This is a repost of a video that a friend of mine made. He posted it to a car website to inspire the members there. I wanted others to see the video so that they too could be inspired. For all those wondering, Julia is still alive and Roger continues to run for her sake. So this isn't a video about sadness, it's one of the human spirit and what it can accomplish.
Use this video and what Roger achieved to motivate you on your own weight loss journey.
Raise your heart rate, burn some calories and start your day off with a bang!
Do this workout 3 times a week at the start off your day, and not only will you lose weight and fat but you will feel full of energy and ready to tackle anything. Exercising in the morning is the best way to make sure that you complete your exercises before life's distractions intervene. Make time for your exercise routine by setting the alarm clock slightly earlier, clear your diary for "you time" and make sure nothing interrupts that 30 minute period.
Allowing 90 minutes per week is not a massive life style change, but it is still a change and this will require a positive mind set to make sure you maintain the program into the future. After 3 weeks your new exercise routine will become part of your life and the fact that you had to make a change will be long forgotten.
This core-strengthening move tones your arms, glutes and legs.
Concentrate on perfect form rather than trying to push out lots of reps. The first step is to master the exercise then build up your rep range. This exercise is simple and can be done anywhere, however be warned, you will definitely feel the burn! Try repeating the exercise for 30 seconds, then rest for 2 minutes and repeat. As you become more efficient increase the exercise time by 10 seconds and reduce your rest time.
Why not try working out like your favourite movie star!
Take a look at this video and find out how Stallone looks so good at his age, how Statham gets so lean and why the fastest man in the world lifts weights.
This video might just be a bit of fun to watch some movie stars working out, but look at the determination and maximum effort every single one of them shows. They may get paid to look good but they still have to put the time into their training and push themselves every step off the way. If you want to look like Rambo then you have to be prepared to train like Rambo!
If you have never listened to this before, then your in for a treat!
When you are working out, at whatever level or where ever you are, it's always a hundred times better if you have some quality tunes to keep you focussed. Not only does the music help distract your mind from the dreaded words "I can't do this", but you can always use the songs in your workout. If you're doing sit ups, press ups or any other body weight exercise, try to do the exercise for the length of a song, or measure your progress by how far you made it through a particular track.
The simple fact is, a good upbeat tune is your friend when your working hard.....
This short video is very moving and definitely shows what can be achieved with a strong positive mindset.
The body fat transformation is breath taking!
We don't know how long it took John to realise his dream, but that is not important as your weight loss journey is not a race. I can guarantee that a long the way he felt like giving up thousands of times, made excuses why he couldn't train or ate fatty food. But the evidence is undeniable, by training his mind to never give up and making a promise to himself he smashed his dream to pieces.
The future is definitely in your own hands, if you want to make the changes to your life that you dream about, then just do it. Stop making excuses, watch the video a thousand times and use John as your mentor and make it happen.
This chap in the video is obviously exceptionally strong and trained for a very long time.
Use this video as inspiration to see what can be achieved with a very simple exercise. Pull Up bars or monkey bars are in most gyms or health centres, but are usually only used by more advanced trainers.
Don't be afraid to ask advise or to use exercise bands to help you complete a repetition, if you stick with this exercise the rewards will come. Start small and build up your routine allowing 48 hours rest between sets to allow your muscles to rebuild and recover.
If you think it's difficult then you're correct, if you think it will take time then you're correct, if you think it will take sacrifice and life changes then you're correct.
If you think you need to join expensive gyms and personal trainers then you're wrong, if you think only celebrities and people who have lots of free time can do it, then you're wrong.
If you think ordinary people like you can't do it, then you're wrong. It's time to stand up and make it happen, watch this video and learn how a normal lady made a massive life style change.
Losing weight without even leaving the comfort of your own front room, can't be a bad thing!
This video does exactly that, be starting a Calisthenics program which you can do at home you have no excuse for not exercising. No equipment is needed, just a small amount of space to allow you to conduct the exercises correctly.
This total body workout targets all areas of your body and will raise your heart rate to burn maximum calories. What we like about this program is that you can raise or lower the intensity to suite your ability. Concentrate on "correct form" when doing an exercise and never sacrifice quality for quantity. If you find the routine too simple either increase the amount of time you exercise from 1 minute to 1 minute 30 seconds or decrease the rest periods.
No matter what your fitness level is, this workout will challenge you with a slight tweak to the routine. If you are a total beginner always try to push yourself when exercising but be aware of "going too fast too soon"! Concentrate on doing the exercises correctly, targeting the muscles being worked and don't expect results over night. Start by working out three times a week and increase the intensity as you become more comfortable with the routine.
When you first start a new program listen to your body to avoid injury and be patient, your weight loss journey requires a life changing commitment not a 3 week charge!
Calisthenics are exercises that use your bodyweight for
resistance and are designed to strengthen and tone your muscles and increase
muscular endurance.
While many trainers dismiss calisthenics as only being
suitable for beginners or the less fit, I always believe that this type of
no-frills exercise can be a valuable addition to just about any training
program for absolutely EVERYONE!
The Benefits of Calisthenics
Bodyweight exercises such as lunges, press ups, jumping
jacks, squats and step ups can be performed just about anywhere. This means
that you never need to miss a workout just because you are unable to make it to
the gym. Also, because calisthenic exercises require no setting up time, you
can transition from one exercise to the next quickly and easily which makes
your workout effective and efficient.
Calisthenic exercises teach you to master your own body.
They teach coordination, balance, proprioception and self awareness. Unlike
resistance machines that guides your movements, performing bodyweight exercises
effectively means you must control your limbs and maintain proper body
position.
It’s very easy to adjust the difficulty of calisthenic
exercises according to your fitness and strength levels. For example, a press
up can be as easy as a wall press up with your body only slightly angled to
very demanding – such as a handstand press up. No additional equipment is
required – simply change your body position.
Calisthenic exercises are easy on your joints. Exercises
such as leg extensions and machine chest presses are safe enough but for some
exercisers, these movements can be hard on your joints. If you have a long
history of hard training or are over forty and beginning to experience the
onset of joint pain, calisthenic exercises are one of the best ways to keep
your joints moving while minimizing any discomfort. As many martial artists and
ex-military personnel have proven, callisthenic exercises are suitable for
older exercisers looking to maintain a high level of fitness despite worn
joints.
Size & Strength?
There have been a good many articles on Prison training that
I have seen in the past couple of years, that all seem to incorporate
calisthenics. Its true that cons have a lot of time to spare in prison and
often a lot of them crack on with their training with limited equipment. On 3
square meals a day you should see some of their strength stats! It just goes to
prove that you don’t need to be lifting heavy to make serious strength or
muscular size gains.
The body transformations in this video are amazing!
They were performed by real people who were unhappy with their bodies and decided to do something about it.
It's that simple!
No one says it's going to happen over night, 6 weeks, 6 months or even 6 years, but if you are unhappy and want to change the way you look, it can happen. Yes, it is going to be hard work and Yes you will feel like giving up a thousand times a day, but if you make a commitment and adopt a positive mind set, it will happen.
Watch the video, look at the ladies in it and then ask the question "are they better than you"? The answer of course is no, they are simply further along their weight loss journey than you. You are the only person that can make it happen, if you want it, just take it, make it happen....... they did!
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Is loosing 90lb's in four and a half months possible?
Is it a good idea perhaps is the more important question!
The lady in this video decided she was going to change her life style and appearance as she was unhappy with them both. She achieved her journey without spending lots of money or hiring personal trainers, simply because her "mind set was positive"
Weather the method she decided to use was the right one or good for her body is another question, but the video shows the transformation to her body and she explains the difficulties she encountered a long the way.
Whilst I congratulate her on her achievement and her absolute strength of character, I would strongly advise seeking medical assistance before starting such a radical routine. The safest way to lose weight is to steadily lose a manageable amount (approx 2lb a week) over a sustainable time period, eating healthy nutritious meals which allow your body to repair and sustain it's self throughout the journey.
Weight loss journey's are individual adventures and what is right for one person doesn't automatically make it right for another. Research all types of diets, exercise programs, clubs and gymnasiums, take little bits from each one, listen and talk to people and then when you are ready make your decision.
Whatever you do, don't rush into weight loss unprepared, you could waste a lot of time and effort, but worst of all you could send yourself backwards! Be smart, take control, prepare and act only when you feel you are mentally strong enough to see it through to the end.
At some stage we all need to re motivate ourselves, no matter who you are, or what your doing!
I would strongly recommend watching this video, and reactivating your goals, not necessarily changing them, but just making sure they are still your main priority. For your journey to be a complete success, it is vital you are focussed on the final goal and that your mind set is clear and positive.
Self analyse your life style, exercise routine and diet. Be completely honest. If you can change something or work harder to keep you heading towards your final goal then do it! Sacrifice is worth it, there is nothing you can't do with out, you started the journey, it's up to you whether you finish it or not.
You start off eating
super healthy and sticking to your gym sessions, and as a result the weight
steadily peels off. Then one day, the scale won’t budge. Reaching a plateau
like that is totally frustrating and mysterious. But keep in mind that it’s
also completely normal, and it's something everyone deals with!
If you're embarking on a weight-loss plan and want to avoid
getting stuck in a rut—or you’re in Rutsville right now and are desperate to
escape—read these smart strategies for getting the scale going in the right
direction again.
Make sure you're not slipping back into old habits. Often
after some initial weight-loss success, you might unknowingly fall back into
having dessert every night or sipping more than one glass of wine per night—and
those extra calories have left you stuck. Take an honest look at your habits,
and see if you've upped your calorie intake without realizing it.
Vary your workout routine. Sucks but true: Once your
body gets used to a certain type of exercise, it doesn't have to work as
hard—or burn as many calories—to get through it. Keep your body working hard by
adding in interval moves or some strength training after a cardio session,
or switching between pulse-pounding cardio one day and then a flexibility
workout, such as yoga or pilates, the next, to keep your metabolism jacked up.
Cut another 250 calories. The secret truth about losing
weight is that once you downsize a little, your body requires fewer calories
than it once did to run smoothly. That means in order to keep losing weight,
you have to subtract even more calories from your meals, or burn more during a
more intense workout. A fitness website or app can estimate the right number of
calories you need based on your new weight and current activity level, and then
try to cut 250 from that new number.
Stay hydrated. Drinking plenty of water or unsweetened
tea not only fills you up, but it keeps you from getting dehydrated, it also
keeps your metabolism running high.
Rethink your expectations. Sometimes a weight loss
plateau isn't really a plateau but your body's way of stubbornly trying to hold
onto fat it needs to function properly. Make sure your goal weight
is realistic—roughly a pound, but no more than two, per week!
Why not try this simple thigh routine as one of your Motivation Monday exercises?
The exercises are light and are done at the pace of the person training and require no equipment. The lady in the video has lost over 120 lbs, so she has been there and done it.
If you can find a mentor or trainer who has actually completed a weight loss journey, then you are very lucky. Use what they have achieved to motivate your self, if they can do it why can't you!
The ladies in this video are extremely fit, but they weren't born that way! You only get to look this good by working hard, being totally dedicated and by making sacrifices. It's so easy to make excuses and talk about genetics, injury's, time pressure or the "real world", it's so much harder to say " I want to look like that and I'm going to make it happen".
If you want it, believe in your self, make the mind set change and go for it. There is no time pressure, it's not a race, it's a way of life!
Remember, you are not the first person to try to lose weight, you are not the heaviest person that has tried to lose weight and you are not the most unfit person! There is always someone who is in a more difficult position than you, stop looking for obstacles and living in the past, it's time to move forward!
The problem is quite simple: You either want to change your life style or you don't, there are no half measures. You got your self into the situation and the only person who can change it, is you.
Let's start today, now. Analyse your life style, be brutally honest and remove the people or objects that are holding you back and start your new life.
Of course there will be up's and downs, and yes it's going to hurt and be very difficult, but if it wasn't then it wouldn't be worth fighting for.
Not only does this make a "catchy title" but it
also makes perfect sense. Strength training for both genders is a sure fire way
to achieve a lean muscular physique......
Numerous studies have demonstrated conclusively that
strength training, in conjunction with good nutrition, burns fat much more
effectively than dieting alone and dieting in conjunction with aerobic
exercise. What no study has shown yet is exactly how.
This much is known: Aerobic activity burns fat while you’re
exercising, but anaerobic (meaning without oxygen) activity burns fat in the
minutes, hours and days following exercise, as your body recovers
from your workout. Compare the energy costs of the two activities during a
workout session, as many studies have done in the past, and aerobic activity
appears to burn more fat, which may explain why many health and fitness
professionals still recommend it.
But if you add up the fat burned by the two activities
during and after exercise — including what’s burned between sets
during the workout itself — anaerobic activity comes out ahead. Way ahead!
Several factors contribute to this. An exerciser consumes
additional oxygen in the hours and days following a strength-training session
(a phenomenon known as excess post-exercise oxygen consumption, or EPOC), and
that accounts for some of the difference. Simply put, you burn more calories
and keep your metabolism elevated when you use more oxygen. The muscles of a strength-trained
athlete also remain slightly contracted (meaning they’re still firing) for
several hours after working out, which adds fuel to the metabolic furnace. And
it’s likely that the fat-burning effect of an anaerobic workout is cumulative,
so that with each successive set, you burn incrementally more fat, leading to a
kind of fat-burning jackpot at the end of your workout.
Almost everyone who's lost weight has eventually put the weight back on.
Why this cruel reality? It's simple, really: During the first months of any diet, your body loses both fat and muscle. Then, when you gain back the weight, you add back only fat because it's much easier to gain fat than it is to gain muscle.
"That's the dirty little secret of most popular diet plans," says exercise researcher Ellington Darden, Ph.D., author of the new Women's Healthbook, The Body Fat Breakthrough. "They don't combine muscle-maintaining exercises with the calorie reduction. More muscle is your ticket to a better body."
It's no secret that muscle is more metabolically active than fat, so by having more lean muscle on your skeleton, you'll burn more calories even at rest. Fortunately, Darden says he discovered a super-efficient way to build muscle while losing weight: It's called "negative training," and Darden tested it on more than 100 people at Gainesville Health & Fitness in Florida a few years ago. The technique involves doing the lowering part, or "eccentric phase," of a resistance exercise very slowly. But Darden gave this old-school body building trick a tweak: He found that by using heavier weights and doing just one and a half reps very, very slowly, you can achieve remarkable results from just one or two short workouts per week.
