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		<title>Great Personal Trainer Nutritional Meal Delivery Resource for You and Your Clients</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2011 21:10:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Lutz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fat Loss]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I thought you would be interested in learning about a new meal delivery program similar to Nutrisystem BUT it uses real food without all the processed ingredients. My clients love the taste and simplicity. It takes away all the guess work, time and hassle of shopping and cooking and it provides perfectly balanced nutritional meals [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I thought you would be interested in learning about a new meal delivery<br />
    program similar to Nutrisystem BUT it uses real food without all the<br />
    processed ingredients.<span id="more-475"></span></p>
<p>    My clients love the taste and simplicity. It takes away all the guess work,<br />
    time and hassle of shopping and cooking and it provides perfectly<br />
    balanced nutritional meals portioned perfectly. Even better&#8230;trainers<br />
    (you and I) make money when our clients buy the meal program.<br />
    Also, we can make money when we sign up our fellow trainers and their<br />
    total sales hit certain benchmarks. We make between $60 and $80 for<br />
    every 28 day meal program your client purchases and you make $1,200<br />
    every time your team sales hit $15,000.  </p>
<p>    They offer 3 different meal plans between $299 and $389 plus Fedex<br />
    shipping. They provide excellent customer support for us. You can<br />
    signup for free (yes&#8230;100% free for trainers to join, NO catches).</p>
<p>Sign up for free <a href="https://www.personaltrainerfood.com/signup.html?uid=3384" target=new">HERE </a>through their affiliate site.</p>
<p>    If you&#8217;d like to take some of the nutritional burden off of yourself, but still have a revenue source in the process, this is the way to go. </p>
<p><iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/G5aols45uSA" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></p>
<p>    You can sign up for free <a href="https://www.personaltrainerfood.com/signup.html?uid=3384" target=new">HERE </a>through their affiliate site, Personal Trainer Food.</p>
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		<title>High Intensity Training Phone Consultations with a Master Trainer. Improve Your Personal Training Business or Get Technical Fitness Advice.</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jun 2011 15:47:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Lutz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fat Loss]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[After more than 2 years of not taking on any more 1 on 1 personal training clients and growing our personal training business for our trainers, I&#8217;ve decided to open up 1 of our 1 on 1 options again; high intensity training phone consultations. Whether you are a high intensity training fitness enthusiast or a [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>After more than 2 years of not taking on any more 1 on 1 personal training clients and growing our personal training business for our trainers, I&#8217;ve decided to open up 1 of our 1 on 1 options again; high intensity training phone consultations.</p>
<p>Whether you are a high intensity training fitness enthusiast or a professional personal trainer in the field, Master Trainer, Chris Lutz, has the answer for you to help perfect your training experience. <span id="more-179"></span>A little knowledge goes a long way.</p>
<p>Are you having trouble making progress? Don&#8217;t know how to organize a routine? Don&#8217;t know how to figure out appropriate resistances to use? Equipment problems? Don&#8217;t know how to work with or around an injury? Specific problems with your clients that you train?</p>
<p>Whatever your problem, more than likely the answer is within reach and can be solved relatively quickly and you can get back to productive training.</p>
<p>Master Trainer, Chris Lutz, has been thoroughly involved specifically in HIT for well over a decade professionally being certified when he was only 19 years old and obtaining a college degree in exercise science. He&#8217;s been using HIT principles since the age of 14. Through constant academic study, good further technical training from some of the best minds in the industry, several years of management of other HIT facilities, and owning a HIT company currently, put him at Master Trainer status. He has seen and worked through just about every issue relating to safe and effective high intensity training.</p>
<p>Testimonials:</p>
<p>&#8220;Chris Lutz has been our personal trainer for 4 years, and in our opinion, you will not find a better trainer with a better program. We&#8217;re both turning 45 years old this summer, and are thankful to say that we&#8217;re in the best shape of our lives due to our regimen with S.P.A.R.T.A.. Every week for 4 years we&#8217;ve done a High Intensity Training (HIT) workout for 30 minutes a session, that&#8217;s it. We both have gained strength/muscle mass, and also have lost a significant amount of fat by maximizing our efforts during training sessions and minimizing unhealthy food choices. If you&#8217;re looking for a personal trainer who can guide you to your personal best, please give S.P.A.R.T.A. a call.&#8221;</p>
<p>June 2, 2008<br />
Tina and Marcus Pluntke</p>
<p>&#8220;I am so excited to have found Chris Lutz and S.P.A.R.T.A.! I have worked with other trainers in the past&#8212;have spent a lot of money&#8212;and have gotten minimal results. In just 2 months at S.P.A.R.T.A. and the program they employ, I am down in weight, up in muscle tone, and thrilled with the results. You know it&#8217;s working when others notice a difference in you, too&#8212;and that&#8217;s just further proof that the knowledge and expertise is what separates them from others in the personal training profession. If you want great results in a short amount of time, look to Chris and his S.P.A.R.T.A. team. You will NOT be disappointed.&#8221;</p>
<p>July 22, 2008<br />
Top qualities: Great Results, Expert, High Integrity<br />
Kristine Condie &#8211; business owner and busy mom.<br />
training with S.P.A.R.T.A. since 2008, and hired S.P.A.R.T.A. more than once</p>
<p>&#8220;I have worked with S.P.A.R.T.A. for over 2 years on conditioning and weight training. They have helped me get stronger, lose weight and stay focused. I highly recommend them to anyone wanting to get in to shape. The president is a great person and really cares about his clients and his work!&#8221;</p>
<p>July 7, 2008<br />
Top qualities: Great Results, Expert, High Integrity<br />
David B. Smith &#8211; training with S.P.A.R.T.A. since 2007, and hired S.P.A.R.T.A. more than once</p>
<p>&#8220;If you ever want to truly make a lifestyle change, have proven weight control results, or tone up S.P.A.R.T.A.&#8217;s system truly works! Their personal training regime is doable for anyone at any age. They make the process so simple and so attainable. It&#8217;s easy to lose weight and get fit with the schedule. Chris Lutz&#8217;s knowledge of anatomy and it&#8217;s relation to fitness, and health is extraordinary. He not only gives you a plan, but the why behind it. He is very low pressure with measurable results. I highly recommend S.P.A.R.T.A.. They will change your life!&#8221;</p>
<p>April 15, 2008<br />
Top qualities: Personable, Expert, High Integrity<br />
Sharon Inetas &#8211; training with S.P.A.R.T.A. since 2008</p>
<p>&#8220;I hired Chris Lutz to help me correct 9 years of weight gain and muscle loss due to an out of control thyroid. In the last year I have lost 50 pounds and gained muscle thanks to Chris&#8217; ability to provide a personal training regime that works for me. S.P.A.R.T.A. understands the body and illnesses and worked with me to overcome the obstacles for my specific condition. You have nothing to lose by visiting them for a consultation to see if they can improve your health and fitness level. I guarantee you will be pleased by the results if you follow the program&#8230;.and who can&#8217;t do two thirty minute workouts each week?&#8221;</p>
<p>July 6, 2008<br />
Top qualities: Great Results, Expert, Creative<br />
Indra Books &#8211; busy business professional combating a medical condition.<br />
training with S.P.A.R.T.A. since 2007</p>
<p>&#8220;Chris Lutz is a true expert in his field and is not afraid to shoot down myths about exercise. The workouts he puts his clients through are TOUGH, and they get the job done in a small amount of time. Regardless of your level of exercise expertise, S.P.A.R.T.A. is the perfect solution.&#8221;</p>
<p>July 7, 2008<br />
Top qualities: Personable, Expert, High Integrity<br />
Butch Porter &#8211; training with S.P.A.R.T.A. since 2007</p>
<p>As you can see people have had a positive and productive experience working with Master Trainer, Chris Lutz. If you&#8217;d like to get the same kind of result producing advice, then simply click add to cart below and grab your 1 hour block. You&#8217;ll receive an email to schedule your phone call with the Master Trainer withing 24 hours.</p>
<p>Need a new workout? Need a new meal plan? Need personal training business advice? That will all be included should you need it. You will also receive a sizable discount on S.P.A.R.T.A.&#8217;s High Tech Training monthly program if you decide to continue.</p>
<p>We have a limited number of time slots so make sure to grab your&#8217;s now. This service is not available all the time because he does not work 1 on 1 with new clients any more. Phone consultations are only open for a limited time frame so set one up now by clicking below. As soon as you&#8217;re registered, you&#8217;ll receive an email to schedule your call within 24 hours.</p>
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<p>Be sure to check back or subscribe to S.P.A.R.T.A.&#8217;s <a href="http://spartatraining.com/blog/" target="_blank">business of personal training</a> blog for more updates and <a href="https://www.spartatraining.com/store/" target="_blank">personal trainer business tools and services</a>.</p>
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		<title>S.P.A.R.T.A. Nutritional Supplement Line</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jun 2010 02:47:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Lutz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve got great news. After nearly 3 solid years of looking, I finally found the right company for our nutritional product line. I narrowed it down to 2 options and the one I chose is THE best. I&#8217;ve known about them for some time and had numerous recommendations from other leading industry professionals. Those of [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;ve got great news.  After nearly 3 solid years of looking, I finally found the right company for our nutritional product line.  I narrowed it down to 2 options and the one I chose is <strong>THE best</strong>.  I&#8217;ve known about them for some time and had numerous recommendations from other leading industry professionals.  <span id="more-110"></span></p>
<p>Those of you that know me, know that I am a man of science and <strong>WILL NOT attach my name and reputation to just anything</strong>.  They have gone through the extra effort of becoming GMP certified.  GMP means Good Manufacturing Practices. Nutritional supplements are not FDA regulated.  In the absence of that, a GMP certification with third party auditors ensures inspections of dietary supplement manufacturing facilities to determine whether specified performance standards on a number of measures—including quality control, cleanliness, receiving and testing of raw materials—are being met.  </p>
<p>All of the ingredients are something I feel comfortable ingesting, myself.  In fact, they don&#8217;t use artificial sweetners (aspartame) which make other supplements like workout shakes taste crappy.  They use Stevia which is a non-caloric sweetner which also has a nutritional content and contains fiber.  And there aren&#8217;t any strange herbs or anything.  It&#8217;s very good stuff.  J<strong>ust good old fashioned nutrients</strong>.<br />
Like I said, I won&#8217;t attach my name to just anything and after nearly 3 years of research, this is it!  </p>
<p><a href="http://spartatraining.getprograde.com/" target="new"><strong>S.P.A.R.T.A.&#8217;s Pro Grade Nutritional Supplement Line</strong></a></p>
<p><a href="http://spartatraining.getprograde.com/protein-powder.html" target="new"><img src="http://spartatraining.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/Prograde-whey-protein1.jpg" alt="" title="Prograde whey protein" width="150" height="248" class="alignright size-full wp-image-112" /></a></p>
<p>Today is the first day of the launch.  We&#8217;ve started with the basics like men&#8217;s and women&#8217;s line of multivitamins, whey protein powder, and pre and post workout drink.<br />
<strong>BE SURE TO STAY TUNED</strong> because in the following days, I&#8217;ll be releasing a new product each day.</p>
<p><strong>Tuesday </strong>- Meal Replacement with 35 grams protein and 8 grams of fiber.</p>
<p><strong>Wednesday </strong>- Nutritional bars &#8220;Cravers&#8221; only 180 cals. No trans fats and comes in peanut butter, almond butter, and spirulina.  Healthy dark chocolate to satisfy that chocolate craving.</p>
<p><strong>Thursday</strong> &#8211; Essential Fatty Acids.  Reduce your risk of early death from cardiovascular disease by 50%.  It&#8217;s krill oil which is just as effective and won&#8217;t give you &#8220;fish burps&#8221;.  I&#8217;m a huge supporter of essential fatty acids for everything from brain health to it&#8217;s anti-inflammatory properties.</p>
<p><strong>Friday</strong> &#8211; The week will be culminating in the release of the weight loss product, METABOLISM.  This link will come with one of the best articles on metabolic effects of certain nutrients I&#8217;ve ever read.  This is a great natural product at the right dosage so as not to cause the side effects of other weight loss products.<a href="http://spartatraining.getprograde.com/prograde-metabolism.html" target="new"><img src="http://spartatraining.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/Prograde-Metabolism.jpg" alt="" title="Prograde Metabolism" width="150" class="alignright size-full wp-image-113" /></a></p>
<p>This is big.  If you&#8217;d like a reasonably priced supplement line that you can feel safe taking and expect good results, I&#8217;ve found it for you through my own research.  <strong>I&#8217;m very skeptical and I haven&#8217;t seen anything that would make me not want to be a part of this or not want to attach my name and reputation to it. </strong></p>
<p>So here&#8217;s that link again. Come in and check out what we&#8217;ve got available. Thank you.</p>
<p><a href="http://spartatraining.getprograde.com/" target="new"><strong>S.P.A.R.T.A.&#8217;s Prograde Nutritional Supplement Product Line</strong></a></p>
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		<title>Diet vs. Cardio</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 01:11:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Lutz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This video may help shed some light on why just doing &#8220;cardio&#8221; or why trying to burn off fat may be a losing strategy before it begins. Take a look below. Now, a much better strategy is to control how many calories go in in the first place. It doesn&#8217;t take a lot either. Even [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This video may help shed some light on why just doing &#8220;cardio&#8221; or why trying to burn off fat may be a losing strategy before it begins.  Take a look below.  <span id="more-60"></span></p>
<p><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/UQbuzsY_34Q&#038;hl=en_US&#038;fs=1&#038;color1=0x234900&#038;color2=0x4e9e00"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/UQbuzsY_34Q&#038;hl=en_US&#038;fs=1&#038;color1=0x234900&#038;color2=0x4e9e00" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></p>
<p>Now, a much better strategy is to control how many calories go in in the first place.  It doesn&#8217;t take a lot either.  Even just a modest reduction can result in significant fat loss over time.  It&#8217;s got to be lower than what you need to maintain your weight though, not just lower than what you normally eat.  If you need 2000 calories, eating around 1500 will cause you to lose about one pound per week.  Let&#8217;s say that you use S.P.A.R.T.A. Training and put on a few pounds of lean tissue and can now your metabolism is 500 calories higher a day.  You&#8217;re consuming 1500, but now your body needs 2500.  Where does the extra 1000 calories it needs come from?  Your gut, hips, thighs, butt, etc.  This is a good example of how you can lose fat on a comprehensive program even without large amounts of &#8220;cardio&#8221;.  In fact, endurance exercise has been shown to reduce lean tissue lowering a person&#8217;s metabolism.  That&#8217;s the opposite of what we want to do.  You will also need to know what your unique metabolism is.  This is where a <a href="http://spartatraining.com/blog/nutrition/ive-got-the-answer/" target="new">metabolic test</a> can come in handy.  And for tracking your calories going forward, use our free tool <a href="http://spartatraining.com/info-products.php" target="new">here</a>.  I hope you enjoyed the video.</p>
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		<title>2010 New Year Change Your Body Kick Start Premium Program</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jan 2010 20:41:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Lutz</dc:creator>
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		<title>28 Day Rapid Fat Loss Program (Video included)</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Dec 2009 20:03:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Lutz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hey Chris Lutz-Master Trainer here, Wanted to share this video with you today to show you 2 things. 1. The awesome snow storm we got in VA that&#8217;s at 2 feet and counting. Supposed to go until tomorrow morning. And.. 2. Our 28 Day Rapid Fat Loss Program coming up starting Jan. 2nd. Listen for [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hey Chris Lutz-Master Trainer here,</p>
<p>Wanted to share this video with you today to show you 2 things. </p>
<p>1. The awesome snow storm we got in VA that&#8217;s at 2 feet and counting.  Supposed to go until tomorrow morning.<span id="more-54"></span></p>
<p>And..</p>
<p>2.  Our 28 Day Rapid Fat Loss Program coming up starting Jan. 2nd.  Listen for the details below.</p>
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<p>Go to <a href="https://www.spartatraining.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&amp;cPath=2&amp;products_id=2" target="new" class="broken_link">28 Day Rapid Fat Loss Program</a> to sign up.</p>
<p>If you&#8217;re not local on the East coast in VA and can&#8217;t get in on this killer program, you can get the same routiness and advice through our online training solution.  Perfect for people at distance and a fraction of the cost too.  Only $19.  Go <a href="http://www.spartatraining.com/online-training.php" target="new">here</a> to sign up.</p>
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		<title>I&#8217;ve got the answer</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 18:28:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Lutz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[OK, I&#8217;ll warn you ahead of time that I&#8217;m going to try to sell you something here, but it&#8217;s extremely valuable information. In fact, if enough people knew this information, it would single handedly halt and reverse our obesity crisis in it&#8217;s tracks. Many of you have probably heard me mention the word metabolism and [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>OK, I&#8217;ll warn you ahead of time that I&#8217;m going to try to sell you something here, but it&#8217;s extremely valuable information.  In fact, if enough people knew this information, it would single handedly halt and reverse our obesity crisis in it&#8217;s tracks.  <span id="more-48"></span></p>
<p>Many of you have probably heard me mention the word metabolism and have asked room fulls of you before if you know what your&#8217;s is.  I&#8217;ve asked a room full of 40 people before if anyone in the room knows what their metabolism is and only 1 or 2 hands go up.  However, almost 100% of the people in that room would like to lose more than a few pounds of body fat.  How could these people ever hope to control their weight, let alone lose a significant amount, unless they know this number?  The answer is that they can&#8217;t.  </p>
<p>It pains me to see people put all of their efforts and try really hard at things that have little to no effect on fat loss.  Or worse, they try to avoid what they think are fattening foods (also happens to be the ones they like), but still consume too many calories and nothing happens or they get fatter.  That&#8217;s because the type of food has literally nothing to do with short term fat loss.  <strong>The truth is that you MUST know your metabolism if you want to have any hope of ever controlling your weight and looking good.</strong></p>
<p>What if I told you that you could take a 10 min. test and have a 10 min. conversation and you would know just about everything you need to know to control your weight and body fat level for the rest of your life?  Even without exercise!  When will you hear a personal trainer say that?  It&#8217;s not the best and your body will deteriorate and not function at some point, but it is possible.  </p>
<p>I&#8217;ll teach you the single most powerful and important number and technique for you to lose as much fat as you want or maintain once you are there.  I am one of a few professionals who can accurately test your metabolism and tell you this information.  Again, unless you know what this single number is, everything is a round about effort or a guess at best.  Once you know this number, it will last a lifetime.  Your metabolism won&#8217;t change significantly for at least a decade.  It could, however, change positively in a matter of a few workouts if you decided to add <a href="http://spartatraining.com/methodology.php" target="new">proper exercise</a> to this plan.  Sure you could figure this out with a formula, but why haven&#8217;t you done that already?  And if you have any doubts about the accuracy or your specific metabolism, this test will tell us for sure.  It&#8217;s no mystery, let&#8217;s figure out that number once and for all.  </p>
<p>To prove this is not junk and is accurate and reliable information (I wouldn&#8217;t sell you something that wasn&#8217;t), here is the link to the <a href="http://www.microlifeusa.com/pdfs/BodyGem/BodyGemValidation.pdf" target="new">validation studies</a>.  </p>
<p>The test is $49 and once you have the number, you are off and running (so to speak).  What&#8217;s it going to be?  No other piece of information could have such power over your own general well being and looks.  </p>
<p>However, each test requires a single personal disposable mouthpiece and I only have 12 of them left.  I don&#8217;t know if I&#8217;ll continue this service once they are gone because we have a registered dietician on staff.  You can sign up NOW for a <a href="http://spartatraining.com/services.php" target="new">metabolic test</a>.</p>
<p>After you&#8217;ve done that make sure you engage in regular <a href="http://spartatraining.com/methodology.php" target="new">high intensity circuit resistance training </a>to BOOST your resting metabolism.  Make no mistake about it, building lean tissue is the ONLY way to raise your resting metabolism (your biggest calorie burner).  </p>
<p>I&#8217;ll be following this up with a video soon and a more descriptive book with one of my favorite routines in it.  Stay tuned!</p>
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		<title>Playing the game</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:45:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Lutz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Happy Thanksgiving everybody! I hope you all got a chance to grab and read a copy of my FREE book Maximum Fat Loss, Minimum Time. Sadly, the freebie has passed and is now closed. I want to talk about an idea that I had that might be a successful strategy for some of you. Many [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Happy Thanksgiving everybody!  I hope you all got a chance to grab and read a copy of my FREE book Maximum Fat Loss, Minimum Time.  Sadly, the freebie has passed and is now closed.  </p>
<p>I want to talk about an idea that I had that might be a successful strategy for some of you.  Many people wake up each day trying to lose fat and put in a lot of effort to restrict, restrict, restrict calorie intake.  The only trouble with this is it&#8217;s kind of a negative emotion evoking way to think.  <span id="more-40"></span></p>
<p>So as I&#8217;ve talked with many of you lots of times, your body is not operating on exactly a 24 hour basis so even if you are averaging a deficit over 3-5 days, you&#8217;ll still lose.  I figure that if you would like to lose 10 lbs, that equals a solid block of 35,000 calories.  Start your fat loss with that chunk in mind and each day you are below your limit, subtract that out of the original chunk.  If you are in a surplus, add that back into the original.  There is a caveat here.  You cannot go too low either.  If you don&#8217;t eat enough and go below your lower limit, ADD that amount back in.  Going too low and delving into shutdown mode is just as bad, if not worse, than consistently eating too much.  </p>
<p>The idea here is to gradually whittle down that origninal chunk.  And because there will be some good days and some ones where you over do it, just keep whittling down.  On average, as you whittle down, you&#8217;ll lose.  The act of whittling down should feel like a success in your mind (like winning a game) versus constantly thinking negatively that you have to restrict what your are consuming, or avoiding foods you like, etc.</p>
<p>Of course, this is going to require that you know what your metabolism is to begin with.  Be sure to pay attention over the next couple days as I&#8217;ll be putting up another post especially about accurately determining what your specific metabolism is.  </p>
<p>Enjoy your holiday with you family and don&#8217;t stress about how much you are consuming.  If you&#8217;ve been doing well up until now, you should have a nice deficit built up and a bigger cushion going into the big day.  We&#8217;ll get right back on track after the holiday is over.</p>
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		<title>The Proper Way to Refuel After a Workout</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2009 01:37:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephanie Mull</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The workout itself is great for your body. It gets your metabolism revved up, it burns calories, it trains your muscles to become more efficient, and it makes you feel good. However the post-workout snack is almost as important as the workout itself. If you throw all good eating habits out the window and reward [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The workout itself is great for your body.  It gets your metabolism revved up, it burns calories, it trains your muscles to become more efficient, and it makes you feel good.  However the <strong>post-workout snack is almost as important as the workout itself</strong>.  If you throw all good eating habits out the window and reward yourself with a snack that defies sound nutrition principles, then you probably just negated many of the good benefits your workout provided you.  Your muscles worked hard and they need proper nutrition to repair and grow stronger.  However there is a little wiggle room.  Let me explain.<br />
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<p>When you exercise, your body pulls glycogen from the muscles.  Glycogen is your body&#8217;s storage form of glucose or sugar, which is the primary fuel for exercise depending on the type and the intensity level.  If you workout at a higher intensity or are involved in anaerobic exercise (short, powerful bursts of energy such as <a href="http://spartatraining.com/methodology.php" target="new"><strong>strength training</strong></a> or certain sports), then your body primarily uses glycogen for energy.  If you are involved in low or moderate intensity exercise, your body will use fat along with glycogen for energy.  Once you are done exercising, you must replete the glycogen.  If you don&#8217;t, you won&#8217;t have enough energy to do your next workout or the one after that.  Or maybe you will but your performance will be less than ideal and you won&#8217;t last as long as you might usually do.  So bottom line, you must replete that glycogen!  </p>
<p>You have a window of opportunity to replete glycogen and ideally it&#8217;s within 30 minutes.  Within that 30 minutes when you finish exercising, you should have a snack that is comprised of carbohydrate and protein.  Ideally you don&#8217;t want carbohydrate that is full of fiber because fiber slows digestion.  You actually want the carbs to be digested rather quickly so they get to your muscles.  Protein is important to include as it helps your body digest the carbs and it allows your muscles to absorb the glucose for storage.  </p>
<p>A client of mine came to me with 2 goals.  She told me that she wanted to win races (she&#8217;s a triathlete) and she wanted to lose some weight.  One catch though&#8230;.she wanted to keep her Starbucks skim caramel macchiato in her diet.  When it comes to weight loss, that might be something that would need to be cut out more frequently than she would have liked.  However because she already exercises regularly, I encouraged her that the ideal time to include the Starbucks coffee would be right after her workouts.  It includes carbohydrate from the syrup and protein from the milk.  <strong>Of course there are other snacks that are of better quality nutrition however keeping this coffee in her diet is extremely important to her.   So we made it work to her benefit. </strong>  If you like to eat foods that contain a lot of simple sugar, the best time to do that would be after a workout.  You still need to control the portion size however make consumption of these foods work to your advantage.  For example, if you like to eat chocolate, have 1 or 2 small pieces along with some milk as your post workout snack.  </p>
<p>A few other suggestions for snacks include: a glass of chocolate milk, cottage cheese and fruit, a cup of yogurt, a toasted bagel with slices of cheese on top, a sandwich with turkey and cheese, or a piece of fruit and a glass of milk.  Of course these are just a few suggestions.  Think about what you like to eat and be sure to get a combination of carbohydrate and protein after your workouts to reward your muscles for their hard work.  You&#8217;ll notice the difference in your strength and muscle tone for eating a proper snack after exercising.</p>
<p>Chris here again.  Thanks Stephanie for contributing this piece!  I&#8217;m especially in favor of the glass of chocolate milk after a workout.  Next to crab legs, that&#8217;s my second favorite thing on the planet as far as food goes.  Stephanie is the dietician I have chosen to work with (after years of looking) for S.P.A.R.T.A.&#8217;s nutrition program.  Her website is SMull Nutrition.  Current S.P.A.R.T.A. clients ask your trainer about how to set up your initial meeting with Stephanie to get on a guaranteed results nutrition regimen!</p>
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		<title>FDA Uncovers Additional Tainted Weight Loss Products</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 03:00:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Lutz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[FDA Uncovers Additional Tainted Weight Loss Products in it&#8217;s March 20th, 2009 news release. This is an absolute must read for anyone taking or that has taken weight loss products that they assume to be natural or herbal. These products are quite pervasive in the market lately and chances are many people are consuming them [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>FDA Uncovers Additional Tainted Weight Loss Products in it&#8217;s March 20th, 2009 news release.</p>
<p>This is an absolute must read for anyone taking or that has taken weight loss products that they assume to be natural or herbal.  These products are quite pervasive in the market lately and chances are many people are consuming them daily thinking that they may be harmless because of those natural or herbal labels.  The FDA&#8217;s list has grown to 72 of these products that contain undeclared and ACTIVE pharmaceutical drugs.  <span id="more-25"></span></p>
<p>Read <a href="http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm149547.htm" target="new">FDA Uncovers Additional Tainted Weight Loss Products</a> </p>
<p>S.P.A.R.T.A.&#8217;s position is that with proper education and calorie control, reasonable and safe fat loss will occur.  There are very few supplements we might recommend outside of multi-vitamin and fish oil or calcium.  Many of these products labeled thermogenic are stimulants at best.  If you have questions about this subject or something similar, we can refer you to a registered dietician who can provide a more detailed answer.</p>
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