I’m out of town again today attending a 2-day boot camp workout program design workshop!  B.J. Gaddour, Janell, myself and about a half-dozen other boot camp owners from around the country are going to be tearing it up for 2 days. Yeah, I’m gonna sore ;-b

That being said, I’ve got something different for today’s FREE Boot Camp Workout Video of the Week.

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OK, so what’s with the title of this blog post?

Well, I’m combining two posts in one.  Since it’s Friday, I’ve got to post the Look Great at the Lake Boot Camp FREE Workout Video of the Week.  But, I’ve also got an awesome healthy pizza recipe for you.

Growing up on Long Island, Friday night was always pizza night.  Mmm, it was glorious.  Nothing beats NY pizza, and Marios in Syosset was (and still is) famous for having amazing pizza.  Of course, if you’re trying to lose weight, most pizza, especially the chain resteraunt crap, doesn’t have much of a place in your meal plan.  Until now…

My buddy Jayson Hunter has a delicious and waistline friendly pizza in his e-book 197 Healthy and Delicious Recipes that’s on sale right now for ONLY $4.95.  I can’t wait to sink my teeth into it!

Since, I’ve got your mouth watering, I’ll give you a minute to go get your copy of Jayson’s recipe book (CLICK HERE), and then we can jump into today’s Fat Burning Boot Camp Workout Video of the Week.

Our This mouthwatering “Healthy Chicken Pizza” is just ONE of the 197 Healthy and Delicious Recipes my partners over at Prograde Nutrition have compiled.

Our Look Great at the Lake Boot Camp Friday format is a 50:10 5-exercise circuit training workout powered by Workout Muse: Boot Camp Dynamite.  This high-intensity interval training (HIIT) format is awesome for muscular endurance, as well as cardiovascular endurance since we’re basically performing resistance training exercises for 20+ minutes almost non-stop.  It burns a ton of calories and really gets your metabolism reved up for the weekend – maybe you even enough to have an extra slice of pizza

Exercise 1:  Braced Core Squats

Exercise 2:  Overhead Triceps Extensions

Exercise 3:  Alternating Cross-under Lunges

Exercise 4:  High Pulls

Exercise 5:  Alternating Lying Leg Extensions

Finisher:  Squat-to-Press

Now, GET AFTER IT!

Have Faith & Take Action!

Justin Yule, B.S., CPT

Your friendly neighborhood Chaska / Chanhassen boot camp instructor and online personal trainer.

Burn 9x more fat at a fraction of the cost of other personal training programs.

P.S. – For a FREE 2-week Trial to the area’s number one weight loss & fitness boot camp visit www.LookGreatAtTheLakeBootCamp.com

P.P.S. – For a $9 30-day Trial to the first and number one Online weight loss & fitness boot camp visit www.OnlineVideoBootCamp.com

It’s a gloomy, rainy, MN Friday

BUT…

Look Great at the Lake Boot Camp ALWAYS LIFTS MY SPIRITS!!!

Every week my boot camper friends bring the thunder – no pun intended today.  I swear they motivate me as much, if not more than, I think I motivate them.  It’s truly my pleasure to coach them.

See them kicking butt once again with our Workout Video of the Week.  It’s another Freaky Friday 50:10 5-exercise circuit training workout powered by Workout Muse: Boot Camp Dynamite.

Exercise 1:  Deadlifts

Exercise 2:  Front Raises

Exercise 3:  Alternating Forward Lunges

Exercise 4:  Reverse Flys

Exercise 5:  Prone Knee-in

Finisher:  Swings

We always do a total body resistance training circuit, but today we put a little extra love towards the shoulders with the raises and the flys, and then having to hold the body up for the prone knee-in.

Summer is just around the corner and we want to make sure our shoulders and arms are looking sexy!

Now, GET AFTER IT!

Have Faith & Take Action!

Justin Yule, B.S., CPT

Your friendly neighborhood Chaska / Chanhassen boot camp instructor and online personal trainer.

Burn 9x more fat at a fraction of the cost of other personal training programs.

P.S. – For a FREE 2-week Trial to the area’s number one weight loss & fitness boot camp visit www.LookGreatAtTheLakeBootCamp.com

P.P.S. – For a $9 30-day Trial to the first and number one Online weight loss & fitness boot camp visit www.OnlineVideoBootCamp.com

We had another AWESOME week in Look Great at the Lake Boot Camp.  Over a dozen new members started up with us on Monday, and they absolutely rocked it!!

As we do each Friday, we got after it hard with a 50:10 5-exercise circuit powered by Workout Muse: Boot Camp Dynamite followed by a killer finisher. This is a favorite high-intensity interval training (HIIT) format, especially for dramatically increasing endurance, boosting metabolism, and melting some serious fat!

Check out our boot camp rockstars below as they perform this rocking circuit training workout:

Exercise 1: Sumo Deadlifts
Exercise 2: Incline Chest Press
Exercise 3: Wall Sit
Exercise 4: Standing Rows
Exercise 5: Total Body Extensions

The Finisher:  Mountain Climbers

Now, GET AFTER IT!

Have Faith & Take Action!

Justin Yule, B.S., CPT

Your friendly neighborhood Chaska / Chanhassen boot camp instructor and online personal trainer.

Burn 9x more fat at a fraction of the cost of other personal training programs.

P.S. – For a FREE 2-week Trial to the area’s number one weight loss & fitness boot camp visit www.LookGreatAtTheLakeBootCamp.com

P.P.S. – For a $9 30-day Trial to the first and number one Online weight loss & fitness boot camp visit www.OnlineVideoBootCamp.com

This week’s workout video of the week is a little extra special thanks to Sunshine & O’Neil Hampton from The Biggest Loser.  At Look Great at the Lake Boot Camp in Chanhassen, MN we’re cheering for the Yellow Team because one of our campers is friends with O’Neill and Sunshine.

So, what lesson did we take from Sunshine and O’Neil?

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For most people Valentine’s Day is an excuse to hook-up and eat chocolate.  Hey, sounds good to me too, but surely we can be more creative than that!  Why not mix things up this V-Day with a fun workout you can do in the comfort of your home with your significant other?
Today I am going to demo the concept of partner training.  Partner training workouts are essentially a workout that involves performing joint exercises with at least one other person or more.  There are a ton of benefits to partner training, including:

• Social Support and Accountability
• Provides a Ton of Variety
• Breeds Competition and Drives Better Results
• It’s FUN!

Partner training can definitely spice a workout up.  So before you head out for dinner, grab your valentine and give this workout a go:

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One of my loyal Look Great at the Lake Boot Camp members, as well as South West Metro Minneaopolis’ number one HVAC guy Gary Kearin from Lake Air Heating & Cooling (little plug for ya buddy), asked me to put together a video with ski conditioning exercises that he could share with his ski patrol buddies.

Gary has seen phenomenal results with our boot camp workouts – he’s lost a bunch of weight, improved both his muscular & cardiovascular strength and endurance, and best of all has seen these results translate into his skiing.  When it comes to fitness for skiing, along with the obvious strength and endurance components, we need to focus on balance, edge control and rotary capability.  Integrating the whole body (lower, core, upper) is critical for skiing workouts.

Whether your a recreational skier wanting to improve your fitness for skiing, work as ski patrol or ski instructor, or are looking for downhill ski race training this circuit training skiing workout is for you.

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Today was the first day of my Chaska, MN Rapid Fat Loss & Fitness Boot Camp – Look Great at the Lake Boot Camp.  We had a great group and they all did really well.  I look forward to their potential.  By the way, there’s still room left – Get your FREE 2-week Trial here.

Anyway, what would a boot camp program be without push-ups? 

If you struggle with push-ups, like most beginners and even intermediate trainees, this post is definitely something you want to spend some time with.  It’s a long one, so go to the bathroom, grab your coffee, or whatever else you gotta do!

The Push-up.  It is probably the most basic and most popular exercise of all time – from gym class to group fitness classes around the world.  But being popular in this case doesn’t necessarily mean being well liked!  In fact, I think it is safe to say that the majority of people really HATE push-ups.  More specifically, the push-up tends to be the undying nemesis for people who carry extra body weight and for most females who feel they do not have the upper-body strength to ever be able to do anything but “wuss-ups,” or modified push-ups on the knees.

The goal of this article is to address everything you need to know about performing the push-up with proper form in addition to learning how to do more push-ups ASAP.  Remember, people only hate what they are not good at it.  In other words, I am confident that though you may currently hate push-ups, by following this program you will finally unveil your true push-up potential.  And though you may never be madly in love with push-up, you’ll at least be able to stomach them!

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Before I get into it, let me quickly answer the question, “Should I jog or do sprints to raise my metabolism and lose fat” with two questions of my own:

2.  Have you ever seen a fat sprinter?

OK, now let’s get into it.

We’ll start with the obvious and not so obvious, move into the science and then finish with the practical.  I’ll also lay out my training program schedule for you.

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Traditionally, the cornerstone of most strength training programs has been performing exercises in a straight set format – perform a specified number or reps for a given exercise, rest for 30 seconds to a few minutes, and then repeat before moving on to the next exercise.  Fat loss and endurance programs typically prescribe shorter rest periods, while strength and power programs prescribe longer rest periods.

So, what’s the problem with this format? 

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