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Re: stupid newbe question

warren_in_canada — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:35:49 GMT

Henry,

I'm no doctor...nor am I a fitness expert....

First of all, CONGRATULATIONS on having the will power to get off the sweets and already change your lifestyle (all the walking) in or order to have dropped 80lbs !! That is almost 20% of your bodyweight. That tells me that you are capable of sticking to things, once you have made your mind up.

They say there is no real secret to weight loss, despite all the fad diets.....calories IN (via food /liquid intake) vs calories expended - net gain or net loss.

1) Walking: perhaps take a different route, making your commute to/from work LONGER...and for part of the time (the middle of the walk - so you will have time to both Warm-up...as well as Cool-down) perhaps add something to the walk - maybe on each step lift the knees to your palms or when that gets too easy to the opposite elbow, and/or have some light dumbells or elastic exercise straps so you can do a litttle upper body work....Someone I know, was probably almost 300 lbs.....I had not seen him for about a 6 months. he is a local hockey parent - very involved in coaching....a guy everyone knows......so this season he shows up at the arena - and he is a changed man, you hardly recognize him....everyone was astounded.....he must be under 200...his secret...long walks, at least twice a day...over an hour, and modifying his eating habits.....easting less and healthier

2) Water : drink lot's of water - all day long

3) Diet: eat smaller portions, and in between main meals, have some small healthy snacks - you will not need/want to eat as much at your meals with the snacks...and hopefully your body will train itself not to store as much. Eat a healthy breakfast EVERY day....Avoid skipping meals and then having a large one...your body supposedly starts to go into "starvation" mode and store energy in fat cells cus it is not sur ewhen next meal is coming.....make your mid-day meal your main/large one, instead of your last meal of the day so you don't go to sleep on a really full stomach - I know you are on night shift.......so just reverse it)

4) Biking: I agree that biking is a great exercise, and low impact for you. Make sure you get one fitted to your height - and a style that will not put you in a bad body position for your neck problems....Today's hybrid touring style should be good...as opposed to the 10-speed racers of lod.....bikes have many different gears.....when shiftign for varying terrain, be sure to use tougher gears so that you are not simply cruising along, that there is resistance so you re actually exercising

5) finally TRX

- I HATE exercising. I have NordicTrack skier, never use it, treadmill, never use it, Universal weight machine, never use it.....I have NEVER been able to stick to an exercise program. The NordicTrack skier is actually a fantastic piece of equipment, it is a great upper and lower body workout, if you can stick with it... There are always used ones fro sale on craigslsit or kijiji, you can probably pick one up for under $100.

I find exercising BORING. Male age 47, weigt 200lbs. I was in decent shape, considered slim, except for the usual gut which I havealways had....playing hockey 2x week and .....until I also hurt one of my knees last Fall, I was also doing Tae Kwon Do 2-3x a wk for fun - and the side benefit of getting a good cardio and all-around workout in.......To make matters worse, I just hurt my other knee this Fall.....now I fear I will never be able to go back to TKD- which was my way of getting in a good workout...., my gut was now in expansion-mode, and pants / belts were starting to be a problem......and depending how my knee rehabs, I may have to start thinking about giving up hockey.....anyways part of my rehab was to see an athletic therapist...they were to build me an exercise program, using whatever equiment I already had....BUT he said if I was thinking about buying ANYTHING, he strongly recommended the TRX - So versatile ,so portable, all-core all the time...

I decided to get one, and I cannot explain it....I have always hated exercising, have never been able to stick with it.....and I LOVE the TRX. I try to use it about 2-3 times a week. I would use it more, but I am still sore for 2 days after each time, so I have to plan it arounf my hockey, so i will not be too sore to play !! I am pushing it pretty hard each time to maximize strength.....

I love the fact that it is portable, and you can do it outside. I have to drop my kids off at hockey almsot everyday of the week...Sometimes they hav eto be there an hour EARLY....I have an hour or more to kill. Now I jsut throw the TRX on a nearby tree / playground structure....and BAM instant gym. No wasted time....no need to find time in my busy schedule to drag myself to the gym or downstairs to my Gym Equiment Museam .... Former deadtime - is now TRX Burn time !!

I think if you get the TRX, they have great DVD's to learn how to use it, but for your weight and current injuries/problems (neck, etc) you should try to find a local trainer that knows the TRX well, and have them develop a program for you and your needs.

I think you should go for easier resistance, higher rep count, and more sets...so you burn more calories...rather than positioning your body at too tough an angle, so you can't do alot of reps....

Maybe if you have the time, you can insert a TRX workout into the mid point of your walk to and or from work. A backpack, the TRX, maybe a good yoga mat (for the groundwork) and a bottle of water - you are good to go !!

.....oh VERY IMPORTANT....also some music.....nothing helps you get into a workout and helps it go faster faster than some upbeat, hi-tempo tunes....an iPod is okay, but I hate the wire...they have Sport MP3 players that are like mini headphones, they fit over your ears, and the player is built into the body of the headphone....no wire, tons of capacity...you don't need fancy screen interface...you want cheap portable music....

Stick with it, you are going thru an amazing tranformation already, and the TRX can only help.

TRX Rocks the ACE Symposium

FitnessAnywhere — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:26:00 GMT

The American Council on Exercise held a 3 day continuing education symposium for personal trainers in sunny San Diego. Over 500 attendees came together from all over the United States to learn, network, swap ideas and attend exercise classes.

Our very own Fraser Quelch flew in to teach a course on TRX Sports Performance as well as Metabolic Circuit Training. The turnout was fantastic! TRX Sport Performance had nearly 120 attendees, filling the room and crowding the doorways.

Metabolic Circuit Training was a chance to see some of the fittest personal trainers in the country, give their all! They walked away not only enlightened to our product opportunities but sweating and laughing.

Fraser rotated attendees on and off the TRX. One fun exercise circuit was the Spider Crawl and Single Leg Squat.

The Single Leg Lunge gave onlookers a chance to catch their breath and study their classmate’s form before they jumped on the TRX themselves.

When all was said and done, our lucky ‘Free TRX Drawing Winner’ was Brenda Warren! Congratulations Brenda, your TRX is being mailed out today.

A big thank you to the staff at ACE for all of their help and effort to make this show a huge success!

Re: LOL

warren_in_canada — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 23:54:42 GMT

Damn...Must be like a Rite of Passage with the TRX.....

Was outside at a park playground..... Groundcover was wood chips, .... which were a little damp from rain over the weekend....

Doing Single-Handle power-pull (also known as the Neo Row from the SuperHero Workout)....

All of a sudden - B A M - strap totally slipped - absolutely no warning..... At first I thought the cam/buckle slipped on the strap...but it turns out it was the famous - "...grabbed the wrong handle..."

My sweat shirt & sweat pants were covered in wet wood chips.... On the bright-side it was a very soft landing - that stuff really does work to cushion and absorb shock....

Not sure if there were any witnesses...if so they laugh REALLY QUIETLY !!! ...and I will "Double-check" the "Single-Handle" from now on !!!

Spokane STC Nov 08,09

renae — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:26:00 GMT

Way to go Spokane ~ you were awesome! Great energy to the end. Renae

Video Contest!

trainerjon — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:05:37 GMT

I posted a contest through my interactive video on anchoring the TRX in different locations. You can find the contest video at http://www.fitnesstrainingbyjon.com/blog/2009/11/3/trx-interactive-anchoring-solutions.html

Whoever posts the best video response gets a Fitness On The Run T-shirt. Good Luck!

TWO TRX Video Clips: Teens on TRX and Seniors' TRX

vegasfitness1 — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:07:18 GMT

Please let me share these two short fitness video clips featuring TRX training:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfcfm-PG7BU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPjt9jipUew

SELF Magazine

Fitness Anywhere — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:09:00 GMT

Tone Up Anywhere

Trim on the go with TRX, the packable strap-and-handle suspension system. You lift your lower body sculpting curves from every angle. The expert Greg Miele, a trainer in Beverly Hills, California, who uses TRX to firm up Mary J. Blige and Gisele Bundchen, created this plan. Get Greg's plan now »

Fort Knox Turret News

Fitness Anywhere — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:18:00 GMT

Maxin’ out the TRX

“We’re taking instructors and (higher-ranking Soldiers) and teaching them how to use the TRX themselves and giving them some coaching points on how to do unit PT with it,” explained Chris Frankel, the TRX director of programming.

NYC STC 10/25/09

renae — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:43:00 GMT

Way to go NY - you were awesome. Thanks for your amazing energy!! Renae

Omaha having some fun!

renae — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 22:55:00 GMT