Found this article as I was cleaning up my office. Very interesting stuff. Not only good for athletes but good for general fitness people as well. Partial squats wreck havoc on the knees. Sorry but I just scanned it, just click it and you can read it a little better 
Here’s an interesting post I found on Alwyn Cosgrove’s blog. If you don’t know what EPOC is, it stands for Excess Post-Exercise Consumption, it’s really the amount of extra oxygen we consume after exercise to get back to a normal homeostasis in the body, all that extra oxygen helps the body work harder and burn more fat. EPOC is elevated when you train at high intensity with things like weight training, or intervals, or high intensity circuits. I talk about EPOC in my newsletters quite frequently. It’s one of the most important factors for fat loss. Here’s Alwyn’ s post:
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First time trying these. Fun. Extra thick grip work with the bag and the positioning. Awesome exercise!
Here’s a vid of me warming up for my workout at a playground. Yes, it’s sped up. I’m not that fast, yet This is the best way to warmup for exercise. Stretching is out and actually can decrease performance, and numerous studies show this! Get the blood pumping, boys and girls!
Did some training at the playground with the USA, universal strength apparatus. Love this thing. I know it’s about time, haven’t had much time to do playground training this summer, but love it when I do 
Weight Loss versus Fat Loss
Unlocking the Body of Your Dreams- Part I
By: Jason Yun
So what’s the difference? Weight loss? Fat Loss? Isn’t it all the same? The answer is an emphatic ‘NO!’ The problem is the majority of people just want to lose weight, and think by losing weight that they are losing fat at the same time. Again, this is what the majority of people think. And it is drilled into their heads over and over again by media, friends, and co-workers saying a person is over-weight. It’s time to change the thinking, you’re not over-weight, you’re simply over-fat.
So on to weight loss. When you lose weight, the problem is you don’t know if it is fat, muscle, or water. It’s usually all 3. It’s a very big problem with the majority of diets out there. Problem is any amount of fat that you do lose is completely negated by the muscle loss. And you are actually worse off than you were before.
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Found this article in a search. There doing it over in the UK. They need to do it in the US, as the problem is a lot worse here.
HEALTH COPS TO RAID FAT KIDS’ HOMES
NURSES are to cold-call at the homes of fat kids to sign them up to a weight loss programme.
The health specialists are hoping to persuade parents to help their kids to slim.
The project by East Lancashire Primary Care Trust will start after primary children in the area are weighed when they go back to school in September.
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Nurses aim to draw up a fitness and diet plan to get them back into shape and try to avoid future health problems such as diabetes or heart-related illnesses.
An East Lancs spokesman said the approaches to parents and pupils would be handled sensitively.
He said: “This is not about a wagging finger approach or making judgments about people. It’s about trying to help them in a realistic way. The language we use will depend on the child or the family we are dealing with.
“Some people want to be told straight, others might have to be dealt with in a more gentle or encouraging way.
“The introduction of weighing and measuring children is a good idea.”
The latest figures show that around 25% of 10-year-olds in the area are overweight, compared with a national average of 16%.
Politicans and health professionals say action is needed to reverse the trend.
Health expert Dr Tom Smith said it was vital that overweight children were given the help they needed.
He said: “Being a little overweight is the norm now, so a lot of parents just don’t realise that their child has a real problem.”
Love the tabata protocal. :20 work :10 rest. Really gives you a down to earth lesson if you think you’re in great shape. So Tabata plus slamming a sledgehammer down, gives you a great power conditioning workout in 4 minutes! Awesome!
Tony Robbins talking about Sly Stallone and how Rocky came about.
