Photos and Notes – 1 Month Down, 3 More to Go!
Over the weekend I finally got around to send out everyone’s starting stats for the 2011 Fitness Challenge. In my follow up email, I encouraged everyone take their follow up measurements to help gauge your progress. I wanted to share with you my progress and how I am coming along. First the measurements:A couple of…
7 Dieting Mistakes: Are You Making Them?
We want to go over the 7 Most Common Dieting Mistakes that we see people make. Why go over mistakes? So you won’t make them, that’s why. They say success leaves clues, and it does. But so do mistakes. Many well-intentioned people make dieting mistakes that sabotage their progress. Some of these diet blunders are fairly…
A quick update and great resource…Randy
Here we are, about 11 weeks until the end of the HFC! Please feel free to comment on the web page and or email us with any comments or questions you may have, Kurt and I would love to hear from y’all! I would like to share with you my mental and physical state at…
The Energy Fitness Training Sessions…Kurt
This evening I had my second training session with Gene Lee of Energy Fitness. Last week, he put me on a program focusing on my Shoulders and Triceps since I told him that those were the 2 areas that I needed the most development. Let me tell you…I have never been so sore, my shoulders…
What did I do today? Here’s my nutrition, supplmentation, and workouts for the day.
Here’s a snap shot of what I did today: Breakfast (7am) Protein Shake: 1 cup milk, 6 strawberries, 1 bannana, 1 tablespoon of flax oil, 1 tablespoon of Amino Fuel, 1 1/2 scoop of Vanila Protein, 5 grams of creatine. Mid Morning Snack: (10am) Protein Enhanced Oatmeal: 3 cups of oatmeal with 1 scoop…
A day in the life…
I have had several folks ask me what I do personally to get in peak shape. So let me share with you what I do, or at least one day… Morning: I like to do cardio first in the morning on an empty stomach. I have a Life fitness Elliptical trainer at home so it’s…
How often should I workout my abs?
Work your abs 2-3 non-consecutive days a week, taking care to target all your ab muscles. There are some great ab specific excercies out there and it is also good to incorporate core specific or engaging excercises with your other training. Also, for those doing the Fitness Contest, be sure to incorporate just the standard…
How do I determine my Target Heart Rate Zone?
What is your target heart rate and why is it important? Monitoring your exercise intensity is the best way to get the most out of your cardio workouts. The target heart rate calculator below is one way to make sure you’re working within your target heart rate zone, the most effective zone for improving your fitness…
Personal Training Deal – Exclusive to HFC Competitors
Dear 2011 Hynes Fitness Challenge Competitors! Just a reminder, as you are extended an awesome deal from our friends at Energy Fitness (http://www.energyfitandwell.com/) : 5 Personal Training Sesssions for only $100 – I just signed up for this myself 😉 – OR – 2 Free Personal Training Sessions If you wish to take advantage of…
CHECK IN CONFERENCE CALL (Monday at 7pm PST)
Its been a couple of weeks since our intial kick off and there is no better time than this week to have a quick call to review the most important things in getting your program off to a great start! If you have any specific topics that you would like us to address, covering nutrition, training, etc, please…
Getting Started…
Well here we go… Now it is time to start getting my plan in place for the 4 month Hynes Fitness Challenge. Here is overview of what I need to figure out: Diet: This will be crucial, I need phase out all those fatty foods that I like so much, such as cheese, pasta, etc.…
Randy’s Famous Protein Pancake
As promised! Enjoy! The Pancake This is a large cake you may want to make half a recipe or share with a friend. Randy usually eats half and saves the other for his morning snack. Ingredients 3 or 4 egg whites (sometimes one of these is a whole egg) 2 scoops vanilla EAS whey protein powder…
Day 1
Today was the first day, I’m in full combat mode! I got up and first did 20 minutes of cardio on my elliptical trianer. (No more junk food for me!) Made a Pancake (I will get Laurie to post the recipe soon) This afternoon I did a P90X plyometric work out – it’s killer – but…
Common Training Mistakes
As you start planning your training regimen for 2011, its important to first look at the mistakes that you committed in 2010 so that you do not repeat them this year as well. Here are some of the common mistakes that trainees make when they fail. You may have committed one or many of them…
Getting Lean – Great Resource
One of my favorite resources to get lean, is a book written by Lee Labrada called The Lean Body Promise, which is your ultimate guide to making progress and staying motivated. To access a free chapter, go to www.leanbodypromise.com . If you too want a great resource to get and stay lean The Lean Body Promise is…