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Never Eat These Foods At Restaurants

2011-10-21T22:38:00.000-07:00

I've been traveling a lot for business in the last year, and I've noticed that most people totally fall off their fitness routines while traveling...

In fact, eating out at restaurants frequently is one of the biggest reasons why so many people fatten up while traveling. It's almost damn near impossible to eat healthy when you dine out, UNLESS you follow a couple simple tricks i use to make every restaurant meal healthier, reduce calories, and not lose control.

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Here's a few tricks you can use to eat healthier and stay lean even while traveling on business or eating out any time for that matter...

The 3 most important things to avoid that are EVERYWHERE at restaurants are:
the deep fried foods
the refined starchy foods
and any sodas, juices, or other sugary foods (except whole fruits, which are great)
This eliminates the major food sources that do the worst damage in our food supply - the evil trans fats, the inflammatory refined vegetable oils, refined starches, and processed sugars.
This means trying to skip the table bread, skipping the french fries (that come with every single sandwich on every menu known to man), and reducing all of the heaping portions of rice and pasta that are often loaded on the plates as well.

Instead, try to order just meat, side vegetables, and a salad, asking for the vegetables or salad as a substitute for the typical fries, rice, or pasta that the meal probably comes with.
Almost every restaurant I've ever been to will always allow me to substitute veggies or a side salad for the fries or chips that almost always come with sandwiches or burgers.
Side note: It always amazes me how many people scrutinize me because I substitute veggies for fries by telling me that I'm "not living" because I won't eat fries...

Yet they are always the first to complain that they are overweight and have "tried everything", yet can't lose weight. I'm not sure why so many people think eating french fries equals "living it up"... I'm all for moderation with many things, but if there's 2 things that should be almost totally removed from everyone's diet because these foods are simply that evil... it's fries and sodas!

Take a look at the typical difference this simple substitution makes between choosing smart and doing what most people do...
Most people will eat a meal out such as this:
Sandwich or burger
fries or chips
soda or other sweetened drink
A MUCH smarter alternative for a leaner, healthier body is very simply this:
Sandwich or burger
veggies or salad
unsweetened iced tea or water with lemon (and no diet drinks -- unless you enjoy drinking carcinogenic poisonous artificial sweetener chemicals).

These 2 simple substitutions save at least 400 - 900 calories EACH time you dine out (depending on drink refills and fries portion sizes)... AND you're cutting out the most harmful foods to your body as well by avoiding the trannies and high fructose corn syrup.
Also, it may be rare to find this in most restaurants, but if you can find some that offer much healthier grass-fed beef burgers, it's a much smarter decision compared to grain fattened beef.
Side note: a little-known way to eat full portions of rice, pasta, and breads and actually get away with it without packing on the bodyfat is to make sure to schedule a high intensity full body resistance training workout before your scheduled meal time.
Sometimes it may be hard to fit the workout into your schedule right before the meal event, but if you can, the meal can be your "post-workout meal", in which case, your body can handle a higher amount of carbs than normal to help replenish the muscle glycogen depletion you had during the intense workout.

A cardio workout WON'T cut it for this... it must be high intensity resistance training to deplete enough muscle glycogen to handle restaurant portions of carbohydrates.
I hope these dining tips help you choose smarter and healthier next time you eat out. Feel free to share this article with your friends:

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Whole bead Fatting?

2011-10-19T22:49:00.000-07:00

People often think they are doing something healthy for themselves by switching their white bread for whole wheat bread. Although this is a better option than white, whole wheat bread can still be preventing you from losing your unwanted weight.

I am not a big fan of bread or bread type products. Actually, I think most people could feel a thousand times better if they stopped eating so much bread every single day. Toast for breakfast, sandwich for lunch, bread basket at dinner…we could feed a small village with the amount of bread I see some people consuming in one day (or several villages depending on who you’re talking about).

No, I am not saying to never have bread ever again (Hey, its life, you gotta enjoy it, right?). What I am saying is that 4-5 servings of some kind of bread type product every day is making thousands of people gain weight, preventing them from losing their unwanted weight and worst of all, bringing about diseases like Type 2 Diabetes and Heart Disease.

I don’t eat very much bread at all and I really don’t even miss it. I guess I have just come to enjoy all the other delicious food I eat each day that I don’t even feel bread is missing from my meal plans.
Here are my “bread free” strategies and exactly how you can lower your own bread intake each day:

1. When you think of breakfast, don’t automatically think toast, bagels, or a roll. A couple of hard boiled eggs over sliced tomatoes is delicious. You can also make a quick batch of oatmeal and add walnuts and berries. How about cottage cheese and pineapple? The breakfast options are endless.

2. Pack snack foods and take them with you to work. In less than 2 minutes, I can throw natural peanut butter, raw almonds, dried fruit (no sugar added), an apple or banana and baby carrots all in a bag and be out the door. Taking these food items to work with you will help you stay away from the employee room bagels or donuts. (Don’t even get me started on how evil donuts are). Slap some peanut butter on an apple and munch away at that, all while making fun of the people eating donuts (Just Kidding, that’s not nice.)

3. Don’t depend on sandwiches as lunch every day. How about some salmon, broccoli and brown rice? Leftover chicken from last night and a sweet potato? Imagine that lunch is another version of dinner and not just a mid day sandwich inhaling contest.

4. Make “the bread basket” a once-in-while experience. You really do not need to be serving a bread basket for dinner at home if you are offering healthy carbohydrate choices like salad, cooked vegetables, brown rice, millet, or quinoa.

5. Oh, and how could I forget? Don’t think that eating “100% Whole Wheat” is any better. It is still refined flour (maybe just not bleached) and a huge contributor to weight gain. I could go on and on about this but I have covered all the details about how detrimental wheat products are to your weight loss efforts in Chapter 9 of The Diet Solution Program.
Start to think outside the “bread box” today for healthy alternatives to your daily bread intake. What one thing can you do today to get started?

3 Simple, Healthy Meal Plans

2011-10-19T22:35:00.000-07:00

Is it possible to put together a simple and healthy meal plan? One that is not going to be complicated and hard to follow? Yes. It is possible and I will show you how.

The healthy meal plans below will help you achieve your health goals while simultaneously shedding fat off your body.

Here are 3 healthy meal plans you can get started on right now.

Breakfast
Protein should be included in every meal throughout the day and breakfast is no exception. Make sure to include organic eggs, cottage cheese, raw nut butter or smoked fish as one component of your healthy breakfast. Carbohydrates should also be included in the form of oatmeal, sprouted grain bread, fruit and/or vegetables.
3 great sample breakfasts are:
Oatmeal with almond butter, topped with fresh berries and a bit of Stevia to sweeten.
2 hard boiled eggs, 1 slice sprouted grain toast and ½ grapefruit
Smoked salmon over sliced tomato and 1 green apple.

Lunch
The same rules apply as breakfast. An easy way to ensure that you always have a healthy protein available for lunch is to pack leftovers from dinner the night before. Leftover hamburger, chicken legs or wild fish are all great to include in a salad or over vegetables.
3 great sample lunches are:
Baked Tilapia over sautéed spinach, green salad with chick peas (oil and vinegar as dressing) followed by ½ cup of pineapple.
Leftover chicken legs with ½ sweet potato and broccoli.
Lean hamburger over portabella mushroom and brown rice. Cooked vegetables or a green salad. 1 orange.

Dinner
You can really be creative with dinner. Look for recipes that are quick and easy and modify them with your own healthy ingredients as needed. Again, always remember to include protein and carbohydrates.
3 great sample dinners are:
Mexican salad: Ground beef over shredded lettuce and tomato, guacamole and brown rice.
Grilled Salmon over asparagus, green salad (oil and vinegar as dressing) followed by a fresh fruit salad.
Buffalo meat balls over rice pasta with sautéed broccoli.
Snacks
You never want to let your body get too hungry. Hunger often leads to binge eating of unhealthy food and makes sticking to a healthy eating regimen much more difficult. It’s important to keep snacks handy so you never experience hunger or a blood sugar low without having a healthy option nearby.
3 great snacks are:
2 Tbsp almond butter on ½ apple
Trail mix made up of walnuts, almonds, pumpkin seeds and dried fruit (no sugar added)
Cottage cheese and pineapple
Incorporate just a few of these meals into your daily eating regimen and you will see an incredible difference in your weight loss results. Following simple and healthy meal plans like these is the first step in achieving your health and fitness goals.

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Top 5 Fat Loss Myths

2011-10-17T02:33:00.000-07:00

There are so many fat loss myths out there in "exercise-land" that I was hired by a fitness magazine to write about one myth each month. After all, by now you've probably heard that if you don't do 60-minutes of cardio in your fat burning zone on an empty stomach while Venus is in line with Jupiter, you'll never burn fat.

The problem with myths is that not only are they wrong and give false hope to millions of people trying to lose weight, but they also waste your time and mental effort. I have also seen these myths used as justification for cheating on a diet, watching countless men and women justify their "treats"because they believe they are on some type of magical exercise program or nutrition plan. I could go on for days about fitness myths, but I cut my list from 30 down to the Top 5 Fat Loss Workout Myths today.

I'll save theother 25 for future newsletters.
Myth #1: You have to do cardio first thing in the morning on an empty stomach. Relax. You don't have to hop on the treadmill at 4:30am every morning. Let's allow common sense to dictate when and how you exercise. If you want to work out first thing in the morning, and I know that is the best time for many TT readers, by all means, go ahead and do it. There's nothing magical about this time - although it is often the only time many of day many people have to themselves. We need to think "outside of the hour" of exercise and realize that calorie burning and fat burning goes on for 24-hours. Forget about the theories and look at the big picture. It doesn't matter when you exercise - as long as you exercise intensely and consistently. Focus on relatively high-intensity workouts to increase your metabolism for as many hours after exercise as possible. That is best done with interval training and resistance training.

Myth #2: You have to do your cardio in your "fat burning zone".Again, nonsense. While you might burn a larger proportion of total calories as fat when you exercise in your fat burning zone, you burn fewer calories overall by exercising at such a low intensity. When you increase your workout intensity and get out of your so-called "fat burning zone", you burn more total calories, and as a result, more fat. In addition, the "fat burning zone" training doesn't put "turbulence" on your muscles...so you don't burn many calories in the post-exercise time period. But with interval training, you burn a significant amount of calories for hours after training, and that leads to more fat loss. I've worked with hundreds of people that have avoided the fat burning zone while still managing to lose dozens of pounds of fat.The "fat burning zone" is one of the biggest fitness myths of all time.

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Myth #3: You have to do cardio for 20 minutes before you burn fat. When I hear this, I picture a fat-burning switch in my body that turns on only after I've been doing "cardio" for 20 minutes. But what if I only exercise for 19 minutes and 59 seconds? Areyou telling me that I won't have burned any fat? That's ridiculous. What if I did it on an empty stomach in the morning and in my target heart rate zone? (read that one sarcastically!) I'll say it one last time. We need to be more concerned with our 24-hour metabolism, not how much fat or even how many calories are burned during the workout.

Myth 4: Drinking ice cold water will help you burn calories and lose fat. Standing in line at the grocery store is a great place to pick up the latest fat loss myths. You'll also find this one all over the Internet.This myth often comes along with some calculations showing that by drinking 8 glasses of ice-cold water you can burn 70 calories per day. I don't believe that actually holds true in real life. Regardless, drinking cold water is not going to burn any more fat off your body than drinking room temperature water.Don't get me wrong, I strongly believe you should drink 12 glasses of water per day, but the temperature of your water won't have any effect on your overall fat loss success.

Myth #5: Adding one pound of muscle will burn 50 extra calories each day.Uh-oh, now I'm cutting down a myth that supports my use of strength training in a fat loss program. But I have an obligation to set the record straight about this extremely prevalent myth (even though I just saw a big name fitness expert perpetuate this myth in a recent article!).This myth sounds so good. Add a pound of muscle, boost your metabolism 50 calories. That doesn't seem out of line at all.But do the math for a guy that puts on 30 pounds of muscle. Does his metabolism really increase by 1500 calories? Absolutely not. For an average guy, that would require his resting metabolism to increase from 2500 calories to 4000 calories per day. How would he be able to keep any of that muscle with a metabolism like that? He'd have to eat like a pig forever. So when you look at the big picture, you can see this little myth start to fall apart.That's not to say you should stop your strength training, but just don't use this myth as an excuse to cheat on your diet.

Bonus Myth: Negative Calorie Foods Cause You to Lose Weight According to the "experts", a negative calorie food requires more energy to digest than it provides you when you eat it. And included in the negative calorie food list are apples and bananas. So by this logic, I would actually starve to death if I had nothing to eat but apples (because I would have a net energy loss fromeating a so-called "negative calorie" food).There is no such thing as a negative calorie food. It's a shame “experts” are out there promoting this stuff, and that so many people fall for it. Instead, let the common sense fat loss principles apply. It's going to take consistent effort, working hard at your workouts and with your nutrition to get the results you want.

I guarantee you that Turbulence Training will successfully guide you to the fat loss you deserve and desire.

Sincerely, Nathan Barrett,
Owner, Abdominal Success

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Best Exercises for Fat Loss

2011-10-17T01:59:00.000-07:00

In the 80's and 90's workout magazines that I read, recommended isolation exercises, like the leg extension machine and the chest-fly machine as being best exercises for fat loss and helping you sculpt your body. But we've come a long way since then...Today I want to show you how to choose the best exercises for fat loss, and even the right exercise order, to get the most fat loss and body-sculpting in the least amount of time.

Let's start with some simple rules on how to pick the exercises.

1. Exercises should always work multiple muscle groups.
2. Exercises should be done standing, whenever possible.
3. Exercises should be effective for fat loss even if only thebodyweight version is used (i.e. squats).
4. The hardest (most intense) exercises should always be first.
Before I explain the rules in detail, let's first cover the warm-up.

Every Turbulence Training workout starts with a general warm-up. By now, you should know that I don't like the traditional 5-minute cardio workout (excluding those who need it for injury purposes,according to their health care professional). The purpose of the warm-up is to specifically prepare your muscles for action. Walking on a treadmill for 5 minutes does little interms of preparing your body for strength training. Therefore, I start every workout with a general, total body circuit.

When putting together total-body workouts and warm-ups, I think about 4 "hot zones" on the body. And I have to address all four hot zones with exercises in the warm-up. The hot zones are:
a) Back of Legs
b) Upper Back
c) Chest
d) Abdominals

Why do I only worry about the back of legs? Because almost allmulti-joint movements that train the back of the legs will alsostress the quadriceps, even if only in a static contraction. Take for example, this general warm-up (to be used in place of thetreadmill):

A) Y-Squat (hold your hands over your head in a "Y" formation) - 15reps
B) Close-grip Pushups (kneeling or advanced) - 8 reps
C) Stick-up - 8 reps

Hopefully you can see how that hits all 4 hot zones through dynamicand static contractions. If you don't, let me know. Ok, now we are ready to move on to the meat of the workout. As stated above in the rules, we must pick our hardest, most intense exercises first, and perform them in sets of low reps.

Here's a Turbulence Training bodyweight-only, body-sculpting workout routine that I've designed to show you the correct exercise order, and the types of exercise that are best for changing your body. I'll be using this exact workout with one of my high-profile movie stars this afternoon. She needs to keep her body sculpted without bulking up. But she still needs to be strong, lean, and athletic for her fight scenes in the movie she is filming.

1A) Split Squat (8 reps) [Advanced use the Bulgarian Split Squat]
1B) Elevated Pushup (8 reps per side) [Kneeling or Advanced)
2A) Step-up (12 reps)
2B) Bodyweight Row (8 reps) (Beginner or Advanced)
3A) Stability Ball Jackknife (15 reps)
3B) Back Extension on Ball (15 reps)

Each superset (i.e. 1A & 1B) is done 3 times with no rest between exercises A and B, but with a 30 seconds rest after B, before you repeat the superset. Following the strength portion of the workout, complete the workout with Interval Training.

Each exercise uses multiple muscle groups, so that more calories will be burned during and after exercise.We also design each superset to use two intense, non-competing exercises. We use low reps where possible. We train for strength at the start of the workout when we are fresh. What do I mean by non-competing? That means, you should be able to perform the two exercises back to back with minimal fatiguing effects from the prior exercise.

You have to pair exercises that don't use the same muscle groups. The rules of exercise selection and exercise order will allow youto get lean, boost your metabolism, and to train with a high-intensity through out the entire workout. So when I put the exercises together, it is all about putting themin the right order to get you lean.

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New Review of The Diet Solution

2010-04-21T10:32:00.000-07:00

Hello everyone, i just wanted to let you know that the team at Abdominalsuccess.com has just finished up there review of the Diet Solution Program. The Diet Solution program was designed by Isabel De Los Rios. The Diet Solution is not a "diet" but more of a lifestyle change. Including a great insight on so called healthy and low fat foods that are supposed to help you lose weight. Isabel shines a light on everything the diet industry has led you to believe.

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Till next time
get healthy & get lean

Nathan Barrett
www.abdominalsuccess.com

2010-03-09T11:57:00.000-08:00

There are 3 major reasons that set up 98% of all the fat loss diet programs for failure. This article will help you identify each of them and understand the 3 major reasons better.

1) Times have changed, but our bodies have remained the same; this is the first reason why 98% of fat loss diet programs fail.

In the early days, humans were hunters and gatherers, and our bodies still function as though we don’t have reliable food sources. This was a time before we had drive-thrus for a quick bite on the way home from work and fully stocked refrigerators just 10 feet away. In fact, our ancestors had to work very hard to find food; the alternative was not eating at all. Sometimes, they were forced to go without substantial nutrition for a period of time.

So, for them to survive, their bodies had to figure out a way to make it through such times of scarcity. Their bodies adapted by slowing down their metabolisms and storing calories as fat when there was enough food; this could then be used as fuel in times of scarcity. Unfortunately, this survival mechanism endures, even though most of us in the developed world no longer need it.

So, when you follow a diet program that restricts your caloric intake, your body responds by shifting into survival mode, preventing you from achieving results. This approach will make your metabolism slow and sluggish; you will burn less fat and, at the same time, store more of it. This also leads to huge amounts of lean muscle tissue being wasted.

2) 98% of fat loss diet plans fail because they leave us feeling hungrier.

Fat loss diet programs that restrict calorie intake will leave you feeling hungrier, with a constantly growling in your stomach and subsequent discomfort. (To add to this, you’ll be preoccupied with nothing but thoughts of food).

Do you really think that you can keep living in that state for long?
I think it’s doubtful! In fact, the hunger pains will stay as long as you are on such fat loss diet programs, and you’ll need to resume eating normally to make them go away. I don’t know anyone who can live under such circumstances permanently, and I think 99% or more of the population can’t either.

How can you expect to lose weight and keep it off when you’re on fat loss diet programs that just don’t work and are impossible to maintain? there is NO way!

3) 98% of fat loss diet programs fail because reasons 1 and 2 work together to make your goal unattainable.

Even after you give up on these low-calorie fat loss diet programs, there’s more in store for you.

This food deprivation has trained your body to burn less fat and to store more of it. Eventually, when you resume your normal diet, you will end up piling on more pounds than before. (I’m sure you’ve heard of “yo-yo dieting”!). ”)

Unfortunately, even the weight you lost, if any, when you were on such fat loss diet programs was mostly that of retained water and lean muscle mass. You might have reduced the number on the scale, but you didn’t actually lose any body fat.

With all these factors involved, it’s no surprise that 98% of fat loss diet programs fail.

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Healthy Fat Loss Meal Plans

2010-02-18T11:14:00.000-08:00

Is it Possible to put together simple and effective meal plan? A meal plan that wont be complicated or hard to follow? Well, the answer is YES it is very possible and i will show you how to do it.

The fat loss meal plans below come from THE DIET SOLUTION program and they will help you lose your excess abdominal fat while simultaneously making you healthier.

"Here are 3 of the best fat loss meal plans that you can try right now"

Breakfast: Protein needs to be consumed with every meal throughout the day and breakfast is no exception. When you eat breakfast you want to make sure to include organic eggs, cottage cheese, raw nut butter or smoked fish as one component of your fat loss breakfast. Carbohydrates should also be included in the form of oatmeal, sprouted grain bread, fruit and vegetables.

3 great healthy fat loss breakfast examples

1, Oatmeal with almond butter, topped with fresh berries and a tiny bit of Stevia to sweeten it.

2, Hard boiled eggs, 1 slice of sprouted grain toast and a half grapefruit.

3, Smoked salmon over a slice tomato and 1 green apple.

The same rules apply to eating lunch as eating breakfast. A great tip to make sure you always have a healthy protein source during lunch is to pack left overs from the dinner you had the night before. hamburger,chicken and fish are all great sources of protein and are easy to throw on a salad or over vegetables.

3 great healthy fat loss lunch examples

1, Baked tilapia with sauteed spinach, green salad with peas (oil & vinegar as dressing) followed by a half cup of pineapple.

2, left over chicken (breast/legs) with one half sweet potato and broccoli.

3, Lean hamburger of a portabella mushroom and brown rice. Cooked vegetables on a green salad, 1 orange.

Dinner has the same rules as breakfast and lunch, but offer you to be more creative. start off by looking for simple meal recipes and then modify them with your own healthy ingredients as needed. Always remembering to include a protein and carbohydrate source.

3 great fat loss dinner examples

1, Mexican salad: ground beef over shredded lettuce and tomato, guacamole and brown rice.

2, grilled salmon over asparagus: green salad (oil and vinegar as dressing) followed by a fresh fruit salad.

3, Buffalo meat balls over rice pasta with sauteed broccoli.

Snacks: you never ever want your body to get or to be hungry. Having your body being hungry often leads to binge eating, and unhealthy choices. When your body is hungry and under freed you will tend to eat unhealthy foods and makes sticking to a healthy diet much more difficult. It is important to keep plenty of (healthy snacks) available.

3 great fat loss snacks examples

1, 2 table spoons of almond butter on a half apple.

2, Trail mix with walnuts,almonds,pumpkin seeds and dried fruit (no sugar added).

3, Cottage cheese and pineapple.

If you incorporate these healthy fat loss meal plans into your daily eating regimen you will start to see a great difference in your fat loss goals and results. Following simple and healthy fat loss meal plans like these is the first step in achieving your health and fitness goals.

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The Truth About Six Pack Abs Reviewed

2010-02-17T13:36:00.000-08:00

Many people by now, know that The Truth About Six Pack Abs is a great program, that has helped people all over the world get a flat stomach and lose excess abdominal fat. That's why it is featured on Abdominal Success. This week the staff at abdominal success did a complete review of the program from beginning to end and found it quite exciting.
The Truth About Six Pack Abs is in fact a complete body transformation program that is dedicated to helping you get in the best shape of your life.

Going into the review the claim was that The Truth About Six Pack Abs is the most popular abdominal exercise program sold on the Internet today. It was confirmed that this program is indeed the most popular abdominal exercise program sold on the Internet.

The Truth About Six Pack Abs program is by far more popular than any other fat loss & abdominal exercise program because of Mike Geary, Mike is the creator of the program and he is a fantastic guy, his staff offers great customer service with every copy of The Truth About Abs program sold.

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Energy Drinks

2010-01-19T11:40:00.000-08:00

Hello everyone, recently while going though and reviewing the Turbulence Training program, which can be found at www.abdominalsuccess.com I found some helpful and great information on all the latest energy drink craze.

Energy. Everyone wants more of it. And it's as easy to get as heading down to the corner store...All we need to do is slam down a Red Bull. Or a Gatorade. Or a coffee. Or so the ads say.

But which of these is really the best energy drink? The answer, of course, is below...

Now when people talk about energy drinks, they are often simply referring to products that contain caffeine. After all, when someone is describing their energy levels, they are really talking about their level of mental alertness. So we'll limit our discussion today to that: what drink gives you the best and longest-lasting energy levels.

#5 - At the bottom of our list are those sugar and caffeine "energy drinks" such as Red Bull (and even cola).

The problem with many energy drinks is that they contain too much sugar and/or too much caffeine. So while the short-term effects are huge increases in energy (i.e. feeling wired or even jittery - even to the point of nausea), after an hour or two you'll crash and burn, and more than likely be ready for a nap - or as those marketing machines prefer, another "energy drink".

#4 - Sports Drinks: Give these guys credit, they've convinced the world that we need to refuel with what's essentially uncarbonated soda pop. Now unless you're performing an exercise of more than an hour, you don't need this liquid sugar.

#3 - Coffee: Having never had a coffee in my life, I'm not sure it's fair of me to pass judgement on this beverage. But I'll say this...a cup of coffee each day is not going to kill you.

But if you depend on the caffeine to give you your morning get-up-and-go, maybe you should do a little lifestyle review. Perhaps there are some things you can change to give yourself more energy without relying on a caffeine fix? And you're probably getting a lot more caffeine than you bargain for if you get your coffee from the well-known coffee shops.

#2 - Green Tea: True, this beverage does contain caffeine, but it does so in relatively smaller amounts than coffee.

In addition, you should be able to find naturally decaffeinated Green Teas (avoid Green Tea that has been decaffeinated via an "acetylation" process - this might also remove the healthy phytochemicals in the tea). And of course, go organic if you can.

NOTE: All teas are healthy. Green Tea may or may not be healthier than traditional teas.

Green Tea is a super close second place to our winner...and research suggests that several cups of the tea are necessary each day to receive the full health benefits.

#1 - Filtered Water: There's no way that water is going to lead to an energy crash. And it's important part of your nutrition plan. While I admit, it will never compare to a caffeine-based beverage for giving you that mental wake-up, in the big picture, water is the go-to drink.

Unfortunately, despite all the messages about H2O, I know a lot of the Turbulence Training clients still do not drink enough water.

I'm a big proponent of 12 glasses per day - I drink more than that and immediately notice sluggishness when I am unable to do so. I encourage you to monitor your water intake and determine your optimal level for alertness.

Use the Turbulence Training Lifestyle to increase your energy.

Sincerely,

Nathan Barrett
Owner, www.abdominalsuccess.com

P.S. There are other ways to increase your energy...

Beverages aren't the only way to boost your energy and improve your health.

The right workouts will boost your brain power...and your metabolism.

Exercise shouldn't dominate your life...instead, it should support your lifestyle. So let me show you how to spend less time in the gym while still having an increased energy level for your endless projects at work and at home...

The Latest Fat Loss Nutrition Info

2010-01-19T11:27:00.000-08:00

By: Nathan Barrett
URL: www.www.abdominalsuccess.com

Big News! Craig Ballantyne has added a brand new set of
Turbulence Training Fat Loss Nutrition Guidelines to the TT
package. This new report comes from nutrition expert, Dr. Chris
Mohr, Ph.D. Today we want to introduce Chris to you, and get him to answer some tough fat loss nutrition questions.

So first, Dr. Mohr's credentials...

Dr. Chris Mohr is a consultant to a number of media outlets and
corporations including the Discovery Health Channel, Clif Bar, Fit Fuel, and Labrada Nutrition. He has authored or co-authored several textbooks and has written nearly 500 articles.

Dr. Mohr has bachelors and masters degrees in Nutrition, from Penn State University and the University of Massachusetts, respectively. He received his PhD in exercise physiology from the University of Pittsburgh and is also a registered dietitian.

Through his company, Mohr Results, Dr. Mohr offers consultations, provides corporate seminars, and will soon be providing nutrition services for trainers.

Now, before we get to the interview with Dr. Mohr, I have something to admit:

Nutrition is more important than training.

There, I said it. In fact, I've admitted it all along. It doesn't
matter how good the Turbulence Training workouts are, you won't get maximum results without the right nutrition.

And that's why Craig Ballantyne went to Dr. Mohr to get his advanced fat loss tips.
here is what Craig found out.

CB: For fat loss, what kind of shake is best after weights? Do we
need high-carb, sugar shakes?

CM:
I still think this is an important meal to get some carbohydrates
in to fuel you for your next workouts, since carbohydrate intake is likely low throughout the remainder of the day.

Even during a fat loss phase, I recommend folks get at least a 1:1 ratio of carbs:protein.

CB: But what about sugar specifically? If a client is 35, 5'10", and 21% body fat, does he need sugar in his post-workout drink?

CM:
I do still think simple carbs are important during this recovery
period.

Carbs don't have to be the enemy---if the rest of your carb intake is mainly veggies, the post workout simple carbs will be a Godsend.

You'll suck that right up, you'll feel stronger, and have better
subsequent workouts. You should be training hard enough to be able to lose the fat...it's not all about the carbs.

I would go 1:1 ratio of carbs:protein...around 30:30 of a
combination of malto/glucose/sucrose or any high GI ingredients with a whey isolate and/or hydrosylate.

CB: Does post-workout nutrition change for interval training?

CM:
I believe it does, because while you're exercising at a
high-intensity, the amount of glycogen depletion and protein
degradation that's going on is lower than with a longer duration,
intense weight workout.

It is still an important time for feeding (after exercise), but I
wouldn't recommend the same high intake of carbs:protein as I would after a tough weight workout.

Like before, go with the 1:1 ratio of carbs:protein - that is, of
course, unless you were just out there doing intervals for an hour (but then you'd basically be superhuman).

CB: What are your thoughts on eating before bed?

CM:
This is a time I like a protein and fat meal, to help slow the
digestion of those nutrients during a time when it's likely you
will be breaking down some muscle tissue.

I am "ok" with some carbs, but if you do eat them, focus on veggies or something similar and don't sit down to a Thanksgiving meal and then immediately close your eyes.

CB: Everyone seems to know the general protein rule for gaining muscle (1g per pound bodyweight), but how much protein do we need when trying to lose fat?

CM:
This is suffice for losing fat as well. Maintaining this intake,
with a moderate fat intake as well, will help provide the necessary nutrients since you want to lose as much fat as possible, yet maintain as much lean body mass as possible.

You can't get around the fact that weight loss does take some
reduction in calorie intake (or very high amount of calorie
expenditure), so focus your intake on lean proteins, healthy fats,
and always think fiber, not carbs.

CB: Give us one of your "secret" advanced fat loss nutrition tips...please!

CM:
Losing fat without the addition of intervals is like riding a bike
through sand - sure it will work, but your progress won't be nearly as fast.

Replace all simple carbohydrates with their high-fiber
counterparts, and make sure you're eating at least one vegetable each and every meal.

CB: What do you think of "calorie cycling" diets - where you drop your calories for a couple of days, then bump them up, etc. Is there any research to support this approach?

CM:
To my knowledge it's all anecdotal.

Theoretically, it seems as if it may work; however, it would be
near impossible to design a well controlled study to test the
theory.

With that said, it's hard to make specific recommendations because there's nothing to base it off of.

CB: And let's finish off with your thoughts on fish oil - dosage,
quality, etc.

CM:
They kick ass---general health, 2-4 g/day. Elevated TG I would go higher, increasing in a stepwise manner, up to 8g or so (not a
blanket statement, but individualized). Always speak with MD first since it does decrease clotting time...contraindicated if on blood thinning medications.

Preliminary research with weight loss shows it's promising---2-3 studies to my knowledge. I do believe higher quality fish oils are important. Fish oil shouldn't give you fishy burps or taste fishy at all.

Two favorites are Nordic Naturals and Carlson. Fish oils are
screened very well for mercury and other contaminants, particularly ones like NN and Carlson.

CB: Thanks Chris. This is great. I look forward to adding your nutrition knowledge to my Turbulence Training workouts...I guarantee that this combination will help everyone lose fat and gain muscle.

More nutrition interviews with Dr. Mohr are on the way.

If you have any other questions, just let me know.

Sincerely,

Craig Ballantyne
Author, Turbulence Training

P.S. Big Nutrition Announcement!

The Turbulence Training Nutrition Guide for Men & Women - written by Dr. Chris Mohr, Ph.D., is ready for you.

Here are just some of the things you'll learn from Dr. Mohr...

1) How to calculate your calorie needs (p. 6)

2) Calorie recommendations for obese individuals (p.7)

3) The 23 types of sugar (many hidden!) to avoid (p. 9)

4) The 20 whole-grain sources to fuel your fat loss program (p9)

5) Over 60 fruits and vegetables that should be added to your diet (p. 10)

6) The 16 protein sources you should select most often (p. 13)

7) Shocking trans-fat content of 18 common foods - find out which food is the deadliest in terms of fat content (p. 16)

8 ) The 9 Fat Sources you should select most often (p. 17)

9) Dr. Mohr's 12 Rules for Fat Loss (p. 18)

10) The TT Nutrition Plan for Men (p. 19)

11) The TT Nutrition Plan for Women (p. 23)

12) Bonus Supplement Report: The Truth About Fat Loss Pills (p. 27)

Hope eveyone had a great weekend

2009-11-29T09:35:00.000-08:00

As the weekend comes to an end, its time for many people to prepare for the week ahead. For me, i like to start everyday by having a good workout at the gym. It seems to set the mood for a great day.

Exercising for me, is like a schedule Mon-Fri but getting up on Monday is the hardest day because that is the day that sets off a good week for me. If i get in a good exercise on Monday than i will have a good rest of the week. Tue-Fri are easy because I'm in a schedule already,I wake up go and exercise.

So if you have a hard time getting up on Monday's also to go exercise or even go to work for that matter, your not alone. Just try to remember it gets easier though out the week.

Hope this gives you a good boost of energy to kick start you week off on the right foot.

Holiday Fat Loss

2009-11-22T20:49:00.000-08:00

The holidays are coming quick and it is always a hard time to remember to eat healthy and stick to your diet.

I was recently at a event and at this time i remembered how important it is to have a plan with your eating habits as we enter the season of high fat and calorie foods. I always like reading the advise they give you in the health magazines its quite funny what they say sometimes.

Many times the advice just lack's any substance, they do this because the writers of the magazine's don't want to make you think that you really need to change anything at all to succeed. They make it sound like losing excess stomach fat or even keeping your current figure though the holiday season is easy. Like, saying just park at the far end of all the parking lots so you can burn of the big holiday dinner you had there night before.

Anyone that has struggled with their weight "like i have" know's it is not that simple. You need to change something or try different exercises. so here are a few uncommon tactics from the Truth About Six Pack Abs Program to keep off the upcoming holiday season's pounds.

Here is a list of some effective strategies that will help you though the holiday season

Almonds & Green Tea:

Now, the most common thing you here before you go to a party or family gathering is "fill up" first so you won't eat so much junk food. However, most people don't do this therefore eat everything that looks good.

A recent survey of the Turbulence Training customers told me that having 1 ounce of almonds and a cup of green tea has helped them with holiday cravings, more than anything else.

Because the almonds have fiber, they help you to control your appetite. While, the green tea contains a small amount of caffeine witch keeps you alert and energized during the party. Next time you at a party keep this in mind.

Don't waste your time on cardio programs:

Nothing depends more on your success over the holiday season than your diet. You can't go eat 2000 calories at a party and then hit the cardio in the gym the next day and expect to burn it off. that's a 4 hour cardio session that no one want to tackle. It would be better of not to get yourself in that situation in the first place, right?

Here are a few diet and nutrition tips to keep you going

Write down everything that you eat though out the day, find your trouble spots and work on cutting out the foods that don't fit.

Stop drinking high calorie mixed drinks, or at least cut back a little. You can change everything else but if you don't change your drinking habits, you will be running in circles, you will never get any ware

You must focus on portion control, you need self control. If you can't control yourself with the serving spoon than you will be a lost cause.

Only worry about YOU, no one else:

In this day and age it seems like you are always running around trying to please someone. It be, your boss at work your kids at home or trying to knock some this off of that never ending honey do list. This happens everyday weather during the holidays or not. Take a deep breath and ask yourself "am i running around trying to please everyone else" and think if you have set time away for yourself.

It is vary important to put some time away for exercising and good nutrition, BEFORE you do anything for anyone else. You get done what you need to before doing for others, you have personal fitness goals to meet so it is a very important time right now.

Get rolling and stay on a roll:

This holiday exercising tip is a good one. If you get yourself on a good exercising plan than you will be to busy during the holidays to stop and get off track.

Don't wait for January to start off the year with new fitness goals, get started right now. Many men and woman right now are starting there body transformations right though the holidays.

Those men and woman are getting a head start on everyone else because they want it. They want to be in shape and live a healthy lifestyle the rest of there lives. They are not waiting around, there not going to let a few months of holidays get in there way because they know it will be a massive set back to there success.

Whenever you can exercise in short burst:

Just because you are watching what you eat at the holiday parties and family gatherings does not mean you

can't have fun. Dancing is a great exercise and it burns calories like crazy, or run around and play with the kids, that's exercise too.

In all reality here is a great tip so you don't fall off the exercising wagon during the holiday season. Get out of bed 15 minutes early so you time to do the Turbulence Training 12 minute workouts. you will get these exercise as a bonus when you buy the Turbulence Training Program.

www.abdominalsuccess.com

Fat Loss Diet

2009-11-22T20:43:00.000-08:00

You come across thousands of fat loss diets on the internet. How do you know which fat loss diet is the right one for you? To find the best fat loss diet for you read the following 5 simple tips.

Calorie intake is the first thing that you should look at. How many calories do you consume per day? You can find formulas on the internet that you can use to find out how many calories you should have per day.

You should only lower your calorie intake by only 100-300 calories only. Cutting calories to much should not be a part of a fat loss diet.

Proper nutrition is a must when following a fat loss diet. As part of any fat loss diet, you need to have a specific amount of each of the macro nutrients each day. 45% Carbohydrates, 35% Protein and 20% Fat should be eaten each and every day, spread out throughout the day.

You need to space out your meals evenly throughout the day. You will need to eat more frequently on a fat loss diet than just the regular 3 meals that you are probably used to.

Each day you need to eat every 2-3 hours and spread it out in 5-7 meals. You can cause many negative problems with your body during a fat loss diet if you only eat 1-3 times per day.

A good fat loss plan requires that you drink water every day. To reshape your body and lose weight you must increase your water intake. Not drinking enough water my cause your body to become dehydrated.

There are many side effects of dehydration, and these side effects will be a problem for other steps in your fat loss diet.

Adding exercise is the most important step in your fat loss diet. It is crucial that you start exercising as soon as possible if you are not already exercising. Decreasing your calorie intake alone cannot help you lose weight.

The more lean muscle mass, you have the faster your body burns fat. Lean muscle mass is built through exercise.

A good fat loss plan requires both cardio exercise and weight training. Choosing a correct plan for a fat loss diet incorporates many factors. To reach your goals quicker you should follow all of the steps listed above. These are a great start to a good fat loss diet plan.

Reduce Body Fat

2009-11-22T20:39:00.000-08:00

There are many ways to reduce body fat. I will show you 5 simple tips to help you reduce body fat. You need to Plan out your meals and eat frequently to reduce body fat. Keeping your metabolism high helps you to burn more calories more quickly.

You should consume smaller meals every 2-3 hours, broken up into 5-7 meals per day. Your individual needs will determine how many calories each small meal should contain. Every meal should contain a source of lean protein and a source of high fiber to reduce body fat.

Muscle growth requires protein. Carbohydrates help your body keep blood sugar levels and insulin levels stable. Drinking water is pretty straight forward, but most people forget about it. Drink more water! If you are trying to reduce body fat you need to increase the amount of water that you drink per day.

It is possible that a 10-20% decrease in muscle contractions when your body is dehydrated. Your body weight in pounds x 0.6 will give you the fluid ounces of water you should drink per day. To reduce body fat you must include intense interval training. Planning an exercise program to lose weight should include resistance training as well as cardio exercise.

Your metabolism is directly affected by the amount of lean muscle tissue you have on your body. Your body will work like a furnace and burn more calories if you have more lean muscle tissue. The more muscle you have on your body, the more fat you will burn.

Cardio exercise should be included in your program if you want to reduce body fat. People who are trying to reduce fat quickly think that cutting calories should be enough. The body’s survival response stops this from working.

The body’s survival mode slows down your metabolism in order to conserve energy when you cut too many calories at once. To keep your body from going into a starvation mode, you should perform cardio exercise to reduce calories rather than cutting them too much from food. Cut your calories 100-300 and perform cardio exercise to keep your metabolism high.

Reduce body fat by following these 5 tips. Factors besides these listed in the article should be included in your workout plan. For the quickest and best results you should plan everything out carefully.

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www.abdominalsuccess.com

Lower Ab Workouts

2009-11-22T20:35:00.000-08:00

Lower Ab Workouts are very important and should be included in any workout regimen. Having strong lower abs means you will have better spinal stability, which can reduce the risk of injury. Lower Ab Workouts can be rather difficult to perform, however here are some great lower ab workouts and ways to maximize the strengthening of these muscles:

If you’re feeling pain in your lower back, it means one of two things: either you’re doing the Lower Ab Workouts incorrectly, or your lower abs are not strong enough to do the exercise. Whichever the reason, stop immediately and try a different lower ab workout.

Only your lower ab muscles should be working. Lower Ab Workouts are difficult because they require a lot of concentration and muscles control. You don’t want to be using your back or hip muscles while doing these exercises. The moment you cannot feel your lower abs working or you feel other muscles are doing the exercise for you, stop.

Take your time. Rushing through Lower Ab Workouts are never a good idea. It doesn’t matter how quickly you can get the reps done. It’s more important to be controlled as you do them. When you do these abdominal exercises quickly, you’re decreasing their effectiveness.

Continuing on that note, quality is more important than quantity. Lower Ab Workouts are all about getting the right muscles to do the work, while preventing other muscles from helping you to cheat. Go slow and do controlled reps – it will benefit you more in the long run.

It is more important to build your endurance to perform more reps than it is to move toward a more difficult exercise. Building your endurance is more important than proving your strength. Focus first on performing more quality reps than trying to perform a more difficult exercise.

Breathe, Breathe, Breathe. A lot of people hold their breath as they contract their muscles, but instead work on taking deeper breathes while performing lower abdominal exercise. Exhale when your muscles are tightening and inhale when they are relaxing.

Lower Ab Workouts, as explained in the Turbulence Training For Abs eBook are important because they help your posture and stabilize your body. Training them is a great way to add strength to your entire body. Not only will you have great abs to show off, but you’ll also have a great overall body to strut around too.

Following these Lower Ab Workouts can help make any workout you gear toward your lower abdominals to be beneficial and do the work they are meant to do.

Abdominal Exercises

2009-10-27T10:24:00.000-07:00

By Nathan Barrett,

The test of truly strong abs in when you can supplement your own body weight while doing abdominal exercises. If you’re able to support your weight primarily through your ab strength, you’ve definitely reached the next level of definition and strength in your mid-region. To test your abdominal strength, or to begin reaching this next level, you can use the parallel bars, along with ankle weights or a medicine ball, to perform this great abdominal exercise to get abs fast.

Hip Raises,

Doing hip raises on parallel bars require that you have some abdominal strength. Even if you don’t exactly have the abs, doing this exercise can help begin to build your ab muscles and take them to new heights. Using a medicine ball or ankle weights force your abs to do more work and is a more challenging way to work out your abdominal muscles.

Strap ankle weights onto each leg, or place a medicine ball between your knees.

Your body should be straight (up and down) with the entire weight supported by your arms.

Raise your legs and hips toward your chest; your goal is to try and form at least a 90 degree angle with your body.

Focus on tightening your abs as you pull your legs up. If your hips are not being moved upwards, this means you are not using your lower abs during this exercise. Your goal is to exercise both the upper and lower abs.
Once your legs are as high as you can left them, hold them in this position for one second. DO NOT hold your breath as you attempt to hold them steady. Remember to breathe.
Slowly lower your legs and return to the vertical position you started again.
Repeat for 10-15 reps. and you will get abs fast
You can also perform this exercise using a Roman chair or dip bars, especially if you’d rather have a back rest to provide better stability. If your ab strength is on the weak side, you might want to consider practicing this abdominal workout without using the weights or medicine ball. This will not only help build up your abs, but also develop muscle memory when the motions are required and the extra weight has your doubting your ability.
This type of abdominal exercise really helps to strengthen your core and make you a stronger person. After all, there’s a lot more to having great abs than making the ladies (or gentlemen) swoon.

Do You Need Cardio For Fat Loss?

2009-10-27T10:21:00.000-07:00

By Nathan Barrett.

If you are asking yourself this question, then you will want to read this article, because hopefully it will get you thinking differently and trying new things.
As you probably know there are tons of people that believe that you don't need cardio and then there are others that swear by it. As far as you are concerned, you can make your own choices, just make your choice after reading this article, "Do You Need Cardio to Get Lean and Obtain Flat Stomach?" This article contains "anti-traditional cardio."
Most weekend warrior type or fitness minded type people trying to lose stomach fat and get in shape, would consider cardio a must to lose stomach fat or tone up there mid-section.
However, I'm not only questioning it, in fact, you may be surprised to know that some of the leanest and meanest people never do any type of normal or traditional cardio.
One the other hand, low to moderate cardio for really overweight people can be good, but even then there are more productive methods out there.
Most people consider cardio to be running miles on a treadmill, riding miles on a stationary bike, or gliding along on a elliptical machine wathing a TV screen at their local gym. This is what I consider to be traditional cardio, and at least 50% of the people doing this give up after a few months after not seeing results.
In reality, if you think about it, cardio exercise can be any exercise or activity that strengthens the cardiovascular system. I'm not going to get into anything technical like increasing your VO2 max or anything like that. Just to keep it simple, if it gets your heart pumping, and gets you huffing and puffin and sucking air, it's cardio. I don't care if you're holding dumbbells or a barbell and everyone calls it a weight training exercise still conditioning your heart.
Let's take a look at a couple examples. Take a barbell (or dumbbell, or kettle bell) clean & press for example, which involves lifting a barbell from the floor up to shoulders, then push pressing overhead. And listen up ladies, because even though this is usually seen as a manly exercise, it doesn't matter if you're not lifting 250 lbs; if 45 lbs is challenging to you, then you will still benefit just as much.
At first glance, most people think of the barbell C&P only as a weight training exercise or strength exercise. However, I challenge you to do a hard set of around 10-15 reps on the C&P. If you used a challenging enough weight, what you'll find is that your heart rate is probably up to about 80-90% of your recommended max, and you are huffing and puffing like you just ran a 100-meter sprint (which by the way, sprinting kicks the crap out of jogging any day if you want the easiest way to lose the flab).
Try the same thing for a set of 20 reps of one-arm snatches or swings with each arm with a kettle bell or dumbbell, and tell me your legs aren't burning, heart racing, and you're gasping for breath. How about trying 5 minutes straight of bodyweight squats, lunges, and push ups with very little rest. Again, notice your heart pounding, sweat pouring off of you, and chest heaving for breaths!
Now, you try and tell me you are not going to conditioning your heart with this style of exercising. traditional thinking tell you this is a weight training style program. in reality this these types of exercise are in fact cardio also because they are conditioning your heart.
Not only will you be conditioning your heart but you will be using every muscle in your body giving you a full body exercise and therefore a better workout. If you do them with enough intensity...something that can't be said for that boring stationary bike ride or treadmill jaunt while reading a book or magazine while exercising.
By the way if you are able to read a novel or magazine while exercising you are not concentrating enough on what you're doing, plus you're probably not working out hard enough to see any real results.

Website Updates

2009-05-02T10:55:00.000-07:00

Hello everyone,
I just would like to give you a quick heads up that there are lot of new articles on the website.
most recent, 6 new one's including....

3 Great Ab Workouts You Can Do On Your Own
Everyone wants great abs. And now that it’s summer time, having a washboard mid section is the goal of every man and woman out there. But if you’re too ashamed to show your face at the gym in your current condition (or maybe your excuse is you just don’t have the time), guess what? You don’t need a medicine ball or one of those captain’s leg machines. Here are 5 of the best abdominal exercises you can do all on your own.................

3 of the Best Ab Workouts
It’s summer time again, and you’re telling yourself you’re going to work out your abs and grasp that ever elusive six pack. You’ve dreamt about it all winter long, so now it’s time to get that gut into tip-top shape. And here are three abdominal exercises that will help you do just that ….........

Great Tips to Follow While Doing Lower Abdominal Exercises
Working your lower abs is very important and should be included in any workout regimen. Having strong lower abs means you will have better spinal stability, which can considerable reduce the risk of injury. Lower abdominal exercises can be rather difficult to perform, however here are some great ways to maximize the strengthening of these muscles:........................

The Ab Destroyer: Get Great Abs Fast
The test of truly strong abs in when you can supplement your own body weight while doing abdominal exercises. If you’re able to support your weight primarily through your ab strength, you’ve definitely reached the next level of definition and strength in your mid-region. To test your abdominal strength, or to begin reaching this next level, you can use the parallel bars, along with ankle weights or a medicine ball, to perform this great abdominal exercise.......................

The Captain’s Leg: A Great Abdominal Workout Tool
The captain’s chair is a machine that you can find in any gym or health club. It has a vertical support, which serves as a back rest, and horizontal supports that serve as arm rests. This gym machine provides the second most effective, but the most difficult, abdominal exercise. If you’re willing to endure and do the exercise right, you can reach great abdominal heights.

Using an Exercise Ball to Get Great Abs: 5 Amazing Workouts
The exercise ball is one of the best tools to use when trying to strengthen up your abs. Many of the abdominal workouts you can do with an exercise ball are ranked high on the list of best ab workouts. The great thing about the exercise ball (also called a stability ball) is that you can access them at the gym or have one at home.
Here are 4 of the top abdominal exercising you can do with an exercise ball............................

to read any of these great new articles please go to www.abdominalsuccess.com

Nathan Barrett
Founder, abdominal success

newest news to hit the website

2009-04-28T13:07:00.000-07:00

In recent years, there has been controversy and confusion on "carbs" of all kinds. I would like to give some input and hopefully clear up what might be puzzling you.
Over consuming processed carbohydrates like pasta, rice, cereals, crackers, muffins, bagels, candies, breads (even whole grain), juices, and sodas make it very difficult to lose body fat and it then becomes a struggle, even if you are one to workout very hard. Did you know that by consuming these carbohydrates, your blood sugar can go wild and the insulin in the body surges and can promote direct body fat deposition? Did you know that cravings and appetites increase if too many carbs are consumed? Some carbohydrates sources that are thought to be healthy by many consumers, just add calories and not a whole lot of nutrients. These sources include many cereals and breads, which mislead the consumer by smart marketing, by pretending to be "whole grain" when the first ingredient is actually refined flour.
I feel that the people who are struggling to lose body fat could do so by following these different guidelines.
1. Focus more on free-range and/or grass-fed meats and eggs, grass-fed raw dairy, and many vegetables. Reduce or stay away from cereal, rice, pasta, etc. that are grain-based crab products. Instead, get carbs from a variety of whole fruits, berries, sweet potatoes and a variety of vegetables (no fruit juice because beneficial fiber and other necessary parts of the fruit are eliminated).
2. If you do buy grains, the germ and bran are the most fibrous and nutrient dense, which means the oat bran instead of the oatmeal. By adding wheat germ or rice bran to yogurt, salads, soups, cottage cheese, and anything else, you get the most beneficial nutritious parts of the grains and not increase the intake of excess starches and calories. If you need to replace the bad carb intake, try replacing them with good carbs such as nuts, avocados, seeds, and nut butters. Your appetite will be better satisfied, hormone and blood sugar levels properly controlled, and aiding you to make real progress on fat loss will go a long way with healthy fats and proteins.

To your abdominal success,
Nathan BarrettFounder,
abdominalsuccess.com

new updates

2009-03-19T12:25:00.000-07:00

Hello everyone, in the following weeks we will be updating our website "again". we have had great short term success with www.abdominalsuccess.com so we are going to be adding many more great articles and free content for our viewers. along with the current content we will be adding a forum for all to enjoy and participate in. and possibly a myspace page. we look forward to being a (athority website) for all your health and fitness goals. we are growing tremendusly fast and are excited to helping you in the future.

take care
Nathan Barret
Founder www.abdominalsuccess.com

3 abdominal exercises

2009-03-01T17:22:00.000-08:00

to view examples and pictures visit www.abdominalsuccess.com

by mike geary creator of the program found on www.abdominalsuccess.com

Instead of the typical ab routines that we see so often with crunches, situps, leg lifts, etc... I like to give my readers better options for metabolism-boosting high intensity workouts that work their entire body while also working their abs... thus building rock hard abs & core, but also creating a much better fat-burning workout than a typical ab workout.
I'm going to show you an example today of one of my favorite "ab workouts" that doesn't include any direct "ab exercises" at all. It's in a tri-set format (similar to a super-set but alternating between 3 exercises).
Here goes:

1a. Renegade Dumbbell Rows1b. Front Squats with Barbell1c. Mountain Climbers on Floor
A good rep scheme to use with this could be 3-4 sets of 8 reps for each exercise, or more sets for less reps, such as 5 sets of 5 reps of each exercise. Mountain climbers can be done for a time interval (such as 30 seconds) instead of "reps".
Exercise Pics & Descriptions:
Renegade dumbbell rows are done starting in a pushup position with the hands on 2 dumbbells. You then row one dumbbell up while stabilizing your body with the other arm. Bring the dumbbell back to the ground and alternate the rowing arm while stabilizing with the opposite arm. This stabilizing effect during the rows creates incredible work for your entire midsection core area. Trust me... you'll feel it in the abs!
Renegade Rows shown above
Front squats are done similar to back squats, however with the barbell in front of your body on the front of your shoulders instead of resting on the upper back as in back squats. You stabilize the barbell on your shoulders by crossing your arms and pushing your fists into the bar against your shoulders while keeping your elbows out in front of the body.
This takes a little practice at first, so you will want to seek a professional trainer at your gym to help you with the form. Front squats require extreme stabilization strength from the abs due to the barbell weight being shifted to the front of the body instead of the back. Even though this is mostly a leg exercise, you'll feel this one in the abs big time!
Front squats shown above
Mountain climbers are done by starting in a pushup position and then shuffling your feet in and out so that your knees are moving in under your chest and then back out to starting position. It sort of resembles climbing a mountain but flat on the floor. If you want an advanced version, you can also shuffle your hands 8-10 inches forward and backward in addition to the leg movements. This really makes it a full body exercise and MUCH more difficult than standard mountain climbers.
Mountain Climbers shown above
After finishing each exercise, rest about 30 seconds before starting the next exercise. Rest about 1-2 minutes after completing each "tri-set" before repeating.
This will give you one of the best ab workouts you've ever had without even doing any direct ab exercises. You'll see what I mean after you try it!
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New Website Coming

2009-02-05T17:59:00.000-08:00

In the coming weeks we will be updating our site completly with a new look and new features, our quest is to make the site more user friendly. With so many custermers so quickly we want to give the site a fresh new look. We are going to try to minamize the down time of the site during the (remodel). We are excited about the new site, and you will be to after you see it so stay tuned.

new bodybuilding website coming

2009-01-31T06:57:00.000-08:00

Because of our growing success of our newly added bodybuilding section of abdominalsuccess.com we have decided to move it to a dedicated website. What does this mean? much of the content will be the same but it will not be located on our abdominal success website any longer. we are working on a website name now, so in the coming weeks we will be launching the new bodybuilding site. From time to time the bodybuilding section of our site might be offline as we will be transfering content over. please stay tuned.

Updated Website

2009-01-22T22:02:00.000-08:00

Abdominal success.com has just been updated,
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Mainly we are offering a basic,deluxe and ultimate package programs, each has there own benefits with the basic package that includes 7 bonuses, the deluxe package includes the 7 bonuses+2 upgrades and the Ultimate package includes the 7 bonuses+2 upgrades+4 exclusive "physical product" upgrades that will be shipped to you free of charge. Along with that, we are offering our own free bonuses 3 free ebooks with purchase of any of the packages. (formally only offered in the deluxe package)

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2009-01-20T08:39:00.000-08:00

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Abdominal Success

2009-01-19T21:06:00.000-08:00

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I'm the founder of www.abdominalsuccess.com. This website is for men and woman and it will enlighten you on the best abdominal exercises that you can do to receive the flat stomach that you've always wanted. This exercise program includes specific exercises and foods to eat that are targeted just for your abs. There is also a free newsletter sign up so you will get all the up to date information. we offer many free bonuses for you, along with the standard program. Please stop by for a look you wont be disappointed.
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