Here you go everybody, location has been set. Next week all the boot camps will be held at Dwight Murphy field, located adjacent from the entrance to the Santa Barbara Zoo and right behind hotel Mira Monte.
You will see a softball field and in dead center field, there is a fitness training area and that is where the classes will be held.
Please, if you have any questions on how to get there or any confusion at all, feel free to email me at chris.bartl@gmail.com or call me, but email me for my phone number so I know you aren't one of my 7 stalkers that are following me.
You are who you choose to be
Friday, August 14, 2009
Round and Round we go, where I will land, who the hell knows
This is almost getting comical but I swear, this is the last time I post a schedule change for the bootcamps next week.
THE FINAL SCHEDULE LOOKS LIKE THIS:
MON - 6 PM, 7 PM
TUES - 6 PM, 7 PM
WED - 6 PM, 7 PM
THURS - 6 PM, 7 PM
FRI - 6 PM, 7 PM
Good news, well maybe not for you campers but it stokes me out, my kettlebells and blast straps came in yesterday and I'm not going to lie but I think I got a little excited. Kind of like the first time you go out without wearing any underwear type excited. It felt that good.
Get ready for next week people!
THE FINAL SCHEDULE LOOKS LIKE THIS:
MON - 6 PM, 7 PM
TUES - 6 PM, 7 PM
WED - 6 PM, 7 PM
THURS - 6 PM, 7 PM
FRI - 6 PM, 7 PM
Good news, well maybe not for you campers but it stokes me out, my kettlebells and blast straps came in yesterday and I'm not going to lie but I think I got a little excited. Kind of like the first time you go out without wearing any underwear type excited. It felt that good.
Get ready for next week people!
Thursday, August 13, 2009
Brand New, highly scientific stuff
So I'm going to try something over the next couple weeks just to prove a point to people. When talking to people about the benefits of lifting heavy weights and metabolic conditioning, people are extremely hesitant. They say stupid things like "I don't want to look like a body builder" or "I don't want to be one of those fitness models".
Well guess what morons, couple things: A. bodybuilders do steroids, you don't and B. fitness models and bodybuilders have the most insane, strict diets you could imagine and finally, besides amazing genetics, C. they train their asses off usually twice a day and have been doing it for YEARS!
I feel better now.
With all that being said, I am doing a little personal, highly scientific research on none other than myself.
What I'm going to do is record my heart rate during my lifting sessions and compare that to results from steady state cardio. What I am trying to prove is that lifting heavy weights can do more for your body than only doing steady state cardio.
Today was my first recording session. So here is what my training with heart rate looked like:
core
dynamic warm-up
A1. Single Arm Kettlebell swings - 6x7 -- 30 sec rest, 26kg bell
B1. Barbell Split Squats - 6x4 -- 40 sec rest, 175 lbs
C1. Snatch Grip RDL - 4x7 -- 15 sec rest, 225 lbs
C2. Double Leg Hip Extension Leg Curl -- 4x7 -- 90 sec rest, BW
Avg heart rate = 120
Max heart rate = 160
Total time lifting = 24 min, 56 sec.
So in 25 minutes, my heart rate was in a zone considered to be decent for steady state cardio but I was also stimulating more than just nothing. I was lifting heavy shit and getting my heart rate up, as evidenced by my max HR hitting 160 bpm.
Keep in the loop regarding this as I will post once a week or so my training for the day and my results from my heart rate readings.
Well guess what morons, couple things: A. bodybuilders do steroids, you don't and B. fitness models and bodybuilders have the most insane, strict diets you could imagine and finally, besides amazing genetics, C. they train their asses off usually twice a day and have been doing it for YEARS!
I feel better now.
With all that being said, I am doing a little personal, highly scientific research on none other than myself.
What I'm going to do is record my heart rate during my lifting sessions and compare that to results from steady state cardio. What I am trying to prove is that lifting heavy weights can do more for your body than only doing steady state cardio.
Today was my first recording session. So here is what my training with heart rate looked like:
core
dynamic warm-up
A1. Single Arm Kettlebell swings - 6x7 -- 30 sec rest, 26kg bell
B1. Barbell Split Squats - 6x4 -- 40 sec rest, 175 lbs
C1. Snatch Grip RDL - 4x7 -- 15 sec rest, 225 lbs
C2. Double Leg Hip Extension Leg Curl -- 4x7 -- 90 sec rest, BW
Avg heart rate = 120
Max heart rate = 160
Total time lifting = 24 min, 56 sec.
So in 25 minutes, my heart rate was in a zone considered to be decent for steady state cardio but I was also stimulating more than just nothing. I was lifting heavy shit and getting my heart rate up, as evidenced by my max HR hitting 160 bpm.
Keep in the loop regarding this as I will post once a week or so my training for the day and my results from my heart rate readings.
Updates camp schedule and going independent, so to speak
Okay, so after taking a generous poll of individuals that plan on attending the bootcamps next week, I have decided to NOT do the 6 am classes. Nobody seemed stoked on the idea of waking up that early in the morning to train.
Gee, I wonder why?
So, not to people out there in SB land: NO 6 AM CLASSES NEXT WEEK
Also, as a way to get amazing free marketing, I need everyone and I mean EVERYONE to go to this website:
http://www.independent.com/
Once there, look for the icon that says something like "vote for best of SB". Its the Independent's annual Best of Santa Barbara, where the people vote on the best of everything that is in SB.
Under the option of Best Outdoor Fitness Program, type in Phoenix Training & Fitness.
Its that simple. For those of you who do not live in the Santa Barbara area, you can still vote too. Just put in this number for the area code: 93109
I really appreciate all your help.
Gee, I wonder why?
So, not to people out there in SB land: NO 6 AM CLASSES NEXT WEEK
Also, as a way to get amazing free marketing, I need everyone and I mean EVERYONE to go to this website:
http://www.independent.com/
Once there, look for the icon that says something like "vote for best of SB". Its the Independent's annual Best of Santa Barbara, where the people vote on the best of everything that is in SB.
Under the option of Best Outdoor Fitness Program, type in Phoenix Training & Fitness.
Its that simple. For those of you who do not live in the Santa Barbara area, you can still vote too. Just put in this number for the area code: 93109
I really appreciate all your help.
Monday, August 10, 2009
CLASS SCHEDULE UPDATE
Next Wednesday there will be 3 classes:
6 am, 6 pm and 7 pm
Next Thursday will only have one class:
6 am ONLY
6 am, 6 pm and 7 pm
Next Thursday will only have one class:
6 am ONLY
Bootcamp schedule, product review and nothing else worth a darn
So I have been working on the format for the new bootcamps and I am super excited to unleash these next Monday morning. I even took a metabolic conditioning class yesterday and was able to pull away some really good idea's that I might add in as well.
Anyways, here is the schedule for the FREE bootcamps that I will be doing next week. By the way, you didn't read that wrong, I am doing 14 ABSOLUTELY FREE bootcamps next week:
Monday - 6 am, 6 pm, 6 pm
Tuesday - 6 am, 6 pm, 7 pm
Wednesday - 6 am
Thursday - 6 am, 6 pm, 7 pm
Friday - 6 am, 6 pm, 7 pm
Saturday - 5 pm
I will post the new location here in the next 48 hours. So tell your friends, tell your family and I look forward to see all of you there!
NEXT
Okay, so if you don't know, I'm going to lay it out for you. I love Biotest. That company pretty much saved my life and I will always buy their products, its the least I could do. But for the first time in a really long time, I think its been at least 5 years, I bought protein from another company.
I recently bought Black Star Labs Ultra Peptide Whey protein. I went with chocolate flavor because I love chocolate and since everyone and their mother makes a chocolate protein, its usually a good gauge as to flavor.
I had read a lot of review's of the product and everything I heard was positive. So I went for it and I must say that I am pleasantly surprised. It mixes well in a shaker and has a really light chocolate flavor. Honestly it reminds me of Swiss Miss Hot Chocolate in its flavor. I use it a lot in my PWO shakes and in my pre-bed meal (cottage cheese, protein and peanut butter) and the flavor is amazing. For $34.95 for a 5 pound tub (71 servings) the price is super reasonable.
So, if you are looking to try out a delicious new protein or just add one to your quiver of supplements, give it a try and you will not be disappointed.
RANDOM THOUGHT
Anyone else as excited as me to see that football season is already here? I mean I got goose bumps last night watching the Hall of Fame game highlights on Sportscenter. This is seriously my favorite time of the year. Football and the end of summer....awesome.
Anyways, here is the schedule for the FREE bootcamps that I will be doing next week. By the way, you didn't read that wrong, I am doing 14 ABSOLUTELY FREE bootcamps next week:
Monday - 6 am, 6 pm, 6 pm
Tuesday - 6 am, 6 pm, 7 pm
Wednesday - 6 am
Thursday - 6 am, 6 pm, 7 pm
Friday - 6 am, 6 pm, 7 pm
Saturday - 5 pm
I will post the new location here in the next 48 hours. So tell your friends, tell your family and I look forward to see all of you there!
NEXT
Okay, so if you don't know, I'm going to lay it out for you. I love Biotest. That company pretty much saved my life and I will always buy their products, its the least I could do. But for the first time in a really long time, I think its been at least 5 years, I bought protein from another company.
I recently bought Black Star Labs Ultra Peptide Whey protein. I went with chocolate flavor because I love chocolate and since everyone and their mother makes a chocolate protein, its usually a good gauge as to flavor.
I had read a lot of review's of the product and everything I heard was positive. So I went for it and I must say that I am pleasantly surprised. It mixes well in a shaker and has a really light chocolate flavor. Honestly it reminds me of Swiss Miss Hot Chocolate in its flavor. I use it a lot in my PWO shakes and in my pre-bed meal (cottage cheese, protein and peanut butter) and the flavor is amazing. For $34.95 for a 5 pound tub (71 servings) the price is super reasonable.
So, if you are looking to try out a delicious new protein or just add one to your quiver of supplements, give it a try and you will not be disappointed.
RANDOM THOUGHT
Anyone else as excited as me to see that football season is already here? I mean I got goose bumps last night watching the Hall of Fame game highlights on Sportscenter. This is seriously my favorite time of the year. Football and the end of summer....awesome.
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