The GAUNTLET I created the Gauntlet out of necessity. I have clients who travel frequently and others whose erratic schedules often lead to missed workouts. The Gauntlet requires no equipment and once conditioned it takes only 10 minutes or less (but for beginners it...
In this Bodybuilding.com video series featuring my long time client Adam Meyer, I share one of my proven fat burning protocols to lose fat, build muscle and speed metabolism. I call it INFERNO. INFERNO = Fat Loss INFERNO is a lactate threshold protocol which...
Jack Lalanne led by example in every way. My Top 5 Jack Lalanne Quotes of All-Time #5 Who Inspired Jack? “The guy who’s most impressed me is Paul C. Bragg. He completely saved my life. When I was a kid, I was addicted to sugar. I was a skinny kid with...
This is part of a video series BodyBuilding.com did on my client Adam Meyer. In this video, I take Adam through a R.A.W. workout I call the PILLARS of PAIN. Although I use endless variations of this protocol I am going to give you two versions here. The Original...
This video was filmed “live” while I was in New Delhi, India. This workout is called the TOMB RAIDER (for obvious reasons). Watch the video for a special guest appearance of wild man, Nick Sethi, and if you are lucky Angelina Jolie will come busting out of...
Cardiovascular exercise is any type of continuous activity that accelerates your heart rate. Whether it is a treadmill, an aerobics class, running outdoors or doing jumping jacks. As long as it gets your heart pumping while meeting your body’s demand for oxygen...
The IGNITE warm-up is more intense than the treadmill and involves the use of what I call “Oh, Sh!t” exercises. These exercises force you to focus on what you are doing right now. The three goals of the IGNITE phase are: Increase core body temperature to prepare the...
In order activate a muscle; the brain must first generate an electrical impulse called an excitation, which is transmitted down the spinal cord and out a nerve. When the electrical impulse reaches the end of the nerve then a neurotransmitter called acetylcholine is...
In order to maximize your efforts in the gym, adhere to the Five C’s of Resistance Training. This simple philosophy will literally take you light years beyond the majority of weight lifters in any gym. The FIVE C’s of Resistance Training 1. Challenge: If you want to...
Why is lifting weights so important? If you only do aerobic exercise and diet then you will lose muscle. Simply put, if you don’t use it – you lose it. Muscle tissue must be challenged with resistance in order to be stimulated (irritated). Muscle speeds your...
The majority of diet books say that you don’t have to exercise to lose weight. It’s true. You can lose weight without exercise. So if you don’t enjoy exercise then just skip this section. Oh…I almost forgot to tell you one thing. Although you can lose weight without...
Are you Adding Muscle or Wasting It? Take this Self-Test and find out now. Do you have clearly defined and written goals for what you want to look like and feel like? No Yes, somewhat YES! I have written physical goals that I continually think about. How often do you...