What are you afraid of? Is it hard work? Do you fear failing? Do you fear being criticized? Is it all of the above, or a combination of a few? Every new gym goer probably has some kind of fear when entering a new facility. Will everyone there be in better shape than you? Will [...]
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One of my favorite things about the last blog I wrote (entitled: “You Know What They Say About Assumptions…”) is that I told you just about nothing about my first workout experience at Fun Intelligent Training. I told you that it was different and unique and shattered my assumptions, [...]
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Our main man Adam is back for more. Please read the first 2 articles in this series if you have yet to do so:
http://funintelligenttraining.com/soul-baring-time
http://funintelligenttraining.com/treadmill-to-nowhere
Well, I had my first Bootcamp workout experience. Let me just say that I am now a die-hard fan of this program. As I mentioned in the first blog, I have had [...]
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Well, I guess that if you read my first blog you might still be wondering just who I am. I mean, it’s not exactly normal for a guy to start going to a new gym and then launch into sharing his experiences online with people he has never met. Well, I’m not exactly [...]
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This is a special guest post and the first in a series. Good stuff to come…
Somewhere close to where I live there is a gym. It’s a pretty average gym. You walk in and see wall-to-wall rubber floor mats, treadmills stretching into the distance, a few weight benches, TV sets dangling from the ceiling all [...]
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Having been in the fitness industry as a personal trainer for a number of years, I’ve had my fair share of female clients. Unfortunately an overwhelming amount of them had a negative perception of their body image. As such many of them resorted to extreme measures such as dangerously low calorie restriction, excessive exercise, and [...]
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Newly crowned XCFL Light Heavyweight champ Alexandre “Vaca” Moreno masterfully instructed class tonight for the first time at Fun Intelligent Training. We are excited to have the opportunity to work with someone of his caliber and are eagerly anticipating the next class this coming Wednesday.
Also, please remember to mark your calendars for Saturday, February 20th [...]
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I have been saving this article for over a year now, as I think it is one of the best explanations of the current state of the fitness industry that I have found. It succinctly describes what I try to tell people all of the time: there is much more to being a [...]
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The Confused Muscle Head
“Alright guys, I have to head home. I have Pilates class early tomorrow.” I say as I step off of my stool at the bar. My friends give me long, confused glances. They don’t even have to say anything. I know exactly what they are thinking…”Pilates class? Is he joking?”
The truth is [...]
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Though you may be hard pressed to find a study that proves it, I think it is safe to say that the body can go further than the mind when it comes to physical exertion. When the lactic acid starts to build in your muscles, your lungs feel like they are about to collapse on [...]
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