Another fad diet has just jumped on the market. This one coming form Japan. Apparently some famous actress lost a lot of weight following it, and now bananas are a hot and rare commodity in Japan now.

What it is is your supposed to eat a banana in the morning, as many as you want, and nothing else for breakfast. Then you can eat anything for lunch and dinner, and can have a snack at 3pm, you are not aloud a dessert at all, and you are supposed to go to bed by at least midnight.

I’m sorry but that just sounds ridiculous. First of all there is no calorie control. So a person can overeat big time, and hence can more weight and fat. And why a banana? It’s one of the most calorie dense fruit out there. They also have a high glycemic index when eaten alone. There’s a lot better choices out there, that are more nutrient/fiber dense. Just because it worked for someone famous, doesn’t mean it will work for someone else. Plus I can almost guarantee that she was doing something else to achieve this miracle weight loss.

There’s a lot of diets out there. I believe there’s over 2000 that have been documented. What is true about a diet is that it is only temporary. The body is very adaptable. You can’t fool it into losing weight and burning extra body fat forever. You need build a nutrition lifestyle. This is the only way to avoid plateaus, and the dreaded ‘re-gain and more’. A nutrition lifestyle combined with fitness will turn you into a lean, mean fat burning machine all day, week, month, and year long!

That’s what the folks at Prograde Nutrition did when they created the Metabolism Makeover Nutrition Program. It’s a course that Yun Strength and Fitness Systems will be bringing to the Columbus, Ohio area starting in January 2009. You can check the website out for more information. Metabolism Makeover.

Headed out over to the Hilliard jr high track for a quick workout. Took along the workout muse on my ipod. Really could tell a difference in my intensity, even though I was only running 40’s.

Workout was 10 40’s with :90 rest in between each set.

Then went to a finisher set of tabatas alternating bear crawls and gorrilla walks.

Can’t wait to get this Workout Muse into my boot camps. If you don’t know what it is, it’s an interval timing system set to music. Check it out here.

Just got this a couple days ago, and love it. Did a full body workout. Training plyos, strength, strength endurance and conditioning. Been hearing a lot about it, all the hype is true. Can’t wait to introduce this to my bootcamps.

Simplify your exercise routine, and conquer your fitness goals with the LEBERT EQUALIZER Total Body Strengthener™.  It was designed to do traditional strength training exercises for group aerobic classes and is portable for personal training sessions at the club or in-home. The Equalizer targets muscles we love to hate. It works the triceps, lower abs and back muscles like no other. Participants use their own body weight as resistance and decide what level is right for them (resistance is variable as the legs can be used to assist the exercise). The Equalizer is safe and most importantly will add an new exciting dimension to your workouts!

Another found those commercials just flat out wrong. Posted on Jayson Hunter’s Blog creator of the Carb-Rotation Diet, Dress Size Reduction Diet and the Get Rid of My Gut Diet

September 17, 2008 by admin

There is a big fuss right now over the 2 commercials the corn refiners association has released regarding high fructose corn syrup.
To summarize the commercials say that it is okay to consume high fructose corn syrup in moderation.
Well, what is moderation when high fructose corn syrup is in almost every food Americans eat today.

Obviously their intent is to get people to eat more foods that contain high fructose corn syrup so that the corn refiners make more money.
It was interesting that they showed fruit juice and a popsicle in the two commercials with one of the commercials was based on giving kids fruit juice.
Need I say that most fruit juices on the shelves today contain less than 10% of real fruit juice.
So is it ok to keep feeding ourselves and our kids foods that contain high fructose corn syrup?
Is it harmful to our bodies?
Here are some facts you should know.
When high fructose corn syrup was introduced as a society we started veering away from whole and natural foods such as fruits and vegetables and starting eating more processed foods as well as more soft drinks.
If you substituted the high fructose corn syrup for sucrose in the same foods you would most likely end up with the same result.
Many people overweight.
You see they both contain the same amount of calories. Calories that we don’t need.
If we just avoided these processed foods and soft drinks we would lose weight fast.
If you drank a soft drink with high fructose corn syrup and a soft drink with sucrose you would end up with the same result. A high calorie soft drink that our bodies do not need.
The bottom line is this. The definition of moderation to most health professionals is that something can be eaten every once in a while such as 1-3 times a week. Moderation does not mean 5 times a day, which is what we tend to consume in high fructose corn syrup every day.
Go back to eating more whole foods such as fruits, vegetables, and natural grains along with lean meats and you will see that you lose weight fast and will keep it off forever.
Yours in health

Jayson Hunter
Dress Size Reduction Diet

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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If you look at the price of a kettlebell aroound the internet and in sporting goods stores, the price might scare somebody off.. Especially somebody that’s looking to start a home gym, or get into kettlebell training.
I’ve been looking at different prices online and have noticed a big difference in prices. Dragon door kettlebells are hyped as authentic Russian kb’s. Russia is supposedly the place where kb’s came from. If you look at there kettlebells they range from $65 to $248. For a 10 pound bell it’s $65, a 53 lber is $110, and a 106 lber is $248. Yikes! I can see why that would scare somebody off.
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As you probably know, this coming Sunday is Father’s Day. And while it’s the day to celebrate and honor father’s, it’s also a good time to make sure they’re taking care of themselves so they’ll be around for many more.

One of the simple things they can do to take better care of themselves is to eat more fruits and vegetables.

But who doesn’t know that already, right?

Well, most everyone knows it, but hardly anyone does it.

Especially busy fathers who tell themselves they have more pressing things to do than worry about whether or not they’ve eaten the recommended servings of fruits and veggies.

Fortunately, some men make it a point to supplement their nutritional needs by taking a multi-vitamin each day.

That’s good news, right?

Well, yes and no.

While I do applaud anyone for taking positive steps when it comes to their health and well-being, the products they are using aren’t always the best.

Most synthetic vitamins you buy at the grocery store aren’t exactly created with the best ingredients.

For one thing: They’re synthetic. Meaning they are man made. And research has shown recently that these vitamins created in labs aren’t absorbed as well as those created in nature.

And many products don’t have the amounts of ingredient and nutrients in them that they claim to on the label!

But don’t worry, because I have some really good news for you and all the dads out there.

My friends at Prograde Nutrition are holding a Father’s Day Sale this week. And to make sure all the dads out there are getting the best possible nutrients from their “mutli” they are offering 10% off on their amazing Men’s VGF 25+ product.

It’s made from 25 whole foods. Yes, that means the nutrients are coming DIRECTLY from a combination of 25 whole vegetables, greens and fruits. There’s none of that synthetic junk you’ll find in the products on the grocery store shelves.

Prograde’s VGF 25+ gets my full recommendation. You can discover what makes this product so special by reading all about it here: http://jasonyun.getprograde.com/vgfmen

And if you make the smart move and try some for you or the dads in your life, here are all the details you need to know about the sale:

- 10% off Men’s VGF 25+ only. But it can be single bottle, three packs of the auto ship option.

- If you choose the auto ship option the 10% off applies to the first order only

- The sale runs until 11:59pm EST this Friday, June, 13th.

- When you get to the checkout page the coupon code is:

fathersday

Again, Prograde’s VGF 25+ gets my FULL recommendation. Their products are simply the best. In fact, they are so good, you can’t even get them in stores. Prograde only makes its products available through top-flight fitness experts - just like me

PS - Take the time right now to learn more about Prograde’s incredible whole-foods based multi-vitamin. You won’t find an easier way to provide your body with the powerful nutrients of 5 whole vegetables, greens and fruits.

http://jasonyun.getprograde.com/vgfmen

Hurry before they sell out again. You can read my review of them in the pages on the side bar. This is by far the best bodyweight training apparatus I have used. Period! Universal Strength Apparatus.

Memorial Day weekend in the United States is just about here. And
in America, that means the unofficial start to the summer is looming.

And all those favorite foods of yours - the hot dogs, hamburgers,
French fries, corn-on-the-cob with butter, sausages, brats, ribs…-
they’re all going to be proudly displayed for your consumption.

How do you plan on handling that?

Those programs that tell you “eat whatever you want and still lose
weight” crack me up.

I’m not going to be the one to tell you it’s ok to eat a gallon of
ice cream to soothe your achin’ tummy after slamming down those
three corn dogs.

Uh-uh.
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The diet to end all dieting. Or is it? The shocking truth revealed. And it is not what you think…

Have you ever wondered if low-carb diets are actually unhealthy and potentially dangerous?

Is it at all possible to maintain a low-carb diet for a lifetime? Or is it just a quick-fix?

Well, Registered Dietitian Jayson Hunter has answered those questions – and a lot more. He grew tired of seeing so many new clients come to him with their metabolism slowed to a crawl by their yo-yo dieting approach. He understands people are searching for fast weight loss, but was desperately seeking a way to educate them on the devastating effects of starvation and fad diets.

The problem with fad diets is they get you immediate results. How is that a problem? Two reasons:

1) Because the methods they use are rarely based on any kind of science.

2) They fail to teach you a method of rapid weight loss that you can actually make a permanent part of your lifestyle and KEEP the weight off – forever!

And isn’t that what you’re really looking for, permanent weight loss? My guess is, if you’re anything like me that is EXACTLY what you’ve been desperately searching for. A proven – and healthy – method to help you lose weight fast that will not leave you looking for the next quick fix two months later when all the weight you lost has “magically” found its way back onto your body.

You see, Jayson Hunter is a real Registered Dietitian. Unlike so many of the “pretenders” selling snake oil on the internet, he’s actually a trained professional with years of education backing up his claims. The man has over ten years of experience helping people just like you and me to lose weight and keep it off. I’ve really been impressed with his program because I’ve never seen anything like it before. It is a scientifically proven way of eating that can help you shed up to 15 pounds in just 30 days. Again, the difference is this isn’t some sort of fad diet you have no prayer of sticking with to keep the weight off.

Not even close.

No, the bulk of his system is actually focused on taking those drastic results you see early in the program and making them PERMANENT. And isn’t that what you really want?

Look: There is no magic pill, potion or special food that will deliver the results you are searching for. Jayson explains, in language anyone can understand, the secret to fast weight loss is found in common nutrients you eat all the time. When you eat them at the correct times and quantities, well, the fat literally melts right off!

The part I like best is the fact I’m not constantly craving carbs and I’m never starving. Jayson’s 10+ years as a Registered Dietitian really show in this book as he explains everything in a step-by-step manner that is easy to understand and follow. He uses simple every day foods and explains how the nutrients in these foods are what holds the key to you losing weight.
Most importantly after you get your immediate results Jayson explains how you can eat to maintain those results for the rest of your life. It is amazing to see something that most people think is very complicated laid out in simple terminology and explanation.

If you’re like me and it seems like you’ve been struggling with your weight forever then I highly suggest you check out his Carb Rotation Diet. It really does answer the question:

How do I lose weight fast, and KEEP it off – forever?

http://jasonyun.rdwtloss.hop.clickbank.net