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Monday, November 9th, 2009
By Mike Mahler
When was the last time that you got excited about doing some cardio? Doing traditional forms of cardio such as riding an exercise bike or running on a treadmill are about as exciting as watching a movie on the family channel. Lets face it one of the main reasons why people give up on cardio is similar to why smart people do not watch daytime television as both are beyond boring. Moreover, with regular cardio it takes too long to see results to persevere through the boredom. Do not believe me? Take a trip down to your local gym and look at the people in an aerobics class. Now go back in a month and see if you notice any physique composition differences. See what I mean? Fortunately there are several alternatives that offer more variety, are more challenging, and produce faster results. I am going to cover three highly effective fat loss programs in this article: PHA, HOC, and the “Descending Sets” Program.
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Wednesday, October 28th, 2009
We’ve all got our own quirky taste and texture preferences, even for simple protein shakes. Here are a few techniques you may find useful in preparing your next protein shake.
PROBLEM:
If your protein shake is:
Too Thin:
Try adding a few ice cubes, frozen fruit, or a tablespoon of sugar-free instant pudding mix to thicken it.
Too Thick:
Some protein mixes have guar gum or other artificial thickeners in them. Instead of throwing them out, you can make shakes using only half the packet, mixing in a regular whey protein to cover the protein gap.
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Monday, October 19th, 2009
Thank you to all our supporters who helped make us the #4 Gym/Fitness program in Philly(though we think we are #1)!!! Through months of voting, the city of Philadelphia and the surrounding counties voted Epic Boot Camp as one of the top gyms in the Philly area! Our testimonials prove that Epic Boot Camp is the top fitness boot camp program in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. Did you see that one of our campers recently lost 65 pounds and 30 inches? Thank you to everyone that supports Epic Boot Camp and participates in our camps!
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Sunday, October 18th, 2009
GIANT SET
3 x 30 Ins and Outs
3 x 10 Leg extensions
3 x Walking lunges
4 x 20 Pop squats
superset
4 x 10 Leg curls
3 x 15 Stationary Step ups
superset
3 x 15 Weighted jump squats
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Sunday, October 18th, 2009
Monday(max strength)
1A) 1 arm DB snatch-push press combo 5 x 3-5
2A) 1 arm DB floor press 4 x 5-10
2B) mixed grip pullups 4 x max reps
3A) BB cheat curls 2 x 6-10
3B) Tate presses on floor 2 x 10-15
4) DB walking lunge 4 x 200′
Finisher: DB swings 4 x 30 secs
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Friday, October 9th, 2009
I just have to say that this week has been a great week for many campers with Epic Boot Camp. It has also been a great month and I can’t believe another boot camp session has come to an end. Yes I know today is/was test day and most campers hate running the mile. But nothing makes the trainers happier than to see everyone out there giving it their best! Nothing makes me happier than seeing campers shed off an inch here or 2:00 minutes off of their mile time. What an accomplishment!!! Today my campers really gave it their best effort when running the mile, during push ups, the plank, burpees, and sit ups. All of my campers improved on their times and that made me feel great because I am able to help them reach their fitness goals. Even with the measurements we saw a lot of campers lose inches! Such great results! This morning really made me excited for the day after seeing the results from all the hard work my campers put in this past month!
To all of our campers in Pittsburgh and Philly…the trainers are dedicated to you! They aren’t your typical gym trainer where they barely pay attention to you or don’t even know that much about you. They are dedicated staff that will respond to emails and focus on the campers at boot camp, and be excited when you see results. We want to see every single person that comes to our camps succeed. It is this day that reminds us why we do what we do. So cheers to all of you for all your hard work and dedication to better health, your families, to us, and most importantly, yourself!
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Thursday, October 8th, 2009
The thing about working out on a Wednesday and then not working out again till Tuesday is that it stinks. Now you know I tried really hard to fit in long walks with the kids, and doing what I could to stay active, but no workout compares to the boot camp workout. Throw in a bachelorette party and staying out to 3 am on Saturday and you get the picture. So getting back into the swing of things on Tuesday was rough!
Jacob started the week out by basically telling us week 3 means no mercy, shorter breaks, longer reps, and we better keep up. So you can pretty much imagine that Tuesdays workout just about killed me. By Wednesday, I honestly thought I wouldn’t make it through- it was so cold, so dark, I could barely breathe. Thursday was more of the same. Those damn burpees!! WHY do you do this to yourself Joy (I know this is what you are thinking!) The thing is- no matter how hard it is, or how tired, or sore, or cold you are, you are doing for YOU.
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