4.30.2012

Brash Fitness Takes the Gold!




On Saturday March 24th and Sunday March 25th Blast Athletic Toronto held their annual Combine, testing maximal strength and power, muscular endurance, speed, agility, quickness and cardiovascular endurance. 


Brash Fitness had two representatives in the event Ela [women's Elite division] and Josh [men's Elite division]. As a Hybrid Instructor for Blast Athletic [The Hybrid program is Blast's signature program. Visit the Blast Athletic facebook page for more details] I know how fit all the participants in this years Combine are. As determined and fierce Ela is during training going into the event she was feeling nervous, could be because she also knew how tough each and every women in the Blast Athletic program is. After only 5 months of training with Brash Fitness and setting and breaking almost every record possible it was time to see just how effective our training system  and methods were.


Knowing Ela was nervous I decided to put even more pressure on her by boldly predicting she would place in the top 5 -I wanted to say top 3 but I played it a little conservative!   


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4.13.2012

You Can't Out Exercise Bad Nutrition


In 10 Healthy Eating and Nutrition Tips I outlined a very simple approach to making good food choices.  Ten simple rules that if followed would significantly improve your chances of dropping unwanted body fat.  Couple that with Strength Training  and Training Principles  and you're well on your way to achieving the body you've always wanted.

What happens when you don't follow these rules? What happens when you continue to eat and make the same nutritional choices you were before you started training?  Remember those same choices that got you to sign up for the gym in the first place.

Nothing.

You stay the same.  Things get worse.  Or your progress is slow...snail pace.  And that is not what you want.  You've made the decision that you don't look and feel your best.  You're constantly tired, you lack energy, you're weak and easily get out of breath.  Now you're training 1,2,3 maybe 4 times per week- great, but nothings happening, you see no significant changes to your body.  

If something isn't working you change it.  But most of the time we lie to ourselves.  If I smash my head against a brick wall it hurts! Lesson: don't smash your head against a brick wall it will hurt. It doesn't matter how many times I tell myself it feels good it's hurting me. So I never do it again.  If I eat a whole bag of potato chips, tub of ice cream, pasta, pizza, deep fried chicken and drink soda on a regular bases I will be fat! Lesson: don't eat a whole bag of potato chips, tub of ice cream, pasta, pizza, deep fried chicken or drink soda you will be fat. It doesn't matter how many times I tell myself it tastes soooo good, it's hurting me. So never do it again.

Just because you're spending 2hrs in the gym doesn't mean you can treat your body like dumpster.  There are 168hrs in one week, spending 2 of those in the gym will not make up for the other 166 spent sitting in your car, on the couch, in bed or at the kitchen table.  You cannot out exercise bad nutrition. That bears repeating YOU CANNOT OUT EXERCISE BAD NUTRITION.

4.06.2012

We Fly High!


A little 50" box jump to end an already grueling metabolic circuit this morning... Check out more videos by Brash Fitness on our Youtube Channel

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