What is a Large??

If you will recall awhile back I wrote an entry pertaining to my purchase of workout clothes .


Well there is one more story that has to come out of that situation.

Since the workout gear did cost me $25 I kind of thought I might get to use it again.



Except there was one problem, the shorts were a size large.

I realized that this was a problem the day that I bought them, but I wasn't about to go back and get another size.

This might seem like a kind of weird post until I tell you that the day that I bought those shorts I was tipping in at 198lbs, I should have fit into a pair of large shorts, at least that's what I thought at the time.

These shorts would have easily fit someone with 2-4" larger waist so I would say someone that runs between 210-220.

Now I know that I need to buy medium shorts.

What gives?

This just makes me wonder how much of this has to do with American public's, disdain for all things health, fitness and exercise related, which appears to have turned us into a big o'bunch of fat asses.

Evidently the clothing industry is reacting to our apparent need to exisit in this state of denial.

I am also drawn to the conclusion that there must be a bunch of self hating, self-conscious, poor self esteem having 220lb MEN out there that need to be coddled by clothing manufacturers.

Sad.

This is not the only instance of this type thing happening. I have actually had several clients report back similar 'sizing issues'.

All I really have to say is "Hey Mr/Mrs. Clothing Manufacturer you are NOT doing anyone a favor by skewing your sizes. Americans are FAT and they need take ACCOUNTABILITY and ACTION"

If someone need to be putting on an XL or XXXXL size your product approriately you might be just doing them a favor by getting them to take ACTION.

Until Next Time Remember- Fitness Ain't Pretty, RESULTS Are!



Troy M Anderson

Tempe, AZ Fitness Bootcamp

3 Exercise Myths That You Need to Know

This time of year health and fitness are at the top of everyone’s consciousness.

-New Years's Resolutions
-Gym memberships
-Diet books

All hot items for the first few weeks of January until annual fade starts.

Well I was watching one our local morning talk shows the other day(Think The View) and they had some fitness author on, I think the name of her plans is called The Eat Clean Diet.

Long story short the host started to solicit exercise tips from her; and I was blown away by the exercise myths that came spewing for with.

Unfreaking believable.

Myth #1 - The knee shouldn't go past the toe when performing lunges. Hello study some anatomy and biomechanics, the knee is meant to travel past the toes. As a matter of fact allow the knee to go over the will lead to better activation of the glutes/buns and hamstring, an area most of us really need to work.

This myth has been made prevalent by people using shit form when performing lunges, and blame the knee pain they get on the exercise not THEIR shit form.

Myth #2 - Working the Lower Abs, this such bullshit. Abs as we know them are defined as the 6-pack, or more technically the rectus abdominis.

Let me keep this simple, muscles (i.e. abs) work on something call the All-or-Nothing principle mean they either contract or do not contract. Since the abs are all 1 muscle this means that the whole muscle either contracts or it does not.

Pretty damn, simple.

Long story short do your ab work and don't worry about trying to 'hit' the abs from all directions, and wasting 1/2 a workout doing abs.

By the way you might want to spend your 'ab time' on some interval training as it is a quicker route to unveiling your abs, since you can't spot reduce anyway.

Myth #3 - This a new one. Great fat loss results are 90% dependent on nutrition and 10% on exercise.

While you can't out exercise a shit nutrition plan.

Exercise plays a far great role in achieving high quality fat loss results than 10%.

The majority of exercisers let alone general fat loss population are NOT even in the ball park when it comes to exercise we should be spending per week.

That number is 5 hours a week minimum, which may sound like a lot but it is only 3% of our available time each week.

By the way, in my book walking does NOT count as exercise, not unless you are obese.

I believe the reason many people lend credence toward this myth is that exercising five hour per week is hard work and most people will avoid hard work at all costs.

So if you have been dieting only or walking and dieting try throwing 3-5 hours of higher intensity exercise and I guarantee it will kick your fat loss into high gear.

You can not achieve significant fat loss results with a WEAK exercise program it is just not possible.

So keeping walking if you want but when your ready for some REAL results I will catch you in the weight room.

I am really surprised that the 1st two myths are still around I mean this is shit straight out the 80's Jane Fonda era. This other one is one is more recent.

Regardless I hope that learning of these myths will keep you from making some of the same mistakes that many others will be making if they follow the popular mythology.

Troy M Anderson
Tempe, AZ Fitness Bootcamp

Have You Invested in Your Health and Fitness Today?

I sure did by accident, actually.

It was Monday morning and I had packed up all my gear food, business tools, schedules, planners, etc... I had even laid out my workout clothes for a training session that afternoon.

Guess what I what I did?

I walked out the door and forgot my damn workout clothes. Once I realized this boy was I pissed.

This left me with two decisions:

1. I could either not workout and do some work on my business. Not a bad option by any means, god knows I need to spend as much time as possible working on my business.

2. Or I could drive down to the Target just down the road and buy some shorts and workout shirt. Another good option.

What did I decide to do, I decided to invest the $25 dollars in my health and fitness and go get some workout clothes.

Some would say 'it wouldn't hurt you to miss a workout'; but it not a matter of 'not hurting it's about not making progress towards my goals, and I have some big fitness goasl this year.

1. The first of which is to lose 20lbs by 15 Feb, not to far away really. Luckily I have lost 10 of the 20 to date good thing I hit that workout.

2. I am going to get down to an all low of 7% bodyfat this year. This is going to be damn hard, and EVERY workout this year matter, big time, plus all of the extra ones it will take to get to that goal.

My question to you is what are you investing in your health and fitness on a daily basis?

Are you investing money like I did, what about your time, or even better you mental focus.

All critical factor in the success of any goal.

Just like in the world of investing you have to putting something in, order to receive a return.

Are you investing?

That's all for me I am off now to get in one more workouts on the path to me my goals

Troy M Anderson

Tempe, AZ Fitness Bootcamp