Friday, April 23rd, 2010
Here are 10 things I would hate to live without…in no particular order with the exception of #1, she’s my favorite child this week.
1. MY NEW BIKE! Isn’t she a beauty? Seriously, folks, this is my first “big girl” bike and I love her.
2. My reusable KOR ONE water bottle. It’s cool to the core, I mean KOR. Not only does it have a killer design but the company has a killer passion for water related charities, in fact, their mission is to “protect and celebrate water.” Pick one up for yourself. You’re worth it. Use this code at checkout for 15% off your order: KWS-12397.
3. My watch or Gymboss. I never wear a watch to tell time, but for timing my rest periods between sets. My coaches prescribe rest periods for a reason and I follow them as if my life depended on it. That, and if you look at your watch between sets it sends a message that you are hardcore and people tend to leave you alone and let you get to work.
4. My fitbook. If you were on the MP4 4-Um teleseminar last month you probably heard me ramble on about my love of my nutrition and workout journal, fitbook. [If you weren't on the call please make sure you sign up for our mailing list on the right hand side of this very page so you won't miss another one!] fitbook is a 12 week journal that walks you through the process of setting a goal and making it happen. It’s great for recording all of my MP4 workouts and my food that fuels those workouts.
5. My gym towels. I sweat. A lot. I towel off (and smile!) with my whimsical towels by Words to Sweat By.
6. My jump stretch bands. These resistance bands are great for dynamic warm ups, stretching, or assisting with pull and chin ups when you need a boost. Speaking of boosts I love…
7. My Eboost. Eboost is a great tasting, green tea powered, energy drink you mix with water. It’s also packed with an alphabet of vitamins including one my fave’s, good ole Vitamin C — like 1,00 MG of it, but who’s counting?
8. My Justin’s Nutbutter Squeeze Packs. I have a peanut butter addiction so squeeze packs from Justin’s keep portion control in check. Plus these suckers are great to toss in your gym bag, back pack, briefcase, purse, or manbag.
9. My protein. I have mad respect for protein. I do not eat chicken or beef (because I’m stubborn) so I rely on other sources like eggs, my beloved Greek yogurt and protein powder.
10. My network. What can I say? I’m social. Are you connected with MP4 on Facebook or Twitter? If not, make like my FAVORITE NIKE HAT and just do it!
Thursday, February 25th, 2010
How do you get ahead in your job? Put a hit out on that snot-nosed colleague who keeps beating you out for projects? Yo! You’re a bit intense there…I hope not.
How do you get better at your sport? Find the guru at the gym who majors in chemical wizardry and become a sensation overnight? Yeah…umm…no. Not was I thinking.
How do you lose weight rapidly without jeopardizing your muscle base or your per4mance? Travel to another country and have illegal liposuction performed on you for cheap while trying to get your hands on the original Hydroxycut cuz the new stuff is awful? Seriously, you’re making me nervous here…no!
You train to be faster, more agile and as quick as you can be and you will achieve all of those things above and more.
The benefits of SAQ training (speed, agility and quickness) are many but yet, most still do not incorporate it into their training. Some of it is because it is not easy for them in terms of programming so they do not know where to start. Some of it is also because they may not know what it really entails; they just know that it is good for them. Others do not add it in because for them, they know what they know and they do what they do and they’re not ready to change that any time soon. I’m here to tell you to add it in and add it in now. Why wouldn’t you want:
What are you? Afraid of succeeding?
I am a huge fan of sprinting, hurdling, deceleration and interval training. All of them are major weapons in the fight against mediocrity. They are not the end all be all, they are just my favorites. And what I have realized over the years is that they become some of the best ways to change not just your sport specific skills but also your body composition.
Here at Model Per4mance we are bit unconventional in how we get you to look your best while you are in season. If you are running a marathon with 10 to 15 pounds to lose, adding more cardio to your program is not going to help. Basically, you would just be spinning your wheels. Now would not be the time to start cutting cals either; talk about messing you up long term. So how are we supposed to get your body to respond and begin shedding excess pounds if we cannot use volume as a method of weight loss? Speed, agility and quickness training.
SAQ is not (or at least it shouldn’t be) steady state. It is short bouts of powerful movements that can suck the wind right out of you. This means that you can only keep it going for short amounts of time before having to rest. You know and I know that when I say rest, I really don’t mean a full out rest. I mean a few seconds that you can steal to catch your breath before you are back at again. This can be one of the most effective workouts ever if you have the right equipment to pull it off.
ENTER THE GYMBOSS
This nifty piece of technology will keep track of your intervals for you so you may have a quality workout instead of spending all of your time timing your workout. This is awesome stuff! Why wasn’t this around when I was doing HIIT like it was going out of style? *Sigh* So how do you get your hands on one of these swell gadgets? Well you could buy one…or you could just WIN ONE! Woohoo!! Yes, you guessed it: We’re giving away a gymboss at our teleseminar on March 2nd at 8 pm EST and you could be the lucky winner! What do you have to do to get your hands on one of these blessed instruments of order and how can you attend the teleseminar?
So we’re going to captivate you with our personalities, engage you with our minds and then butter you up with our free stuff. Mmm, mmm, mmm…sweet.
Ok, so don’t forget…go here to register for the call and once you are there, leave a question for one of us and you may just be the proud owner of your own Gym Boss! Woo hoo!
