Just to remind everyone that there will not be any noon classes during MLK Day. If you typically attend classes at noon, please come tonight at 8:10pm.
Thanks!
The Paleo Diet Contest is a 31-day contest starting on January 11th and ending on February 11th.
If you are not familiar with the Paleolithic Diet, it is better known as the caveman diet.
How To Eat Paleo In A Nutshell
- Eat Real Food – That includes meat, eggs, vegetables, nuts, seeds, fruits, oils (i.e. EVOO, flaxseed). If you can find foods with little to no added ingredients, great. If it’s unpronounceable, don’t eat it. And, if you wanna challenge yourself more, get something that has no ingredients because they’re fresh and natural.
- No Dairy – Basically, if it comes from a cow (minus the fact you may eat cow), don’t eat it. This includes butter, cheese (hard or soft), yogurt of all sorts (i.e. Greek yogurt), milk, cream (coffee drinkers make some changes!).
- No Grains – This includes all breads, rice, pasta, corn (corn is a grain), oatmeal (including steal-cut), and all other gluten-free pseudo-grains. I don’t care if it says whole wheat.
- No Starchy Veggies – This includes potatoes (french fries & chips too), sweet potatoes, pasta, yams, etc.
- No Legumes – This includes ALL beans, lentils, peanuts (peanut butter), garbanzos, etc.
- No Sugars – I don’t care if it’s natural or refined. No sugar! No maple syrup, honey, agave nectar, Splenda, Truvia, Stevia, etc.
- No Alcohol – None of ANY kind. That includes wine.
Only exception to these rules. Products we sell on the ProGrade website or JuicePlus+ website.
Granted, some of the products offered by ProGrade and JuicePlus+ have some sort of sugar, and in most cases I wouldn’t support it. But, if you are going to be taking supplements, I’d rather it be made with good ingredients and a company that stands behind their product.
Paleo Diet Contest RulesAll Boot Camp members can participate, however, if you are extremely competitive, we are doing a $10 buy-in, with the winner taking a large portion of the pot.
The Broomfield Fitness Boot Camp will also match up to $150 of the total amount in the pot (i.e. $150 now equals $300!).
There will be a 1st place, 2nd place, and 3rd place, with each place winning the following:
1st place gets 60% of the total pot.
2nd place gets 30% of the total pot.
3rd place gets 10% of the total pot.
The Paleo Diet Contest will be based on two factors.
- Ethics
- Points
You will need to turn in a food log every week on Wednesdays or Thursdays. Except the final week, where you will turn it in on Saturday. And, you will tally your own points. I will simply review them each week to make sure you are scoring fairly.
I will then put your score in a spreadsheet. Please keep track of your own score. I’m human and make mistakes too.
You will be given 7 points each day. Each time you have something that is not on the Paleo Diet, deduct (-1). For instance, if you have oatmeal for breakfast, that’s (-1). However, if you have a cheeseburger with bun, that’s (-2). The cheese equals (-1) and the bun equals (-1).
And, to keep things simple, whether you have 1 piece of cheese, or 20 pieces of cheese, it’s still just (-1). So at that point have-at-it. I’ll simply try to make you puke it. 
Our boot camps are so unique and different that many people don’t realize why, or how our boot camps gets them better results then going to your conventional gym.
A few things to keep in mind is that our boot camps can burn anywhere from 400 to 700 calories in about 45 minutes… give or take. It takes some people 60 to 90 minutes at the gym to do that.
The next thing to remember is we work on muscle confusion. Basically, we never do the same workout twice. So, any time you show up, it’s a completely new workout.
In addition, our boot camps are high intensity based. Meaning, you keep your heart rate going at a pretty high level the entire time. That way you get even better results.
Finally, we hold all of our clients accountable, by having them follow our easy and simple nutritional guide. We have 2 types of nutrition. A basic guide that is designed to help you make lifestyle changes, and another that starts burning fat like a furnace.
Don’t believe me?
Try our program out for 2 FREE weeks at no obligation. If you’re not satisfied. Then you don’t need to continue.
And, really quick, below is a link that takes you to a video on my website. This will give you an idea of what we stand for at the Broomfield Fitness Boot Camp.
Click this link: http://broomfield.fightingfittraining.com/why-do-our-boot-camps-work/
OK… so as many of you know, starting next week we will be hosting a Paleolithic Diet Contest for all of our Boot Camp participants.
The common question I get is: “what do I eat?”
Well, I was looking on the inter-web for some funny stuff regarding the Paleo Diet… and well ran into this.
Click this link to watch: http://broomfield.fightingfittraining.com/so-what-is-this-paleo-thing-you-talk-about/
Yep, that’s right.
Right now we are offering 2 free weeks of fitness boot camp training at our Westminster / Broomfield training facility.
It’s 2 free weeks, with no obligation. That’s nearly a $100 value!!! And, you don’t pay a dime.
Oh, and I’m throwing in a $50 coupon towards one of our fat-burning memberships.
Why are we doing this?
Well, many of you will go to some big box gym and sign a 12 month membership with the determination to go in and get back into shape… like you were in high school, or when you played prep sports.
First of all, that’s ambitious, but not the way to approach it.
Did you know that about 90% of all new fitness clients at big box gyms typically drop out in about 2-3 months… OR LESS! So don’t be a statistic!!!
Do you know why they drop out?
Because they are not motivated to get on a weight machine, treadmill, elliptical, or some other fitness contraption offered at these gyms. After 2 weeks, people are BORED out of their mind by doing the same damn exercises.
And, sometimes the sales person will try to sell you a personal training package that costs an arm-and-a-leg to purchase (on top of your monthly membership), and you STILL don’t get the results you want.
Where am I going with this???
If you’re gonna pay for a membership, at least go somewhere that GUARANTEES results.
As you noticed, we are giving you 2 free weeks of training and a $50 coupon towards our membership.
In addition, if you don’t lose 5 pounds and / or 1 pant size / dress size in your first 30 days, we’ll return your membership.
However, (there’s always a catch!) you need to attend classes on average of 3 days per week, train between 2 or 3 days on your own (walking, jogging, etc), and follow our fat zapping nutritional guide by logging your daily meals.
Reply from many clients: “but that’s too hard!?!?!”
My reply to clients: “losing weight has never been easy, but if you put in the effort, you’ll get the results.”
I’m a former Martial Arts World Champion and I didn’t enjoy the treacherous workouts I designed to achieve success. I dreaded training… but I knew that once I got into a physical shape that was better then my opponents, I would win. And winning tasted soooo good! Winning was the only reason why I continued to put myself through my training regimen.
Now, tell me what trainer actually has a World Class training regimen that will give you results… and that you don’t need to pay an arm-and-a-leg???
So, what are you waiting for??
Take advantage of our No Obligation, 2 FREE Weeks of Fitness Boot Camp Training AND Get A $50 Coupon Towards Membership.
But remember, space is limited. So, once we fill up our training floor, you are on a waiting list. And we have no clue how long that will take because our clients continue to renew their memberships.
OK, so you’ve probably drowned yourself in cookies, comfort food, and an abundance of wine and/or eggnog.
And, you’ve probably stayed inside the entire time too.
Get in your car and do 1 of 2 things find a park that has an outdoor track/path where you can run and it’s marked off for destination OR drive in your neighborhood and calculate 1 mile from your home, that wraps back around to your house.
Warm Up: 1 Minute Jump Jacks 50 Air Squats 20 Push Ups 20 Mountain Climbers (military count – 1,2,3,1… 1,2,3,2… 1,2,3,3… 1,2,3,4… etc)
Workout: Run 1 mile for time 30 Burpees Run 1/2 mile for time (go 1/4 of the way and come back) 30 Burpees Run 1/4 mile for time (go 1/8 of the way and come back) 30 Burpees
You should be spent after this workout… or pretty darn close.
Happy New Years!
OK, so we live in a day and age where we are constantly on the “go”.
Drop off the kids here. Pick up groceries there. Grab the dry-clean across town. Opps, forgot to get lunch, so going through the drive through.
And, in that entire process, we don’t take the time to actually eat healthy and get an adequate amount of fruits and veggies in our diet.
The most common excuse I get from clients is this: “I don’t have time to eat healthy” Or, “with my schedule, I can’t get enough fruits & veggies in my diet during a full day.”
Again, I still think they are excuses.
At the very least, we should make time for ourselves to be healthy, and that includes eating properly.
The other thing is that if you actually take the time to eat healthy, but don’t get enough variety in your fruits and veggies. This is very common among families.
I hear, “we already eat healthy”. Or, “we get enough in our diet and I take vitamins.”
Now, I’m not saying that you don’t eat healthy and that vitamins are bad.
However, I am saying that a wide variety of fruits and veggies will actually give the majority of the nutrients your body needs to function at it’s fullest capacity.
But we go back to, do you have time to eat a wide variety of fruits and veggies?
Where am I taking this to?
JuicePlus+
This is also a natural supplement, however, it is not labeled as a supplement, rather food. The labeling actually has a nutrition facts label on the back of the bottle.
When was the last time you say that with “supplements”.
So what is JuicePlus?
JuicePlus took a very innovative (yet ancient) way of dehydrating concentrated 17 whole food fruits, vegetables, and grains into a powder format and placing them into either capsules or chewable gummies.
Do you remember the last time you actually had 17 fruits & veggies in one sitting?
Neither do I!
JuicePlus is a great product for people that already eat healthy, but aren’t really getting ALL of their fruits, veggies, and grains throughout the day.
And, if you’re NOT eating healthy, this is also a good way to start making a change in your life.
Do you know how much our body is actually missing out of nutrient dense fruits and veggies each day?
JuicePlus helps bridge that gap. Period.
It’s not a substitute to fruits & veggies. Rather a bridge that helps you continue to eat healthy even if you have a few bad days.
I’ve said this before and I’ll say it again. I believe eating a healthy diet to achieve your fitness goals. Supplements are simply out there to help you get a bit closer and/or get the nutrients our body is missing.
JuicePlus also has some of the antioxidants found in fruits & vegetables that help fight the free-radicals that can take over our body, and damage it.
And, if you’re looking for a better way to get your kids to actually eat healthy, studies have shown that kids on JuicePlus start making better food choices, because the body is beginning to crave fruits and vegetables.
I’ve even heard parents say their child will get upset when he doesn’t have his JuicePlus!
I bet parents would be ecstatic to have their parents demand more fruits and vegetables.
Last, and probably the most important thing… if you have kids, you can get your child to take JuicePlus for 3 years at NO ADDITIONAL COST. As long as an adult is their sponsor.
That’s basically two for the price of one!
All you need to do is participate in a health survey. They are easy and simple questions that we ask as a distributer so that corporate headquarters can use them
If you would like to learn more about JuicePlus+ and all the added benefits to this amazing product, please follow the link below.
http://www.JavierJuicePlus.com
If you have additional questions, please feel free to contact me at your convenience.
So, many of you probably still have some snow on the ground from the December 22nd snowstorm, and probably shoveled quite a bit.
I’ll try to keep the workouts inside
Warm Up: 2 minutes of Jumping Jacks
Workout: Up By Ten
10 – 20 – 30 – 40 – 50
Burpees V-Ups Air Squats Grinders Jump Tucks
For Time
The entire workout is 1 round. The numbers are the amount of reps you perform for each round. So, you’ll do a total of 5 rounds for time.
Merry Christmas!!
If you’re like everyone else, you’re constantly looking for an edge in something.
Whether it be at work, in your recreational sports, or in achieving your fitness goals.
Supplements is one of the most brought up topics in my fitness boot camps. I constantly get clients asking “what supplements do you recommend?” Or, “do you have a preferred protein shake I should take?”
Those questions are such a touchy subject, that sometimes it’s difficult to make a simple recommendation as a Certified Personal Trainer and Fitness Boot Camp Instructor. Especially with one’s reputation on the line.
So, I would give guidelines on what to look for and what not to buy, but at the end of the day, the client made the buying decision.
After countless hours of research and chatting with other fitness professionals asking what they offer their, they always pointed to ProGrade Nutrition.
First, let me be clear. I do not believe in finding short-cuts to achieving your fitness goals, whether it’s weight loss or simply running a 10K. Hard work and proper nutrition is critical. And, if you’ve been to my classes in the past, you’ll know I’m all about fruits, veggies, seeds, nuts, and protein (lean meats).
However, 0nce I looked at what ProGrade Nutrition had to offer and how they actually stand behind their product, I was sold.
Offering a product is an extension of one’s business. And, if the product is not solid, then one’s business may not be looked at as a quality business.
ProGrade Nutrition is a supplements company that was started by two fitness professionals fed up with poor products on the market. They teamed up with a registered dietitian that helped with the scientific research in putting together high quality products for fitness & weight loss, that is also backed by science.
ProGrade offers a wide variety of products such as: protein powder, meal replacements, nutritional bars, multi-vitamins for men & women, and weight loss — just to name a few.
You can’t find ProGrade at a vitamin store, grocery store, or supplement stores. It can only be sold by fitness professionals such as myself.
This should be great news for you!
Now, you don’t need to hear from some sort of teenager or muscle head that has no clue what your personal fitness goals are and “recommend” junk.
With ProGrade, you’ll be able to actually consume good, high quality, and natural product(s) to help you meet your fitness goals, from weight loss to muscle recovery and other critical areas to fitness training.
Even better, ProGrade is made for practically every type of person, whether you’re a weekend warrior, a mom training in my boot camps 3 days per week, new to fitness training, or simply someone that lives a very active lifestyle.
Feel free to go to my personal store so you can see what ProGrade has to offer.
There you’ll be able to see all of their products. And, if you have additional questions about ProGrade, please feel free to contact me, or call the toll-free ProGrade customer support number.
Hey Fellow Boot Campers!
So, now that Christmas is creeping on us, I wanted to give everyone an update regarding our closures.
Keep in mind, we are a boutique fitness training facility, not a big box gym. So, I don’t make people work Holidays (including myself) because we have families we like to share with.
I believe spending time with family is very important, even if you are not a fan of the in-laws, or cousin Jim.
With that said, we are closed on Friday December 23rd, Saturday December 24th and Monday, December 26th. As well as Friday December 30th, Saturday December 31st, and Monday January 2nd.
If you feel compelled to workout, I’ll post a Holiday workout for both Christmas and New Years.
If you feel compelled to rejoice with food, alcohol, and sweets, please keep in mind that you will be working very hard the next time I see you. Not that it makes a difference…
And, if you are looking for a fitness boot camp gym. You’ve found the best place to lose weight and get in shape. Guaranteed!
Don’t believe me? Come check out one of our classes… or better yet, 2 FREE weeks and get a $50 coupon towards membership. You’ll know exactly why we are the best fitness boot camp program in Broomfield, Westminster, Thornton, and Erie, Colorado.
Merry Christmas & Happy New Years!!
Coach Javier