Archive for January, 2010

Ask Your Biggest Bootcamp Question

Tuesday, January 26th, 2010

On Tuesday February 2nd, I am hosting a live and free Teleseminar to answer ANY and ALL of your questions you  may have related to automating your bootcamps.

You can register here…

https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/582435306

Now, in the meantime, I need you to go to my blog and ask any question
you have related to automating your bootcamps.

Any question.

I’ll answer as many questions as I can live on the Teleseminar.

Now, I’m also giving away access to the entire Bootcamp Automator system for free!

And all you have to do to qualify is two things -

1) Post a bootcamp-related question on this blog
2) Be live on the Teleseminar when I announce your name

Crank it!

-BJ

BYO Spartacus Workout Contest Entries!!

Sunday, January 24th, 2010

Well we’ve gotten all of the Build-Your-Own Sparactus Workout Contest entries…

And everyone did a fabulous job!

That’s why I need your help in choosing the winner ;)

Please note that I am only look for POSITIVE COMMENTS- no negative BS will be tolerated here at Workout Muse.

In other words, which workout do you like best, NOT “I didn’t like this workout”.

Please understand that the good people that entered this contest did their best and have lots of courage to put themselves and their workout up for review.

Rather than attack them, we need to celebrate their enthusiasm and show respect for their creativity- thanks in advance for understanding here ;)

Without further adieu, here are the entries and please be sure to make a comment to this blog post below letting us know which entry was your favorite (by the contestants’ name please):

1.) Dave “The Band Man” Schmitz

2.) Funk Roberts

3.) Nick

4.) Kevin Nichols

5.) David Lee

6.) Jeremy Belter

7.) Diana Rini

WHO’S YOUR FAVORITE??? LET US KNOW BY POSTING A COMMENT TO THIS BLOG POST BELOW ASAP!!

Crank it!

Resistance Band Training Spartacus Workout

Sunday, January 17th, 2010

Just received the first submission for the BUILD-YOUR-OWN Spartacus Workout Challenge…

No surprise that it’s Dave “The Band Man” Schmitz with a killer 10-exercise circuit using only resistance band exercises and the 60-15 Spartacus Workout Soundtrack.

You’ve gotta watch Dave crank this routine out in the videos below:

Dave’s workout is going to be tough to beat, but I’m expecting more killer and innovative routines from our valued WM followers… you have until Friday, January 15th to submit your own unique 60-15 Ten-Exercise Circuit for the Spartacus Workout Challenge.

All YouTube workout video submissions must be posted to the following blog post for my review, so click the link below or copy and paste it into your browser:

http://www.workoutmuse.com/the-spartacus-workout-soundtrack

Simply do what Dave did and make 2 separate videos in order to fit them onto youtube OR shoot 15-20 s highlights for each exercises- youtube videos need to be under 10 minutes in length in order to be uploaded FYI.

I promise I will be as objective as possible in choosing the winner- but there can only be one!

The winner will receive either their WM product of choice OR a free month to the new Bootcamp Automator membership site which launches the first week of February, whichever he/she prefers.

I will be considering videos on a first-come, first-serve basis… so HURRY!!

Who’s gonna make the best, most unique 60-15 workout of all time… is it you??

Crank it!

BJ

PS- If you have yet to download all of the awesome gifts from the 2010 Bodyweight Challenge Workout, please click the link below or copy and paste it into your browser:

http://www.workoutmuse.com/let-the-smartphone-fitness-revolution-begin

Wednesday, January 13th, 2010

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When I read the latest issue of Men’s Health about The Spartacus Workout, I immediately went back home and got on the phone with our sound designers to put together a custom 60-15 interval workout music track to help you and other contestants/readers automate the workout.

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If you are not following the Spartacus workout you can download the Men’s Health Workouts Lite free iPhone app which comes pre-loaded with this workout along with several others. You’ll also get 1 free add-on workout added each month for free!

Please feel free to forward this to any of your interested friends and family as it has helped me tremendously while doing the workout.

I’m participating in this contest as well… see my pics after week 3 below… this workout is BRUTALLY effective ;)

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Crank it!
BJ

PS- See below for technical support in case you have trouble downloading an mp3/zip file:

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Let the Smartphone Fitness Revolution Begin!!

Monday, January 11th, 2010

This past weekend, we held the first ever Workout Worldwide.

It was a MASSIVE success with over 50 remote locations worldwide performing the exact same workout at the same time with all net proceeds going to the American Heart Association (videos and photos to come).

I put together a killer 2010 Bodyweight Challenge Workout that left all attendees gasping for air with flushed faces and boogers coming out of their noses… it was TOUGH!

It was a 60-15 Ten-Exercise Circuit inspired by a recent men’s health article about The Spartacus Workout. Where the original workout involved dumbbells, this workout only requires your bodyweight, see below:

THE 2010 BODYWEIGHT CHALLENGE WORKOUT- From Workout Worldwide

-       60-15 10-Exercise Circuit followed by 2-minute rest

-       Perform 3 total rounds

Exercise#

Level I

Level II

Level III

1

Speed Jumps-

Toes Stay on Floor

Speed Jumps-

Feet Leave Floor Intermittent

Speed Jumps- Feet Leave Floor Continuous

2

0.5 Push-ups

1.0 Push-ups

1.5 Push-ups

3

Stop and Go Squat- 4 s Hold

Stop and Go Jump Squats- 4 s Hold

Stop and Go Rotational Jump Squats- 4 s Hold

4

Prone Posterior Chain Hold- T-Position

Prone Posterior Chain Hold- W-Position

Prone Posterior Chain Hold- Y-Position

5

Spiderman Mountain Climber

Spiderman Mountain Climber + Push-up

Spiderman Mountain Climber + Explosive Push-up

6

Single-Leg SLDL with Reach

Single-Leg Prisoner SLDL

Single-Leg Overhead SLDL

7

T-Push-up Hold

T-Push-up- Feet Wide

T-Push-up- Feet Close

8

Split Squat and Twist

Reverse Lunge and Twist

Forward Lunge and Twist

9

Decrease Speed

Upper Body Running

Increase Speed

10

Stepping Claps

Slow and Small Jumping Claps

Big and Fast Jumping Claps

And here’s where it get really cool.

And here’s where the smartphone fitness revolution officially begins.

We’ve put together a custom 60-15 interval workout music mp3 soundtrack for this workout PLUS a demo instructional mp4 video of all of the exercises for all 3 fitness levels PLUS a Level 1, 2, and 3 follow-along workout videos that mixes the interval workout music with videos of the exercises before each set!!!

AND IT’S ALL SMARTPHONE COMPATIBLE and we’re giving it away to you today to jump-start your fitness for the New Year.

Simply click the links below (or copy and paste them into your browser):

2010 Bodyweight Challenge Workout Resources

60-15 mp3 Soundtrack: http://www.workoutmuse.com/WorkoutWorldwide/6015_WW.mp3

Demo/Instructional Video: http://www.workoutmuse.com/BootcampAutomator/WorkoutWorldwide2010.mp4.zip

L1 Follow-Along Workout Video-
http://www.workoutmuse.com/BootcampAutomator/WW2010Level1.mp4.zip

L2 Follow-Along Workout Video-
http://www.workoutmuse.com/BootcampAutomator/WW2010Level2.mp4.zip

L3 Follow-Along Workout Video- http://www.workoutmuse.com/BootcampAutomator/WW2010Level3.mp4.zip

Download these killer resources now and put them on your iphone or video ipod and crank it today and post on this blog if you were able to actually make it through the workout, ha ha!

If you don’t have a smartphone or video ipod, you can still view the videos on your computer if you have the right software.

And don’t forget where you first saw follow-along smartphone workouts before everyone else follows our lead ;)

Crank it!

BJ

PS- We officially launch BOOTCAMP AUTOMATOR the first week of February which features the digital monthly bootcamp training system that I hand over to my staff each month and it’s all smartphone compatible… so you can hand it right over to your staff too ;)

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PPS- We officially launch WORKOUT AUTOMATOR the first week of March which features monthly bootcamp-style follow-along workouts designed by yours truly and it’s all smartphone compatible… follow-along DVD’s are so 2009, ha ha!

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America’s Best Fitness Bootcamps Use Workout Muse!

Thursday, January 7th, 2010

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again…

America’s Best Fitness Bootcamps (and The World’s Best Fitness Bootcamps) Use Workout Muse to power their group workouts.

Why??

Because the music inspires movement and tells your campers exactly what to do so you can be a true fitness professional and do what you do best: coach and motivate the hell out of your clients to best results-producing workouts of their lives!

Not only do our interval workout music soundtracks make the life of fitness pros so much easier, it also ensures better client results AND goes a long way in bolstering injury prevention.

Just take a look at the NBC Connecticut feature on one of our WM superstars Tyler English and his killer Farmington Valley Fitness Bootcamps:

Look at the energy in that workout… the atmosphere… the drive… unparalleled.

Tyler English runs a SERIOUS fitness business- not just a bunch of personality-based random bootcamp workouts that any chump off the street can pull off.

He has a true training system that changes bodies like clcokwork and it’s all powered by Workout Muse.

Tyler English runs a fat loss factory… DO YOU???

Tyler is also a member of Our Bootcamp Blueprint Business Coaching Program and he is also a remote site for this Saturday’s Workout Worldwide.

Tyler is one of the best bootcamp instructors in the world because he has put in the work and has invested in himself time and time again to get better each and every day… and he uses Workout Muse… I hope you can see the connection ;)

Crank it!

BJ

PS- I couldn’t be more proud of Tyler- he’s just one of those guys that gets it done and will do whatever it takes to help change peoples’ live… I’m happy to call him a friend!

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PPS- If you live or know of anyone who lives in Canton, Connecticut, then you absolutely need to send them the link below to hook up with Tyler English Fitness as you just watched a legend in the making:

http://www.workoutworldwide.org/locations/ct-can

Tyler will be a remote site for this Saturday’s Workout Worldwide powered by Workout Muse where we will be setting the Guinness World Record for Largest Simultaneous International Fitness Bootcamp Workout of All-Time at 10 am US CST!!!