A lot of people like Crossfit – a lot of people are stupid. This video clearly demonstrates my point.
When you begin training you need to start with the basics – you don’t learn how to do olympic lifting in your 1st session – nor do you start training with kettlebells. They are power exercises and you need to of trained through several phases of training so that your body (muscles, tendons and ligaments) are ready for the demands placed on it by this style of lifting. If you take up Crossfit it one thing is for certain you will get injured the only question is how soon.
I found this video that nicely explains what Metabolic Typing is and how is works. If you wish to change your body shape, lose fat, lose weight you need to remember 3 things:
You are what you eat – you need to exercise – and you need to sleep.
Enjoy the video and email me if you wish to find out more about Metabolic Typing or wish to be tested – it is actually really easy.
Its time to shed the extra few kg’s you have put on over winter… But where do you start? Well to get the best results it needs to be a multi-disciplined approach. We can summarize it with 3 words Eat, Train and Sleep!
Here are some simple rule to help you achieve this.
Eating Rules
5 – 7 meals per day
Eat at least one portion of Protein @ each meal
Ditch ALL GRAINS
The only carbs you eat should come from above ground vegetables
Don’t be scared of FAT – good fats actually help you lose fat!
Training Rules
Exercise a minimum of 3 times per week
Strength training (lifting weights) and Interval Cardio are the most effective forms of exercise for losing fat
Use exercises that give you the most bang for you buck – Compound exercises with free weights
Train with intensity and intent – don’t fluff around
Research shows that slow steady state cardio actually makes you fatter – so why would you do it?
Sleeping Rules
Get as close to 8 hours as you can
Get to bed before 10:30pm
Don’t watch TV in bed
Don’t drink coffee after 3pm
You should not have to get up through the night – even to go to the toilet! If you do wake up there maybe a blood sugar issue
There is a fast 15 tips that will see you well on the way to shifting the extra you… You may also want to get a personalised training and nutrition plan or even check out BioSignature.
