The "saggy butt syndrome" is something I hear about regularly from girls. The effects of gravity over time, loss of body fat with poor muscle tone, too much steady state cardio and not enough training focusing on muscle conditioning - all contribute to losing our sexy butt shape.
But there is hope - without surgery, shape wear or gimmicks, no matter what your age or body type.
Listen, the glutes are a strong and powerful muscle. By developing them through the right exercises, exercise sequence and form and technique - it has the incredible effect of lifting, toning, firming and shaping your [more]
May: Get Leaner Questions Answered
Today’s coaching video answers questions from Karen and Alicia:
1. Muscle soreness - knowing when to train and when to rest.
2. How do you judge if you are pushing yourself hard enough during a workout?
Make sure you watch this right to the end where I share one
of my secrets to staying on track during challenging [more]
You know I am a big fan of High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) because it has heaps of benefits over regular steady state cardio:
1. Burns fat not muscle
2. Leans you down while sculpting the body
3. Raises your fat burning metabolism
4. More time efficient
5. Less stressful on tendons and joints
Watch this short video to help you get started with HIIT!
The Beginner HIIT Warm-Up or Workout
1. Warm-Up Side to Side Jog (2 minutes)
2. Jump Squat: 20 reps
3. Woodchop: 12 each side
4. Forward Lunge with Arm Raise Overhead (alternate legs): 20 (10 each leg)
5. Squat on Toes: 20
6. Recovery Side to Side Jog (until [more]
Mental Toughness: The Hidden Secret to Success
"Mental Toughness" - a term commonly used by coaches, sport psychologists and business leaders - that describes the attributes which allow us to persevere through difficult circumstances and emerge without losing confidence.
In this video I share how developing mental toughness changed my life forever...and how you can do it [more]
Getting Started With Stretching: 6 Basic Exercise Ball Stretches
In this video I share some basic beginner stretches to improve your range of motion, minimize your risk of injury, increase your flexibility and reduce stress!
Remember:
1. Hold the stretches for 30 seconds
2. Do this after your workout and/or on it's own - in the morning to ease sore muscles, during the day to energize or at night to relax before bed.
3. If you have time, repeat the series again for a deeper stretch.
4. Breath deeply and relax into the stretch!
Questions or comments? Please post below! :)
Stretch 1
Stretch 2
Stretch 3
Stretch 4
Stretch 5
Stretch [more]
Starchy Carbs Versus Fibrous Carbs – Why, When, And How Much
If you’re getting started with your fat loss diet plan, one thing that you need to be thinking about is the difference in types of carbs that you can be including and when you should be adding each kind of carb to your daily diet.
Many people often overlook some of the key differences and instead just write off all carbs as being ‘bad’, but that isn’t the case at all.
If you know the differences between them and how to add them into your diet for best success, they don’t have to be ‘bad’ at all.
In fact, carbs, when eaten properly, [more]
Breakthrough Physique
Getting Started With Stretching: 6 Basic Exercise Ball Stretches
In this video I share some basic beginner stretches to improve your range of motion, minimize your risk of injury, increase your flexibility and reduce stress! Remember: 1. Hold the stretches for 30 seconds 2. Do this after your workout and/or on it’s own – in the morning to ease sore muscles, during the day [...]
Asymmetrical Variance Training
Here’s a little insight into an advanced body development training system: Asymmetrical Variance Training. Asymmetrical Variance creates deeper and faster muscle stimulation to produce changes to your body in shorter amounts of time – and with less stress and strain on your body. AV allows you to take a basic body-weight exercise, such as the [...]
Super Skincare
Improving Your Skin From the Inside Out
It’s true – you are what you eat! If you eat a poor diet, then you can expect it to take a toll on your skin. One day you’ll look in the mirror and be shocked to see dry skin, wrinkles and other signs of premature aging. The good news is that you can put [...]
How to Make Time for Your Body (And Why You Should)
Many people don’t think much about their skin when they’re in their 20s. At that point they’re past the skin problems of their youth (such as acne), yet they haven’t yet reached a time when they notice their skin is starting to age.
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HIIT Made Simple
You know I am a big fan of High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) because it has heaps of benefits over regular steady state cardio: 1. Burns fat not muscle 2. Leans you down while sculpting the body 3. Raises your fat burning metabolism 4. More time efficient 5. Less stressful on tendons and joints Watch [...]
Transformation Workshop: Melbourne Australia
Part 1: What is Physique Sculpting? Part 2: Question and Answers Part 3: Case Studies
Fitness Kitchen
Delicious Guilt Free Desserts (video)!
G’day – I am on my way to New Zealand! Right now I am in Miami airport waiting to fly to LA. Four planes and 36 hours later door to door, I will be in the homeland of my Dad, Kiwi-land! I will be on the road for 6 weeks travelling in New Zealand and [...]
How to Find Healthy Recipes
Once you take control of your own health, you’ll probably find yourself scouring your old recipe books and looking online for healthy recipes. But if you’re like most people, you may have some problems deciding which recipes are healthy. Or maybe you’re having troubles locating a good source of these healthy recipes. Fortunately, this article [...]
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May: Get Lean Vietnamese Rice Paper Rolls
These are a fantastic on the go lunch option for when you know you are going to be out and about! My tip for taking them with you is to wrap each one individually in cling wrap otherwise they will stick together. There are 2 versions here one with an ingredient we found recently: brown [...]
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