TopFatLossTrainer Exercise Post:  Hamstring Exercises…by Brad Campbell

While I was away at my business meeting I had a question about the best hamstring exercises to do from home.  I thought it’d be much easier to shoot a quick video showing some of my favorite exercises to target the hamstrings and glutes.  Don’t mind the outfit, I’m too fly for real workout gear I guess, lol (what…you don’t workout in jeans?).

Hamstring Exercises You Can Do From Home:

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Lean Body Lifestyle Video Updates…by Brad Campbell

I just got back home from a long business trip to Stamford, CT, where I attended an amazing event put on by my business coach.  I had the chance to network with a lot of really cool people in the fitness industry (and many other industries) who’re doing some BIG things.  We’re talking multi-millionaires…

Here’s Me Networking With Some Entrepreneurial Rock Stars:

The atmosphere was outstanding and I definitely made some new friends and gained a whole lot of inspiration and enthusiasm from this huge group of entrepreneurs.  For you, this means more advanced fat loss coaching coming your way and more opportunities to work with me on a more personal level (more on this in the coming weeks).

One thing I regret is that I didn’t bring my clunky laptop along on the trip.  Sure, the iPhone is great for checking emails, blog comments, etc, but it’s kinda a royal pain in the butt to reply to all my Inner Circle and Platinum Personal Training clients, especially when I needed to write in-depth responses.

But I’m back now and I’ll be catching up on all the requests and questions this week.  And just to let you know I was thinking about my ‘crew,’ here are some quick videos I shot on my iPhone during seminar breaks.  I thought I’d upload them to YouTube and be able to post them onto TopFatLossTrainer right away, but I was having major issues copying and pasting the code (guess it’s not the perfect phone after all), so here they are…a little late…

TopFatLossTrainer Update:  Did You Miss Me?

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TACFIT Commando Bodyweight Workout Review…by Brad Campbell

I was doing some market research for my Inner Circle coaching program the other day, when I stumbled upon this new bodyweight workout program called TACFIT Commando.  Being the nosey guy that I am, I started reading through their sales letter to see what it was all about.

Of course, I assumed it was going to be yet another half-ass fitness program put together by some uneducated meathead who claims the product will transform you into a lean and ripped hunk/hottie without having to invest any effort whatsoever.  In other words, I thought TACFIT Commando would be a typical ebook that lacked in quality and over-delivered in hype and ridiculous claims.

However, the beeping noise on my internal BS radar began to slow the deeper I got into the sales copy.  As I continued to read, I was pleasantly surprised to see that the principles this bodyweight training program was based around mirrored almost exactly the same philosophies I preach to you guys every day here on TopFatLossTrainer.

When I got to the end of the sales page, I thought:  “I should contact the author and see if he’ll let me test drive this program to see if it’s as good as it sounds.”  So I hit him up on Facebook and within 15 minutes he had given me an all access pass inside the TACFIT Commando program.  Now, I don’t tell you that so that you’ll go and do the same thing.

This program costs money and the fact that I run a blog that gets thousands of visitors from over 100 countries each day is what allowed me to get the free insider’s look (because if I did like the program and gave it a positive shout out, this would be great for team TACFIT Commando).

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An Advanced Fat Loss Post (or NOT)…by Brad Campbell

Another fat hater Friday…who’s ready to party?  You know what…every day feels like Friday to me these days.  I’m either extremely lucky or I work extremely hard at making things happen…because I’ve got to be right up there in the running for world’s happiest man.  That’s what living the lean body lifestyle is all about – getting the body you’ve always wanted and continually improving and enjoying all other aspects of life along the way.

And speaking of enjoying life (am I the segue king or what?), one thing I really do a lot of is laughing.  If you’re not laughing on the daily, something’s wrong.  You either need to loosen up, kick some stress, find new friends or all of the above.  I think we could all stand to laugh a little more and kick back a little bit.

There’s so much damn negativity we’ve gotta deal with every single day…that’s why on this blog I always try to keep it super informative AND entertaining.  I figure if you can learn something new and LOL while reading one of my posts, then that’s time well spent.  Right?

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Celebrity Workout Review:  Rain’s Ninja Assassin Workout…by Brad Campbell

I haven’t done a celebrity workout review in a while and many of my readers have been wanting to get some insight on the “Rain workout routine for Ninja Assassin.”  After doing my research on Jeong Ji-hoon (Korean: 정지훈; born June 25, 1982), who’s much better known by his stage name Rain…I can see why.  This guy has built an amazing lean body that’s no doubt helped his career as a singer, dancer, designer, model and now actor.

What I’m digging about Rain’s physique is his proportions, symmetry, awesome v-taper and impressive leanness.  He’s managed to create a ripped body that emulates athleticism and power, but without stacking on ridiculous amounts of bulky muscle mass.  Rain has the Brad Pitt Fight Club body going on, for sure.  Here’s a pic showing his progression from when he first started training for Ninja Assassin, up through the filming of the movie…

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Advanced Ab Training Exercises…by Brad Campbell

My stance on how to get ripped abs is this:  it takes very little time spent doing direct ab exercises to end up with a flat, shredded, beach-worthy stomach.  I’ve become very anti-ab training over the years due to the obscene amount of misguided people who waste their time doing relatively useless crunches, when they should be busting ass and burning calories instead.

<— Yes, I had a HOT iPhone pic leftover from last week’s Tempo Running post that I couldn’t let go to waste…still loving the new iPhone…kinda wonder how I ever lived without one.  Anyways, back to getting ripped abs…

I do, however, identify three cases where direct ab work may be beneficial in this Inner Circle post:  Ab Training (sorry, but the videos are hidden for Inner Circle members only).

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An Advanced Fat Loss Training Post…by Brad Campbell

You know I love shorter, harder and more advanced workouts for losing fat, building muscle and sculpting the kind of hard body that could cause fender benders when you’re out running around town.

But the fact of the matter is you can’t go hard every single workout, especially when you’re following an aggressive fat loss diet plan.

So speaking of running, one of the most effective ways to add powerful calorie burning workouts to your weekly regimen without risking overtraining, is to use tempo running.

A tempo run (also called anaerobic threshold runs, lactate threshold runs or just threshold training) is basically a moderate duration steady state run done at threshold pace, which is the effort level where your body’s ability to clear lactate can no longer keep up with lactate production.

You’re probably wondering how you’re supposed to know how hard of a pace this is.  Good question.

If you have access to a heart rate monitor, this would be at about 85% of your maximum heart rate.  I prefer to just go by feel, though.  A tempo run should be done at a pace that is uncomfortable, but not impossible, to maintain.  It’s faster than  you’d like to run, but nowhere near the intensity level used with interval training.  Most tempo runs should last 20-40 minutes, depending on your fitness level.

Tempo-pace running is ideal for maximizing aerobic capacity and increasing aerobic efficiency.  This carries over to your weight training workouts and more demanding cardio workouts, where you’ll be able to perform at a higher output without hitting the wall.

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