Here is the second part of my interview with Chris Lopez about his new Kettlebell training program. PAT: If you were to categorize workouts and exercise programs from a fat burning standpoint. Where would you rank things like traditional low intensity cardio, interval training, traditional weight lifting, and your kettlebell system? CHRIS: OK, here’s my ...…
I’ve just recently had a chance to talk to a good friend of mine Chris Lopez. He’s put together an interesting new workout system so I figured I’ll grill him about it. Here is the first part of our interview. PAT: How is the kettlebell workout different than a traditional cardio workout? CHRIS: There are ...…
I just got an email from a client and I thought I better post this to help you understand the power of nutrition. ————————————————————- Hi, Thank you for the brilliant information on nutrition. I was informed by my doctor that I am insulin resistant and my cholesterol is slightly high. She has prescribed medication for ...…
OK, so I get this all the time and I just have to start to let my mind go on this and let the secret out of the bag. Everyone always tells me they want to look hard and “ripped”. I immediately have to ask them their current weight and body fat. Then their goal ...…
I am posting this as it was stimulated by one of our members after reading our email about coffee. We just might have to post that one on the site too, its stimulated a lot of chatter. I have edited out the clients name and email of course. Enjoy my response that follows. – Patrick. ...…
Check doneness by pressing a steak in the center, says Steven Raichlen, [author of The Barbecue! Bible]. Then use your thumb, fingers, and the varying firmness of the base of your thumb as your guide. What is your steak type? RARE INDEX FINGER: RARE Internal temp: 125ºF Soft and squishy, like a pink sponge MEDIUM ...…
A recent article from the BBC showed a few shocking pictures of monkeys in a calorie restriction study (in other words one group of monkeys just ate less food) The study is simple, one group of monkeys just ate about 30% less calories than the other group. The results speak for themselves. Just have a ...…
When it comes to measuring your body fat % you have to consider two things. 1) The tool you are using to measure your body fat 2) The reason you are measuring your body fat Let’s look at #2 first. If you’re measuring your body fat because you want to decrease it then your absolute ...…
We apologize if this looks a little empty and confusing as the theory of relativity at this exact time in the time/space continuum, but we are refreshing our look and feel with the launch of several new products to better support you. Come back later this week [July 6-12, 2009] and all will be live ...…
