Jason Yun’s Training and Nutrition

Found this at the sun-sentinel website

Fitness Profile: Pavel Tsatsouline trains NFL’s Heath Evans with kettlebell fitness program in Palm Beach County
By Nick Sortal | South Florida Sun-Sentinel
June 29, 2008
He wrote a strength magazine article in 1998 called “Vodka, Pickle Juice, Kettlebell Lifting, and Other Russian Pastimes.”

Then, in 2001, kettlebell sales and books came to the United States.

Now Pavel Tsatsouline is the Anthony Robbins of kettlebell. He markets kettlebell books, videos, equipment and seminars.
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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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Found this great article at T-Nation.com. It’s short but sweet.

7 Habits of Highly Effective Nutritional Programs
by John M. Berardi
Take a look around the nutrition world. Confusing, isn’t it?

Conflicting advice is everywhere, and you’re stuck in the middle. You wonder whether anyone out there even knows what they’re talking about, or whether the experts will ever reach a consensus on anything. You start to wonder whether you’ll need a degree in nutritional biochemistry before you can lose that stubborn abdominal fat.

So what’s the deal? Why so much confusion? Why does one expert suggest that high protein is best for everyone, while another expert suggests high carb and yet another expert suggests high fat? Besides, what exactly do high protein, high carb, and high fat really mean? And why are other experts telling us that food choices should be based on our “metabolic type,” our “blood type,” or our “ancestry”?

One expert says to eat like a Neanderthal and another says eat like a Visigoth, or perhaps a Viking. But while searching for nutritional Valhalla, most people just get lost and eat like a Modern American—and end up looking more Sumo than Samurai.

These days, we have a cacophony of expertise: lots of confusing noise from the experts drowning out the signal of truth.
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Did a super intense, heart pounding workout today. Used the tabata protocol, :20 work to :10 rest but instead of the usual 8 rounds, I did 12, and alternated between exercise for the back, posterior chain, chest, and legs.

The exercises were:

USA pullups
glute hame raises
USA dips
kettlebell goblet squats
USA fat man rows
swiss ball hamstring curls
clap pushups
kb goblet lunges
USA face pulls
reverse hyper extensions
USA push ups
KB stiff legged deads

2 circuits of that and I was fried. Quick, brutal, and effective. That’s how I like my workouts.

BOSTON (AP) — On a new parquet floor below aging championship banners, the Boston Celtics won their 17th NBA title and a first one — at last — for Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen — their Big Three for a new generation.

After 22 long years, the NBA has gone green.
Lifted by ear-splitting chants of “Beat L.A.” from their adoring crowd, which included Boston legends Bill Russell John Havlicek and JoJo White, the Celtics concluded a shocking rebound of a season with a stunning 131-92 blowout over the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 6 on Tuesday night.
Not Even Close

The Celtics have done something similar to the Lakers before. Here are the records for largest margin of victory in a title clinching game:

Team
Opp.
Margin
2008 Celtics Lakers 39
1965 Celtics Lakers 33
1949 Lakers Capitols 21
1960 Celtics Hawks 19
1986 Celtics Rockets 17
1952 Lakers Knicks 17
With the outcome assured, Boston fans sang into the night as if they were in a pub on nearby Canal Street. They serenaded the newest champs in this city of champs, and taunted Kobe Bryant and his Lakers, who drowned in a green-and-white wave for 48 minutes.
Garnett scored 26 points with 14 rebounds, Allen scored 26 and Pierce, the Finals MVP, added 17 as the Celtics, a 24-win team a year ago, wrapped up their first crown since 1986.
This was total domination. The Celtics obliterated the Lakers, who were trying to become the first team to overcome a 3-1 deficit in the Finals.
No way. No how. No chance.
Boston’s 39-point win surpassed the NBA record for the biggest margin of victory in a championship clincher; the Celtics beat the Lakers 129-96 in Game 5 of the 1965 NBA Finals.
Pierce doused Celtics coach Doc Rivers with red Gatorade. Owner Wyc Grousbeck, who named his group Banner 17 to leave no doubt about his goal, put an unlit cigar in his mouth — a tribute to Red Auerbach, the patriarch who had a hand in the franchise’s first 16 titles.
Garnett dropped to the parquet and kissed the leprechaun at center court, then found Hall of Famer Bill Russell for a long embrace.
“I got my own. I got my own,” Garnett said. “I hope we made you proud.”
“You sure did,” Russell said.
Rivers pulled Pierce, Garnett and Allen with 4:01 left and they shared a group hug with their coach, who was nearly run out of town last season. In the final minute, Rivers, who lost his father at the beginning of this remarkable season, was soaked by Pierce, the Celtics’ captain who decided to stay when things were bad and was rewarded for his loyalty.
It’s was Boston’s first title since the passing of Auerbach, whose signature victory cigar was the only thing missing on this night. Even Auerbach, who died in 2006, got some satisfaction. Led by Rivers, his beloved team denied Lakers coach Phil Jackson from overtaking him with a 10th championship.
A perfect ending: a 17th title on the 17th of June.
The Boston-Los Angeles rivalry, nothing more than black-and-white footage from the 60s and TV highlights of players wearing short shorts in the 80s to young hoops fans, remains titled toward the Atlantic Ocean. The Celtics are 9-2 against the Lakers in the Finals.
Fast Facts

• Of the previous 61 NBA title-clinching games in league history, the average margin of victory is 8.2 points.

• The last four runner-ups in NBA Finals have been done in by a combined 24 points in the clincher.

• The Celtics average margin of victory in their previous 16 clinchers is 9.9 points.

• The average margins in Finals clinchers: 1-3 points — 17 times; 4-9 points — 20; 10-19 points — 21; 20+ points — 4.

– ESPN Research

They missed their first crack at closing out the series in Game 5, but didn’t miss on their second swing, running the Lakers out of their gym.
Bryant, the regular season MVP, finished with 22 points.
Garnett and Allen were All-Stars in other cities, stuck in Minnesota and Seattle, respectively, on teams going nowhere. But brought together in trades last summer by Celtics general manager Danny Ainge, a member of the ‘86 Celtics champions, they joined Pierce and formed an breakable bond, a trio as tight as the club’s lucky shamrock logo.
With Garnett scoring 17 points and Pierce adding 10, Boston built a 23-point halftime lead, and unlike Game 2 when they let the Lakers trim a 24-point lead to two in the fourth quarter before recoveirng, the Celtics kept coming in waves.
They pushed their lead to 31 in the third quarter, and with Boston still up by 29 after three quarters, plastic sheets started going up in the Celtics’ locker room in preparation for a champagne celebration.
Bryant started 4-of-5 from the field, but he missed seven shots in a row and finished 7-of-22. Everywhere he went, L.A.’s No. 24 ran smack into a wall of Boston defense as high as the Green Monster a few miles away at Fenway Park.
“Defense,” Rivers said before the game. “Is what we do.”
In the second half, Celtics fans chanted “You’re not (Michael) Jordan” at Bryant, who will have to wait for his fourth title and first without former teammate Shaquille O’Neal. The Lakers, who stole Pau Gasol away from Memphis in a mid-season trade to help Bryant, will have the all summer to think about what went wrong.
No team had to work harder for a championship than these Celtics, who were playing in their record 26th postseason game. They were pushed to seven games in the first round by Atlanta, another seven by Cleveland and then took care of Detroit in six to win the Eastern Conference title.
They entered Game 6 of the Finals slowed by injuries as Pierce, Kendrick Perkins (shoulder) and Rajon Rondo (ankle) were less than 100 percent. There was also uncertainty surrounding Allen, who stayed behind in Los Angeles following Game 5 after his youngest son became ill.
But just as they had while winning 66 games during the regular season, the Celtics got plenty of help from their bench as P.J. Brown, James Posey, Leon Powe and rookie Glen “Big Baby” Davis came in and contributed.
It was a group effort by this gang in green, which bonded behind Rivers, who borrowed an African word ubuntu (pronounced Ooh-BOON-too) and roughly means “I am, because we are” in English, as the Celtics’ unifying team motto.
The Celtics gave the Lakers a 12-minute crash course of ubuntu in the second quarter.
Boston outscored Los Angeles 34-19, getting 11 field goals on 11 assists while holding Bryant to three points, all on free throws. The Celtics toyed with the Lakers, outworking the Western Conference’s best inside and out and showing the same kind of heart that made Boston the center of pro basketbal’s universe in the ’60s.
House and Posey made 3-pointers to put the Celtics ahead by 12 points and baskets by Pierce, Garnett and Rondo put Boston ahead by 18.
In the final minute, Garnett floated in the lane, banked in a one-handed runner and was fouled. His free throw made it 56-35, and after Perkins scored, the Celtics ran to the locker room leading by 23.
On his way off the floor, Garnett screamed, “That’s that.”
And so it was.

This looks like a great documentary. Came out May 30. Looked around not playing near Columbus. Will have to wait till dvd comes out.

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

Inspirational weight loss. 130 pounds. Part of his program was using the Universal Strength Apparatus. Uses it at :55 and it’s in the background during the interview. They’re back in stock. Weight loss is possible, you gotta commit yourself. Change is hard, but being out of shape takes away your life. Commit to be fit!

Here’s a nice little article I found on fitcommerce.com. Apparently, Gold’s Gym in NY have found the benefits of Prograde. I believe everybody will soon enough. Super high quality gives you exceptional results. Here’s the article:

Golds Gym of Islip New York adopts Prograde Supplements to Synergize Exercise and Optimal Nutrition
(05/31/08) 2007 Gold’s Gym of the Year Launches Prograde Nutrition in their world class Facility. Prograde was designed specifically for fitness professionals to assist their clients achieve their goals faster.

Press Release:

May 31, 2008 Islip New York — Whoever may have said all nutritional products are created alike was undoubtedly not on the staff of Gold’s Gym , Suffolk County, New York. The 2007 Gold’s Gym of the Year winner recently integrated Prograde Nutrition — a line of nutritional supplements designed by fitness professionals for fitness professionals — into their offerings. Prograde was created to provide an easy, straightforward way for trainers and clubs to provide their clients and members with the nutritional resources to aid in their success.

Regional Fitness Director of Gold’s Gym Suffolk County, Michael Mitchell, explained in a recent press release that they did their homework in selecting Prograde Nutrition as an offering to their clientele. “We did our due diligence with Prograde,” Mitchell stated. “My team got on the phone with the owners of the company and we liked everything we heard.” Mitchell’s team was unprepared for the Prograde price.

“When they told us it only costs $99 to join, we about fell out of our chairs!” Mitchell added, “There is no other company I know of that provides so much in the way of nutritional programming for such a low cost.” Mitchell added, “Don’t think for a second that the program is inferior because of the price point. You won’t find higher quality nutritional products or educational materials on the subject of weight management.”

Jim Labadie, CEO of Prograde Nutrition, expressed his pride in Gold’s Gym Suffolk County’s partnership with Prograde Nutrition: “Obviously, Gold’s is an American icon and by their top clubs choosing Prograde, we feel it validates how much thought we put into the needs of the members of fitness facilities everywhere.”

Prograde fitness professional distributor and user of the products Holly Rigsby concurred, “While many supplement companies create products just to turn a buck, Prograde is a company that was created by fitness professionals who care about the needs of the clients.”

Provide the Right Supplement for the Right Objective

Prograde product developer Jayson Hunter, RD, CSCS, elaborated, “What makes our products different is that we don’t create products based off of hype or theory. The research has to be there if we are going create something and sell it. There is a place for nutritional supplements in conjunction with a sound nutritional diet, but there isn’t a place for fad, theory or hype when it comes to supplements. Just science. Don’t take something you don’t need. Learn what the supplement is meant to provide, learn the quality of the supplement and then decide if it fits into your objectives. That is what makes our products different. Your consumption of supplements should be based off of science and not hype or fluff you read in a magazine.

Labadie added, “Your clients can’t go just anywhere - WalMart or GNC, for instance — and find Prograde products at a lower price. Prograde is only available via our website and our affiliate fitness professional partners. Lastly, and what clubs and trainers like best, “Labadie continued, “is our autoship program. We do all the work for you. You just sell the product once and let us do the rest!”

Prograde enthusiast Holly Rigsby says that the benefits for her clients are immeasurable. “Improved results. . . that’s what it’s all about! I see my clients who use Prograde getting essential nutrients and hormonal balance, feeling satisfied between meals and accelerating recovery post workout - which leads to increased fat loss! All of these things benefit the client, and my clients who are using Prograde are thrilled with the results.”

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.