'Secrets of a Trainer'

'Secrets of a Trainer'
Feb. 21, 2006
Published by Joey Atlas
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Topics:
1) Fat Burning Lunch
2) A Free Gym
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1) Fat Burning Lunch - A big question asked not just of me, but a lot of Professional Trainers is, "So,what did you you eat yesterday?" or some variation of that question. It is a good question because it gives people some insight as to what habits one should follow to feel and look their best.Well, my answer for one of my favorite all around lunches is:

1/2 can chick peas (garbanzos) crushed up a bit
3/4 chopped baby carrots
1 tablespoon of raisins
2 tablespooons balsamic vinegar
1 tablepspoon olive oil
salt & pepper to tatse

How does it burn fat?
- it is under 400 calories (a huge difference compared to alot of other garbage people eat for lunch)
- it has good amounts of protien, fiber and healthy high nutrient value carbohydrates (the good ones)
- since this meal is highly UNprocessed, the body has to work at breaking down the foods, a great thing for boosting metabolism.

2) A Free Gym - I train most of mt clients at TheTransformation Studio in Ponte Vedra Florida & someI train at their home. For the past several years I've been doing one or two of my own workouts on a play-ground.

Yes, you read that right on a playground built for kids to play on. A few months ago I started introducing some of my clients to these playground workouts. every single one of them has LOVED these training sessions. At first thought one might think, "Work out on the playground?How are we going to do that?"

And after one workout they are crazy about how awesome it is to do this type of workout. The exercises are endless. There are so many variations of push ups, chin ups, dips, sit ups, step ups, agility drills and on and on.

Occassionally, I'll add in some exercises fromThe Butt, Hip And Thigh Makeover DVDs (even for some of the guys I train) and some rubber band or medicine ball work.

Take a look around your neighborhood, find a playground and go do some simple exercises - use your imagination, you'll love it. If you can't figure out what to do - just stay tuned we are currently producing a DVD set called UltimatePlayground Workouts & it should be done in about 3 months.

I'll keep you posted.

Until next issue...
Be Fit!
Joey Atlas