Posts Tagged ‘group’

Exercise Progressions Contest

Friday, March 4th, 2011

Outlined below is a large group challenge I just put Bootcamp Automator LIVE attendees through this past weekend to test their knowledge on how to properly progress and regress exercises.

You’ll see the Trevor “Legs” Buccieri and Nate “The Fruit Fly” Trenteseaux in rare form as they lead their group through the endless levels of exercises for their designated exercise.

This is invaluable training for both you and your staff for personal training, semi-private training, and group exercise plus it’s a lot of fun too, see below ;)

Large Group Challenge- 20 Minutes

The entire group is split in half. Each group has the task of creating as many possible levels of progression for their prescribed exercise variation in 5 minutes. Group#1 is assigned the TRX Rear-Foot-Elevated Split Squat Variation. Group#2 is assigned the Kettlebell Burpee Variation. Each group must then quickly and concisely show all progressions with at least one member who is able to demonstrate each level of progression they programmed for. The group with the most satisfactory levels wins!

Crank it!
BJ

The Band Man Unleashed, Unplugged, and Unmedicated

Wednesday, March 2nd, 2011

This past weekend the Band Man did a special 1-hour guest presentation on how to best incorporate resistance bands into your group personal training or bootcamp sessions or personal workouts.

It was AWESOME!!

Dave’s energy was off the chain and I don’t think he took his meds that morning as there was one point during his presentation that he broke off into an MC Hammer Dance while performing the band bicep curl, ha ha!

Check out some awesome RBT video clips from the event below:

1.) 45-15 Free Band Circuit Training Powered by the 45-15 RBT Track

2.) 30-5 RBT Partner Training with Thunderbands Powered by the 30-5 RBT Track


3.) World Greatest Arm Workout: 10-5 Arm Blaster Finisher Powered by iWorkout Muse PRO App

For more info on the best resistance bands in the business, click the link below:

For the official RBT Interval Tracks you saw the band man bend over our BA LIVE attendees with this past weekend, click the image below:

Crank it!
BJ

Memorial Day Workout

Friday, May 22nd, 2009

I put together a special memorial day workout taken straight out of my Get Sexy Boot Camps in Milwaukee, WI.

The workout features a Continuous 30’s Circuit Workout using the Continuous 30’s Reggaeton Soundtrack.

It’s a strength-cardio workout, meaning you will alternate between a strength and cardio movement without rest at each station before moving to the next station.

Here it is…

Strength(S)-Cardio(C) Workout

Part I- 10 Minutes

S- Unstable Stationary Lunge Hold (left leg) @ 30 s work
C- Stationary Run @ 30 s work

S- Unstable Stationary Lunge Hold (right leg) @ 30 s work
C- Stationary Run @ 30 s work

Rest for 30 s and repeat

S- Climbing Push-ups @ 30 s work
C- Stationary Run @ 30 s work

S- Climbing Push-ups @ 30 s work
C- Stationary Run @ 30 s work

Part II- 10 Minutes

S- Split Stance DB Row (left arm) @ 30 s work
C- Stationary Run @ 30 s work

S- Split Stance DB Row (right arm) @ 30 s work
C- Stationary Run @ 30 s work

Rest for 30 s and repeat

S- Back Pillar @ 30 s work
C- Stationary Run @ 30 s work

S- Back Pillar @ 30 s work
C- Stationary Run @ 30 s work

View the video below to see a quick highlight reel of the workout in action:

To get the exact track we used in this workout for your bootcamps or your own personal workouts AND get a ton of other cool body weight based core and cardio workouts, please click the link below:

Continuous 30’s Circuit Workouts and Continuous 30’s Reggaeton Soundtrack

Crank it for a long weekend!

BJ

PS- If you are a fitness professional, I hope to see you at Fast Track to Fitness Millions where I will be speaking all about bootcamps.

PPS- There’s also going to be a special Ultimate Saturday Morning Workout sponsored by Workout Muse, Perform Better, Polar, and Prograde Nutrition featuring our new music interval training system for fitness boot camps and group exercise:

BOOT CAMP DYNAMITE!!!

PPPS- If you can’t make Fast Track, don’t worry too much- we’ll be launching Boot Camp Dynamite the following week online… and it will be EXPLOSIVE ;)

Valslide Bodyweight Interval Circuit Training Powered by Workout Muse Fitness Music

Monday, May 11th, 2009

Today I am going to share one of my favorite training tools, the Valslide, created by celebrity trainer Valerie Waters.

Valslides are essentially portable mini-slideboards that allow you to intensify many body weight core and lower body exercises without adding any external loading.

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Plus, they are a ton of fun to use as a change of pace for a stale workout routine!

Check out the video below to see yours truly demo a circuit training workout powered by Workout Muse fitness music using nothing but Valslides:

Valslides are also a great tool to add some exercise variety into your fitness bootcamps or group exercise sessions.

Check out the video below to see some of my campers rocking with the Valslide Slideouts exercise to smoke their abs using a piece of cardboard as the slide board surface:

For more info on how you can get you very own pair of Valslides, please click the link below:

Valslides Website

Crank it!
BJ

PS- For the last several months, Topher and I have been working on something HUGE for boot camp trainers… it’s called BOOTCAMP DYNAMITE!!!

Frankly, this boot camp product will put all of the others on the market to shame- it’s that good!

It officially launches at the end of May at The Fast Track to Fitness Millions where I will be speaking and showing off this new Workout Muse product made specifically for boot camp trainers that will revolutionize the fitness industry forever… hope to see you there!!!