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Lincoln Boot Camp Sexy Legs Combo

Monday, September 21st, 2009

fitdadTVBack in June (or May?) I totally changed up the format of boot camp from the old “group” format where everybody did the same thing the entire class, to a station concept.

It’s been much more effective, helps break up the monotony and lets me use new toys in the workout – which is always a good thing.

But the really good thing about it is that I can better pair up exercises in each station and give each boot camp workout a “theme”.

Some days we spend a lot of time on the legs and butt, while others we hit the arms and abs extra hard while totally skipping the legs.

Sometimes it may seem the only reason I do this is to be mean and nasty, but there is actually a method to my madness – but you’re right…sometimes I do just like to be mean and nasty.

Take for example this quick video I made for you that shows an effective 2-exercise combination for the legs and butt.

The exercises are very simple and effective, but when you combine them it makes the workout that much more powerful to the legs and booty.

Then if you take that 2-exercise combination and throw it into a boot camp workout that’s all themed toward the same part of the body (along with some “easy” exercises to break up the intensity), you have yourself an awesome boot camp workout – not just a hard workout, which any goober trainer can make, but an effective workout that is designed for a purpose.

http://www.vimeo.com/6640824

Have an awesome day!

Ed

P.S. – Always remember to pay attention to your form and tempo while doing the exercises.  That gets overlooked by many people, and I help tweak form in boot camp, but I can’t do that when you’re not here (obviously) so you have to make sure you keep perfect form throughout the workout.

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When Should I Eat? Before or After Boot Camp?

Monday, September 14th, 2009

fitdadTV“Ed, when should I eat?  Before or after boot camp?”

“Ed, I don’t eat breakfast…is that okay?”

“Ed, I just roll out of bed in the morning and come to workout.  Should I eat something before boot camp?”

This is just a sampling of the questions I receive about eating in regards to boot camp or working out in general.

Just like everything in the fitness world, there seems to be a never-ending supply of goobers out there who will confuse the heck out of you when it comes to meal timing.

I take a pretty simplistic view when it comes to meal timing and eating and exercising.

Check the video out to see the easiest and correct way to eat when you’re working out – no matter if your goal is to lose weight, maintain your current weight, or even gain some weight.

http://www.vimeo.com/6564478

What do you think?  Does that make sense?

Leave a comment below to let me know.

Talk to you soon!

Ed

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fitdadTVSince I’ve been talking so much about Women’s Health this month…because I’m in it (page 74 if you haven’t seen it yet), I thought I’d share another little tidbit that I thought you might enjoy.

They covered a little workout “toy” called The Valslide.  The Valslide is a little contraption that lets you rest your feet or hands on them, and slide along the floor.

Doing so makes exercises like lunges, push-ups, mountain climbers, leg curls, etc. a little bit more difficult because it forces you to work harder on balance and brings into play more muscles – plus they’re fun watching people use!

These puppies are one of my new favorite boot camp toys and if you’ve done anything with them you know why I love them…and why you hate them.

To better explain their use and show you a few exercises to use with them, check out this video I made…

http://www.vimeo.com/5788347

Gotta love it!

Have an awesome day!

Ed

Oh, by the way you don’t have to use the Valslide – watch the video to see my cheaper version.

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How To Do One Of My Favorite Boot Camp Exercises

Monday, August 3rd, 2009

fitdadTVHow To Do Plank Extensions

This puppy is one of my favorite to make you ladies do in boot camp.

You may think it’s because I like to come up with new (and fun) ways to torture you, but I do have other reasons…

…although torturing you is kinda fun.

But these boot camp exercises are one of my new favorite ways to work the core and abs.

One reason is they’re “different”.  It’s good to throw in some different exercises for the abs because those muscles get used to things pretty quickly – and endless amounts of crunches and planks are boring.

So what I did was throw some wrinkles into the common plank to crank up the effectiveness a bit.

By now you know what a Plank Extension is, and some of the variations we do, but some of you may not know “how” to do them properly.

I try to keep up with you as much as possible in boot camp, but it’s tough to catch everything – plus I get yelled at if I spend too much time with one person (I don’t know why you’re complaining about doing Burpees for 2 minutes…they’re good for you).

Anyway, here’s a little video I made showing you how to do a few variations of Plank Extensions.

http://www.vimeo.com/5788361

Let me know if you have any questions and don’t be afraid to leave comments.  Running a blog gets lonely if nobody leaves comments.

Have an awesome day and I’ll talk to you soon!

Ed

fitdadTVI don’t think it would come as a surprise if I told you that I love push-ups, and to be more precise, I love making YOU do push-ups.

There really is no better exercise to strengthen and tone the upper body than the push-up.

They work the chest, shoulders and triceps (back of your arms) – plus it’s one of the best core exercises around.

They’re also great for your posture.  Over the years, as new clients come in, I’ve noticed their posture is horrible.  It’s usually because they have desk jobs or drive a lot.  It’s also because your chest and shoulders are weak – push-ups help correct that postural imbalance.

Plus you want to get stronger, right?  Most women are weaker in the upper body and tend to shy away from exercises like push-ups in favor of exercises they’re naturally better at, but that’s a very unwise move.  You NEED to do exercises like push-ups so you can get stronger – you shouldn’t avoid them because you’re not very good at them.

You will get better; you just have to keep doing them.

The problem is that most ladies do them wrong when they first begin to do push-ups.  I correct as much as I can in boot camp, but I am a little limited in how much time I can give, plus I can’t watch you while you’re doing them at home.

For that reason, I made this video laying out exactly how to do a push-up.

Check it out below:

http://www.vimeo.com/5788334