Fat Loss

If you love to do high intensity cardio, this post is for you. I’m going to highlight a study which shows two things: 1. HIgh intensity cardio can burn a lot of calories. 2. The post-exercise calorie burn can be pretty substantial as long as the intensity is high. If you don’t understand all the [...]

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I’m not a big believer in cardio as a method for weight loss. This doesn’t mean that I am against cardio, however. My dislike for cardio is rooted in its inefficiency for serving the needs of the exercising population whose main goal is to improve their appearance. Training for purely aesthetic purposes is a whole [...]

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The 30 Minute Workout isn’t perfect. It’s an efficient workout, but there are certain ways you can tweak it to fit your goals. I already showed how you can modify the 30 Minute Workout to maximize muscle gain. Now I’ll show you how to maximize the workout for fat loss. There are a couple ways [...]

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Here is the video of the “finisher” I wrote about in a previous post The keys to the kettlebell swing are: 1. Your goal is to extend your knees and hips from the squat position explosively. Think about “snapping” your hips forward. 2. Don’t just float the kettlebell. Accelerate the kettlebell then stop it about [...]

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Finishers

October 8, 2010

in Fat Loss

A “finisher” is an exercise, or series of exercises, that I use at the end of a workout with my clients. It is not for building strength or muscle, it’s more for conditioning,endurance and fat burning. I don’t need to burn any calories, so I don’t use them with myself. You could also use them [...]

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