Archive for September, 2009

Abs and Cardio Workout

Tuesday, September 15th, 2009

Achieve Fitness Model Abs With Workout Muse!

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By Tyler English of Farmington Valley Fitness Boot Camp

Abs and Cardio!

If you visit your local big box gym these two words go together like peanut butter and jelly.

I mean think about it for a second.  From the time a misinformed gym member walks in to perform their daily workout the odds are more likely that they will at some point do each of these two movements:

  1. They will perform way TOO much cardio! This is usually the person who spends 80% of the lifetime of their gym membership on the treadmill or elliptical!
  2. They will work their abdominals so much with infinite amounts of crunches etc.  They leave the gym looking more like the Hunchback of Notre Dame rather than a fitness model with razor sharp abs!

I won’t even touch upon the horrible workout music these types of gyms and health clubs play on a daily basis!

Being a New Age Natural Bodybuilder, abdominals and cardio (interval training) are two components to my training program that I constantly am tweaking.  I am always researching and experimenting for new ways to increase my productivity, increase my intensity and deliver the faster results for burning body fat, building lean rock hard muscle and giving me a razor sharp six-pack all year round!

Before implementing Workout Muse Interval Training Music into my conditioning program I constantly found it difficult to take my interval training workouts to the next level. I would implement Tabata Interval Workouts into my conditioning program all the time; but it wasn’t the same! (more…)

Cardio Interval Workout

Monday, September 14th, 2009

60-120 Cardio Interval Workout Powered by Workout Muse with Bodyweight Cardio Exercises

1- Max Effort Stationary Run for 60 s followed by 120 s of bodyweight squats for active recovery

2- Max Effort Stationary Run for 60 s followed by 120 s of alternating forward lunges + twist for active recovery

3- Max Effort Stationary Run for 60 s followed by 120 s of alternating rotational lunges for active recovery

4- Max Effort Stationary Run for 60 s followed by 120 s of alternating lateral lunges for active recovery

5- Max Effort Stationary Run for 60 s followed by 120 s of alternating single-leg RDL’s for active recovery

6- Max Effort Stationary Run for 60 s followed by 120 s of side pillar holds for active recovery (switch sides halfway)

This is 60-120 interval workout music makes for a great bodyweight cardio workout.

No equipment is required and it can be done indoors or outdoors!

Plus, you can get a bunch of extra mobility work by using the active recovery exercises outlined above rather than simply jogging in place or being on an overpriced cardio machines with little to no functional carryover for every day performance.

Crank it!
BJ

High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT)

Thursday, September 10th, 2009

High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) Workout Music Powered by 30-30 Mayhem

Tomorrow I will be presenting on various business and training topics regarding the operations of fitness boot camps at the first ever BOOTCAMP BOOTCAMP in Louisville, Kentucky.

One of my training presentations tomorrow is called “How to Supercharge and Automate Your Camps with Workout Muse”. I am going to be literally going through my proprietary group training system step by step to teach trainers around the globe how to start running safe and effective bootcamp workouts TODAY!

One of the highlights of the presentation will be when I reveal the first ever timed sets periodization model ever brought to group exercise. The simplicity of this periodization scheme is where the brilliance lies.

Essentially, every 2 weeks of training I alternate between longer duration work sets with shorter rest periods and shorter duration work sets with longer rest periods.

More specifically, I alternate been 50-10’s and 30-30’s in a five-exercise circuit format and I have outlined the differences below: (more…)

Kettlebell Conditioning Circuit

Wednesday, September 9th, 2009

30-30 Interval Kettlebell Metabolic Conditioning Circuit

By Pamela MacElree

I travel a good amount for our Kettlebell Athletics Kettlebell Certifications.  It’s tough to always travel with equipment, so I’m typically left to do bodyweight workouts in my hotel room, but I always have access to Workout Muse and variety of interval training music tracks.  This week I’m away for a week so there’s no skipping workouts on this trip, fortunately I drove, so I was actually able to bring some kettlebells with me (craziness I know!)

Typically I use the 30-30 Mayhem tracks (COMING SOON LATE SEPTEMBER!) as my Kettlebell interval workout music for strength training circuits, however this time I switched it up and made the rest period an active rest period using Kettlebell sling shots.

It’s a 4-5 round metabolic Kettlebell training circuit consisting of

  • Kettlebell Deadlifts
  • Kettlebell High Pulls
  • Kettlebell Romanian Deadlifts
  • Kettlebell Swings

Every time the interval changes to a rest period I’ve subbed in Kettlebell sling shots for active rest.  Use a moderate weight for this one since you have to hold on to the Kettlebell for a full 16-20 minutes.  Holly Rigsby, the Fit Yummy Mummy, thought it was a good workout, I’m sure you will too.

Whole Body Workout

Monday, September 7th, 2009

Whole Body Interval Workout Music

Bootcamp Dynamite Powered by Workout Muse Interval Training Music- 50-10 Five Exercise Circuit

Alternate between 50 s of work and 10 s of rest for each exercise in the following five-exercise circuit. Repeat for 20 total minutes:

1-Rotational Back Pillar Variation

2- Alligator Push-up Variation

3- TRX Balance Lunge Variation

4- Standing Upper Body Twists Variation

5- Total Extension Variation

You are listening to the Best Bootcamp Workout Music!

Crank it!

BJ

PS- For more info on 50-10 interval workout music as demonstrated in the aforementioned total body workout, please click the link below:

Best Group Exercise Music

CLICK HERE to checkout the best fitness and exercise music for group training as used by world famous strength coach Mike Boyle!

Full Body Workout

Monday, September 7th, 2009

Full Body Workout Powered by Workout Muse

Here’s a great total body fat loss workout using my favorite 5-station format and the 50-10 interval training music. My clients had a lot of fun with the TRX Muscle-up, be sure to check out this cool move for yourself in the video below ;)

Bootcamp Dynamite- 50-10 Five-Exercise Circuit

Alternate between 50 s of work and 10 s of rest for all 5 exercises in the following circuit. Repeat for up to 20 minutes:

1- Unstable Side Pillar Variation

2- Off-Bench/Chair Dip Variation

3- TRX Muscle-up Variation

4- Single-Leg Good Morning Variation

5- Band Front Squats Variation

CLICK HERE for more info about the Best Bootcamp Interval Workout Music shown in this video!

Crank it!

BJ

PS- I’d like to introduce you to the new WM spokemans: INTERVAL MAN! Please click the link below to check out the video below to learn more about this young chap:

INTERVAL MAN HAS ARRIVED!!!

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Muscle Building Interval Training with Workout Muse

Tuesday, September 1st, 2009

Muscle Building Interval Training with Workout Muse

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By 100% Natural Pro Body Builder Tyler English of Farmington Valley Fitness Bootcamp

Ok, so call me a MEAT HEAD! I dare you!

I don’t like traditional boring cardio! Never have and never will!

In fact I HATE cardio! But what Bodybuilder do you know actually enjoys cardio?

Whether it’s low intensity or high intensity there aren’t many that enjoy it.  In fact many are just like me; they just can’t stand the thought of it.

First, let’s get something straight, I am definitely not your prototypical Bodybuilder!

I don’t train like one- but what I do works!

In September of 2008 after only three years of Amateur competition I won my World Natural Bodybuilding Federation (WNBF) Professional Card at the age young age of 26.

So how did I do it?

Well, first I train very different and the high-intensity interval training methods I incorporate into my off-season and contest preparation are a major reason for my success. (more…)