Train Like a Fighter – Fat Loss Circuit

Training for a fight was tough and I loved it! It showed me what real training was all about.

I think the mentality you have when you’re in the boxing gym or even the weight room has the biggest effect on the success of workouts. It’s one thing to train to get abs, but it’s another thing to train to fight someone. The intensity is so much greater when you have something important to you that’s on the line. Read the rest of this entry »

Vegas Workout

What a trip! I shot this video while down in Las Vegas for a few days with some friends. It was an awesome trip. I don’t know if you’ve ever been to Vegas but it’s a tough place to get a workout in! Read the rest of this entry »

The Balanced Life – Time Management

How do you fit the right workouts and the right meals into a busy schedule?

• Clearly identify your goals. When I did this I was able to plan more clearly and in turn fit much more into my day. Clear goals keep you focused, they also allow you to see how you’ve progressed. Visibly seeing your success will help you big time. Writing down clearly defined goals helped me realize what I was doing wrong and when I made the changes I needed to make, they helped me see the proof of my success.

Write down both short and long term goals and keep them measurable.

• Whether you’re trying to lose fat, gain muscle or both, you have to plan your week out! Winging it won’t work.
  

For both gaining weight and losing it, you should be getting in 5-6 meals a day. Each meal should have a portion of protein and a portion of whole carbs or veggies, or both if you can fit them in. If you’re trying to gain weight your meals should be much bigger.

You don’t have to continually be counting calories, but to get an idea of how many you’re taking in each day try the google calorie counter. I’ll use this every now and then just to check up on my diet and make sure I’m getting enough calories each day.

Before I started planning out my meals I’d get stuck buying something quick to eat that was high enough in calories to cover a meal, but didn’t have the same nutritional value as a well balanced meal would. These high calorie snacks are the worst! They’ve got very little nutritional value and are full of empty, useless calories. So try planning your meals. It’ll do wonders for your diet, your goals and your health. Read the rest of this entry »