how to choose wisely later this week. Today I watched a well-meaning but poorly educated trainer put his client through some dangerous ab exercises. Not surprisingly, client [...]

Transformation Tuesday Tips

Sunday, September 12th, 2010

Another issue of Transformation Tuesday. Today, you’ll get 3 of my best transformation tips AND my thoughts on how to avoid bulking up. => Body Transformation Tips Plus, we had another TT Facebook contest, this time I was asking for your best beginner Transformation Tip. Our winner is Russell Hannah! Congratulations to Russell for his [...]

Steve Jobs Book Quotes

Sunday, September 12th, 2010

I’m reading a book called, "The Innovation Secrets of Steve Jobs". It’s really good. Here’s a quote from it that I liked: "Your time is limited. So don’t waste it living someone else’s life." Steve Jobs And another: ?"Make no little plans; they have no magic to stir men’s blood." Daniel Hudson Burnham, American Architect [...]

Fat Loss Is Simple

Sunday, September 12th, 2010

I came up with the saying a couple of years ago. Once you think about it, you’ll realize it’s harsh, but true. ?"Fat loss is simple once you realize how hard it is." Fat loss is simple once you accept how much effort, honesty, responsibility, long-range planning, creativity, intensity, discipline, thought and control the process [...]

Handstands, Eccentric Training, & Berardi Surprises

Sunday, September 12th, 2010

Really great workout today. First of all, it was Meathead style, which is always fun. But it also had personal bests for me in the Handstand pushup, which was a surprise, and something you always want. There should be some type of personal best in every workout. Here’s how it went down. Started with foam [...]

Social Support Saturday

Sunday, September 12th, 2010

?"Social support is simply other people believing in you before you believe in yourself. And that is why it’s so important…because it gets you through to when you can finally believe in yourself." Marty Goldman, winner of Bill Phillips’ Transformation Contest Top 10 Transformation Tips (#’s 9, 6, and 5 might be most important) => [...]