| Fight Fat And Stay Lean With This Amazing Mineral
Want to supercharge your fat loss efforts? Just use this one incredible mineral and you’ll be able to burn more fat, keep more muscle, and have an easier time staying lean and toned. You normally get this mineral in food… but nowhere near enough. And, if you’re working out on a regular basis, chances are you’re deficient in it. That’s because exercise causes the body to lose most of it. What mineral am I talking about? Chromium! Simply put, chromium plays an important role in your body, as far as maintaining stable sugar levels. But as research is pointing out, it can do a whole lot more… For example, a study published in the Journal of Animal Science gave a large group of pigs a chromium supplement. Nothing else was removed or added to their diet. The end result was a SIGNIFICANT reduction in weight and an increase in muscle mass. Another separate study done at the University of Kentucky found the same exact thing. They gave pigs chromium and the result was an increased percentage of muscle and a decreased percentage of fat. Okay, so now you’re probably thinking, “That’s great for pigs. But what about for humans!?” Well, the good news is chromium has the same powerful fat-burning, muscle-building effect on humans. Australian researchers took two groups of people. One group was given a calorie-restricted diet. The second group could continue eating whatever they normally ate, but were given a chromium supplement. The researchers studied both these groups for 6 months. Of course, the calorie-restricted group lost weight. But the surprising thing was that the folks taking the chromium supplement lost just as much weight! What’s more, they actually had a slight increase in muscle too. And here’s the kicker… when they gave chromium to the group that was starving themselves thin, they increased their muscle mass, without gaining extra fat. How’s that for one little amazing mineral? So if you aren’t already, you SHOULD take chromium to maximize your fat loss efforts. You can find it at any local health food store labeled as chromium picolinate. Most will come in doses of 200mcg – 400mcg. So train hard, eat clean, and take some chromium if you want to start seeing some incredible, mouth dropping, head-turning results! And by the way … if you’re serious about taking your health and fitness to the next level, why not take advantage of your FREE Fitness Consultation? (an $87 value) During this consult, you’ll receive detailed information on how to get fit and trim that’s tailored to YOUR body.There’s no obligation and it’s totally and completely free. To sign up, click here |
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| Eat Yourself Thin
Artichoke and Sun-Dried Tomato Chicken 4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves 1. Season both sides of chicken breasts with salt and pepper. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Place chicken in skillet; cook, turning once to brown each side. Remove chicken from pan, and set aside. 2. Pour tomatoes into pan; cook for 1 minute, stirring constantly, and incorporating any brown bits from bottom of pan. Stir in pesto and artichokes, and return chicken to pan. Cover, and reduce heat to medium. Simmer for 5 to 10 minutes, or until chicken is cooked through. Prep: 10 mins Amount Per Serving – Calories: 249 / Total Fat: 6.5g / Cholesterol: 68mg / Sodium: 1193mg / Total Carbs: 15.4g / Dietary Fiber:4.8g / Protein 31.8g Recipe from AllRecipes.com. |
Jun
14
Amazing Mineral To Add To Your Diet
Jun
14
New Location!
Our first month of summer brings exciting news to Adventure Boot Camp!!
First and foremost, the opening of our new location, Method Athletes!!! The facility opened the first week of June and is packed with brand new, top of the line equipment. Methods offers a great environment for our Boot Camp workouts – I know that this change is going to enhance your workout experience and results!
If you haven’t already, please come check out the location, it is located just behind Scottsdale Quarter on the corner of 76th Place and the Greenway-Hayden Loop (15444 North 76th Place Suite 115). I’m sure that you will be as impressed as I am with what you see.
And while you are there, now is as good a time as ever to sign up for your Boot Camp program. We will help you to get fit and stay in shape for the long, hot summer months ahead! Maybe it’s time for you to make a big change too?
Yours For Health,
Mark Norton
SPT & Adventure Boot Camp Scottsdale Scottsdale’s Premier
Health & Fitness Expert
P.S.
See below for the mineral that will help you to stay lean this summer!!
May
27
The Diet “Trick” Professional Fitness Models (And Bodybuilders) Use To Get That Dream Body
The Diet “Trick” Professional Fitness Models (And Bodybuilders) Use To Get That Dream Body
Have you ever wondered what those models on the covers of fitness magazines do to get in such great shape? They eat right and exercise, that’s for sure. But there’s a secret dieting trick practically ALL of them use to get such great results. It’s a simple technique called carb-cycling. As the name implies, carb-cycling is when you vary your carb intake throughout the week. Now, before I go into more detail about HOW to cycle your carbs (for fabulous results!), it’s important you get a quick and basic understanding of WHY this works so well. It has to do with the hormone leptin.
Leptin is the “Starvation” hormone that was discovered around 1994. When your body is starving, leptin levels go down, and send signals to your brain to make you hungry and eat as much as you can to get back to your normal calorie and fat storage levels. During this time, leptin also tells your body it’s NOT okay to burn fat. Instead, it tells it to do whatever it can to store as MUCH FAT AS POSSIBLE!
Crazy, right?
Here’s what happens next… Once you eat enough calories, leptin levels rise, and tell your body it has enough. It also tells it things are “okay” once again, and that it’s now okay to start burning fat, since there’s no risk of starvation for the time being. Now, how does changing how many carbs you eat affect leptin and your metabolism’s ability to burn fat. Scientists have discovered a DIRECT link between leptin levels and carb intake. The more carbs you eat, the more leptin levels rise. The less carbs you eat, the less leptin you have floating around in your blood stream. So what these fitness models do is start out by dieting and restricting their calories. They start to lose fat. However, if they keep eating the same amount of carbs and calories week in and week out, they’ll hit a “wall” or plateau where their body doesn’t want to give up the fat (this is thanks to low leptin levels).
So to trick their bodies into burning more fat, they cycle their carbs. For example, maybe the first 4 days are spent eating low-carb foods… things like chicken breasts… small amounts of brown rice, broccoli (and all that other fun stuff). Then for two days, they’ll eat what they’ve been eating, but add pasta… or bread… plenty of fruits, or even chocolate and ice cream, for example, to increase their carb intake. After those two days of “high” carbs, they go back to eating the way they did the first 4 days. Changing up your carb intake like this keeps your leptin levels from dropping too low… and keeps your body’s metabolism in a “fat-burning” state, so you continually see progress, instead of hitting that dreaded plateau.
So here are the basic principles of carb cycling: These are just general guidelines – you’ll have to tweak these and experiment with them until you figure out what works best for your body and metabolism…
1. Eat your “normal” calorie-restricted diet.
2. Do this for 3-4 days.
3. Then for the next day or two, significantly up your carb intake. This can be done by having your cheat meal this day… and by increasing the amount of carbs such as fruits, rice, oatmeal, potatoes, etc.
4. Go back to “normal” eating
Try this out for the next three weeks and no doubt, you’ll be well on your way to looking AWESOME for summertime.
May
20
1 Week of Contempo Spa Luxury, Compliments of Adventure Boot Camp and Planet Beach!!
GET YOUR PAMPER ME PASS…..Compliments of Adventure Boot Camp together with Planet Beach Contempo Spa!
1 Complimentary Week* of Contempo Spa Luxury!!
Expires 6/30/11
*Valid in North Scottsdale location only: 10101 N Bell Rd, Ste 155A, Scottsdale, AZ 85260
For more information and to schedule your appointment call us! (480) 513.2772 or go to www.plantbeach.com
Mar
17
TUMMY TRANSFORMER
SET 1
20 triangle poses
40 Frankenstein lunges with weight
40 prisoner squats
20 plank jacks
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SET 2
20 scorpions
20 plank-knee touches (opposite elbow to opposite leg)
20 plank hip dips
20 leg raises
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SET 3
20 windshield wipers
50 bicycles
50 straight leg sit-ups with alternating toe touch
20 bird dogs
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COOL DOWN
Walking lunges (50 feet and back)
200 jump ropes
Jog one lap
Mar
17
AWARD WINNING LEGS
*Superset =
Perform the two exercises continuously, without breakings, until you complete all four sets.
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SUPERSET 1:
12 Plié squats
20 Abductions
DO 4 SETS
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SUPERSET 2:
12 Curtsey lunge
20 Adductions
DO 4 SETS
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SUPERSET 3:
15 Leg presses (feet together)
50 Bridges with weight
DO 4 SETS
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20 Deadlifts for a good stretch
Mar
16
CARDIO-MUSCLE COMBO
CIRCUIT I:
20 pushups
20 sit-ups
20 shoulder presses
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CIRCUIT II:
Walking lunges (25 feet and back)
20 rows band
1 suicide
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CIRCUIT III:
20 kettle bell swings
100 jump ropes
1 small lap
20 band rotations
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REPEAT CIRCUITS 3X
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*TABATA*
Alternate between the following four exercises (20 seconds on, 10 second break for each) for a total of 8 minutes
Split squat, lateral raise, leg raises, pushups
Mar
16
KARDIO KOMBAT
SET 1:
20 plank rows
20 tricep walkups
20 push-ups
20 lateral raises
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SET 2:
20 shoulder presses
20 spilt squat jumps
20 step-ups
20 iron mans
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SET 3:
20 burpees
20 hip hops
20 frogs
20 mountain climbers
20 bicycle crunches
Mar
15
HI DEF BODY
15 Teeter totters (each side)
15 Toe touches (each side)
15 Chest presses
15 Dips
15 Step-ups
15 Rows
15 Curls with band
15 Dots
15 Lunges
15 Sit-ups
15 Push-ups
15 Mountain climbers
Mar
15
BEAUTIFUL BACK
CIRCUIT I:
20 Pull-downs
20 Kettle bell swings
20 Dumbbell rows
20 Glute-ham sit-ups
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CIRCUIT II:
20 Cable rows
20 Bench hops
20 Cable pullovers
20 Hanging knee raises
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CIRCUIT III:
20 Pull-ups
20 Barbell rows
20 Cable high row
