10% gone

Ten Percent Gone

It's now the 6th of Feb. We have already passed one full month into 2009, and are now one-tenth of the way to 2010.

10% down,
90% to go!

Time flies. Whether you're having fun or not. How are your New Years Resolutions holding up?If you're behind schedule or have lost focus a little bit -

Start today.
Set some New Month Resolutions!

Maybe you want to lose 15lbs by Memorial Day?
Start by setting a goal of 12 weight training workouts to be performed in the rest of this month.

And get the first one done tomorrow.
Time to get started.

Maybe you want to improve your overall health & fitness training?

It's never too late to make massive changes.
Take action.
Take Action NOW.


-Workout of the Day

5 minutes warm up on cardio machine of your choice!
Now perform 20 seconds on of Lunges on right Rest 10 seconds
Now perform 20 seconds on of Lunges on the Left
Rest 10 Seconds
Perform 20 seconds of continuous Reverse Crunchesrest 10 seconds
Perform 20 seconds of continuous Db Shoulder PressRest 10 seconds

and repeat the circuit 3-4 times
Finish with 5 minutes of 1 minute fast 1 minute slow on your cardio equipment
Cool Down 5 Minutes
Curse my name and hit the shower!

-For You and your Kids

Upcoming workshops:
Calle Mayor Middle School
4800 Calle Mayor Drive, Torrance CA 90505
January, 27, 2008 - Self Esteem Workshop
With a teens hectic schedule, keeping up with technology, trying to wear the right clothing, getting good grades, and just keeping their heads above water..... Our kids are inundated with things to think (or stress) about. It is no wonder that some of them feel lost and have low self esteem. Just as our lives are becoming more complicated as the years pass... so are the lives of our children. This workshop will give you tools to help your child improve their self esteem.

February 17th - Test Preparation and Test Taking Skills Workshop
Tests are stressful for everyone - Teachers, Students and Parents! Make tests and standardized tests an easier part of school by being prepared. This workshop will give some great test taking strategies that can reduce your child's fear of tests and possibly even score higher. You won't want to miss the concrete ideas and details in this one!

March 24th - Communicating with your teen
An entire workshop devoted to helping you finally have a conversation with your teen! If this month's newsletter is at all interesting to you.... you won't want to miss this presentation!

Jefferson Middle School -
21717 Talisman Street Torrance CA 90503
6:00 p.m.
February 10th- Time Management / Organization Workshop-
Time management and organization are not skills that all people are born with. Yet, somehow we are all expected to be organized and manage our time. This presentation will provide ideas on how to get your kid organized and manage their busy lifestyles. Who knows,you may even end up learning a few ideas for yourself in the process!

February 18th - (rescheduled) Bullying Assemblies
I will be presenting an assembly to the students of Jefferson Middle school on bullying. These assemblies will include what bullying is: including the 4 different types of bullying, and a brief discussion on how to deal with bullying. The goal is to increase the awareness of the students in an attempt to help eliminate future situations. The presentation will be geared for kids and will include elements of music, humor, and interesting facts to keep their attention.

March 31st - Test Preparation and Test Taking Skills Workshop
Tests are stressful for everyone - Teachers, Students and Parents! Make classroom tests and standardized tests an easier part of school by being prepared. This workshop will give some great test taking strategies that can help reduce your childs' fear of test taking and possibly even score higher. You won't want to miss the concrete ideas and details in this one!


Hull Middle School
3420 W. 229th Place, Torrance CA 90505
6:30 p.m
March 3rd - Homework and Test taking strategies
This presentation will be a combination of my "Help! My kid has homework presentation"and my "test taking strategies" presentations. Homework and Tests go hand in hand. It will include when to help with homework, how much homework your child should receive and some test taking strategies to ease the entire test taking experience.

For more info go to:
http://www.talkingtohelp.com/

My Fat Burning Whole Body Workout

Here's my attempt today on cutting off any
Holiday weight gain.

Decided to stick with Kettlebells:

Circuit 1
High Pull
Sumo Deadlift
Swings
Dips
10 Each in a circuit 3 times

Circuit 2
Cleans
Alt Swings
Med Ball Push ups
10 Each x3

Circuit 3
Front Squat
Single Leg Deadlift
10 each x 3

Whew! Looks like a winner!
Wish me luck.

For more workouts:
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Palos Verdes High School workout

Trained the boys from Palos Verdes High School.
Nathan who plays Basketball and Mike a Lacrosse player.

A1 Bench Press
A2 Contra Lateral curl with a Lunge
x 5

B1 Squat and Press
B2 Mixed grip Pull ups
x 5

Core circuit
C1 Mountain climbers on a BOSU
C2 Ball Slam
C3 Russian twist
x 3

After we had a chance to talk about Halloween adventures and they
showed me a classmates youtube videos.

Have a great birthday Mike!


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