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Quick Abs Workout In 7 Minutes (Video)

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Thursday, July 21st, 2011

Hey! quick abs workout to lose stomach fat

What’s happenin?

All’s well on this end of the computer screen. Family’s doing awesome, workouts are going awesome and my abs have been poppin’!

How’s that you say?

How does a dude like me get his abs to pop?

First, I cut the crap out that I’ve been eating lately. I eat pretty damn well most of the time, but have let myself have a few too many treats – I justified the foods by saying I was stressed, or could work it off later, but that was just stupid.

Then I started doing some of the abs workouts I’ve been designing for other people.

Imagine that! I actually do the workouts I design for my clients (and you)!

When I decided I wanted to sharpen up my abs and trim that stomach fat, I picked one of my favorite programs called “The Puzzle.”

The Puzzle allows you to pick and choose the body parts you want to work…and I wanted to work my abs.

I also wanted to do a bit more Metabolic stuff, so I picked a few of my special bodyweight cardio workouts to add to the mix.

Here’s a sample of one of the Core Workouts from the program.

Quick Abs Workout In 7-Minutes

Here’s the rundown on that quick abs workout…

Perform the following abs exercises as a circuit and complete as many circuits as you can in 7 minutes:

1A) Dumbbell Swing – 20 times
1B) Burpee – 8 times
1C) Reverse Crunch – 15 times
1D) Butt Raise – 10 times

Repeat that circuit as many times possible in 7 minutes, while limiting the amount o rest you take. We’re shooting for a major metabolic disruption that maximizes calorie burn and cranks up the intensity on the abs and causes that fat to melt off.

You would then pick either another Quick Abs Workout, or do what I did and pick another Bodyweight Cardio workout and complete your entire weight loss workout.

Total time is about 17-20 minutes and you should be spent by the end (told you it was a quick abs workout!!).

If you have the time, you can do another 7-minute abs circuit, but that’s not necessary.

Sound good?

I know it does!

Now rock on with this abs workout and get to melting that fat off your gut!

Later,

The Fit Dad

P.S. – If you want to learn more about the Puzzle and being a member of the Fit Parent Force, click here.

You can also become a member of the Fit Parent Force by grabbing a copy of my Fat Loss To Go program, and can learn more about that by clicking here.

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Fast Legs Circuit Workout

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Thursday, July 21st, 2011

Howdy!

legs circuit workout gives you nice legs :)

Like these legs? That's what this workout does

Have you ever told yourself you wanted to have stronger, more toned and defined legs?

No?

Well why are you reading this?

If, however, you have made it this far without giving me a mental slap across the face, and are still interested in stronger butt kickin’ legs, read on because I have a sweet legs circuit workout (and video) for you to try out.

This workout is from a larger program I created called “The Puzzle.”

The short and skinny on the Puzzle is that it allows you to be in control of the program. If you want to work your legs, pick and choose individual 7-minute circuits that will help you develop stronger, more defined and toned legs.

Want better arms or abs? Well the process is the same.

But since we’re talking about legs workouts and how to get stronger, more defined and toned legs, I’m going to give you a sample of a Legs Workout from that program I created.

Fast Legs Circuit Workout

Here’s the rundown on the Legs Circuit Workout…

Perform the following legs exercises as a circuit and complete as many circuits as you can in 7-minutes:

1A) 1 ½ Bodyweight Squat – 12 times
1B) Jump Squat – 6 times
1C) Plank Extension – 12/arm
1D) Feet Elevated Hip Extension – 10 times

Go through that legs circuit workout as many times possible in 7 minutes, and then either choose another lower body workout, or grab another Puzzle Piece that hits another part of your body (like a weight loss cardio workout).

See what I’m saying? This program is incredibly powerful and once you go through that workout, and some of the other samples I have floating around the blog, a try, you’ll see that I’m speaking nothing but the truth!

That’s all I have for you today! I hope you enjoy the legs circuit workout, and the soreness it brings

Be sure to try that puppy out and let me know what you think.

Later,

The Fit Dad

P.S. – If you want to learn more about the Puzzle and being a member of the Fit Parent Force, click here. You’ll get a brand-new full workout program every month – including full, downloadable videos (much better quality than this legs circuit workout) and access to cutting-edge diet and weight loss systems whenever they’re produced. It’s the bomb-diggity.

You can also become a member of the Fit Parent Force by grabbing a copy of my Fat Loss To Go program, and can learn more about that by clicking here.

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Quick Cardio Workout Video

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Thursday, July 21st, 2011

Hey hey! quick cardio workout

What’s goin’ on in your world? Things are rockin’ and rollin’ I presume…

All’s well on this front.

I’m not going to give you any fancy schmancy openings or rig-a-ma-roll here, I’m just going to cut right to the chase and give you what I’m gonna give you.

I have a sweet little Quick Cardio Workout for you to try (but it’s not a “normal” cardio workout).

The skinny on this puppy is that it’s from a larger workout program I created called “The Puzzle.”

In The Puzzle, you pick different workouts depending upon the area of your body you want to work.

Let’s say this month you are focusing more on craning the intensity up and losing weight. There are workouts in the program (like the Cardio Workout I’m going ot share with you) that are designed specifically for that purpose.

The kicker is that all the workouts will help you lose weight, but the specific Metabolic workouts are designed to crank the intensity up a few notches and really help you burn calories.

Let’s say you want to work your abs, arms or even legs a bit harder – well there are a number of workouts for each of those trouble spots.

You pick 2 or 3 different circuits, or Puzzle Pieces, put ‘em together and you have your workout.

Do the workouts 2-4 times per week and over the course of a month those trouble spots will be improved – your waist will be smaller, your abs will be more defined, your arms, shoulders or legs will be rock hard.

Biff, bam boom!

Okay, here’s the video…

Quick Cardio Workout

Here’s the rundown for this particular workout…

Perform it as a circuit and do the following exercises:

1A) Push-up w/Shoulder Touch – 10 reps
1B) Medicine Ball Touch & Hop – 15 times
1C) Stability Ball Jack Knife – 15 times
1D) Ice Skater – 20 times

Do that puppy as many times as you can in 7 minutes, with the least amount of rest possible, and you’re done with that Puzzle Piece.

Calories burned, metabolism cranked, sweat pouring and the endorphins are flowin’!

All right, I’m gonna let you go now to get on doin’ what you do.

Give that quick cardio workout a try and let me know how you like it!

Talk to ya later,

P.S. – If you want to learn more about the Puzzle and being a member of the Fit Parent Force, click here.

You can also become a member of the Fit Parent Force by grabbing a copy of my Fat Loss To Go program, and can learn more about that by clicking here.

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2 Quick and Simple Workouts For You (Videos!!)

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Tuesday, July 19th, 2011

What’s goin’ on!

I have a couple quick and awesome fat bustin’ workout videos for you to try out today and I hope you dig ‘em as much as I do.

They’re from a recent program I designed called “The Puzzle.”

With that program, you are able to pick and choose different circuits that hit your “trouble spots”.

Want to work your Arms or Legs a bit more? You can do that.

How about your Abs and Core? You can do that too!

What if you want to mix and match and hit a few different trouble spots at once? You can do that too by grabbing different circuits and putting them together to form one killer workout!

This program is pretty sweet…and I’m not just saying that because I designed it.

Here’s how the program works.

You decide which parts of your body you want to focus on for the month (the more specific you can be the better), and then take a look at the workouts available.

The circuits are dialed down into 7-minute circuits and you should pick a couple different Puzzle Pieces to form one workout. For the math inclined, that would make the workout last around 15 minutes (2 7-minute Puzzle Pieces with 1 minute break between the two). If you have extra time, you can throw in another Puzzle Piece for a total of approximately 25 minutes.

These workouts will have you feeling fine and dandy by the time you’re finished!

Let’s say you want to lose weight, while also focusing in on your abs and core.

You would then pick 2 or 3 7-minute circuits that are focused on those areas.

Here are a couple videos showing you examples of the Puzzle Pieces.

One is for the Abs and the other is a Metabolic, or Weight Loss, Workout.

Here’s the Abs Puzzle Piece…

Here’s the Metabolic Puzzle Piece…

To do those, you would warm-up for about 5 minutes, then do the Abs Puzzle Piece for 7 minutes, rest a minute or two, then move right into the Metabolic Puzzle Piece and you’re finished!

You could also flip-flop ‘em and do the Metabolic one first, then the Abs…or you could do the Metabolic one twice, or even do the Abs one twice, or even do the Metabolic, then Abs, then Metabolic again.

Pretty sweet, huh?

By the way, if you’re a member of Fit Parent Force Monthly, this month’s Workout Of The Month is a gigantic Puzzle Workout where you pick and choose between 8 different Puzzle Piece workouts.

These puppies are awesome. When filming them, I couldn’t help but think to myself “Holy crap! Everybody’s gonna love these workouts!!” and by love, I of course mean hate because they’re pretty dang tough…but in a good way.

If you are a FPF Monthly member, click here to access this month’s issue.

If you’re not an FPF Monthly member, click here to learn how to become one. You won’t regret it!

That’s it for today!

P.S. – The Nutrition section of this month’s magazine dives into the truth about fruit. I get the question of whether fruit makes you fat all the time, so I decided to write a big article uncovering the truth. I grabbed a few of the most common reasons you shouldn’t eat fruit, and then gave my response. It’s a pretty sweet little article…but you have to be a Fit Parent Force Monthly member to read it.

If you are a FPF Monthly member, click here to access this month’s issue.

If you’re not an FPF Monthly member, click here to learn how to become one. You won’t regret it!

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Quick and Easy Bodyweight Workout

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Thursday, June 2nd, 2011

Ready for an AWESOME Bodyweight Workout?!

There are certain aspects of workouts that I love…

…and others that I absolutely hate.

For instance, I hate running. I hate it with a passion. Okay, that’s overstating. I don’t hate it with a passion, but I do greatly dislike running. If it were on Facebook, I would ‘unlike’ it – if that were possible….ah scratch that, I actually do hate running.

I also don’t like silly workouts. Dancing, doing 50,000 reps of one exercise, doing one exercise for an entire song (I’ve heard of classes where people do triceps extensions for 3 minutes!!!), saying that an ancient cannon ball with a handle is the best dad-gum thing since sliced bread (for the record, I do like kettle bells…but they’re just a tool in a quality workout)…none of those sit well with me.

You know what I love?

Short and sweet workouts.

Workouts that respect yours and my time.

Workouts that seem to say “Hey there kind and jovial person, I like you and want you to get some fine and dandy results, but that still let you get on with your day, spend more time with the kiddos and kick it (that’s relax for the un-hip).”

Those workouts are my homeboy (or homegirl depending upon your point of view).

Want to know one of my all-time favorite bodyweight workouts?

It only involves 2 exercises and it’s pretty dang sweet.

Quick and Easy Bodyweight Workout

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How To Fit In Workouts With A New Baby!

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Monday, March 14th, 2011

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Hey there! Fit Dad back with a quickie for ya…

I’m sure that by now you know I’m a daddy once again (at least hopefully you’ve been reading…) and we’re rolling with it. Nolan is doing awesome – growing like a new baby should – and all is well on the home front.

The ONLY downside is my workouts have been thrown way out of whack – even my short and sweet 10-minute workouts haven’t been happening and it’s driving me crazy…and workouts are just a wee bit important for a guy in my position.

I had to re-group and come up with a new plan that gets my workouts in – no matter the time of day – and will still get the job done.

It may sound odd at first glance given my love for 10-minute workouts, but it has been tough and I’m sure I don’t have to explain it to any parents with new babies. Trying to come up with a normal routine is a new struggle to contend with.

So here are a few things I’ve come up with for myself, as well as for all new parents trying to fit workouts in when they have more than one wee-one at home.

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Quick Abs Workout

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Wednesday, February 16th, 2011

Howdy, howdy! How’s your day going?

I won’t wine and dine you with some fancy rhetoric; instead I’ll cut right to the point.

I did a quick abs workout that was more like a “finisher” yesterday and it has my abs singing today.

I define something as a workout “finisher” as a quick circuit or super-set that I do at the end of my regular workout that’s meant to take my muscles to the tipping point…make ‘em burn a bit.

Many of the add-on workouts I lay out in Fat Loss To Go are good examples of “finishers” and the one I did yesterday was specific to the abs.