Archive for July, 2010

Tips To Help You Lose Fat

Sunday, July 25th, 2010

Happy Sunday people of the summer?  Have you been keeping up with working out?  Has your fitness level increased over the summer?  Have you taken the necessary steps to keep your bodyfat low, while enjoying time in the sun?  If you still are a little unsure about going outside in a tank top, or a bikini for that matter, what is it that is holding you back?  What have your workouts been like?  They’ve been ok?  Great.  What has your nutrition been like?  Not so great?  BINGO!  Most people, just miss the boat on this one.  If you aren’t getting proper nutrition, you won’t get the full benefits of your workout.  You also won’t reach your goals in any sort of timely manner.  So I am going to give you some tips to lose fat quickly.

1.  Eat more fruits and vegetables.  If you eat 6-7 servings of fruits and vegetables a day, I can almost guarantee you will see weight or fat loss.  Most people I would assume get an average of 3 servings, and I am being generous.  If you add more, you will be less likely to eat a bunch of crap junk to fill yourself with empty calories and fat.

2.  Write down what you eat.  Writing down everything you put in your mouth will make you realize just what your diet looks like.  It will tell you whether you are getting enough water, enough proteins, or if you even eat ANY veggies.

3.  Eliminate processed foods.  Really, when you eliminate processed, packaged, foods, there is really no way around eating healthy.  Simple rule, if it comes in a box, don’t eat it.  Try this out for a week and see what happens to your body. 

There are my tips.  Try to incorporate one a week, and in 3 weeks, i bet you’ll be liking the new you.

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What Sport Has The Fittest Athletes?

Sunday, July 18th, 2010

Don’t know why i just thought of this question.  NBA summer league is up on tv, and there are some guys with some muscle on those courts!  Playing basketball, I can appreciate the athleticism some of these guys have.  And some of them are just chiseled.  I also saw the other night on VH1 I think it was, the T.O. Show.  Or something like that.  Terrell Owens is trying to find a wife or something.  Pointless really, but they do have a little clip of him working out.  That dude is jacked.  And he plays basketball in his free time as well.  The reason I am writing this, is because I am wondering, which sport has the athletes who possess the most fitness?  Is it football, with their fast receivers, powerful lineman, and agile running backs?  Is it basketball, with their ultra quick point guards, their lean, long athletic forwards, and centers with their footwork?  Maybe it’s baseball, with their… umm….their…. pitchers, and tobacco, and stuff.  Wait, NO!  definitely not baseball. There are some healthy, fit guys, but for the most part, come on.  Hockey?  possibly. I don’t know a ton about hockey, but i know these guys are skating non stop for a couple hours.  So I ask you guys?  What sport do you think has the overall fittest athletes?  I know a lot of people are going to say rugby, or soccer.  Give me your argument, and why.

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Fitness in The Airport

Sunday, July 11th, 2010

As I am in Chicago’s Midway airport, I see a lot of people who should be my personal training clients. I also saw a guy who is a high level pro bodybuilder. So everyone has to travel right? But what I wanted to say, was if you want some good exercise, just fly standby on a busy day. I have probably walked 10 miles today in this freakin airport. It’s my own fault, but I look at it like this. Every time I don’t make a flight, they move you to the gate of the next flight. As I am writing this, I have had to move gates four times already. And none of them have been consecutively close to another one. This is a lot of walking. Add the fact that I have taken my laptop, TRX, and a couple big bottles of water along with me, and this is a slight workout! Although I REALLY want to start doing pushups and bench jumps off these uncomfortable chairs, I will take this walking thing as my fitness for the day. So next time you get annoyed with the standby stuff, just realize that as long as you are up and moving, you are basically working out!

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Our Fitness News On The Horizon

Sunday, July 4th, 2010

Good evening my fitness enthusiasts, those trying to lose weight, those trying to gain muscle, those trying to get ripped, and those that are somewhere in between all that.  Just thought I would write you guys a quick note, telling you where we are at in the business of Tonycress.com Personal Training.  Right now, we are taking on a lot of different, exciting projects, that will benefit not only us, but hopefully a host of other people trying to reach their own exercise goals. 

We are still doing our amazing personal training programs and group fitness camps, but in addition to these, we are taking on two big projects.  The first one, has been in my thoughts and actually you guys all came up with the content of it in a way.  I will be writing a book, based on all your fitness questions i have received over the last few years.  I am sure there will be plenty of questions that are left unanswered, but this is a chance to have many of the fitness, diet, and motivation questions people ask me on a day to day basis.  This book will be of great benefit to the people who are looking to lose the last few pounds of stubborn fat, the elite athlete, and the person who is just starting out a fitness program.  I’m excited about this adventure, and I’ll be looking to finish this up in the next two months.

The other big project we are getting involved in is a dvd project.  This is very exciting, as it’s been one of my goals for a few years.  I will blatantly say i am not a fan of the fitness infomercial dvd’s you see out right now for the general public, and we intend on changing the game:)  The dvd’s right now, as far as I’m concerned, don’t focus on their main market.  I can’t say too much about it, but we will be starting the production of this in the coming weeks, and hope to have the DVD program out by October.

This is all very exciting news for us at Tonycress.com  I encourage you guys to check out the youtube videos, where you can learn simple tips and tricks to help your fitness go to new levels.

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Fitness Goal- 3% Decrease in Bodyfat.

Friday, July 2nd, 2010

My fitness goal fort the month of June was to lose three percent bodyfat and go from 6.64% to 3.64%. I had twenty-seven days to do this, since I started on June Third. My diet was a little intense, but I did slip up a few times. Some people I know like to keep junk food in my fridge. I would say my nutrition, I complied with about 90% of the time. The workouts consisted of a lit of interval training, as well as a lot of circuit training with bodyweight and dumbells as resistance. The end result- in 27 days, I lost 12 pounds and 2.2% of my bodyfat. Although I didn’t quite reach my goal, I gel had I tightened up the nutrition aspect of it just a tiny bit, I would be sitting at 3% right now. Just goes to show you, no matter what shape you are in, there is always room for improvement.

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