I was going to write a post today on New Year's Resolutions, but Vic Johnson beat me to it. :-) I respect the hell out of Vic. He is a great mentor and personal development coach. I really like his materials and programs. In fact, I took his course to help me write my Ebook The Science of Getting Fit: 6 Proven Steps to Achiever Your Weight Loss & Fitness Goals.

Well, in his newsletter he featured a great article that appeared at Yahoo News and other media outlets:

For immediate release -

Chanhassen, MN – December 28, 2009 – Justin Yule, a local Chanhassen fat loss expert and personal trainer, is launching his second Look Great at the Lake Boot Camp location at Classic Gymnastics in Chanhassen, MN on Monday, January 4th. Look Great at the Lake Boot Camp is a rapid fat loss & fitness boot camp for men and women striving to burn fat, build muscle and look great at the lake next summer. The Chanhassen boot camp program has proven better results in less time for a third of the cost of other Chanhassen area personal training services.

This week’s Rapid Fat Loss & Fitness Boot Camp Workout is a bodyweight based conditioning workout.

I'm going to start dedicating Tuesday's blog post to one of my favorite subjects - Personal Development.

I truly believe that before you can get your body right, you have to get your mind right. The mind governs all. Unfortunately, we're not taught in school how to use our mind for our benefit, or even what the mind actually is for that matter. If you want to lose weight, burn fat, tone up, get more fit, become healthier and/or create a damn-sexy body that looks great naked this is a subject you must understand.

Well, we’re just over half-way through 2009; can you believe it?! Today, I’m going to give you my mid-year review on the fitness industry and share 3 biggest trends that we’re seeing.

Sadly, it appears as though the fitness industry as a whole has again failed to produce any significant results on a broad scale to effectively reverse the scary obesity epidemic that is plaguing our society. More specifically, the sickening fact that American adults keep getting fatter, more lethargic, and less healthy has mirrored the unabated deterioration in the health and fitness of our youth population.

However, on a positive note, we have seen some growing fitness trends that will provide the long-term answers to solve this ever-growing problem:

Today's post is going to be a little different.

There are 2 BIG SALES going on that I feel I must inform you about if you're interested in weight loss, fat burning, muscle building, increasing energy, feeling great, looking great naked, etc. Basically, whatever your fitness goals are nutrition is going to play a big part in achieving them.

Check this out:

According to The National Weight Control Registry found that 89% of people who lost 30 or more pounds and kept it off for at least one year accomplished their goals through a combination of diet and exercise. In that study only 10% succeeded using diet alone, and only 1% using exercise alone.

So, do you think you have a handle on your nutrition program?

If you're anything like me, you need all the help you can get.

That's why I'm excited about these 2 BIG SALES that are going on right now - but, both end Friday:

This week’s Rapid Fat Loss & Fitness Boot Camp Workout is about getting your cardio in, even when it’s raining.

Yesterday was a sprint day for me, and it was raining. ☹ Ah, have no fear because the bands are here!

Check out this home-based band cardio workout. It’s an awesome way to change things up or get your cardio in when it’s raining out.

Here’s the scenario:

Alarm goes off.

Ugh, what the hell? It hurts to reach for the clock. Oh, my God! I don’t know if I can get up. Holy cow it hurts to walk!! Uh-oh, I don’t know if I can sit on the toilet…

Does any of that sound familiar?

Ah, yes, good old next-day muscle soreness ☺

But, what is it and why?

The Push-up. It is probably the most basic and most popular exercise of all time – from gym class to group fitness classes around the world. But being popular in this case doesn’t necessarily mean being well liked! In fact, I think it is safe to say that the majority of people really HATE push-ups. More specifically, the push-up tends to be the undying nemesis for people who carry extra body weight and for most females who feel they do not have the upper-body strength to ever be able to do anything but “wuss-ups,” or modified push-ups on the knees.

The goal of this article is to address everything you need to know about performing the push-up with proper form in addition to learning how to do more push-ups ASAP. Remember, people only hate what they are not good at it. In other words, I am confident that though you may currently hate push-ups, by following this program you will finally unveil your true push-up potential. And though you may never be madly in love with push-up, you’ll at least be able to stomach them!

Before I get into it, let me quickly answer the question, “Should I jog or do sprints to raise my metabolism and lose fat” with two questions of my own:

1. Have you ever seen a fat jogger?

2. Have you ever seen a fat sprinter?

OK, now let’s get into it.

We’ll start with the obvious and not so obvious, move into the science and then finish with the practical. I’ll also lay out my training program schedule for you.