<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" ><channel><title>Fit Jerk&#039;s Flawless Fitness Blog &#187; Workout</title> <atom:link href="http://flawlessfitnessbook.com/blog/tag/workout/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://flawlessfitnessbook.com/blog</link> <description>&#34;Probably the most useful blog you had the intelligence to find&#34; - Fit Jerk</description> <lastBuildDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:22:40 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1</generator> <item><title>4 Fool Proof Steps To Unlimited Muscle Growth</title><link>http://flawlessfitnessbook.com/blog/4-fool-proof-steps-to-unlimited-muscle-growth/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=4-fool-proof-steps-to-unlimited-muscle-growth</link> <comments>http://flawlessfitnessbook.com/blog/4-fool-proof-steps-to-unlimited-muscle-growth/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 02:15:05 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Fit Jerk</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Be Muscular]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Muscle Growth]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Muscles]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Path Of Least Resistance]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Plateau]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Random Number Generator]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Shame]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Step 1]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Stimuli]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Unlimited Muscle]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Unwanted Pounds]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Workout]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://flawlessfitnessbook.com/blog/?p=1120</guid> <description><![CDATA[Let me be frank, if you aren’t concerned with muscle growth then you aren’t concerned with looking your best, and that’s a fact… so shame on you! It doesn’t matter whether you’re male or female, you MUST know how to put on the quality pounds (muscle) while shedding the unwanted pounds (fat) to have a [...]<br /><div><img src="http://flawlessfitnessbook.com/blog/wp-content/plugins/gd-star-rating/gfx.php?value=5.0" /></div><div>Rating: 5.0/<strong>5</strong> (3 votes cast)</div><br />]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p align="left">Let me be frank, if you aren’t concerned with muscle growth then you aren’t concerned with looking your best, and that’s a fact… so shame on you! It doesn’t matter whether you’re male or female, you MUST know how to put on the quality pounds (muscle) while shedding the unwanted pounds (fat) to have a body that’s a piece of art.</p><p align="left">What I’m going to talk about today is a fool-proof 4 step system that will undoubtedly help you put some muscle on your frame, or put more muscle on a frame that has hit a plateau. In fact, these steps can almost be considered “laws” because its the ONLY real way I know of stimulating growth. Every person that I’ve ever known who managed to pack on some muscle has followed these 4 steps whether they were consciously aware of it or not.</p><p align="left"><em>[Before we dive in, today is the give away day! Since there were 12 comments on <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://flawlessfitnessbook.com/blog/giveaway_handgrip_exerciser/" target="_blank">the give away post</a></span>, I used a random number generator and it spit out the #10. So checking back, it looks like “Suggy” is the lucky individual that holds that position. Apparently he wanted the grips to help with his self pleasuring experience, so congrats dude… may the handgrips help you make sweet sweet love to yourself. Check for my email for further instructions.]</em></p><p align="left">Alright, let’s get on with the steps.</p><p align="left"><strong>Step 1: Stimulate</strong></p><p align="left">Muscles need a <em>reason</em> to grow, plain and simple. So what is the reason? Adaptation to stress. If your biceps are capable of handling 30lbs and you decide to workout with 25lbs dumbbells, then there is no reason for your body to stimulate bicep growth since the stimuli presented is something it can easily handle. Also, you’re wasting your fucking time. The only benefit to that type of workout is that you’ll be burning calories… but why would you insult your strength and undercut your training like that? To me, it makes no sense.</p><p align="left">Everything about humans is revolved around the “path of least resistance”. If you can get an certain result with X amount of effort, then why would you bother increasing the amount of effort to 2X? It’s inefficient. This philosophy has kept our species alive for hundreds of thousands of years, so it’s not something we want to change outright.</p><p align="left">The paradox here is that the path of least resistance to muscular growth requires a level of resistance that is <em>greater</em> than what you’re accustomed to (that statement is quite the brain fuck eh?). But this doesn’t mean you need to destroy yourself. A lot of people will read what I wrote and think I’m talking about going to failure… I’m not. Well I am, but only sorta.</p><p align="left">See, going to failure is a aspect of training you can use, no bout. But it’s a tool, it should NOT be used all the time. A hammer won’t help you if you’re working with screws. ANY training technique will become useless over a period of time because your body, smart as it is, will adapt to it. That’s its job. Ronnie Coleman, the 8 time Mr.Olympia winner made the following statement when it came to training for muscular growth: “Stimulate, don’t annihilate”. Very true.</p><p align="left"><strong>Step 2: Feed</strong></p><p align="left">Stimulating your muscles to grow is one thing, but if they have no resources to repair and rebuild then you’ve done more harm than good. It’s like bulldozing a house then telling the contractor to build a new house that’s bigger, better and stronger with the same demolished materials that lie on the floor. Sounds pretty fucking ridiculous, yet a shit load of people are victim to this metaphor when it comes to building lean and quality muscle. Such loonballs.</p><p align="left">If you’re increasing the intensity of your workout every time you hit the gym (if not, you SHOULD be) then you need to increase your clean caloric intake as well. I mean, it only makes sense right? For men, 1g of protein per lbs of bodyweight is still a good baseline of what you should be eating, some of you should be eating even more. For women, you guys can eat about 0.65g per lbs without a problem.</p><p align="left">The bad type of weight gain (fat) occurs when the amount and type of carbohydrates you eat trump your daily protein amount. You need to realize that protein is like the “last resort” fuel for your body, it’s only used when the body doesn’t have sufficient amount of fats and carbohydrates.</p><p align="left">Typically, I believe that no one needs more than 50-70g of CLEAN carbohydrates per day. Rest should be all protein and good heart-healthy fats. But on days you workout… any type of high glycemic supplementation after an intense workout does NOT contribute to your daily 50-70g limit. This is because your glycogen stores are so depleted that taking in high glycemic foods along with protein is actually beneficial since the insulin spike will help shuttle all the protein right into your muscles. This is a very generalized statement but true nonetheless.</p><p align="left"><strong>Step 3: Recover</strong></p><p align="left">We aren’t talking about muscle recovery, that comes later, we are talking about the recovery of your Central Nervous System (CNS). Before your beaten up muscles are allowed to repair themselves and grow bigger and stronger, your CNS needs to fully recover so it can help trigger that process. Again I’m not going into great detail here because it’s beyond the scope of this article to explain exactly how this happens. Just know that after a punishing workout, it takes about 24 hours (sometimes 36) for your CNS to recover, and it’s only AFTER this step that the true magic happens…</p><p align="left"><strong>Step 4: Grow</strong></p><p align="left">Now were talking! All of your hard work and proper eating habits have come down to this final phase. Many people use the term “recovery” as a means of muscular growth. Well it’s not! Once your CNS recovers, your muscles will recover, but what does muscle recovery really lead to? Growth! So that’s why I’ve ordered my steps in this way. The really weird thing is that you don’t have to do jack-shit once you reach step 4. Just keep your eating habits up, take it easy and let your body do it’s thing. Read a book, watch some TV, go talk to people and viola! You’ll grow.</p><p align="left">The only downside is that step4 is HEAVILY reliant on the first 3. You CANNOT and WILL NOT grow unless you stimulate your muscles, feed yourself and allow your CNS to recover. By now, this better be common sense to you.</p><p align="left"><strong>The Start Of Something “big”</strong></p><p align="left">So now you know the exact steps to follow and should have some kind of game plan ready to implement. Just know that these steps are never-ending… it’s like a cycle that repeats itself over and over again, helping your grow bigger and/or stronger each time. Depending on your body’s ability and training experience, this 4 step process can take 1-2 weeks to complete. Now, OBVIOUSLY there is a point where you will reach your human genetic limitation and stop growing because one of these steps will likely end up being your weakest link.</p><p align="left">But the fact is that 99% of you will not hit this limitation for a LOOONG time, if ever. So don’t stop pushing yourself and don’t stop beating the SHIT out of your previous workouts. You are working out to IMPROVE yourself, not keep yourself in the same fucking state, so make sure you don’t waste your time. As my favorite saying goes, “if you aren’t growing, you’re dying”.</p><p align="left">- FitJerk</p><p align="left"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.flawlessfitnessbook.com" target="_blank">FlawlessFitnessBook</a></span></p><p style='text-align:left'>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;</br><i>&copy; 2009 &#8211; 2012, By <i><b>FitJerk</b></i>. <i>FitJerk.com is a division of <a href="http://www.flawlessfitnessmedia.com" target="_blank">Flawless Fitness Media</a> &#8211; All Rights Reserved &#8211; No part of this post is to be republished without author consent under any forms of media (including print, internet, video or audio transcription). Doing so is a violation against copyright law and should be punishable by a punch to the face. All images are copyright of their respective owners.</i></p><p><i> Only <b>LOSERS</b> have nothing to say or discuss. Put your thoughts, comments or general rants in the comment section below. <b>FJ does not use censorship</b> but obvious racial slurs and over-the-top stupidity will be deleted.</i></i></p> <br /><div><img src="http://flawlessfitnessbook.com/blog/wp-content/plugins/gd-star-rating/gfx.php?value=5.0" /></div><div>Rating: 5.0/<strong>5</strong> (3 votes cast)</div><br />]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://flawlessfitnessbook.com/blog/4-fool-proof-steps-to-unlimited-muscle-growth/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>12</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>How Parkinson&#8217;s Law Can Make Your Workouts More Efficient</title><link>http://flawlessfitnessbook.com/blog/how-parkinsons-law-can-make-your-workouts-more-efficient/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=how-parkinsons-law-can-make-your-workouts-more-efficient</link> <comments>http://flawlessfitnessbook.com/blog/how-parkinsons-law-can-make-your-workouts-more-efficient/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 16:00:04 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Fit Jerk</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[General]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Randomness]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Gap]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Immune System]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Observation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Overtraining]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Parkinson]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Parkinson S Law]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sense Of Urgency]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Shape]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Statement Sums]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Three Times]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Vampires]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Workout]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Workouts]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://flawlessfitnessbook.com/blog/?p=1018</guid> <description><![CDATA[We all know that working out is good for us, yes? But did you know that working out too much can be devastating to your immune system &#38; make you atrophy (get smaller). Yet, there are still idiots out there spending hours and hours in the fucking gym thinking that they need to workout longer [...]<br /><div><img src="http://flawlessfitnessbook.com/blog/wp-content/plugins/gd-star-rating/gfx.php?value=5.0" /></div><div>Rating: 5.0/<strong>5</strong> (1 vote cast)</div><br />]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We all know that working out is good for us, yes? But did you know that working out too much can be devastating  to your immune system &amp; make you atrophy (get smaller). Yet, there are still idiots out there spending hours and hours in the fucking gym thinking that they need to workout <em>longer</em> instead of <em>smarter</em>. This is specially true for the knobheads that are trying (but struggling) to pack on some quality mass.</p><p>The general term for this is &#8220;overtraining&#8221; and a lot of people suffer from it&#8230; but because I&#8217;m awesome, I&#8217;ll be shedding some light on a concept that will make your workouts (and your freakin&#8217; life) more efficient, focused and more god damn productive. No more dilly-dallying around like a clueless chump bucket.</p><p>Read this statement out loud three times: <strong>Work expands to fill the time available for its completion. </strong></p><p>This statement was made by the British historian Cyril Parkinson after years of observation while working in the British Civil Service, and this statement sums up Parkinson&#8217;s law. There is a book on this law which goes pretty in-depth while being a hilarious read to boot, so I recommend that you check it out. The version I had lying around was old, very old (printed in 1964) but I&#8217;m sure if you hunt around Amazon, you can find something more up to date. (Like <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1568490151?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=flawfitnbook-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=1568490151" target="_blank">THIS BOOK</a></span><img style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=flawfitnbook-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=1568490151" border="0" alt="" width="1" height="1" /><br /> for example).</p><p>But I&#8217;m going to break it all down for you, then show you how to use it practically. You see, every task is in some way shape or form dependent on TIME. If humans were immortal (vampires?) then every task would have the potential of being allotted an unlimited amount of time and thus the progress of our species wouldn&#8217;t be half of what it is because there is no sense of urgency. But we aren&#8217;t immortal, and therefore we have to assign a certain amount of time to a given task, which creates urgency and literally <em>forces</em> progress.</p><p>Now, here&#8217;s where all of this gets interesting. If you allot too much time for a given task, then that task will find a way to fill the extra gap in time by increasing it&#8217;s complexity. The task itself isn&#8217;t doing this, but its <em>you</em>. It&#8217;s a psychological effect which were naturally bound to. Don&#8217;t believe me? Let&#8217;s take a look at an example.</p><p>While you&#8217;re sitting there on your computer, I decide to walk in with a Universal Self loading Pistol (USP). I then put the gun to your face and say &#8220;You have 5 minutes to write me a 500 word press release that showcases why I&#8217;m so awesome or you&#8217;re fucking dead!&#8221;. How likely are you to finish that press release in WELL under 5 minutes? VERY likely.</p><p>On the other hand, what if I come in and blurt out &#8220;I need you to write me a 500 word press release that showcases why I&#8217;m so awesome. Have it on my desk first thing in the morning.&#8221; How much do you want to bet that it&#8217;s going to take more than 5 minutes to write this press release? Hmm&#8230; I thought so.</p><p>The task was the same, yet the time allotted in each scenario was totally different&#8230; and lo behold, you magically found a way to expand the work to fill the available time. This shit happens ALL the time. Now that you know of this weird psychological effect, it&#8217;s time to take advantage of it and use it to make sure that when you hit the gym, you do what needs to be done and then get the hell out before it consumes your life.</p><p><strong>FJ&#8217;s Law Of Fitness Workout Timing For Effective Training Using Parkinson&#8217;s (wtf?)</strong></p><p>Don&#8217;t ask about the subtitle&#8230; Just know that yes, this is a law that I made up, and yes, it does work ridiculously well. The law can be summed up in 2 words: <strong>sixty minutes</strong>. That&#8217;s right, one hour! One hour is ALL you get to do whatever the hell it is you need to do for your daily fitness activities, and once you&#8217;ve hit that hour, you gota pick your ass up and leave. Move on with your life. Even if you haven&#8217;t done what you needed to do, just leave&#8230; Because over time and with practice, you&#8217;ll just end up finding a way to shave off the useless seconds or minutes that are robbing you of a productive workout.</p><p>It will come naturally, trust me.</p><p>You should know that the opposite is also true. For example, what if you only do 30 minute workouts? Well then still give yourself one hour, because magically&#8230; You&#8217;ll find a way to fill that extra 30 minute gap, and it could do your body some &#8220;extra&#8221; goodness. Maybe you&#8217;ll go and stretch all your muscles, maybe you&#8217;ll hit up the steam room and de-stress, maybe you&#8217;ll go and try that ab exercise you saw on TV, or maybe you&#8217;ll grow some balls and attempt my <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://flawlessfitnessbook.com/blog/powerful-plyometrics-training-that-will-knock-your-socks-off/" target="_blank">plyometrics routine</a></span>. Whatever it is that you end up doing, it will expand to fill the time gap. Count on it!</p><p><strong>-FitJerk<br /> <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.flawlessfitnessbook.com" target="_blank">Flawless Fitness Book</a></span></strong></p><p><strong>Discuss:</strong> How many times have you fallen victim to Parkinson&#8217;s Law? And now that I&#8217;ve enlightened you, what are some other ways that you&#8217;re going to apply it to your life? Stop being the quiet kid in class and express ideas below&#8230;</p><p style='text-align:left'>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;</br><i>&copy; 2009 &#8211; 2012, By <i><b>FitJerk</b></i>. <i>FitJerk.com is a division of <a href="http://www.flawlessfitnessmedia.com" target="_blank">Flawless Fitness Media</a> &#8211; All Rights Reserved &#8211; No part of this post is to be republished without author consent under any forms of media (including print, internet, video or audio transcription). Doing so is a violation against copyright law and should be punishable by a punch to the face. All images are copyright of their respective owners.</i></p><p><i> Only <b>LOSERS</b> have nothing to say or discuss. Put your thoughts, comments or general rants in the comment section below. <b>FJ does not use censorship</b> but obvious racial slurs and over-the-top stupidity will be deleted.</i></i></p> <br /><div><img src="http://flawlessfitnessbook.com/blog/wp-content/plugins/gd-star-rating/gfx.php?value=5.0" /></div><div>Rating: 5.0/<strong>5</strong> (1 vote cast)</div><br />]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://flawlessfitnessbook.com/blog/how-parkinsons-law-can-make-your-workouts-more-efficient/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>4</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>You&#8217;re Boring And It&#8217;s Killing You!</title><link>http://flawlessfitnessbook.com/blog/youre-boring-and-its-killing-you/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=youre-boring-and-its-killing-you</link> <comments>http://flawlessfitnessbook.com/blog/youre-boring-and-its-killing-you/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2009 17:36:37 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Fit Jerk</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Motivation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Hell]]></category> <category><![CDATA[I Don T Care]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Medical Community]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mediocrity]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Passion]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Peek]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Pills]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Pleasure]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Pussy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Roller Coaster Ride]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Senses]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Taking Chances]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ugly Face]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Workout]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://flawlessfitnessbook.com/blog/?p=938</guid> <description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been on a review roll lately, and while some of you are loving it, I figured it was time to take a break and get back to the shit that is supposed to make this blog complete. I have plenty of other products that are going through their testing phases right now, so know [...]<br /><div><img src="http://flawlessfitnessbook.com/blog/wp-content/plugins/gd-star-rating/gfx.php?value=5.0" /></div><div>Rating: 5.0/<strong>5</strong> (2 votes cast)</div><br />]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;ve been on a review roll lately, and while some of you are loving it, I figured it was time to take a break and get back to the shit that is supposed to make this blog complete. I have plenty of other products that are going through their testing phases right now, so know that more hard-hitting and in your face reviews are on their way.</p><p>It&#8217;s time to talk about an issue that always manages to peek its butt-ugly face every so often, I call it the lame-boring syndrome. There are no pills for it, no organizations to raise money for it and the medical community sure as hell doesn&#8217;t know about it (maybe because half of them have it?). Yet, a shit-ton of people suffer from it. You know who you are.</p><p>Think about this, why does your job bore you? Why doesn&#8217;t your life have excitement? Why can&#8217;t you seem to enjoy things that bring joy to others? Why do you have boring friends? Why do you always get sick? Why does your workout suck? Why doesn&#8217;t anyone love you? Why don&#8217;t you have the body you want? Why can&#8217;t you attract the opposite sex?</p><p>&#8230; It&#8217;s because you&#8217;re BORING. Your life has no fire, no excitement, no passion or direction. You&#8217;re playing it too safe, you&#8217;re not taking chances or doing things that push you out of your comfort zone. You gladly accept mediocrity instead of demanding higher standards from life itself. You&#8217;re scared to ask for more, you&#8217;re too weak to stand up for your beliefs and you&#8217;re terrified to fight in order to win. You&#8217;re a pussy and will forever remain one&#8230; Unless today, right now you decide to change.</p><p>Change for the better. I don&#8217;t care what you have to do, do what ever it takes and learn to be NOT boring. Do things that are completely out of the ordinary and find some joy in them. Stop giving a shit about what people say and do things that are butt-fuck wild. Overload your senses with joy, fear, excitement, pleasure, anger, passion and just send your emotions on one hell of a roller coaster ride. In the end, you&#8217;ll be better for it.</p><p>What&#8217;s more, you can capture those crazy feelings and have your very own feel-good push button for times when life seems dull. This is called &#8220;anchoring&#8221; and it&#8217;s a technique used in NLP. Basically, once you feel yourself going through an emotion you have never experienced, you perform some kind of memorable physical gesture (like say, rubbing your ear lobe) and &#8220;anchor&#8221; that emotion to it. The next time you want to feel this emotion, just visualize the setting in which you felt it, and rub your ear lobe. Bam. And you thought the Staples easy button was cool. Pfft&#8230; Noob.</p><p>Now I&#8217;m not some NLP expert and nor do I claim to be. In fact, I bet that anchoring is probably a much deeper and complex technique but I&#8217;m just telling you what I know. For example, if you see me rubbing my chin&#8230; It&#8217;s anchored to the times where I felt &#8220;heightened&#8221; and &#8220;excited&#8221; after coming up with an awesome idea (happens often). The idea itself doesn&#8217;t matter, but the emotion of having a light blub moment is something I wanted to capture. Now if I&#8217;m ever in a deep thinking state, or trying to solve a problem&#8230;  I usually end up rubbing the good ol&#8217; chin. While this doesn&#8217;t turn me into an idea pumping factory, it definitely gets me in the proper state of mind and more often than not, I am able to solve most of my problems. It hasn&#8217;t failed me yet.</p><p>But lets get real. What good is knowing about &#8220;anchoring&#8221; when you having nothing to anchor? What good is this awesome technique if you&#8217;re a boring little rut?!</p><p>Exactly, the technique by itself is useless. It&#8217;s time for a little change. Go be exciting, accumulate some kick-ass stories to tell people, start demanding a more enjoying and fulfilling life because you know what, in the end you just might find yourself becoming slimmer, happier and more attractive to others around you. Just remember, do it responsibly. I&#8217;m not giving you a wildcard to turn into an idiotic party animal that tends to gravitate towards illegal shit. I&#8217;m telling you to start living an exciting life&#8230; There&#8217;s a difference&#8230; You lame cupcake.</p><p><strong>THE MISSION:</strong> Name one exciting thing you&#8217;ve done in the past week in the comments below. If you haven&#8217;t, go out and DO something exciting then post. Stop thinking, pondering or procrastinating about it and do it. Make shit happen.</p><p><strong>-FitJerk</strong></p><p><a href="http://www.flawlessfitnessbook.com" target="_blank"><strong>Flawless Fitness Book</strong></a></p><p style='text-align:left'>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;</br><i>&copy; 2009, By <i><b>FitJerk</b></i>. <i>FitJerk.com is a division of <a href="http://www.flawlessfitnessmedia.com" target="_blank">Flawless Fitness Media</a> &#8211; All Rights Reserved &#8211; No part of this post is to be republished without author consent under any forms of media (including print, internet, video or audio transcription). Doing so is a violation against copyright law and should be punishable by a punch to the face. All images are copyright of their respective owners.</i></p><p><i> Only <b>LOSERS</b> have nothing to say or discuss. Put your thoughts, comments or general rants in the comment section below. <b>FJ does not use censorship</b> but obvious racial slurs and over-the-top stupidity will be deleted.</i></i></p> <br /><div><img src="http://flawlessfitnessbook.com/blog/wp-content/plugins/gd-star-rating/gfx.php?value=5.0" /></div><div>Rating: 5.0/<strong>5</strong> (2 votes cast)</div><br />]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://flawlessfitnessbook.com/blog/youre-boring-and-its-killing-you/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>14</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Supplement Review: Vitargo S2 By GENR8 Speed</title><link>http://flawlessfitnessbook.com/blog/supplement-review-vitargo-s2-by-genr8-speed/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=supplement-review-vitargo-s2-by-genr8-speed</link> <comments>http://flawlessfitnessbook.com/blog/supplement-review-vitargo-s2-by-genr8-speed/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 19:47:43 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Fit Jerk</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Supplement Reviews]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Hype]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Insulin Levels]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Intensity]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Lame Ass]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Little Bit]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Maltodextrin]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Msrp]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Muscle Glycogen]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Old Time]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Pdf Versions]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Push Ups]]></category> <category><![CDATA[review]]></category> <category><![CDATA[S2]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Speed Product]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Spike]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Stomach]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Supplement Company]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Supplement Industry]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ups]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Workout]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://flawlessfitnessbook.com/blog/?p=836</guid> <description><![CDATA[. Product Name: Vitargo S2 Company: GENR8 Speed MSRP: $36.99 [Click For Great Prices On GENR8 Vitargo S2] Availability: Medium (Some Stores &#38; Online) Servings: 10 or 20 (Depends on individual needs) Hype &#38; Bullshit&#8230; 2 of the biggest concepts that power the supplement industry to profit-soaring success. GENR8&#8242;s website mentions that only 1 supplement [...]<br /><div><img src="http://flawlessfitnessbook.com/blog/wp-content/plugins/gd-star-rating/gfx.php?value=4.8" /></div><div>Rating: 4.8/<strong>5</strong> (8 votes cast)</div><br />]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>.</p><p><strong>Product Name:</strong> Vitargo S2<br /> <strong>Company:</strong> <a title="Vitargo S2 Genr8speed" href="http://www.genr8speed.com" target="_blank">GENR8 Speed</a><br /> <strong>MSRP:</strong> $36.99 <a onmouseover="window.status='http://bodybuilding.com/store/index.html';return true;" onmouseout="window.status=' ';return true;" href="http://www.tkqlhce.com/eh102iqzwqyDHILJJHFDFEIENNIH?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bodybuilding.com%2Fstore%2Fgenr8%2Fvitargo.html&amp;cjsku=GENR001" target="_blank">[Click For Great Prices On GENR8 Vitargo S2]</a><br /> <img src="http://www.ftjcfx.com/jp79m-3sywHLMPNNLJHJIMIRRML" border="0" alt="" width="1" height="1" /><br /> <strong>Availability:</strong> Medium (Some Stores &amp; Online)<br /> <strong>Servings:</strong> 10 or 20 (Depends on individual needs)</p><p>Hype &amp; Bullshit&#8230; 2 of the biggest concepts that power the supplement industry to profit-soaring success. GENR8&#8242;s website mentions that only 1 supplement out of a 1000 has any type of scientific innovation, and to be honest I don&#8217;t see any reason to doubt this. I mean see for yourself, contact a supplement company and inquire about their product, then ask em&#8217; to SHOW you the studies which PROVE the effectiveness of the supplement which they are selling. Then I want you to notice&#8230; how 99% of them ignore your ass and pretend you don&#8217;t exist.</p><p>But GENR8 on the other hand, is a little bit different. Not only do they reference studies&#8230; But they reference studies done on their actual product &#8211; Vitargo S2. On top of that, the President of GENR8 happily made the .pdf versions of these studies available to me. I&#8217;m SO not used to this&#8230; Most of the time I have to bother the corporate dingtards until they either ignore me (happens 95% of the time) or just give me some lame ass response which basically says: &#8220;Ok, you got me, I can&#8217;t prove shit&#8230;&#8221;</p><p>So what is Vitargo S2 and who is it for? Well it&#8217;s is a carbohydrate drink with a focus on refuelling muscle glycogen stores and improving overall recovery times. Id say its for anyone that trains at an intensity of medium-high all the way to extremely high. If you&#8217;re just some light jogger and/or your idea of a workout is to do a few push ups and crunches here and there&#8230; I can tell you right now that Vitargo S2 isn&#8217;t for you.</p><div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 317px"><img title="Vitargo Tub" src="http://flawlessfitnessbook.com/images/vitargo01.JPG" alt="" width="307" height="230" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Vitargo Tub</p></div><p style="text-align: center;"><p>For those that know and understand why an insulin spike is important post workout, prepare to rejoice. Vitargo S2 has shown to be superior at spiking your insulin levels over the old time favorite carb powder &#8211; maltodextrin.</p><p>Ok so lets see, the company has nothing to hide and the 3 studies that were done on it seem sound&#8230;</p><ul type="disc"><li>The 1st one shows how Vitargo      S2 has better gastric emptying rate than normal maltodextrin (this means      it leaves the stomach faster resulting in a better absorption rate).</li></ul><ul type="disc"><li>The 2nd notes the glycogen      re-synthesis rate in humans while using Vitargo S2 vs Maltodextrin &amp;      Simple sugars.</li></ul><ul type="disc"><li>The 3rd shows how the      ingestion of Vitargo S2 post-workout improves performance during a bout of      cycling. Basically proving that you can replace your glycogen stores      faster than by taking maltodextrin + simple sugars.</li></ul><p>You can read these studies in greater detail by going to: <a href="http://www.genr8speed.com/press">http://www.genr8speed.com/press</a></p><p>Great, now it&#8217;s time for FJ to take it for a spin&#8230;</p><p><strong>First Impressions:</strong></p><p>It comes in a mini-tub which contains 1.7lbs of the product. Inside you&#8217;ll find a scoop with a ridiculously long handle&#8230; Which I grew to like since you don&#8217;t have to dump your hand all the way inside when the product starts to run low. Also big ups to GENR8 for sending me not 1, but 2 tubs (an unflavoured version and the tropical fruit one).</p><p style="text-align: center;"><div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 317px"><img title="Vitargo Handle" src="http://www.flawlessfitnessbook.com/images/vitargo02.JPG" alt="Long-Ass Scoop Handle... Nice!" width="307" height="230" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Long-Ass Scoop Handle... Nice!</p></div><p>Now if you use the product as recommended &#8211; before workouts, after workouts and during, with the suggested serving of 2 scoops, you&#8217;ll be left with a mere 10 servings per container. This works out to **drum roll** $3.69/serving. OUCH! I think I heard my wallet squirm.</p><p>However, if you&#8217;re a smaller dude or you don&#8217;t happen to train with extreme intensity, then you can get away with 1 scoop&#8230; Which leaves you with $1.85 per serving. That&#8217;s more reasonable&#8230; But considering maltodextrin can run you about $0.50/serving, Vitargo S2 better kick some serious ass in my real world tests.</p><p>The packaging is decent enough with clear and sufficient information. Because of it&#8217;s high molecular weight, there are some seriously specific instructions on how you should mix your drink. Be advised that if you choose to ignore these instructions&#8230; You&#8217;ll end up with a lump of GOO. However if you do follow what&#8217;s on the label, you&#8217;ll have a Gatorade-like drink ready to go!</p><p>I also like the fact that there isn&#8217;t too much &#8220;hype talk&#8221; on the product container itself. It does boast about the studies but nothing crazy unlike some other supplement companies. When I&#8217;m browsing products I&#8217;m not looking to be dazzled by a marketing story; I&#8217;m looking for proof, facts, results &amp; nothing more.</p><p><strong>Real World Results:</strong></p><p>Like I said previously, if you follow the instructions then Vitargo S2 mixes flawlessly into a very drinkable and clump-free drink. The tropical fruit stuff has a very mild flavor, which I like. It tastes like a sports drink&#8230; And that isn&#8217;t too far from the truth. I did (on purpose) try mixing it with a spoon and again without the recommended amounts of water when I first got my hands on it&#8230; And this is how I found out that you end up with goo.</p><p>Another thing I want to mention is the texture of the goo. It&#8217;s not like the clump you get if you don&#8217;t mix your whey protein properly. It&#8217;s very slimy and slippery &#8211; for the kinky ones out there, you might want to get creative with this stuff&#8230; or not, your choice.</p><p>So moving on to the unflavoured stuff. Let me just be straight up here &#8211; there is a night and day difference between the taste of the unflavoured Vitargo S2 and the tropical fruit version. It is my contention that the unflavoured Vitargo S2 is to be used as a piggy back with your protein shake, fruit juice, vegetable juice, pimp juice&#8230; Or whatever else you drink. If you drink the unflavoured version with water alone, you&#8217;ll find the taste to be extremely puke-inducing. Even if you REALLY dilute it&#8230; There is just this awkwardness which makes you think: &#8220;water shouldn&#8217;t taste this way&#8221;.</p><p>Ok so on to see if it works as advertised. I put Vitargo S2 through 3 tests that I designed myself.</p><p><strong>&gt;&gt;First test: This test was created to see how well Vitargo S2 could help my muscles recover within a 24 hour period.</strong></p><p>The execution was simple&#8230; Pick a muscle group (Triceps), then pick an exercise (Skull Crushers), pick the weight that&#8217;s slightly lighter than normal (60lbs) and then go at it until I&#8217;m toast. After this workout, take 2 scoops of Vitargo S2 unflavoured along with whey protein and then one more scoop before bed time. The next day (day 2), I would take another scoop right before doing the exact same workout and see how well my muscles performed in relation to day 1. Here&#8217;s how it went down:</p><table style="height: 16px;" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="160"><tbody><tr><td>Day   1 (60lbs)</td><td>Day   2 (60lbs)</td></tr></tbody></table><table style="height: 142px;" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="158"><tbody><tr><td>Sets</td><td>Reps</td><td>Sets</td><td>Reps</td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td>13</td><td>1</td><td>12</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>12</td><td>2</td><td>11</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>12</td><td>3</td><td>11</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>12</td><td>4</td><td>10</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>11</td><td>5</td><td>10</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>10</td><td>6</td><td>9</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>8</td><td>7</td><td>8</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>8</td><td>8</td><td>7</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>6</td><td>N/A</td><td>N/A</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Ok, I was actually very impressed with this. Usually I don&#8217;t do more than 3-4 sets on skull crushers but the fact that I was able to pull off 9 sets before finally having to worry about the safety of my forehead is crazy. It was also funny because there was this creepy ass dude at the gym and he was wandering aimlessly near my vicinity while I was doing the skull crushes. My guess was that he either wanted to jump my sweaty, sexy ass or he just wanted the 60 pounder W bar. I&#8217;m guessing the latter.</p><p>Anyways, after all the awkward hovering around the gym and personally watching me go through 4 sets, he finally gets the balls to come up and ask: &#8220;Hey man, are you like almost done with that?&#8221;</p><p>Im like: &#8220;I duno dude, my plan is to keep doing these till my arms fall off. But you can sneak in a few sets while I&#8217;m resting if you want&#8221;. Mr. Creepo didn&#8217;t take me up on my offer and said he&#8217;ll be back. Great.</p><p>So, after the grueling workout I took my Vitargo S2 and the drive home too longer than usual. Amazing how much of a BITCH it is to turn the wheel when your arms feel like death. My triceps were freakin&#8217; exploding! Let me also mention that adding this stuff to your protein shake really changes it&#8217;s texture and gives it a smooth finish. It&#8217;s like drinking liquid silk&#8230; If it ever existed.</p><p>Next day I wake up and unsurprisingly, my triceps were sore &#8211; but not at the level which I would have expected them to be after 9 fucking sets! I usually NEVER work my triceps the day before I&#8217;m planning on doing a serious chest routine for obvious reasons. This time however, I made the exception. I hit up the gym after downing a scoop of Tropical Fruit Vitargo S2 and not only did I pull off that 8 set miracle that you see above&#8230; But I was able to do a 4 set push-up routine after a 5 minute rest. Well I&#8217;ll be damned!</p><p><strong>&gt;&gt; Second Test: In this test, I took one scoop of Vitargo S2 20 mins before a workout and then evenly sipped on another scoop DURING my workout. The purpose was to see how well it kept me hydrated as well as how well it helped me push my limits.</strong></p><p>The execution is obvious but here are a few more details&#8230;</p><p>Muscle Group Worked: Biceps</p><p>Exercise: Preacher Curls</p><p>Weight: 80lbs</p><p>If I want to train hypertrophy, then I lift 70lbs on preacher curls for a maximum of 9-10 reps. However, I wanted to see what would happen if I added 10lbs for the same type of training routine. The results were O-K. My average reps dropped by about 4, something I wasn&#8217;t too impressed with especially since I was having some of this stuff DURING my workouts and the glycogen refuelling concept was something I looking forward to. I was taking less drinks of water though, so the hydration angle of this stuff was definitely working in my opinion.</p><p>After about 1 week, I re-trained my biceps by stacking Creatine Monohydrate &amp; MuscleSpeed and my average drop in reps was now roughly 3 or sometimes even 2. You COULD say that I recovered and got stronger, which I won&#8217;t leave out as a possibility, but the fact is that I just felt &#8220;ON&#8221; and the mind-body connection was intense.</p><p>Overall, as a &#8220;during workout&#8221; supplement, I wasn&#8217;t too impressed. Maybe marathon runners will get more use out of it, but for general fitness and even weight training/bodybuilding it looks like Vitargo S2 better shines as a post-workout puppy.</p><p><strong>&gt;&gt; Third Test: My favourite test of them all &#8211; Gymnastics and Power Tumbling.</strong></p><p>There is no beating around the bush on this one&#8230; It worked beautifully. One hour session on trampoline, half an hour session on running tumbling and the other half an hour session on standing tumbling, and by the end of it all I felt as alive as ever. I usually feel sore, my calves ache and start to pulse because of the high impact of this sport&#8230; But those symptoms were totally diminished. I-is-one-happy-mofo.</p><p>Another point I need to bring forth is that when I took Vitargo S2 pre-workout&#8230; I landed my standing full with consistency. (Could be a coincidence of training this move off and on&#8230; But whatever). For those that don&#8217;t know, a standing full is a back flip while doing a 360 twist. This move is USUALLY done out of a pass &#8211; which means you have lots of momentum from the initial run and round off. Doing a full from standing&#8230; Out of NOTHING&#8230; Is an insane endeavour.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 317px"><img title="Vitargo_Supplement_Facts" src="http://www.flawlessfitnessbook.com/images/vitargo03.JPG" alt="Supplement Facts" width="307" height="230" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Supplement Facts</p></div><p><strong>Conclusion:</strong></p><p>It&#8217;s slimy if you mix it wrong, expensive if you take too much and tastes funny if you have the unflavoured version with water&#8230; But it&#8217;s also an excellent hydration formula, the BEST post-workout supplement that exists, the tropical fruit flavour tastes like Gatorade and if the unflavored stuff is piggy-backed properly, it makes ANY protein shake smooth as silk.</p><p>The point I&#8217;m trying to make here is that Vitargo S2 isn&#8217;t for everyone. The average Joe that is trying to lose some weight or just wants to get in decent shape is much better off with some whey protein along with a little bit of maltodextrin after his workout. Although Vitargo S2 is superior&#8230; The cost &#8211; benefit ratio just doesn&#8217;t make any sense for this type of person. Unless Mr. Average Joe has money to burn&#8230; then by all means.</p><p>BUT&#8230; If you&#8217;re either a:</p><ul type="disc"><li>Professional Athlete</li><li>Serious Athlete</li><li>Gym Rat</li><li>Bodybuilder</li><li>Person that likes intensive      workouts</li><li>A trainer</li><li>Or you just take your fitness      seriously&#8230;</li></ul><p>Then I have no trouble recommending Vitargo S2. On top of this, if the cost is spanking your ass a little too hard, be smart about it&#8230; Use it only when it&#8217;s most effective for YOU. Personally&#8230; I&#8217;ll be buying some of this stuff without any hesitation, but you&#8217;ll only see me taking it POST workout and possibly before a hardcore tumbling session.</p><p>You have to realize that what we have here is something extraordinary&#8230; Which is why I&#8217;m giving it 4/5 stars, but it&#8217;s also something that has pushed the boundaries in terms of innovation and effectiveness &#8211; for which it get&#8217;s my Quality Supplement Award!</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://flawlessfitnessbook.com/blog/fj_award/" target="_blank"><img class="aligncenter" title="Fit Jerk Supplement Award" src="http://flawlessfitnessbook.com/images/FJ_award.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="86" /></a></p><p>What do you think about this stuff? Have you taken it before? Does it itch your curiosity? Well then post some comments below. All hail carbohydrates!</p><p>-Fit Jerk</p><p style='text-align:left'>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;</br><i>&copy; 2009 &#8211; 2010, By <i><b>FitJerk</b></i>. <i>FitJerk.com is a division of <a href="http://www.flawlessfitnessmedia.com" target="_blank">Flawless Fitness Media</a> &#8211; All Rights Reserved &#8211; No part of this post is to be republished without author consent under any forms of media (including print, internet, video or audio transcription). Doing so is a violation against copyright law and should be punishable by a punch to the face. All images are copyright of their respective owners.</i></p><p><i> Only <b>LOSERS</b> have nothing to say or discuss. Put your thoughts, comments or general rants in the comment section below. <b>FJ does not use censorship</b> but obvious racial slurs and over-the-top stupidity will be deleted.</i></i></p> <br /><div><img src="http://flawlessfitnessbook.com/blog/wp-content/plugins/gd-star-rating/gfx.php?value=4.8" /></div><div>Rating: 4.8/<strong>5</strong> (8 votes cast)</div><br />]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://flawlessfitnessbook.com/blog/supplement-review-vitargo-s2-by-genr8-speed/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>21</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Build Self Confidence In Mere Weeks! The Newbie Self Conscious Drill</title><link>http://flawlessfitnessbook.com/blog/build-self-confidence-in-mere-weeks-the-newbie-self-conscious-drill/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=build-self-confidence-in-mere-weeks-the-newbie-self-conscious-drill</link> <comments>http://flawlessfitnessbook.com/blog/build-self-confidence-in-mere-weeks-the-newbie-self-conscious-drill/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2009 20:41:37 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Fit Jerk</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Motivation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Good Friend]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Gym Buddy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Half The Time]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Harsh Words]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Lack Of Confidence]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Many People]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mirror]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Muscle Group]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ok Shape]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Self Confidence]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Shit]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sweat]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tangent]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Traffic]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Train]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Workout]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://flawlessfitnessbook.com/blog/?p=656</guid> <description><![CDATA[So this article spawned as a tangent from reading a post on my good friend Jody&#8217;s blog. Here&#8217;s that post: http://truth2beingfit.com/2009/05/27/more-selfworth&#8211;other-stuff.aspx It is quite clear to me that many people are lacking some serious self confidence while working out. Now the obvious argument is that they are in the gym to improve how they look [...]<br /><div><img src="http://flawlessfitnessbook.com/blog/wp-content/plugins/gd-star-rating/gfx.php?value=5.0" /></div><div>Rating: 5.0/<strong>5</strong> (1 vote cast)</div><br />]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>So this article spawned as a tangent from reading a post on my good friend Jody&#8217;s blog. Here&#8217;s that post: <a href="http://truth2beingfit.com/2009/05/27/more-selfworth--other-stuff.aspx" target="_blank">http://truth2beingfit.com/2009/05/27/more-selfworth&#8211;other-stuff.aspx</a><br /> It is quite clear to me that many people are lacking some serious self confidence while working out. Now the obvious argument is that they are in the gym to improve how they look &#8211; which will result in a more confident person. Ok, that only works half the time. MOST of the time the lack of confidence is mental. I&#8217;ve seen guys who are absolutely RIPPED and yet they still see flaws with themselves when they look in the mirror.</p><p>On the contrary, I see guys that are in OK shape who believe that they are the shit! This is no accident people, it is very clear that true confidence comes from the inside. I don&#8217;t give a rat&#8217;s ass what you look like right now&#8230; If you can&#8217;t love your body at this very moment, not only will you give up and/or quit, but you will be intimidated in the gym and become stressed from the harsh words that people might say. You will not enjoy the process of transforming your body.</p><p>So to combat this I have something I like to call the newbie self-conscious drill. If you train with me personally I&#8217;ll make you do it, but it&#8217;s better to do it on your own or along side a gym buddy.</p><p>For the next 30 days, after you finish every workout, find a mirror that is located in a spot where there is a lot of traffic. This could be in the change room or in the gym itself, it doesn&#8217;t matter WHERE it is, as long as it&#8217;s somewhere important. Then for 30 seconds to a minute you just stand there and admire yourself. Flex the muscle group you just worked, pose at an angle that makes you look hot, do a dance, stare at the shiny glaze of sweat over your body. Do what ever it takes&#8230; The point is to find things to love about yourself while dis-regarding what others around you think.</p><p>&#8220;&#8230;But FJ, what if someone says something mean or comments on what I&#8217;m doing? I&#8217;ll feel like such a dork!&#8221;</p><p>.. STFU! That&#8217;s the whole point numnuts! If someone gives you crap, throw it back in their face. NOBODY is perfect. If they say something stupid about how your arms are too big, tell them their ass needs more work. Or better yet, just laugh and IGNORE them.</p><p>At 6% body fat, it is no secret that the veins in my arms POP when I work my biceps. After this I look in the mirror and do a little flex. A chubster once said to me: &#8220;Dude&#8230; Holy shit, are you on juice? There&#8217;s like no way you can get that ripped naturally!&#8221;</p><p>What did FJ do? I simply said: &#8220;Don&#8217;t be jealous homie, I&#8217;m all natural!&#8221;</p><p>Eventually, not only will you learn to love who you are, you will get excited as the body that you&#8217;re trapped in starts to change and take better shape. You will grow a thicker psychological skin, and people will start to show you some respect. If you can deal with douchebags that poke fun at you before you started your body transforming journey, imagine what you can put up with once you reach your goals?! You can deal with ANYTHING.</p><p>This type of training goes wayyy beyond helping you become more confident in the gym, it spills over into every area of your friggin&#8217; life, so do with it what you will. Cheers!</p><p>To Being Fit &amp; Sexy 4 Life</p><p>- Fit Jerk</p><p>P.S- Oh and I&#8217;m not gona sit here and say I haven&#8217;t poked fun at anyone. Are you kidding me? Of course I have, but I&#8217;ve noticed that some people just truly don&#8217;t give a sh*t, and their confidence just BARRELS through. When this happens I&#8217;m always taken back, and frankly quite impressed. How many girls/guys do you know (that are in less than ideal shape) who are so in love with themselves that you wonder, or sometimes WISH you could have an ounce of their confidence? Trust me, this is where YOU want to be. It&#8217;s not being delusional, it&#8217;s being real!</p><p>&#8211;</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flawlessfitnessbook.com" target="_blank"><img class="aligncenter" style="border: 0pt none; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" src="http://flawlessfitnessbook.com/images/banner_longadd.jpg" alt="fitness book banner" width="379" height="49" /></a></p><p style='text-align:left'>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;</br><i>&copy; 2009, By <i><b>FitJerk</b></i>. <i>FitJerk.com is a division of <a href="http://www.flawlessfitnessmedia.com" target="_blank">Flawless Fitness Media</a> &#8211; All Rights Reserved &#8211; No part of this post is to be republished without author consent under any forms of media (including print, internet, video or audio transcription). Doing so is a violation against copyright law and should be punishable by a punch to the face. All images are copyright of their respective owners.</i></p><p><i> Only <b>LOSERS</b> have nothing to say or discuss. Put your thoughts, comments or general rants in the comment section below. <b>FJ does not use censorship</b> but obvious racial slurs and over-the-top stupidity will be deleted.</i></i></p> <br /><div><img src="http://flawlessfitnessbook.com/blog/wp-content/plugins/gd-star-rating/gfx.php?value=5.0" /></div><div>Rating: 5.0/<strong>5</strong> (1 vote cast)</div><br />]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://flawlessfitnessbook.com/blog/build-self-confidence-in-mere-weeks-the-newbie-self-conscious-drill/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>8</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Increase Your Brain Power</title><link>http://flawlessfitnessbook.com/blog/increase-your-brain-power/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=increase-your-brain-power</link> <comments>http://flawlessfitnessbook.com/blog/increase-your-brain-power/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2009 04:59:59 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Fit Jerk</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Confidence]]></category> <category><![CDATA[General]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Randomness]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Habit]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Improving Memory]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Infinite Knowledge]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Memory Boost]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Memory Function]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mis]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Muscles]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Phonological Loop]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Punk Kid]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Random Crap]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Simple Exercise]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tip Of Your Tongue]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Vocal Projection]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Workout]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://flawlessfitnessbook.com/blog/?p=349</guid> <description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s an open &#38; bold question only I&#8217;d ask&#8230; Have you ever felt dumb? And I don&#8217;t mean dumb as in &#8220;I don&#8217;t know the answer to that simple question&#8221;, I mean dumb as in &#8220;SHIT&#8230; What did I have for breakfast this morning?&#8221; The really bad memory kind of dumb. Well if you have, [...]<br /><div><img src="http://flawlessfitnessbook.com/blog/wp-content/plugins/gd-star-rating/gfx.php?value=0.0" /></div><div>Rating: 0.0/<strong>5</strong> (0 votes cast)</div><br />]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Here&#8217;s an open &amp; bold question only I&#8217;d ask&#8230; Have you ever felt dumb? And I don&#8217;t mean dumb as in &#8220;I don&#8217;t know the answer to that simple question&#8221;, I mean dumb as in &#8220;SHIT&#8230; What did I have for breakfast this morning?&#8221;</p><p>The really bad memory kind of dumb. Well if you have, then I totally do not have a clue as to what you&#8217;re going through. But, with my infinite knowledge, I am here to provide you with some killer brain sharpening tips! Some people will really need to pay attention to this article&#8230; Lest they forget by the time they reach the end.</p><p>You see, what most people forget is that their brain needs to be put through a workout just like the rest of your muscles, otherwise it will lose its effectiveness. This has been proven time and time again, so today I shall show you some tips that will have you thinking more clearly, effectively and logically&#8230; All the while improving memory function to boost it&#8217;s performance. Sounds like an upgrade to a PC.</p><p><strong>&gt;&gt; Tip 1: Self talk and vocal projection</strong></p><p>This is for those of you who always seem to mis-place your keys or remote or other random crap. It&#8217;s a simple exercise, but it needs to be done for a few weeks straight until it becomes a habit. Here&#8217;s what you do, the next time you put away something important (say, keys)&#8230; Verbally talk about the location. Eg. &#8220;I&#8217;m putting the keys in the book case shelf by the front door&#8221;<br /> It has to be specific!</p><p>Speaking out loud puts the information in your phonological loop. This means that the last sentence that you spoke usually bounces around over and over again in your head, so that it will be on the tip of your tongue. This also increases your chances of remembering. It&#8217;s like when you&#8217;re talking to a punk kid&#8230; And then you realize they aren&#8217;t listening. What do you say? &#8220;HEY! Are you listening to what I&#8217;m saying?&#8221;</p><p>Then they&#8217;re like &#8220;yeah&#8230; &#8221; and they repeat the last 5 words you spoke. But it PISSES you off because you KNOW that they weren&#8217;t listening. Yeah&#8230; That&#8217;s the loop working baby! Let&#8217;s use it to our advantage this time.</p><p><strong>&gt;&gt; Tip 2: Remembering the times when&#8230;</strong></p><p>Maybe you don&#8217;t have trouble finding your keys, but instead you lose track of time pretty easily. So for example, let&#8217;s say you put away those keys and you remember where they are, but you don&#8217;t remember WHEN  you put them away. What you need to do is notice your surroundings consciously while performing the task of putting something away. So notice the weather outside, notice what you&#8217;re wearing, notice any smells etc.</p><p><strong>&gt;&gt; Tip 3: Puzzles &amp; Games</strong></p><p>Some people like puzzles and some don&#8217;t. If you don&#8217;t&#8230; Find some games that are puzzle bound. I don&#8217;t care if they are video games or board games, as long as they require you to use your head, you&#8217;ll go far. Doing puzzles is like putting your head through an intense workout&#8230; If you stop doing it, you&#8217;ll go soft. Personally, I&#8217;m a champ at Tetris, Checkers &amp; Connect 4, and as for puzzle &#8220;video games&#8221;, here are my top picks:</p><p>Mercury Meltdown (PSP)</p><p>Exit (PSP)</p><p>Bejeweled (Multi Platform)</p><p>LocoRoco (PSP)</p><p>Lumines 2 (PSP)</p><p>Brain Age (DS)</p><p>I love these for the simple fact that they are on hand-held platforms. And because I am one busy mofo, and don&#8217;t have time to sit on a couch and play puzzle games. You might tho.</p><p><strong>&gt;&gt; Tip 4: Physical Fitness</strong></p><p>Like this wasn&#8217;t obvious. Studies show that keeping physically fit actually helps you expand your brain&#8217;s memory while keeping it more alert. The reason? Simple&#8230; When you workout you take in mass amounts of oxygen, and oxygen = good for brain. If you want access to the ultimate No-Bs fitness guide, make sure you check out my [<a title="fitness book" href="http://www.flawlessfitnessbook.com/thebook.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #ccffff;">Flawless Fitness Book</span></a>].</p><p><strong>&gt;&gt; Tip 5: Visualization</strong></p><p>Many competitive athletes use visualization techniques to not only help them prepare for the task at hand, but to ENHANCE their performance. Studies show that when you really visualize a physical skill, the same muscle fibres fire as if you were actually performing the skill.</p><p>The reason? When you&#8217;re that concentrated with your eyes closed, you practically convince your brain that what you&#8217;re visualizing is actually real&#8230; it can&#8217;t tell the difference. So why don&#8217;t others use it? Who said visualization was only for sports? Try using it in your daily activities and see what happens.</p><p><strong>&gt;&gt; Tip 6: Meditation</strong></p><p>I hesitate when mentioning that word because people instantly think they need to get half naked and sit under a huge waterfall under the mountains. NO! Don&#8217;t do any fruity shit with this&#8230; But effective meditation techniques clear your mind and relieve stress which in turn lets you perform mental tasks at greater efficiency.</p><p>Here&#8217;s what I do. I sit down in a quiet environment and make sure Im seated up right and comfortable. Then I just close my eyes and focus on one thing and one thing only&#8230; my breathing. I think about nothing else, I just focus on the oxygen going into my lungs and how awesome and refreshing it feels. Try it&#8230; think about nothing. In today&#8217;s crazy world, its actually harder than you think!</p><p>So there you have it, 6 tips that will keep you relatively smart. Another thing to note is that nutrition plays a key role. Eat your veggies while having balanced and consistent meals through out the day. Those are the basics that will keep you going. If you want to know some of my top meal portioning techniques that keep you mentally alert and sky rocket your metabolic rate at the same time, make sure to check out <a title="buy the book" href="http://www.flawlessfitnessbook.com/thebook.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #ccffff;">Flawless Fitness</span></a>. And no&#8230; I don&#8217;t tell you to take mass quantities of &#8220;Ginko Biloba&#8221;.</p><p>Cheers.</p><p>To Being Fit &amp; Sexy 4 Life</p><p>- FJ</p><p>FlawlessFitnessBook.com</p><p>&#8211;</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flawlessfitnessbook.com" target="_blank"><img class="aligncenter" style="border: 0pt none; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" src="http://flawlessfitnessbook.com/images/banner_longadd.jpg" alt="fitness book banner" width="379" height="49" /></a></p><p style='text-align:left'>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;</br><i>&copy; 2009 &#8211; 2012, By <i><b>FitJerk</b></i>. <i>FitJerk.com is a division of <a href="http://www.flawlessfitnessmedia.com" target="_blank">Flawless Fitness Media</a> &#8211; All Rights Reserved &#8211; No part of this post is to be republished without author consent under any forms of media (including print, internet, video or audio transcription). Doing so is a violation against copyright law and should be punishable by a punch to the face. All images are copyright of their respective owners.</i></p><p><i> Only <b>LOSERS</b> have nothing to say or discuss. Put your thoughts, comments or general rants in the comment section below. <b>FJ does not use censorship</b> but obvious racial slurs and over-the-top stupidity will be deleted.</i></i></p> <br /><div><img src="http://flawlessfitnessbook.com/blog/wp-content/plugins/gd-star-rating/gfx.php?value=0.0" /></div><div>Rating: 0.0/<strong>5</strong> (0 votes cast)</div><br />]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://flawlessfitnessbook.com/blog/increase-your-brain-power/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Full Body Max Workout Routine (v2)</title><link>http://flawlessfitnessbook.com/blog/full-body-max-workout-routine-v2/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=full-body-max-workout-routine-v2</link> <comments>http://flawlessfitnessbook.com/blog/full-body-max-workout-routine-v2/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2009 03:57:20 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Fit Jerk</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[All Workouts]]></category> <category><![CDATA[High Intensity]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Imaginations]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Intervals]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Key To Life]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Lazy Ass]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Life Baby]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Medium Intensity]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Nothing Fancy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Palms]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Pansy Asses]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Randomness]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Resistance Bands]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Resistance Level]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Workout]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Workout Routine]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Workouts]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://flawlessfitnessbook.com/blog/?p=235</guid> <description><![CDATA[Hello my fellow minions! I have a workout routine for you today that will really make your lazy ass sweat! This routine was made by me previously as a video on my YouTube page, but today I decided to step it up a notch. So consider this the version 2.0 of Full Body Max. It&#8217;s [...]<br /><div><img src="http://flawlessfitnessbook.com/blog/wp-content/plugins/gd-star-rating/gfx.php?value=4.5" /></div><div>Rating: 4.5/<strong>5</strong> (2 votes cast)</div><br />]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hello my fellow minions!</p><p>I have a workout routine for you today that will really make your lazy ass sweat! This routine was made by me previously as a video on my YouTube page, but today I decided to step it up a notch. So consider this the version 2.0 of Full Body Max.</p><p>It&#8217;s meant to replace your traditional, boring cardio that so many of you are famous for doing. Ok maybe that doesn&#8217;t apply to all of you, but seriously&#8230; Some people really need to develop their god damn imaginations.</p><p>Or they can just IV a combination of speed + acid and set themselves free. There must be a lot of value in carrying out belligerent acts of randomness&#8230; like freaking people out, licking car windows and going on endless diets. Well&#8230; That&#8217;s what I hear anyway.</p><p>Either way, it would put an end to one of the top 5 complaints I get &gt; &#8220;Working out is boring&#8230; How do I make it fun?&#8221;. Yeah, then you realize the individual themselves are BORING AS HELL&#8230; And it just makes so much sense. So if you find that your workouts are boring, or starting to get boring&#8230; Try out new shit k? Good. Boredom is a valid, yet LAME reason to quit.</p><p>Variety is the key to life baby!</p><p>Ok so first, you&#8217;ll need a few things. They are not absolutely necessary but are highly recommended:</p><ul class="unIndentedList"><li> Resistance Bands or Dumbbells</li><li> Water</li><li> Towel</li><li> Back Pack</li></ul><p>Another thing, each and every exercise should be done to MAXIMUM REP. That means you keep going until you hit failure&#8230; No exceptions. If you are using dumbbells or resistance bands, go easy on the resistance level. Were aiming for high reps today.</p><p><strong>WARM-UP:</strong></p><p>Were going to do this in 3 intervals of 2 minutes. So 2-2-2. But&#8230; The first 2 minutes will be low intensity, followed by medium intensity, followed by high-intensity.</p><p><strong>First 2 minutes:</strong> You will do alternating knee raises. Keep your arms in front and palms facing down and let your knees come up and touch your hands. One at a time, low intensity, nothing fancy. You should be able to breather normally and converse.</p><p><strong>Next 2 minutes:</strong> Now were going to step it up. Turn those alternating knee raises into a light jog on the spot. These 2 minutes will be medium intensity. The way you know its medium intensity is because you should start to have SOME shortness of breath.</p><p><strong>Last 2 minutes:</strong> Here we go! Now for these 2 minutes you are going to BRING IT! Run on the spot as fast as you possibly can, without stopping for 2 minutes straight. Get those knees up as high as possible and make sure you breathe. The litmus test for the intensity? Heavy breathing, sweat, maybe a burning sensation if you&#8217;re out of shape&#8230; All that good stuff.</p><p><strong>Curling Band Squats:<br /> (Legs &amp; Arms)</strong></p><p>This is a 2-in-1 type of exercise, here&#8217;s how it&#8217;s done. You take your resistance band and step over it with your legs a little wider than shoulder width apart. Now grasp the handles and pull the bands up to shoulder height to give you some resistance, then sink down into a deep squat and slowly come back up. Now do a bicep curl and then bring the bands back to shoulder height. That&#8217;s one rep!</p><p>If you don&#8217;t have bands you can use dumbbells or a back pack filled with heavy shit. The point is to add some resistance on top of your body weight.</p><p><strong>Hopping Lunges:(Legs)</strong></p><p>You should all know what a lunge looks like&#8230; Right? If you don&#8217;t let me explain. Stand with your feet together and a dumbbell in each hand, or strap on your heavy back pack. Now take a big step forward and make sure your front knee is at a 90 degree bend, while the back knee gets really close to the floor, but never touches it. Then come back to the starting position and repeat with the other leg.</p><p>BUT WAIT&#8230; That&#8217;s a lunge. We want hopping lunges. So instead of stepping out, you are going to jump or &#8220;hop&#8221; out into a lunge and then hop BACK. Yeah&#8230; You thought you were on easy street huh? Think again.</p><p><strong>Bicep Curls:<br /> (Arms)</strong></p><p>These are pretty straight forward. You may use bands, dumbbells or the two handles of your heavy backpack. Stand with shoulder width apart and while keeping your back straight, curl up the weight and then slowly lower back into starting position. Make sure your elbows are stationary near your hips, you want to pull up the weight using your biceps so don&#8217;t start swinging those arms around. Keep it neat, and keep it clean.</p><p><strong>Triceps Kickback:</strong></p><p><strong>(Arms)</strong></p><p>You can use a bench if you have one&#8230; But you don&#8217;t need it. It&#8217;s just for support. Ok so start in a lunge position, but make sure your back leg is straight. Grab your dumbbell or resistance band handle and while keeping your humerus parallel to the floor, extend your arm out backward. Here&#8217;s a little picture to help you understand.</p><p><a href="http://www.pro-weight-training.com/Big/tricep_kickback%20copybig.jpg">http://www.pro-weight-training.com/Big/tricep_kickback%20copybig.jpg</a></p><p><strong>Pull &#8211; Ups:</strong></p><p><strong>(Back)</strong></p><p>Seriously? Do I need to explain this one? It&#8217;s a pull up&#8230; You pull yourself up. But, there are some minor details you should be aware of. First, if you cannot do a pull-up, grab a chair and use it as a support device. You may step on the chair with one leg and push off it to assist you into doing a pull up. This is how a beginner should start.</p><p>Another thing, make sure your chest touches the pull-up bar when you pull up. Maximum reps&#8230; Go for it!</p><p><strong>Capoera Pushups:</strong></p><p><strong>(Chest/Triceps)</strong></p><p>A little complicated. Here&#8217;s the link to the video where you may see how I exactly perform my capoera push up. A technical explanation is outlined clearly in my <a href="http://www.flawlessfitnessbook.com/thebook.html" target="_blank">fitness book</a>, but for now I think the video will do it more than enough justice.</p><p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Act8QX9opaI">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Act8QX9opaI</a></p><p><strong>ABS:</strong></p><p>Do the following exercises one after another. Situps, Leg raises, Crunches, Hip Raises (also known as heels to the heaven) &amp; Mason Twist (or berry picking as known in gymnastics).</p><p align="center"><strong>REST 2 minutes then repeat entire routine</strong></p><p align="center"><strong> </strong></p><p>And there you have it, version 2 of my Full Body Max workout. I heard from quite a few people that the first one made them sweat&#8230; Well this one should make you drenched!</p><p>Good luck.</p><p>- FJ</p><p><a href="http://www.flawlessfitnessbook.com/thebook.html" target="_blank">FlawlessFitnessBook</a></p><p>MY RETARD WARNING: I take no responsibility if you get hurt, injured or burn off an incredible amount of fat. This routine is for entertainment purposes only. Please check with your physician before attempting to start a workout program or routine to see if it&#8217;s suitable for you. You have been warned.</p><p style='text-align:left'>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;</br><i>&copy; 2009 &#8211; 2010, By <i><b>FitJerk</b></i>. <i>FitJerk.com is a division of <a href="http://www.flawlessfitnessmedia.com" target="_blank">Flawless Fitness Media</a> &#8211; All Rights Reserved &#8211; No part of this post is to be republished without author consent under any forms of media (including print, internet, video or audio transcription). Doing so is a violation against copyright law and should be punishable by a punch to the face. All images are copyright of their respective owners.</i></p><p><i> Only <b>LOSERS</b> have nothing to say or discuss. Put your thoughts, comments or general rants in the comment section below. <b>FJ does not use censorship</b> but obvious racial slurs and over-the-top stupidity will be deleted.</i></i></p> <br /><div><img src="http://flawlessfitnessbook.com/blog/wp-content/plugins/gd-star-rating/gfx.php?value=4.5" /></div><div>Rating: 4.5/<strong>5</strong> (2 votes cast)</div><br />]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://flawlessfitnessbook.com/blog/full-body-max-workout-routine-v2/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>12</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Back To Back&#8230;</title><link>http://flawlessfitnessbook.com/blog/back-to-back/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=back-to-back</link> <comments>http://flawlessfitnessbook.com/blog/back-to-back/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2009 02:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Fit Jerk</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[All Workouts]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Become Strong]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Habit]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Heavy Lifting]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Little Bit]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Lower Back Muscles]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Lumbar Support]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Muscle Groups]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Musles]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ping Pong Ball]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Prime Importance]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Pull Ups]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Slouch]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Surprise Surprise]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ups]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Workout]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://flawlessfitnessbook.com/blog/?p=231</guid> <description><![CDATA[Hey chumps, Your back is comprised of one of the largest muscle groups on your body&#8230; so it should be of prime importance that you take good care of them. I see way too many morons perform exercises or participate in activities that can reign hell on their backs. Consequently enough&#8230; they pay for it [...]<br /><div><img src="http://flawlessfitnessbook.com/blog/wp-content/plugins/gd-star-rating/gfx.php?value=0.0" /></div><div>Rating: 0.0/<strong>5</strong> (0 votes cast)</div><br />]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hey chumps,</p><p>Your back is comprised of one of the largest muscle groups on your body&#8230; so it should be of prime importance that you take good care of them.</p><p>I see way too many morons perform exercises or participate in activities that can reign hell on their backs. Consequently enough&#8230; they pay for it later. Surprise surprise!</p><p>So today is all about how NOT to be a back-breaking moron. Here are some crucial tips that you can follow to ensure the safety of your back:</p><p><strong>1. LIFT CORRECTLY: </strong> This advice is nothing new, alot of people know about it&#8230; yet not many FOLLOW it. This is worse than NOT knowing about it. When you lift a heavy object, keep that back straight and use your LEGS to do the lifting for you. Also, while lifting, keep the object as close to you as possible and avoid twisting.</p><p>If you unconsciously lift like a tool,  then you need to TRAIN yourself to lift properly. Start by following this technique ANYTIME you are about to lift something. Whether it be a box of bricks or small ping-pong ball off the floor. Turn it into a habit so that you don&#8217;t have to think about it.</p><p><strong>2. Condition, Condition, Condition: </strong>If you do heavy lifting as a part of your job, or for some reason you tend to lift things on a daily basis&#8230; then workout those back muscles so they are strong and more resilient to injury. Deadlifts&#8230; done properly&#8230; are a GREAT way to condition your lower back muscles, along with a whole bunch of other body parts. Pull ups and lateral pull-downs are also great back exercises.</p><p><strong>3. Sit Up Soldier!</strong> If you are in front of a computer all day, or have a desk job, then either invest in a proper chair with lumbar support or sit up with your back straight. Don&#8217;t slouch. If  you cannot afford to spend a little bit of extra money on those chairs then you can use a cushion to help support your back. Also try and keep those feet FLAT on floor.</p><p>As for driving, most cars these days have decent seats, but make sure that while driving you can easily reach the wheel&#8230; AND all the controls that you most likely use on a frequent basis. (I tend to have Song A.D.D&#8230;. I usually can&#8217;t get through a whole song so I skip tracks often)</p><p><strong>4. Keep Your Weight In Check: </strong>&#8230; And by weight I mean the extra fat that you lug around. Cut that out! Being over-weight (specially in the belly area) can wreck havoc on your lower back. Your body as to work EXTRA hard to lug all that extra weight around so make sure you get rid of it. This one thing will help you tremendously!</p><p>I give away one of my best Fat Burner Programs in my FREE fitness report. ( The things I do for you people). If you don&#8217;t have it I suggest you get it. Just sign up by putting in your name and email in the box on your right &#8212;&#8212;&gt;<br /> and you will get an instant download link.</p><p>As for those who would like to take things MUCH MUCH further, and would like to not only become fit, but undergo a deep fitness education to really understand the concepts on how your body works&#8230; <a title="health fitness book flawless" href="http://www.flawlessfitnessbook.com/thebook.html" target="_blank">GO HERE.</a></p><p>Good&#8230; now follow those tips, don&#8217;t be a tool&#8230; and you should almost never have back pain again.</p><p>Later you fruit cups.</p><p>- FJ</p><p style='text-align:left'>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;</br><i>&copy; 2009 &#8211; 2012, By <i><b>FitJerk</b></i>. <i>FitJerk.com is a division of <a href="http://www.flawlessfitnessmedia.com" target="_blank">Flawless Fitness Media</a> &#8211; All Rights Reserved &#8211; No part of this post is to be republished without author consent under any forms of media (including print, internet, video or audio transcription). Doing so is a violation against copyright law and should be punishable by a punch to the face. All images are copyright of their respective owners.</i></p><p><i> Only <b>LOSERS</b> have nothing to say or discuss. Put your thoughts, comments or general rants in the comment section below. <b>FJ does not use censorship</b> but obvious racial slurs and over-the-top stupidity will be deleted.</i></i></p> <br /><div><img src="http://flawlessfitnessbook.com/blog/wp-content/plugins/gd-star-rating/gfx.php?value=0.0" /></div><div>Rating: 0.0/<strong>5</strong> (0 votes cast)</div><br />]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://flawlessfitnessbook.com/blog/back-to-back/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Replace An Entire Gym For Under $150!</title><link>http://flawlessfitnessbook.com/blog/replace-an-entire-gym-for-under-150/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=replace-an-entire-gym-for-under-150</link> <comments>http://flawlessfitnessbook.com/blog/replace-an-entire-gym-for-under-150/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2009 23:49:24 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Fit Jerk</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[General]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Randomness]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Gre]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Hell]]></category> <category><![CDATA[High Quality]]></category> <category><![CDATA[How To Use Resistance Bands]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Invest Money]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Love]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Low Quality]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Pull Up Bar]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Red Line]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Right At Home]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sanctuary]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tool]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Warmth]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Workout]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://flawlessfitnessbook.com/blog/?p=225</guid> <description><![CDATA[There are two types of people that I generally come across. Those that hate going to the gym, and those that love going to the gym and see it as an effective tool. Then there&#8217;s people like me; who are candid enough to see the value in having both places available to you as a [...]<br /><div><img src="http://flawlessfitnessbook.com/blog/wp-content/plugins/gd-star-rating/gfx.php?value=5.0" /></div><div>Rating: 5.0/<strong>5</strong> (1 vote cast)</div><br />]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>There are two types of people that I generally come across. Those that hate going to the gym, and those that love going to the gym and see it as an effective tool. Then there&#8217;s people like me; who are candid enough to see the value in having both places available to you as a workout sanctuary.</p><p>So today, I&#8217;m going to show you how to be like me. Almost.</p><p>Working out from home has it&#8217;s OBVIOUS advantages. It snows where I live and let&#8217;s face it&#8230; Why go out in the cold when you can stay in the warmth right? Right.</p><p>There are other advantages which I am sure you can come up with, so for those that are hell bent on figuring out a way to workout from home, I am going to show you how you can invest a measly amount of money to have your very own 24/7 gym&#8230; Right at home!</p><p>Let&#8217;s get started:</p><p><strong>Equipment #1 ($45.95):</strong><br /> They very FIRST thing you need is a QUALITY set of resistance bands. Why resistance bands? Because you can come up with literally HUNDREDS of different ways of using them. Seriously, I could write a book by itself on how to use resistance bands&#8230; There&#8217;s just that many exercises that you can do. (Hint: some of the most effective ones are in my book)</p><p>But&#8230; There is one small problem with the bands. Most of them are of low quality, which means they can tear, rip or snap in the middle of your workout. I&#8217;ve been there&#8230; It wasn&#8217;t pretty it. It left a nice red line down my back, which eventually turned blue. AND IM BROWN!</p><p>I wanted to sue the pants of that company which I won&#8217;t mention&#8230; But when I looked them up, they went under. I wonder why. Bastards.</p><p>So anyways, after going through a few bands&#8230; I FINALLY own a pair that is comfortable and of high quality, while being very affordable. Check them out:<strong> <a href="http://www.bodylastics.com/1156.html" target="_blank">Bodylastics</a></strong></p><p>For a set of 5 interchangeable bands, with ankle straps and a door attachment&#8230; $45.95 is seriously dirt cheap!</p><p><strong>Equipment #2 ($29.99):</strong><br /> Next thing you will need is a pull-up bar. Why? Because while the resistance bands offer a great lat-pull down setup, nothing replaces good old fashioned pull ups. NOTHING.<br /> Here is a great one I found: <a title="Maximum Fitness Pull Up Bar" href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001LA1JX0?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=flawfitnbook-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B001LA1JX0" target="_blank"><strong>Pull-Up Bar</strong></a></p><p>This can also be used as a push-up bar and an ankle attachment for your abs. Perfect.</p><p><strong>Equipment #3 ($0):</strong><br /> Another thing you will need is a chair. You HAVE to have a chair at home which you can use, so there&#8217;s no reason to spend money on getting one just for your workouts. Although if you feel like getting one, get a workout bench instead.</p><p><strong>Equipment #4 ($14.98):</strong><br /> If you have carpets then this becomes optional but a Yoga Mat, in my opinion, is a good piece of equipment to have. Especially when you&#8217;re doing abs and you have hardwood floors. Here is a great one at a great price: <strong><a title="yoga mat" href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000OCOBVS?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=flawfitnbook-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B000OCOBVS" target="_blank">Yoga Mat</a></strong></p><p><strong>Equipment #5 ($12.99):</strong><br /> At some point your normal ab-routine will become boring and un-eventful. You need to add resistance to your ab workouts, and what better way then to invest in a pair of ankle weights? Check these out: <strong><a title="Ankle weights" href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0007W2FHM?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=flawfitnbook-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B0007W2FHM" target="_blank">Ankle Weights</a></strong></p><p><strong>Equipment #6 ($4.77):</strong><br /> Doing cardio in my Fat Burner plan is one thing, but you should try and change things up every now and then. Our bodies are very adaptable and therefore just running all the time will start to become in-effective. That&#8217;s why I HIGHLY recommend doing jump-rope training. Check<strong> <a title="jump ropes" href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0007IS6ZG?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=flawfitnbook-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B0007IS6ZG" target="_blank">THESE </a></strong>out, inexpensive and great!</p><p>And that&#8217;s it! Using these pieces of equipment or a combination of them, you can do HUNDREDS upon HUNDREDS of different exercises right at home&#8230; Without having to go to the gym.</p><p>I still recommend a gym membership but for those that like the convenience, but this should serve you well.</p><p><strong>Ok let&#8217;s tally all of this up:</strong></p><p>$45.95<br /> $29.99<br /> $0<br /> $14.98<br /> $12.99<br /> $4.77<br /> &#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<br /> <strong>$108.68</strong></p><p>Look at that! Now depending on where you live the shipping costs might differ, but hey&#8230; If you combine everything I&#8217;m sure it wont be more than $20-30.</p><p>So there you have it&#8230; An entire gym replaced for under $150. Some of  you maybe be able to get this setup for UNDER a $100 if you search locally for some great deals. The point has been made&#8230; You do NOT need much $ to start working out. Some crucial pieces of equipment and you&#8217;re ready to go!</p><p>Now you have one less excuse&#8230; since you have everything you need RIGHT AT HOME. Get crackin!</p><p>- FJ<br /> <a title="health &amp; fitness book" href="http://www.flawlessfitnessbook.com/thebook.html" target="_blank">FlawlessFitnessBook</a></p><p style='text-align:left'>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;</br><i>&copy; 2009 &#8211; 2012, By <i><b>FitJerk</b></i>. <i>FitJerk.com is a division of <a href="http://www.flawlessfitnessmedia.com" target="_blank">Flawless Fitness Media</a> &#8211; All Rights Reserved &#8211; No part of this post is to be republished without author consent under any forms of media (including print, internet, video or audio transcription). Doing so is a violation against copyright law and should be punishable by a punch to the face. All images are copyright of their respective owners.</i></p><p><i> Only <b>LOSERS</b> have nothing to say or discuss. Put your thoughts, comments or general rants in the comment section below. <b>FJ does not use censorship</b> but obvious racial slurs and over-the-top stupidity will be deleted.</i></i></p> <br /><div><img src="http://flawlessfitnessbook.com/blog/wp-content/plugins/gd-star-rating/gfx.php?value=5.0" /></div><div>Rating: 5.0/<strong>5</strong> (1 vote cast)</div><br />]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://flawlessfitnessbook.com/blog/replace-an-entire-gym-for-under-150/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Top 5 Headache Triggers&#8230;</title><link>http://flawlessfitnessbook.com/blog/top-5-headache-triggers/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=top-5-headache-triggers</link> <comments>http://flawlessfitnessbook.com/blog/top-5-headache-triggers/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2009 13:43:41 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Fit Jerk</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[General]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Randomness]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Head Ache]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Headaches]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Health Problems]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Heavy Breathing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Natural Remedies]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Naturopathic Doctor]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Nerves]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Pain Relief]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Pain Relievers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Repeat Offender]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Serious Health]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Source Of Stress]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Stress Headaches]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Stress Reliever]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tension Headaches]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Top Priority]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Workout]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://flawlessfitnessbook.com/blog/?p=222</guid> <description><![CDATA[Hmm&#8230; Headaches. Some of you are famous for giving me a few! But for those of you who suffer from headaches often, today I will provide some pain relief for you, and you WONT have to spend money or ingest pills. Speaking of buying&#8230; Did you know that North Americans spend $4 billion/year on off-the-shelf [...]<br /><div><img src="http://flawlessfitnessbook.com/blog/wp-content/plugins/gd-star-rating/gfx.php?value=4.3" /></div><div>Rating: 4.3/<strong>5</strong> (4 votes cast)</div><br />]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hmm&#8230; Headaches. Some of you are famous for giving me a few!</p><p>But for those of you who suffer from headaches often, today I will provide some pain relief for you, and you WONT have to spend money or ingest pills.</p><p>Speaking of buying&#8230; Did you know that North Americans spend $4 billion/year on off-the-shelf pain relievers? And a quarter of that amount goes towards head-ache relief pills. Isn&#8217;t that shocking? No wonder so many people have chemical imbalances and serious health problems. First thing you need do is STOP taking so many drugs. Prevention should be your top priority (which is what we&#8217;ll discuss here).</p><p>If that doesn&#8217;t work, seek natural remedies&#8230; not band-aid solutions. A naturopathic doctor is a great start. Drugs have their place, in a time of emergency, but regularly you can seek a more healthier solution to your problem.</p><p>Ok on with the Top 5 list.</p><p><strong>1. Stress: </strong>This one should be obvious. Is there anything that stress DOESNT cause? It&#8217;s a repeat offender in many health related cases and headaches are NO exception! If you suffer from stress, then do something about it! Oh and believe me, the ONLY person who can cure stress from your life is YOU. Drugs do not cure stress, they merely change your chemistry and nothing else.</p><p>First, find your SOURCE of stress&#8230; Then create an action plan to nip that problem at the bud. Don&#8217;t dilly-dally around! Stress causes your nerves to get all frayed&#8230; Which causes tension. This tension leads to headaches and can also trigger migraines.</p><p>Ha, well that&#8217;s gota suck! You see there is a reason I don&#8217;t get many headaches. Here are FJ&#8217;s cure for stress-related headaches.</p><p>• Workout. That&#8217;s right, get that ass up and moving! I notice that when I workout I am clam, relaxed and free. All that heavy breathing causes oxygen to rush to my brain and I feel at ease. It&#8217;s a proven fact that working out is a great stress reliever.</p><p>• Meditate. Yup&#8230; FJ meditates. I can even float while doing so. You might not reach the same level of deep mental connection but still&#8230; Take 5 minutes and take deep breaths while thinking about NOTHING. Can you do that? (Hint: it&#8217;s MUCH harder than it sounds. Try it&#8230; Try thinking about NOTHING. Empty your mind)</p><p>• Do something you like. Take some time off; Watch a movie, play a game, spend some time with those that somehow&#8230; like being around you. I like to read books, grab a beer with the boys, do some gymnastics, play a video game or two, write&#8230; Etc.</p><p><strong>2. Your Eating Habits: </strong>This one is simple to understand yet is probably the hardest one to fix since most people do NOT have healthy eating habits. Think about it for a second&#8230; If you eat junk, you will FEEL like junk. It doesn&#8217;t take doctors, scientists or studies to prove this fact&#8230; Although they have, just in case you weren&#8217;t convinced for some odd reason.</p><p>Some foods or ingredients that cause headaches: processed meats, caffeine, red wine, chocolate, citrus fruits, processed cheese, snow peas and monosodium glutamate (MSG).</p><p><strong>3. Eye Strain:</strong> Let&#8217;s accept it, we live in the 21st century. Computers aren&#8217;t for science geeks and loners anymore. They are an essential tool in our daily part of life and if you cannot use one&#8230; Then I don&#8217;t know how you are reading this.</p><p>So what&#8217;s my point? My point is don&#8217;t stop using computers all together but TAKE BREAKS. Were not MEANT to look at a bright screen for hours. In fact, the easiest way to do this is have a timer, every 90 minutes it should go off where you get up and take a 15-20 minute break.</p><p>Eye strain is not only from computers though, if you have bad vision and don&#8217;t have corrective lenses or glasses&#8230; This will cause major headaches. Personally I need contacts to see things in the distance, and if I go for too long without them my head starts to feel wonky because I&#8217;m trying just too damn hard to make out what&#8217;s happening.</p><p>Make sure your vision is corrected properly.</p><p><strong> 4. Sleep:</strong> This one will surprise you. Getting too LITTLE sleep or too MUCH sleep can cause headaches. So basically&#8230; Don&#8217;t be a moron and run on 3 hours of sleep and don&#8217;t be a chump and stay in bed for 14 hours. Stick to your body clock and make sure you get 8-10 hours per night&#8230; And STICK TO IT. Even on holidays.</p><p><strong> 5. Sitting: </strong>Yeah&#8230; Who woulda guessed? Sitting for too long or being lazy can cause headaches! This is specially true when you are seated for too long in an awkward position (such as an uncomfortable chair). This can cause your muscles to tense up and give you tension headaches.</p><p>Fixing this is easy&#8230; Get up every now and then and stretch, move around, do a light workout, etc.</p><p>If you are at an office, go over to that cute girl at the front desk and strike up a conversation and teach her a small dance move. Go on&#8230; Don&#8217;t be a wimp. She won&#8217;t mind.</p><p>The point is, do something to get that body moving. Go it? Good.</p><p>So there you have it&#8230; I just saved the dim-witted folks that buy pain-relievers like candy about $1 billion dollars annually. I&#8217;ll gladly accept that as a donation within the next 48 hours. In return I&#8217;ll fly you down for a personal coaching session. I think that&#8217;s pretty fair.</p><p>Also, realize that those tips are ACTIVE steps you would need to take if you suffer from headaches, but what if you took PROPER preventative measures&#8230; so that you did not have to deal with those problems  in the first place?</p><p>That is why you need to check out <a title="health fitness book" href="http://www.flawlessfitnessbook.com/thebook.html" target="_blank">my book</a>. Apply yourself to it for 30 days straight and you will end up with a lifestyle that is ALREADY active and naturally healthy and therefore your headache problems will disappear.</p><p>Do you think I have to actively get up and stretch? NO&#8230; I stretch everyday.</p><p>Do you think I have to actively go and meditate when I feel a headache is coming on? NO&#8230; I meditate every morning</p><p>Do I have to actively TRY and do the things I love to relieve stress? Hell no.. I live a healthy and stress free life.</p><p>Do you think I have to actively think about eating healthy? Not at all&#8230; Its on auto-pilot baby!</p><p>DO YOU SEE MY POINT HERE? Living a health lifestyle will mitigate your problem at the ROOT. FJ doesn&#8217;t have headache problems because of his lifestyle.</p><p>THIS is exactly what Flawless Fitness will teach you. So go <a title="fitness book" href="http://www.flawlessfitnessbook.com/thebook.html" target="_blank">HERE</a> before you give me a headache.</p><p>- FJ<br /> <a title="flawless fitness homepage" href="http://www.flawlessfitnessbook.com" target="_blank">FlawlessFitnessBook.com</a></p><p style='text-align:left'>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;</br><i>&copy; 2009 &#8211; 2012, By <i><b>FitJerk</b></i>. <i>FitJerk.com is a division of <a href="http://www.flawlessfitnessmedia.com" target="_blank">Flawless Fitness Media</a> &#8211; All Rights Reserved &#8211; No part of this post is to be republished without author consent under any forms of media (including print, internet, video or audio transcription). Doing so is a violation against copyright law and should be punishable by a punch to the face. All images are copyright of their respective owners.</i></p><p><i> Only <b>LOSERS</b> have nothing to say or discuss. Put your thoughts, comments or general rants in the comment section below. <b>FJ does not use censorship</b> but obvious racial slurs and over-the-top stupidity will be deleted.</i></i></p> <br /><div><img src="http://flawlessfitnessbook.com/blog/wp-content/plugins/gd-star-rating/gfx.php?value=4.3" /></div><div>Rating: 4.3/<strong>5</strong> (4 votes cast)</div><br />]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://flawlessfitnessbook.com/blog/top-5-headache-triggers/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
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