March 2010 Sexy Back Boot Camps Fitness BINGO Contest

March 2010 Sexy Back Boot Camps Fitness BINGO Contest with Kri Chay of Kansas City

The winner of the challenge wins Black Eyed Peas tickets to the Sprint Center in KC Wednesday March 24, 2010!! Two floor seats right up front!!



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Around the World and Back Again!! Kick A$$ Return Workout

Kick a$$ workouts of the week!!

It was the beginning, first week of our return back to class after a one week break.

So, it's not TOO demanding on the body, depending on your fitness level.

Feel free to modify and make it more difficult or easier to your level.

Be sure to ALWAYS push yourself and make it intense!!!

Here it is:

Dynamic warm-ups: calisthenics

Start with Around the World Core Tabatas

Lateral Loading
2 sets. 45-15’s: Add heavy bands

You will alternate between 45 seconds of work and 15 seconds of rest through three exercises. Repeat these exercise for two total sets, and then move to the next tri-set series.

Days 1 and 3: 18 minutes each

1. Squat or Lunge with Chest band punches
2. Bear crawls on yoga mats - sagittal
3. Leg raises/Knee Ups

1. 1-arm DB swings – switch hands half-way (2 hands for beginners)
2. Alternating Side DB lunges
3. Figure 8’s V-sit or Russian twists

1. Band back pedals with partner – 3 step
2. Wall sits
3. Planks



2 sets. 45-15’s: Add jump ropes
Days 2 and 4

1. Bear crawls on yoga mats - Lateral
2. Single leg side DB raises
3. Vertical leg crunches

1. Clockwork lunges
2. Single leg hip extension – switch legs halfway
3. Jump Ropes

1. Alternating Front Step Ups
2. Front double leg hop to stabilization
3. Reverse Planks

Day 14 of 20-Day Sexy Back Fitness Challenge to Lose Weight

Day 14 of 20-Day Sexy Back Fitness Challenge to Lose Weight

Day Fourteen

Activity Challenge
Get rid of your computer chair and use a stability ball as your seat for at least 10 minutes… if not the entire day.

Exercise Challenge
Part 1: Do at least 20 minutes of medium-high intensity cardio exercise, alternating 3 minutes of medium-intensity cardio with 1 minute of high intensity cardio.

Part 2: Perform 2-3 sets of 12-15 reps of the following upper body exercises:
. Push ups
. DB Flyes
. Lat Pull with Bands
. Back Extension on the Ball
. Seated Overhead Press
. Tricep Extension w/ DB’s
. DB Bicep Curls

Flexibility Challenge
Perform at least 10 minutes of post-workout stretching

• Arm circles
• Trunk rotations
• Leg swings
• Standing hamstring stretches
• Standing quad stretch


Mental Challenge
Meditate at least 3-minutes straight without interruption

Record your workouts and meals in your food journal

If you haven't completed some of the things on this checklist, make a note of what you still need to do and when you'll do it:

If you did complete all the assignments, write down what you found the most challenging and why:

Day 8 of 20 - Sexy Back Boot Camps in Kansas City Road to Skinny Jeans

Day 8 of 20 - Sexy Back Boot Camps in Kansas City Road to Skinny Jeans

The Saints came marching, in Super Bowl 44!!

Now, it's back to the real world. Too bad for Dallas Clark and the Colts.

Alright, here's the new challenge below for Monday February 8, 2010.

Accumulate 15 minutes of walking up stairs or hill-climbing/running. You can also use the stairmaster in the gym.

Exercise:
Spend 10 minutes doing abdominal work. You can do three sets of Tabatas Around the World Core Training or do an ab routine of your own.

Around the World – 20 seconds ON, 10 seconds OFF.

1. Plank
2. Side planks – R
3. Bicycle crunches
4. Side planks – L

Flexibility:
Do these stretches throughout the day. Spend at least 5 minutes on these stretches.

1. Cat stretch
2. Bend over, hamstring stretch (right over left, and left over right)
3. Bridge
4. Downward dog to upward dog yoga stretch

Nutrition:
Eat at least one serving of fruit with ever meal and snack today. (Only on low or high carb days)

Approved Fruits:
Cherries
Grapefruit
Prunes
Apricots, dried
Apple
Peach, canned in juice
Pear, fresh
Plum
Strawberries
Orange
Peach, fresh
Pear, canned
Grapes

Mental Challenge:
3-minute meditation and relaxation

Record your workouts and meals in your food journal

If you haven't completed some of the things on this checklist, make a note of what you still need to do and when you'll do it:

If you did complete all the assignments, write down what you found the most challenging and why:



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Day 7 - Sexy Back Boot Camps 20 Day Challenge to your Skinny Jeans

Day 7 - Sexy Back Boot Camps 20 Day Challenge in Kansas City

Let's get back into those skinny jeans!!

It's Super Bowl Sunday - the Saints vs the Colts. Who will win??

While watching the Super Bowl or TV, get up during every commercial break and walk around, stretch, or exercise.

Exercise:
Tabatas – Perform 3 sets of 20 seconds of the following exercises with 10 seconds rest between exercises with maximum effort. It will take you only 12 minutes.

1. Push-ups
2. Bodyweight squats
3. Bent over Dumbbell (DB) rows
4. DB Alternating reverse lunges
5. 2-arm DB overhead shoulder press
6. DB 2-arm hammer curls
7. DB Side lunges
8. DB tricep kickbacks

OR:
Do another workout that you’re familiar with.

Flexibility:
Do 15 minutes of stretching of your own flexibility routine.

Nutrition:
Try at least one fruit or vegetable that you’ve never tried before OR one that you haven’t had in a long time.

Before you go to bed, take five minutes and write down at least 5 things you accomplished today and at least 5 things you’d like to accomplish tomorrow.

If you haven't completed some of the things on this checklist, make a note of what you still need to do and when you'll do it:



If you did complete all the assignments, write down what you found the most challenging and why:



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Day 3 - 20 Day Sexy Back Fitnesss Challenge

Day 3 Challenge

Exercise:
CORE CIRCUIT - All Levels: Beginner and Intermediate (Dynamic)
3 sets - SLOW
3 X 30 Seconds Each. 10 Seconds Rest.

Planks
Side Plank - R
Bicycle Crunch
Side Plank - L
Mountain Climbers

Stretch:
Yoga moves - 30 seconds each
3 x 30 seconds. 10 second rest.

Downward Dog (butt in air)
Upward Dog (arch of back)
Yoga squats
Iron Cross
Scorpions (reverse iron cross, on stomach)

Nutrition:
Eat two to three healthy snacks
100-200 calories each. Good balance of protein and carbs.

Extra Bonus:
Cardio 20 minute Tabatas of your choice of 4 exercises, upper body and lower body mix.
20-10's. Perform 20 seconds ON, 10 seconds OFF.

If you have not completed some of the things on this checklist, make a note of what you still need to do in your food journal, and when you'll do it:

If you did complete all the assignments, write down what you found the most challenging and why.

Sexy Back Boot Camps Throws Down 20 Day Challenge

Why?

Why do you kick butt tworkin' on your fitness with us?

Why do you twork it out so hard, and then give up when away from the training session?

What is your purpose? Why are you here?

I want to know your answers down below.

Leave me a comment.

When you make a public announcement about something, you let the world know that you are doing something.

When you do this, you put a sense of worth behind what you say.

For the next 20 days, you will have a challenge every single day. A few challenges.

Day 1 Challenge: Put the scale away. You can only use our scale. Some ladies are on there two or more times during a 24 Hour time period.

Also, consume less than 50 grams of carbohydrates three days per week, for a "NO" carb cycling.

You will have to increase your protein and healthy fat intake on these days.

Lastly, plan your cheat days for nutrition every week.

It's better to plan, than to just eat, eat, eat.

And ask yourself, why did I cheat? How did I feel at the time? Was I depressed?

Super, extra hungry? Sad? Mad? Bored? Were you not prepared?

When we say "cheat", we don't mean pizza, margaritas, beer, then dessert and wine all in one sitting.

I mean one frappuccino from Starbucks (which can be a ton of empty calories) or one donut a week.

So, the next time you come across this similar situation again, you will be better prepared on what to do.

How will you accomplish these challenges?

This is the first day of the 20 Day Challenge of Sexy Back Boot Camps.

How will you do?

Asian Secret to Burning Fat is...

You know what the Asian secret is to burning fat?

Move.

Just move more.

Other countries around the world move much more than Americans.

They don't always eat the best things or stick to a specific calorie range neither.

But they MOVE.

My cousin Toney just got back from Cambodia, my homeland, and he said he walked everywhere.

Nowadays, it's sad because McDonalds and Burger King and other fast food joints are popping up in other countries around the world.

There aren't many 24 Hour Fitness joints or Gold's Gym, Slim 4 Life, or Weight Watchers.

So the next time you're out running errands, try parking further away from the front door, taking the stairs instead of elevators, or sitting on the stability ball as a computer chair instead of regular desk chair or couch.

Try walking. Just walk, walk, walk.

After you've hit a plateau and want to lose more fat, try jogging/running.

Running is a great way, and cheap way to burn off those nasty love handles.

When you run outdoors, you have to fight inertia, which is gravity's pull on earth, so you will burn more calories than if you were on a treadmill.

Today, we ran a 5K to benefit the kids of TLC Kansas City in the Groundhog Run 2010.

Check out this 49 second video that shows the craziness of people coming together in fitness.

Join us later this year sometime and show your support to yourself and to the community.

We have Trolley Run, Westport St. Patty's Day Run, Hospital Hill, Mother's Day, Susan G. Komen, and many more....

Sexy Back Spartacus Workout

Spartacus Workout
45-15
The "real" Spartacus Workout is 60-15's but I was being nice today!!

Intermediate:

1. Goblet Squat
2. Mountain cross climbers
3. 1-arm DB swings (switch half-way)
4. Push up to rotation
5. Lunge hops
6. Bent over DB Rows – (elbows out)
7. Alternating DB side lunges
8. DB Renegade rows
9. Front Lunge with DB twist (switch half-way)
10. DB squat to shoulder press


Beginner:

1. Prayer squats
2. Mountain climbers
3. Upward DB Chop
4. Bent knee push ups
5. Alternating front lunges
6. Bent over DB rows (elbows in)
7. Alternating side lunges
8. Renegade rows
9. Front lunge with twist
10. Standing DB shoulder press

2010 Aesthetics - Transformation of Kri Chay - Part 1

2010 Aesthetics - Transformation of Kri Chay - Part 1

2010 is finally HERE!!

Year of Change.

Year of You.

Year of the 20-10 Tabata.

We start training again Monday January 4.

I've been on a HUGE two week break which was much needed.... for me and for You.

Mental preparation is important, as well as physical preparation.

I have my own goals for 2010, and my short term goal is to get super sexy by the end of next week.

I have a photo shoot with Ink Magazine and need to look my best.

So what am I going to do to get to my sexiest by next week?

Well, I created a short 62 second video below which starts my Transformation. Check it out!



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Gobble Wobble Workout to Burn that Turkey Neck

Click HERE to Download Your FREE 50-10 Holiday Track by my buddies BJ and Topher at Workout Muse

50-10’s – Just push PLAY and bring sexy back!!

You will alternate between 50 seconds of work and 10 seconds of rest for the
following five-exercise circuit. Pause the music and Rest 45-60 seconds. Repeat the
circuit for a total of 20 minutes.


MONDAY: November 23, 2009

1.Bent Knee Push ups - Bodyweight
2.Bicycle crunches - SLOW
3.Squat Jumps (Rest half-way)
4.DB squats – 15 lbs +
5.2-arm DB Tricep Overhead Extension – (Either one 20 lbs DB or 2 – 10 lbs DB)

TUESDAY: November 24, 2009 – Moderate Cardio – Perform 30-60 minutes of moderate cardio, maintaining heartrate above between 60-80% of max heartrate. (jogging,
running, biking, swimming, rowing, stairs…)

WEDNESDAY November 25, 2009
1.Bent over 2-arm DB Row
2.Single leg squats with weight (switch feet half-way)
3.Single leg Alternating arm DB Curls
4.Staggered Stance 2-arm DB Overhead Shoulder Press
5.Single leg 2-arm DB Side Raises

THANKSGIVING DAY – Do this in the morning. 10-minutes of jumping jacks. Do the
50-10’s Workout Muse audio and Perform jumping jacks every other 50-10 circuit. Do
this before the food and drinks so you won’t feel like crap when you eat the yummy
foods.

FRIDAY: November 27, 2009
1.Bent Knee Push ups
2.Bicycle crunches - SLOW
3.Squat Jumps (Rest half-way)
4.DB squats
5.2-arm DB Tricep Overhead Extension

SATURDAY: REST

SUNDAY: Moderate cardio like on Tuesday

Click HERE to Download Your FREE 50-10 Holiday Track by my buddies BJ and Topher at Workout Muse

VEGAS, Baby and you would have been proud...

The title were the words from client Mary Rembold of St. John's and here is an email from her.

After reading it, please leave a comment below. Let us know how you think she did.

Were her choices bad or good?

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Kri and Dorn,

OK, so I went to Vegas for 4 days and I only had one cheat meal…. Plus a few drinks, but all in all, I did GREAT. I did not Journal, I took pictures!

Attached are photos of all my meals I bought except the fancy restaurant where we split a 12 oz sirloin and a lobster tail, and bread pudding with bourbon sauce for dinner – absolutely the only meal I have felt guilty about in 8 weeks.

There were two other breakfasts, but they were coffee, banana, yogurt….

But otherwise:

Monday:
Dinner 1: (pic) Broiled Tilapia, side salad w/ fat free dressing, rice, Rum & diet coke.

Tuesday:
Breakfast, coffee banana granola bar
Lunch 1: (pic) That’s a Portobello Burger on whole wheat bun, same side salad, beer… gave my chips to Hubby!
Buffet Dinner (pic) – 2 shrimp, salad, asparagus, pita bread with Hummus, Crystal Light iced tea.

Wednesday:
Buffet Breakfast (pic) – Fruit salad, banana, oatmeal with raisins, walnuts, and 1 TBS syrup, coffee. There’s a ½ mini bagel and lox on the plate, too. Didn’t eat it.
WORKED OUT - ran/walked 2 miles in 29 minutes… including warm-up and cool down and did one 8-minute Tabatas for core.
Big Dinner out!

Thursday:
Breakfast: Banana, granola bar, coffee
Snacked on raisins, pretzels when we drove to Hoover dam
Ate a granola bar and some peanuts on the plane
Ate homemade chicken vegetable soup & crackers when we got home at midnight.

I know it would have been nice to get more protein, but I’m glad I didn’t use that as an excuse to eat some fast food junk.


I took Nutri-grain bars, raisins, and whole wheat pretzels with me in case I got famished.

I need to weigh and measure tomorrow. I know I’ve made progress…. My clothes fit it…. Some of the previously “too tights”, are getting to not just fit, but be loose. Oh and the anniversary dress, I had planned to take and wear with a girdle… was almost too big!

$20 Holiday Special with Sexy Back Boot Camps in Kansas City!

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Special ends Saturday night 11/2809 at 11:59 pm CST!!

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Rapid Fat Loss Worldwide Charity Boot Camp - Strength Beginner

Worldwide Charity Boot Camp - Strength Beginner





First Ever Worldwide Charity Boot Camp Workout with Sexy Back Boot Camp for Charity. Kri Chay, owner of Sexy Back Boot Camps, Belton Lubas of Seattle, WA with Strong and Sexy Boot Camps, Sophin Sarin of Des Moines, IA with Twork It Out Fitness Boot Camps and Val Fujii of Folsom, CA with Superwomen Boot Camp to form a nationwide charity boot camp to raise funds to assist the thousands of victims of the recent Philippines and American Samoa disasters.

First Ever Worldwide Boot Camp Workout with Sexy Back Boot Camp for Charity

First Ever Worldwide Charity Boot Camp Workout with Sexy Back Boot Camp for Charity. Kri Chay, owner of Sexy Back Boot Camps, Belton Lubas of Seattle, WA with Strong and Sexy Boot Camps, Sophin Sarin of Des Moines, IA with Twork It Out Fitness Boot Camps and Val Fujii of Folsom, CA with Superwomen Boot Camp to form a nationwide charity boot camp to raise funds to assist the thousands of victims of the recent Philippines and American Samoa disasters.

Sexy Back Boot Camps Warrior Workouts

Cardio: Tabatas – 30-10’s:

1. Alternating Lateral Squat jumps
2. MB Russian Twist
3. Alternating Lateral Squat jumps
4. MB Russian Twist

Repeat for 2 rounds

Core: Tabatas – 30-10’s:

1. Grasshoppers
2. Alternating T-Stabilization (push up position)
3. Grasshoppers
4. Alternating T-Stabilization (push up position)

Repeat for 2 rounds

Strength: Tabatas – 30-10’s:

1. MB Diagonal Chops
2. Front Lunge to MB Twist - R
3. MB Diagonal Chops
4. Front Lunge to MB Twist – L

Repeat for 2 rounds

Strength: Tabatas – 30-10’s:

1. Squat Thrust or Burpees
2. Alternating vertical Leg crunch
3. Negative Push ups
4. Leg raises

Repeat for 2 rounds

Crazy Sexy Cool Workouts for Rapid Fat Loss

Crazy Sexy Cool Workouts and Tabatas for Rapid Fat Loss



30-30's

Alternate between 30 seconds of work and 10 seconds of rest for each exercise in the following circuit: 3 sets each series.

Series 1: Chest and Core
a. Push-up to rotation
b. Prone plank walk-outs

Series 2: Legs
a. Prisoner squat jumps
b. Iso-squats (squat and hold)

Series 3: Total body and Core
a. DB squat to curl and press
b. Reverse crunch

20-10's:
Around the World ==>

a. Plank
b. Side Plank (R)
c. Bicycle crunch
d. Side Plank (L)

MDT - Muscle Development Training

20-10's:
Alternate between 20 seconds of work and 10 sec of rest for each exercise in the following circuit:

a. Barbell hammer curls
b. DB Tricep overhead extension

2 sets for a Total of 8-minutes. Repeat this 1-minute sequence for a killer 4-minute home workout, Rest 60 seconds, Repeat...


20-10's:
Alternate between 20 seconds of work and 10 sec of rest for each exercise in the following circuit:

a. Push-ups
b. Side power step ups

2 sets for a Total of 8-minutes. Repeat this 1-minute sequence for a killer 4-minute home workout, Rest 60 seconds, Repeat...

Sexy Back Boot Camps - Kri Chay

Soccer Mom with Big T-shirts - Amber Shawhan of Sexy Back Boot Camps fights to win the Kansas City Weight Loss Challenge

Let's cheer on Sexy Back Boot Camps member Amber Shawhan, in orange, as she goes against 6 others in Kansas City to bring sexy back and win!!

Watch a preview of Amber as she talks about growing up, weight gain, daily struggles, and more... ==> WEIGHT LOSS STRUGGLES

Every week there will be a new movie with their updates... stay tuned...



The winner will be in the February 2010 issue of Kansas City Fitness Magazine and win a $1000 cash prize!!

Let's wish Amber luck!! Add her on Facebook HERE

Winter Coats and Sexy Back Boot Camps in Kansas City

Every Saturday is a "fun" day of training at Sexy Back Boot Camps.

It was SOOOOO much fun for me to watch these ladies just totally kill it!!

This was a tough workout.

Winter time is coming so so fast!!

The average female gains 12 lbs of unwanted fat between the end of summer and New Years!!

Basically, they put on a special "winter coat" :) (not cool)

Ashley and Romy of the Presentation crew refuse to wear a "winter coat"!!

They've dropped a combined 18 pounds of fat in only four sessions at Presentation!!

How?

They are serious. They take their vitamins, follow the online nutrition plans, and train on off-days with cardio and Tabatas from the CD I handed out.

Simple. Super simple. Just follow the plan.

If you want to write your own plan and do what you have been doing prior to class... be my guest.

Make a commitment to yourself and to the other ladies of class, to come train with us and kick butt!

They kicked butt this past Saturday!!

It required cooperation between teams.

The "b" person had to finish their exercise before person "a" could stop.

Without compromising form, they were to do their exercises as fast as they could.

Totally fun for me to watch them dripping with sweat on the early 7:30 am class at GAGE.

Where were you at?

Come join us next time at GAGE on a Saturday!!

a. Squat Thrusts
b. Push-ups to bear crawl - 10 yards

a. Mountain Jumpers
b. Sandbag squats - 40 reps

a. Prone DB Push up Rows
b. Squat jumps (quick) - 60 reps

Monday's Training:

50-10's: 3 sets - vertical loading

a. Russian deadlifts with DB
b. Bent over DB Y's
c. suicides

a. Goblet squats
b. Wall sits
c. suicides

Try these out at home on our off-days or whenever you miss a class

First Week Back for Sexy Back Boot Camps

We had an awesome first week back to our high intensity training classes!!

There were a lot of new faces in the mix, including Dina, Laura, Deanne, Julie, Tracey, and about forty other ladies.

All of whom are in my Sexy Back program to bring sexy back!!

Check out the training we did during the first week.

We burned tons of calories, weight, and nasty fat.

There's a lot of information here, so take some notes.

Cardio Tabatas:
Jumping Jacks
Front cone hops
Running high knees
Mountain climbers

Core Tabatas:
Planks
Side Planks (R)
Vertical Leg crunch
Side Planks (L)

Strength Tabatas:
Squat jumps
Dynamic planks
1 arm DB swings
Partner band running

Strength 50-10s:
Negative push ups and switch to Planks 1/2 way
DB Bicep curls and switch to DB shoulder press 1/2 way
1 arm DB Overhead Tricep Extension *
Single leg squats (R)
Single leg squats (L)



PHA Training:
Bodyweight squats
Push ups
Walking lunges
Bent over 1 arm DB Row
Suicides
Single leg front DB raise
Sandbag squats/jumps
Single leg 1 arm DB Hammer Bicep curls
Box Jumps
1 arm overhead DB Tricep Extension
Hill Sprints

Fox 4 News in Kansas City Getting Fit with Sexy Back Boot Camps

Did you see us this morning on Fox 4 News in Kansas City!!

Don and Mark of the Morning Show were Tworkin' it out!!

Check the video out below.

Please leave a comment after watching it.

There actually is a BETTER one, yet to be released where Mark gets HIT by one of my resistance bands.

I bet you can't guess who did the hitting?

Watch this video and see!! ==>

How to Make Hot and Sour Soup with Steak by Sexy Back Boot Camps - Kri Chay

How to Make Hot and Sour Soup with Steak by Sexy Back Boot Camps - Kri Chay

Check out this video on how to make an asian hot and sour soup.

It's 7 minutes 54 seconds long.

Not only do we train in our classes for fat loss, I will teach you how to cook great asian dishes the Sexy Back way.

Healthy, fast, TASTY!!!

Try it out at home. If you have any questions, feel free to shoot me an email.

Please leave a comment below after watching the video.

Hardcore Cardio and Strength Tabatas

Hardcore Cardio and Strength Tabatas

Here are the workouts from this past Monday.

If you couldn't make it to class, print this out and do it.

Tabatas - Intermediate Cardio

1) Front Box Jumps
2) Stationary Running High Knee
3) Front power step ups
4) Mountain Jumpers

Tabatas - Intermediate Strength

1) Alternating DB Side Lunges
2) Push ups with hands on DB handles
3) Single leg, bent over 1-arm DB Row (R)
4) Single leg, bent over 1-arm DB Row (L)

Workout of the Day - Chest, Core, Legs, Cardio... Sexy Back Boot Camps Kansas City

Let's have some fun!

Some days classes go by super slow because it may be hot out or my ladies are just tired.

Some days go by super quick because it's hot out and my ladies are tired.

Everyday it's fun though!! (At least I think so)

This day, it was raining... again... so we went indoors to train.

Today's focus was on chest, core, and legs.

Check out the video and then leave a message below the video.

Write this workout down for your own training at home if you couldnt' make it.




50-10's powered by Workout Muse - Intermediate Workout

1) Elevated Decline Negative push ups and Push up walkouts
2) DB flyes with single leg bridge and Reverse crunch
3) Bulgarian Split Squat (R)
4) Bulgarian Split Squat (L)
5) Heavy Bag Pushes

Prior to all this fun stuff, we also did three sets of core work.

Around the World... Three sets of thirty seconds each exercise!!

Workout of the Day - Chest, Core, Legs, Cardio... Sexy Back Boot Camps Kansas City with Kri Chay!

Sled Pushing, Grunting, and Lunging for Total Body Fat Loss

Sled Pushing, Grunting, and Lunging for Total Body Fat Loss

That's what we did this week.

What did you do this week?

Check out the video below and be sure to leave a comment.



Tabatas 20-10's - 4 Rounds. Each round is 4 minutes!!

1) Heavy Bag Push
2) Decline Negative push ups
3) Army Walking lunges with weight
4) Elevated spider climbers

Rapid Fat Loss Workouts for Rainy Days - Kansas City

This post is gonna be huge.

And by that I mean I have workouts for you to do at home and a home video.

These workouts are designed to maximize your time in the "gym" or wherever it is you train.

I don't know about you, but when I train, I train for a purpose.

Right now, I have many clients who are still going on vacation.

School starts today for some of you which means the kids go back to school and that leave you with more time to plan your day and focus on training.

Copy these workouts onto paper or just copy and paste them.

More importantly, be sure to have fun while doing these and have an end goal in mind when performing each exercise.

Why are you doing this and what is your purpose?

Tabatas 20-10's: Stage 2 - 16 minutes - Chest, Total Body, Legs

1) Push-ups
2) Supine floor DB flyes with hip extension
3) 1-arm DB Swings *switch arms next round
4) Front step ups or Front Lunges

Perform 2 sets, rest one minute, repeat for 4 total sets.

Tabatas 20-10's: Stage 2 - 16 minutes - Shoulders and Back

1) Single leg DB Shoulder Press
2) Bent over DB T's
3) Partner 2-arm Band Rows
4) Bent over DB Y's


Perform 2 sets, rest one minute, repeat for 4 total sets.

50-10's: Stage 2 - 16 minutes

1) Negative Push ups * Planks 1/2 way through
2) Supine floor DB flyes with hip extension * Bicycle crunches 1/2 way
3) Single leg DB squats (R)
4) Single leg DB squats (L)

Perform 4 sets total



Video At-home Workout: 20-10's

1) Squat Jumps
2) Bench Press
3) Front Power step-ups
4) Pront Ball Planks * Dynamic

Rapid Fat Loss Workouts for Rainy Days - Kansas City

"Guns" Workout - Upper Body with Sexy Back Boot Camps

"Guns" Workout - Upper Body with Sexy Back Boot Camps

Yesterday, we trained the "GUNS" baby!!

We are in the strength training phase this whole month.

I want to put some muscle on these girls.

Check out the video below, then come back here and leave a message.

(sorry, I went a little crazy this day and was yelling at everyone!!)



Tabatas - 4 Exercises: 20-10's

1) Negative close-grip push ups
2) Bent over 1-arm DB kickbacks
3) BB Hammer Curls
4) Single leg Alternating DB Curls (palms up)

Bruised Knuckles and Shins - Sexy Back Boot Camps Kri Chay

Bruised Knuckles and Shins - Sexy Back Boot Camps Kri Chay

I don't just train in boot camps.

I train one-on-one in my Underground Gym too!!

If you wanna burn some fat REALLY fast, you should do this training that Carolyn did!!

It's brutal.

AND it only takes 6-minutes!!

For a major kick butt workout, repeat these six exercises for a total of four rounds.

50-10's powered by Workout Muse

1) Bench Press
2) Thai kicks
3) Single leg squats
4) Dyna-disc 1-arm lateral DB raise
5) Jab-cross combo on heavy bag
6) Thai kicks

Sexy Back Core and Cardio Training for Rapid Fat Loss

Core and Cardio Training. Do they belong in the same sentence?

Running uses more body parts then a machine and also is a more “functional” means of exercising. You also need a strong core to keep the body in the most optimal training level.

On off-days or post-workout, I want you walking, jogging, running, and/or sprinting. You can do this in a gymnasium or outdoors or wherever you have room to run. Movement in a linear fashion,(walking straight) is a movement that we perform everyday.


This idea of interval training also applies to other cardio devices like bikes, stairmaster, treadmill, elliptical, etc… Interval training is going to burn more calories and rev up your metabolism. Best to do in the mornings or midday so energy and metabolism will be running high all day. It’s still okay to perform in the evenings but BEST early in the day. Make sure to push yourself and be huffing and puffing hard right before each Walking period.

Try this out 4-week cardio program at home. Start at your fitness level and move up every week. Copy and save this cardio program or print it off.

WEEK 1 - 20 minutes. 3-4x/week

Jog 30 seconds. Run 15 seconds. Jog 30 seconds. Run 15 seconds. Walk 30 seconds. Repeat.

WEEK 2 - 25 minutes. 3-4x/week

Jog 30 seconds. Run 30 seconds. Jog 30 seconds. Run 30 seconds. Walk 60 seconds. Repeat.

WEEK 3 – 30 minutes. 3-4x/week

Jog 20 seconds. Run 20 seconds. Jog 20 seconds. Run 20 seconds. Jog 20 seconds. Run 20 seconds. Walk 60 seconds. Repeat.

WEEK 4 - 30 minutes. 3-4x/week

Jog 20 seconds. Run 30 seconds. Sprint 10 seconds. Jog 20 seconds. Run 30 seconds. Sprint 10 seconds. Walk 90 seconds. Repeat.

We’re all busy, but we NEED to MAKE time to do this. It’s less than an hour of your time. What can you quit to achieve your goals? Quit watching a TV program? Quit hanging out with a friend that’s not helping you achieve your goals? Quit going out to eat and spending money on crap? Quit playing on the internet looking up stupid stuff? What can you quit? What will you quit?

Try out this cardio and core training program at home on your own.

This core sequence is called "The Finisher." Watch the movie below and leave me a comment below to let me know what you think.




Sexy Back Core and Cardio Training for Rapid Fat Loss

5-Minutes of Sexiness - Underground Training with Sexy Back Boot Camps Kri Chay and Miss Jude

Underground Training with Sexy Back Boot Camps Kri Chay and Miss Jude.

Watch this video and do this quick 5-minute workout at home to knock-off that hard to lose weight and nasty fat!!



Please leave a comment below

4-minute Fat Loss - Basement Training with Coach Kri Chay of Kansas City

Basement Training with Coach Kri Chay - Kansas City Sexy Back Boot Camps

I train just like you train.

I do my training at home to MY intensity level.

You need to train to your intensity level every time you train.

Stop making excuses and just do it!!

Check out my video from yesterday, tworkin' it out in my gym.

Please leave a comment below the video and let me know what you think ==>



Go to my OFFICIAL website to read more about the best ladies training in KC <==

Sweat, Blood, and Tears... Sometimes Puking here at Sexy Back Boot Camps...Only the BEST Pass the Two-Week Tryout Period

Yesterday was awesome!!

We had all ranges of fitness levels and we progressed as needed and regressed as needed.

There were some who weighed under 120 lbs and some that weighed over 280 lbs.

Here at Sexy Back Boot Camps, we adjust accordingly to all fitness levels.

Check out the hard work and effort my Entourage put in!!

There were four classes:
5:30 am - Hidden Valley Park - Blue Springs, MO
9 am - East Lake Village Park - Lee's Summit, MO
6 and 7 pm - GAGE Center Gymnastics - Blue Springs, MO

This video shows the early morning class of 5:30 am at Hidden Valley Park in Blue Springs, and the 6 pm class at GAGE Center Gynastics in Blue Springs.

Check out the video and leave some comments below for the ladies and myself and let us know what you thought!!

Sexy Back Charity Boot Camps - The Children's Place Workout

Workout for The Children's Place Workout.

For anyone who wants to join us on Saturdays, please do so.

We do our charity boot camps majority of the time in the Brookside area of KC.



This is an awesome event which helps raise money to help the youth victims of TCPKC - The Children's Place of Kansas City.

If you couldn't make it to train with us, try these tabata workouts at home.

Be sure to download the FREE workout audio in a previous blog post below to go with these workouts. It's a special Michael Jackson tribute audio. R.I.P.

Beginner: 8 sets ==> 2 sets, rest 1 minute. Repeat for 8 total sets.

1) Supine DB Flyes
2) Stagger stance bent-over DB Rows
3) Standing DB shoulder press
4) DB squats

Intermediate: 2 sets each group. Rest 1 min. Repeat.

Just push play on the audio and melt the fat away!!

1) Front lunge hops
2) Push ups
3) Alternating side lunge hops
4) Push ups

1) BB Hammer Curls
2) Partner band side shuffles
3) BB Hammer Curls
4) Partner band side shuffles

1) Front lunge hops
2) Push ups
3) Alternating side lunge hops
4) Push ups

1) Single leg overhead DB tricep extension (R)
2) Close grip negative push ups
3) Single leg overhead DB tricep extension (L)
4) Close grip negative push ups

Have fun with these and twork it out at home baby!!!

Extra Extra!! Kri Chay named one of the Top 100 People Shaping Kansas City

Sexy Back Boot Camps Blue Springs, Lee's Summit, Kansas City BABY!!

Want REAL results with REAL Proof?

As seen on NBC with our clients being named KC's Biggest Losers.

We do our warm-ups.

Our stretches... Our ABC 's to help our shins, and lunges to help the hip flexors.

After stretching, we get right to it with our customized interval audios!!

50 seconds is all you need to get your butt whooped and melt the fat!!

10 seconds is all you need to rest ;)

They love it.

I love it.

Survival of the Fittest!!

We are the premier boot camp of KC.

Did you check us out in the NEW Kansas City Fitness Magazine? Page 52.

Who was named one of the Top 100 People Shaping Kansas City?

Go grab a copy and check it out!!

They're located at Hen House, Wal-Mart, Barnes and Noble, Price Chopper, Hy-Vee, Borders, CVS/pharmacy...



Big thangs are happening over here!! Check out every issue from here til the New Year!!

Oct/Nov Special issue with my little sister who lost 50 lbs!!

And Stay tuned for the Special Dec/Jan issue... I'm not telling you about that yet!!!

HAHAHA!!!!

PS - Join the BEST!! We start again Monday July 27, 2009. Summer is almost over!! Then, holiday season. We have a few locations - Hidden Valley Park, GAGE Center Gymnastics, and East Lake Village Park.

PS - We are NOT at St. Mary's hospital, that's my friend Scott.

Sexy Back Charity Boot Camps for Kelly Thurber and Family - Kri Chay - Kansas City

We had an awesome turn-out for the charity boot camp for Kelly Thurber and her family!!

We raised over $500.

The training session was mixed with those who were beginners of fitness, intermediate, and advanced.

I knew there was going to be a wide variety of fitness levels so I came prepared with a training program that was targeted to push the members past what they think they can do, plus burn tons of calories.

At the same time, it was safe and effective for each group of folks.

We tworked it out with Tabatas - 20/10's. 4 Rounds!!

It only took 19 minutes!!

The ladies killed it!!!!!

Below are the exercises we did in class.

Please feel free to perform these exercises on your own.

These are high-intensity exercises so do it at your own risk.

Beginner:

1) Bodyweight Squats
2) Upward chop/Downward chop/Diagonal Chop (R)/Diagonal Chop (L)
3) Bent-knee push ups
4) Squat to MB Shoulder Press

Intermediate:

1) 1 Squat Jump, then Deep Sandbag Plie Squats
2) Kri-Slide Alternating Push ups
3) DB Swings/Alternating DB Swings/1-arm DB Snatch/1-arm DB Snatch and Press
4) Band partner drills ==> Side Shuffles/Runs/Back-pedals/Side Shuffles



Core and Balance: Tabatas - 20/10's

Beginner:

Planks
Side Planks (R)
Floor crunch
Side Planks (L)

Intermediate: (Dynamic)

Planks
Side Planks (R)
Bicycle crunch
Side Planks (L)

This is your homework for the week. Do this twice this week, every other day at least.

Also, please leave a comment below and let me know how well this workout went for you!! Thanks!! Have fun!!

Tabatas Core Training - Around the World with Sexy Back Boot Camps and AYC Fit

Tabatas Dynamic Core Training - "Around the World" with Sexy Back Boot Camps and AYC Fit of Kansas City.

Greg Justice and I, Kri Chay are kicking butt again with core training.

It ONLY takes 4-minutes. Who doesn't have four minutes everyday?

This was actually done AFTER we had already done our 20 minute Tabatas routine with the tire flipping and sled pushing.

Watch the video and use this before or after a workout. It'll kick your butt!!

Do it and let me know how you feel afterward by leaving a "comment" below the video.

More Crazy Sexy Workouts with Sexy Back Boot Camps in Kansas City

More Crazy Sexy Workouts with Sexy Back Boot Camps in Kansas City



7/9/09

Series 1:

1) Sandbag Plie Squats
2) DB Alternating Side Lunges
3) Reverse crunch
4) Suicides
5) Tricep dips

Series 2:

1) Partner Band Rows
2) Bent over 1-arm DB Row
3) Front power steps ups
4) Grasshoppers
5) DB Skullcrushers

7/13/09

Series 1:

1) Negative push ups
2) Partner band chest press
3) Vertical leg crunch
4) Jumping jacks
5) Dynamic planks

Series 2:

1) DB shoulder press
2) Single leg 1 arm DB side raise * switch half-way
3) Bicycle crunches
4) Jumping jacks
5) Dynamic planks

Tire flipping, sled pushing, band shuffling, and MB slamming with Sexy Back Boot Camps in Kansas City

Tire flipping, sled pushing, band shuffling, and MB slamming to bring sexy back in Kansas City!!

That's what Greg Justice of AYC Fit, his son David, and I, Kri Chay were doing this past Friday.

(I'm still sore in the back, forearms, and traps... don't you feel sorry for me ;)

After you watch the video, please click on "comments" and leave us a message.

Check out the video below!

Sexy Back Boot Camps Camper of the Week - Janet Price

Congratulations to Janet Price for becoming Camper of the Week!! At first, I wasn't sure if she was going to last. She had asthma, a busy job and her life to take care of. She had and still has every excuse in the world to NOT come to class. However, she never misses a class that she says she's coming to.

In life, you have to have a balance in order to operate efficiently. Janet has placed her health and fitness into my hands and has allowed me to teach her how to make all the variables work in sync. She takes care of horses on a daily basis and plays basketball every Thursday night... AFTER our training session!!

Now that's a freakin' ROCKSTAR!!

She is someone everyone needs to talk to, to ask her how she manages her life and still put her health and fitness number one priority.

ADD her as a Facebook Friend HERE ==> ADD JANET

NOW, watch the video below and read the testimonial, and please leave a comment below to let us know what you think. Thank you!!





1) How has Sexy Back Boot Camps changed you, mentally, emotionally, physically, or spiritually? at work, at home, with family and friends?

Sexy back boot camp has made me very aware of what I put into my body. I found out I was way to sedentary, even though I didn't know it. I sleep better, have more energy and have a desire to eat better.

2) What were or are your short term goals (one week or one month) and long term goals (12 weeks or 6 months or one year)?

Short term: I would like to lose at least 25 pounds in the next month.
Long term: I would like to lose a total of 30 pounds in the next 6 mos and maintain healthy eating and exercise.

3) Toughest challenges - how do you keep your focus because it's so easy to let other factors distract your focus?

Kri helps me stay focused with his CONSTANT emails and encouragement during class to make me want to be a better me.

4) Least favorite exercise:

My LEAST favorite exercise is suicides. They are VERY rough on my lungs. I am still trying to get control of my asthma and those make it tough.

5) Favorite exercise:

My favorite exercise, HMM? I like the crunches were you have your legs straight up in the air. I seem to get results with that exercise. Also, squats are helping get my but and thighs in shape.

6) What keeps you coming back to the classes?

Kri and the girls in class make me want to keep coming. Kri is very encouraging, makes me want to work hard for myself and the other girls work just as hard.

Rowing for Fat Loss

Yesterday, I was in Central Park in NYC having a blast!!

My cousin Toney and friends Sarah and Danielle went around all of Manhattan touring everywhere and sampling tons of good food.

Saturday night was HORRIBLE!!

Sunday, I went to Toney's restaurant where I ate what's called a Bento Box. It had chicken curry salad, hummus, jasmine rice (my fav), and something else which I don't remember. That was pretty good.

That same night, I ate HORRIBLE.

I went a little overboard on the food, which you can see by my photos on Facebook HERE.

Click on the video below to see my rowing trip in Central Park.

Please leave a comment below and tell me what you did on your Memorial Day.

Kentucky Grilled Crap

By now, I am sure you have heard all about this new Kentucky Grilled Chicken.

And while I have no doubt that this is a better option than the Church’s fried chicken alternative, it’s still nowhere near an ideal food choice.




Congratulations! You are eating “grilled” chicken with a bunch of garbage on the side. Lord knows that mac and cheese and biscuits aren’t going help you look any better naked!

KFC says the grilled chicken has significantly fewer calories and fat, plus much less sodium, than its Original Recipe fried chicken that launched the brand more than a half-century ago.

After all, just as, if not more, damaging to our waistlines are the high calorie side dishes accompanying the chicken which are filled with refined starches and sugars and unnecessary amounts of saturated fat.

For too long now the fast food industry has made a killing on misinforming consumers about what is and isn’t healthy.

KFC claimed that it recently did switch cooking oils to eliminate all trans fats from their products- a noble effort indeed.

But upon further review, this does not look to be the case…

Here are the ingredients directly from their website:

KFC ® Grilled Chicken

Fresh Chicken Marinated with: Salt, Sodium Phosphate, and Monosodium Glutamate Seasoned with: Maltodextrin, Salt, Bleached Wheat lour, Partially Hydrogenated Soybean and Cottonseed Oil, Monosodium Glutamate, Spices, Palm Oil, Natural Flavor, Garlic Powder, Soy Sauce (Soybean, Wheat, Salt), Chicken Fat, Chicken Broth, Autolyzed Yeast, Beef Powder, Rendered Beef Fat, Extractives of Turmeric, Dehydrated Carrot, Onion Powder, and mot more than 2% Each of Calcium Silicate and Silicon Dioxide Added as Anticaking Agents.

Contains Wheat and Soy

I don’t know about you, but this certainly doesn’t sound like a nutritional powerhouse. First of all, “Partially Hydrogenated Soybean and Cottonseed Oil” is not good for you and is a form of trans fat.

Trans fats are synthetic fats that are essentially foreign agents in our bodies. There is truly no room for them in a healthy diet.

Plus, a great rule of thumb is that the fewer ingredients in a food item the better it is for you, ideally less than 5 ingredients being a good marker. Well, if you count the ingredients in this “health” food, there are well over 20!

Fast food and convenience store marketing campaigns make it very hard for us trainers to do our jobs.

When a company says:

“Our _____ (name of product) is good for you because it’s low in fat or fat-free”

OR

“Our _____ (name of product) is good for you because it’s got no sugar”

OR

“Our _____ (name of product) is the perfect snack because it’s only 100 calories.”

In general, here are some great user-friendly guidelines to cut through all of the BS these money-hungry B!+ches are sending our way:

Beware of “Fat-Free or Low Fat” Foods:

These food choices are often high in sugar or contain added sugar to make up for taste lost which wreak havoc on your energy levels and prevent fat loss.

Look Out for “Sugar-Free” Products:

These food choices are typically made with artificial ingredients and sweeteners and/or are sometimes higher in fat to make up for taste lost and/or often contains sugar-alcohols that tear up your digestive system.

Stay Away From “100 Calorie” Items:

These low calorie bags contain ZERO nutritional value with little to no protein and are low in fiber and natural, healthy fats. Plus, these weight-gainers by another name do not fill you up between meals.

Probably the most infamous “healthy” marketing campaign is 100-CALORIE SNACK PACKS.



Which is better for you body: 100 calories of carrots or 100 calories of mini-muffins?
GET IT?

I know personally I could easily eat 10 of these packs without getting stuffed- I guess that would be a 1,000-CALORIE SNACK PACK ;)

Unfortunately, we live in a calorie-conscious society, and marketers truly take piggyback on this.

But you don’t need to be a freakin’ idiot like the rest of them.

Educate yourself.

Educate your friends.

Educate your family.

Remember, the market determines the direction companies will go. If we choose not to put this garbage in our bellies anymore, they will make less of it!

Twork it out!

Kri

PS- I just know you have got something to say about this hot button issue. Please make a comment to this blog post about what pisses you off the most about this KFC Grilled Chicken, or any other fast food marketing campaign for that matter!

Kansas City Fitness Boot Camp Gives Tips For the Freshman 15

We rolled through April, and May is just flying by…

Which means seniors in high school are knees-deep in the senior slump that typifies the last semester before graduation.

But, what they (and their parents) should be most concerned about is fighting the scary trend of gaining 15+ lbs their freshman year in college.



My trainer Jack has one more year left of high school and then, off to college. I don’t worry about him so much because he has finally made fitness a part of his life and not just a chore.

Seriously, they might soon start calling it the FRESHMAN 50 if someone doesn’t step in right NOW and educate our youngsters about proper training and sound nutrition.

As someone who is only 6 years removed from college, I know firsthand how important this info is and I wish someone shared it with me before I graduated high school.

I was still working out, but I gained 19 lbs in my freshman year at Iowa, eating Ramen Noodles and peanut butter sandwiches.

This is also vital knowledge to pass on to anyone who goes through ups and downs with their daily, monthly, and yearly lives.



Before I share my top 10 tips to fight this trend, let’s first identify why this is important, beyond the obvious health benefits:

1.) Perception is Reality: Studies show that leaner, more attractive people are more employable and earn higher wages- it’s a fact! If you want a fighting chance of getting and keeping a job, in addition to climbing the corporate ladder, you simply cannot overlook your personal appearance and presentation.

2.) Build a Recession-Proof Body: Whenever the economy is struggling and companies are forced to tighten up their budgets, they’ll “trim the fat” from their employee base (both literally and figuratively). If it comes down to two people with equal skills, the leaner, healthier employee will always win!

I hate politics so let’s get on with the good stuff, let’s get to the meat and potatoes baby, here it is:

The Top 10 Tips to Fight the Freshman 15

SEXY TIP#1- Invest in a Whole Body Workout

Perform a five-exercise circuit employing body weight-based exercises that’s designed to work your upper body, lower body, and core within the same workout at least three times per week with a day of rest between workouts

- Alternate between 50 seconds of work and 10 seconds of rest for each a double-leg (e.g. squat), push (e.g. push-up), single-leg (e.g. lunge), pull (e.g. row), and core (e.g. plank/bridge) exercise.

- Perform up to 4 rounds without rest for a killer 20-minute total body workout that you can do anywhere.



SEXY TIP #2- Harness the Power of Intervals

-Interval training is scientifically proven to burn nine times more body fat than ordinary exercise and elevates metabolism for up to 24-48 hours following your workout. Did you read that? 24-48 hours post-workout!!

-Perform cardio intervals on non-strength training days three times per week. Selecting your cardio exercise of choice, alternate between 20 seconds of work and 10 seconds of rest and repeat this 30 second interval eight times for four total minutes followed by a one-minute rest. Repeat for up to 20 total minutes.

-This routine works best on a stationary bike or stairmaster, for indoor/outdoor running, or for body weight cardio exercises that you can do at home like running in place or jumping jacks.

SEXY TIP#3- Eat AND Hydrate Early and Often

- Eat immediately upon waking and then every two to four hours to starve fat and feed muscle.

- By continuously fueling your furnace, and eating some animal protein (meat, eggs, cheese, etc.) at every feeding, you'll also keep your metabolism revved up throughout the day and prevent overeating.

- Drink 2-4 cups of water immediately upon waking and then 1-2 cups of water every 2 hours, in addition to drinking 1-2 cups of water for every 15 minutes of activity.

- Consume 3 servings of green tea per day.

SEXY TIP#4- Think Fiber When it Comes to Carbs

-Eat an unlimited amount of fibrous green veggies to fill your belly both during and between meals (avoid corn, peas, carrots, beets, and potatoes – not much nutritional value or too much starchy carbs)

-For optimal fat-burning, try to limit fruit and other carbohydrate consumption to within 1-2 hours post-workout when your body best tolerates starches and sugars.

- The Carb Reduction Blueprint: (Follow each step)

Step#1- Replace all white carbs with 100% whole grain carbs and all refined sugars with natural sugars

Step#2- Limit all whole grain starch and natural sugar consumption to within 1-2 hours post-workout or immediately upon waking for breakfast

Step#3- Replace all starches and sugars with fruits and veggies

Step#4- Replace all fruits with green veggies



SEXY TIP#5- Focus on Stabilization Exercise for Flat Abs

-Integrated total body training and sound nutrition is the key to burning the fat covering your abdominal muscles so you can “see” them- spot reduction doesn’t work! Did you hear me? Spot reduction does NOT work.

- Plank or pillar stabilization, both static and dynamic, is the key to developing rock hard abs, preventing injuries, and improving posture- NOT endless crunches and sit-ups!

- The plank collectively consists of your shoulders, hips, and core. It is your body’s powerhouse, foundational to all movement.

-For maximum benefits, you must seek to maintain a tight plank position during all movements by actively pulling your navel to your spine, engaging your glutes, and maintaining a straight line from the heels through the shoulders.

SEXY TIP#6- Be a Flexible Eater

-Allot yourself 1 or 2 “reward meals” per week where you can enjoy the indulgences of college life in MODERATION as needed! Like I say in class, I want 90% compliancy and 10% “not-so compliant”.

-Be sure to plan your reward meals in advance based on your weekly schedule and be sure to earn them with compliance at all other times!

SEXY TIP#7- Take These 2 daily Supplements for Life

- Daily Multi-Vitamin for Your Gender

- Daily EFA/Fish Oil Supplement

For more info, visit: Sexy Back Prograde Products



SEXY TIP#8- If you Booze, you WON’T Lose!

-How much damage? A 12-ounce beer contains about 0.6 ounces of alcohol. If you consumed 5 of these, your body would be inhibited from fat burning for up to 6 hours. This is aside from the fact that your body will actually be storing fat during these 6 hours! The more you drink, the longer your body is inhibited from burning fat in addition to a greater fat build up from excess acetyl-CoA. As you can see, one day of binge drinking can set you back days if not a full week when it comes to fat loss!

-What’s the worst-case scenario? Mixing alcohol with sugary beverages promotes even further fat gain due to the resulting insulin surge that triggers fat storage (e.g. regular beer or cocktails mixed with regular soda and/or fruit juice)

The Bottom Line

If you want to be lean, you must minimize ALCOHOL consumption!

If you must drink:

a.) Choose wine or hard liquor and “light” beer
b.) Limit alcohol consumption to 1-2 days per week with a 1-2 drink per day max

SEXY TIP#9- Sleep, Stretch, and Self-Massage

- Sleep: Get at least 6-7 hours (ideally 7-8) of restful sleep per night and take 1-2 hour naps to fill in the gaps. Establish a pre-bed routine and avoid caffeine after 2 pm.

- Stretch: Ideally perform Dynamic Stretching to preferentially mobilize joints BEFORE exercise and perform Static Stretching to preferentially lengthen muscles AFTER exercise

- Self-Massage: Spend at least 30-60 seconds massaging sore and tight areas of the body before and after you exercise to regenerate your muscle and connective tissue in order to prevent nagging aches and pains in the joints

SEXY TIP#10- Build-Your-Own Dorm Room Gym

Mandatory Items (less than $100):
- Foam Roller
- Tennis Ball
- Hex Dumbbells
- Resistance Bands (www.resistancebandtraining.com)

Premium Set-up (less than $200):
- All of the above
- Door/Wall-Mounted Pull-up Unit
- Stability Ball

For a great website for fitness equipment, visit www.performbetter.com

It is my sincere hope to you either use and/or pass on these 10 simple strategies to secure yourself a future filled with health, happiness, and longevity.

Twork it out!

Kri

Like A Virgin? This Is Not Her First Time

Like a virgin? Well, this wasn’t her first time trying to get a kid from Malawi across the border and into the States. Material Girl Madonna has been denied adoption of another Malawian kid. Angelina Jolie has a few adopted kids (and one is Cambodian), why not let Madonna have another?



Whether you like her music or not, you have to admit that Madonna is one of the baddest females in the industry and one the hardest workers. Her whole career has been a rollercoaster. Amongst all this drama, she always makes time for fitness.

In the music industry, you have to look good or else you will not survive. Does she workout because she has to or because she wants to? We can guess “why” but “how” does she “find” the time to add exercise into her tough schedule?

It’s easy. She “MAKES” time for health and fitness.

Daily Tips for You and Madonna:

Planning – Madonna’s schedule is crazy busy. Plan your day, week, month. Every minute of every hour is accounted for. Everyday, like clockwork, she works out at the same time. Have a plan!

Cosnsistency – Twork it out!! If this is your first week of training with Sexy Back Boot Camps, keep it rockin’!! My goal is to teach everyone on the team to create a realistic goal and reach it. The Sexy Back formula works for everyone, as long as they’re consistent.

Change – 2009 is the Year of Change. Constantly changing routines will force your body to progress and drop the fat. Mixing our daily high intensity classes with moderate cardio such as dancing, jumping rope, or running on a trampoline will definitely get you to your goals faster.

Nutrition – Knowing what to eat and when. Timing and balancing of your foods is just as important as what you put into your body. Madonna has cut out all processed foods. Eating “good” does not have to take much time or cost much. Learning how to do it is the challenge. She cycles her carbs, where she’ll eat only whole grain carbs in the morning and only carbs from veggies in the evenings. By doing so, the unburned carbs will not turn into fat in the middle of the night.

Madonna’s Daily Sample Menu:

Breakfast

1 cup Kashi (wholegrain) cereal, with 1/2 cup plain - or vanilla - nonfat rice milk

Lunch

3 oz grilled chicken breast - or fresh turkey breast (no deli meat!) - with 1/2 cup each of chopped cucumber and tomatoes

Snack

1 cup mixed berries (preferably raspberries, blackberries and blueberries)

Dinner

1 cup organic pasta with 1/2 cup steamed spinach

Madonna's Daily Sample Menu 2:

Breakfast

1 cup Kashi cereal, with 1/2 cup plain-or vanilla-nonfat rice milk

Lunch

2 hardboiled eggs with 1/2 cup each of baby carrots and cherry tomatoes

Dinner

3 to 5 oz grilled sea bass with 1/2 cup steamed spinach

If Madonna has four minutes to workout:

Strength and Cardio Workout- Tabata Intervals: Select two body weight cardio exercises (eg. stationary running, jumping jacks, squat thrusts, alternating split jumps, ice skaters, etc.) and two total body strength exercises (eg. squat to presses, deadlift + curls, lunge + curl to press, DB swings, etc.) and perform 20 seconds on, 10 seconds off for four straight minutes, followed by a one-minute rest. Alternate between a total body strength exercise and a cardio exercise.



For sample Tabata routines, click the links below:

Strength <== CLICK HERE

Cardio <== CLICK HERE

The entertainment industry is psycho and those involved like Madonna are always running around like chickens with their heads chopped off. Of course there are days when everything is thrown off course, but if they didn’t have a plan, they would fail in what they do. Many of us are busy but I know you can squeeze at least four minutes a day into getting your groove on and tworkin’ it out at home or when you’re away from the gym.

Have fun working out and becoming sexy!!

Honestly, I think she should go and try to adopt a Cambodian kid, they’re so cute!! ;)

PS - Please leave a comment on your take on this.

The Top 4 Training Tips of All-Time To Look Sexy

When you train smart and train hard, you'll eventually reach your goals...whether that be in business, life, or fitness.

I was talking to a client one day about packages and training and nutrition and a ton of other things. She didn't seem to get it. But she said to me, "Kri, have you heard of the K.I.S.S. principle?"

I said "Yeah. You're right."

So what is the K.I.S.S. principle?

Definition: K.I.S.S. principle - Keep It Simple Stupid

So, I want to share some tips with you today that pretty much sums up what all of us need to do to get lean and stay lean for life.

It doesn't get any simpler than this… but simple works!

TOP 2 EXERCISE TIPS



* Total Body Workouts Are The Best: This means doing a five-exercise circuit (designed to work your upper body, lower body, and core) at least three times per week with a day of rest between workouts. Alternate between 50 seconds of work and 10 seconds of rest for each a double-leg (e.g. squat), push (e.g. push-up), single-leg (e.g. lunge), pull (e.g. row), and core (e.g. plank) exercise. Perform up to 4 rounds without rest for a killer 20-minute total body workout.

* The Power of High Intensity Interval Training: Interval training is scientifically proven to burn nine times more body fat than ordinary exercise and elevates metabolism for up to 48 hours following your workout. Perform cardio intervals on non-strength training days three times per week. Selecting your cardio exercise of choice, alternate between 20 seconds of work and 10 seconds of rest and repeat this 30 second interval eight times for four total minutes followed by a one-minute rest. Repeat for up to 20 total minutes. This routine works best on a stair machine (eg. Stairmaster) or for body weight cardio exercise that you can do at home like running in place or jumping jacks.

Top 2 Diet Tips



* Eat Early and Often: Eat immediately upon waking and then every two to four hours to starve fat and feed muscle. By continuously fueling your fat burning furnace, and eating some animal protein (meat, eggs, cheese, etc.) at every feeding, you'll also keep your metabolism revved up throughout the day and prevent overeating.

* Think Fiber First When Consuming Carbs: Eat an unlimited amount of fibrous, green veggies to fill your belly both during and between meals. For optimal fat-burning, try to limit fruit and other carbohydrate consumption to within 1-2 hours post-workout when your body best tolerates starches and sugars.

Live by these 2 training and nutrition rules and you will have a body to be proud of... I guarantee it.



Twork it out,

Kri

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Punching It and Pounding It Hard!

WARNING!! THE ITEMS AT THE BOTTOM ARE NOT FOR ALL VIEWERS!!

I love going up to Iowa and hanging out with family. We talk about everything, and we party like rockstars!




Conversations start out as...

"how you doing?"

"what are you doing now?"

"how's KC?"

"how's business?"

"you still lifting weights?"



I'm only thinking one thing.

I'm always thinking of...

"where's all the good Cambodian food?"

I went up there for my sister's birthday celebration and my aunt's 100 Day passing away celebration.



We celebrated a birth and a death.

It was so much fun!

That's how I want to be remembered.

"I want a party at my funeral..."

I also knew that with all this great food...

I needed to get my workout in somehow.



So we decided to think outside the box and get out and have some fun.

I was hitting it hard!!

I burned calories in a different way, if you know what i'm sayin!

I took some great daytime and nighttime home videos and you can see them below >>

WARNING!! NOT FOR EVERYONE'S EYES!!

VIDEO 1: YUMMY! -- CLICK HERE

VIDEO 2: I COULDN'T GET ALL THE WAY UP! --CLICK HERE

If you want other FREE videos on different ways to burn the fat off forever and keep it off, click HERE to pre-register for classes in the Kansas City area and I will guide you to your sexy back!

Sexy Back Boot Camps St. Patrick's Day Westport Run

This past weekend was a milestone for some.

The run was a huge accomplishment for us all. It was my first St. Patty's Day run and it was so much fun! But it's not my last.

We had a total of 10 runners, 9 from our classes and 1 friend. Ages ranged from 23 - 67 years.

Everybody finished under an hour. They were all great times considering most of them had never done anything like this ever before.

Some jogged the whole thing but most did a combination of walking and jogging.

People sometimes say how they can't run because they're not runners.

That's actually false because the human body was designed for running.

The lack of movement and sedentary lifestyle potentially caused most of the general population to have bad knees or bad backs or hurt ankles.

Most of this can be combated by moving more and doing more.

We all choose our lifestyles.

These clients in the pictures have chosen to join Sexy Back Boot Camps, come together as a group, and do what most people are not.

They are choosing to "live". They are doing things they never thought they'd never be able to do.

5 Killer Diet Tips for Brides-To-Be

I have worked with a lot of people and one of the most important components in getting my clients the best results around is setting and piggybacking on some sort of deadline. There is no better example of this than with a new bride to be. It’s amazing what happens to women as soon as they set a wedding date- they are ready and willing to do whatever it takes to get in their dream dress and inspire awe in all those who attend the most important day of their life.



But a bride still needs a dietary blueprint in order to get the job done. After all nutrition is 80-90+% of building a leaner, sexier physique. The following dietary guidelines have produced both body and life-changing results for our many clients around the world. Typical results are losses of 2-3 pounds of ugly, unwanted body fat per week and a reduction in at least 1 clothing size per month. Remember- the focus must be on improving overall health, body composition, and performance, NOT weight loss!

The Sexy Bride Mentality:

EAT, EAT, EAT to Boost Metabolism and Lose Fat (NOT Weight)

Sexy Tip#1- Drink it up! Not the Champagne!!:

- Drink at least 2-4 cups of water immediately upon waking and then drink at least 1-2 cups of water every 2 hours you are awake. A dehydrated organism cannot effectively lose body fat!

- Drink 1-2 cups of water for every 15 minutes of vigorous activity to maintain optimal performance and to prevent dehydration during your workouts.

- Consume at least 3 servings of antioxidant-rich green tea per day to boost your immune system and accelerate recovery from exercise.

Sexy Tip#2- Wake Up, Eat Up, and Eat Often:

- Eat immediately upon waking and then again every 2-4 hours after that for a total of 6-8 feedings per day. This is a staple for any solid fat loss nutrition plan because it allows your body to starve the fat and feed the muscle, optimizes performance, and prevents your body’s starvation signals from going off- signals that will slow fat loss to a snail’s pace.

- The dietary breakdown is three total meals per day consumed at breakfast, lunch, and dinner time, 3 total snacks/day consumed between meals and before bed, and workout nutrition in the form of a protein or amino acid supplement consumed around your training sessions. Snacks are typically half the caloric value of meals.

Sexy Tip#3- Focus on the Essentials:

- Consume a wide range of organic lean proteins of animal origin at each feeding. A great rule of thumbs is to consume at least a fist-sized worth of anything that had a face or a mother and ran, fly, or swam at some point (sorry, doesn’t sound as appetizing this way, ha). Protein is not only the only macronutrient responsible for building and repairing that lean, sexy muscle tone but it also allows your body to best starve its ugly, unwanted fat stores. In addition, the sheer consumption of protein elevates metabolism and burns calories through the thermic effect of feeding since protein is more than twice as energy costly for your body to digest than fat or carbs.

- Consume a wide range natural fats at each feeding (olive oil, coconut oil, beef, salmon, whole eggs, avocado, mixed nuts, flax, full-fat cheese, etc.). Sufficient dietary fat intake is critical to beneficial hormone production, which allows for optimal fat loss. Furthermore, your body cannot optimally burn stored body fat without a sufficient amount of healthy dietary fat.

- Consume a wide range of fruits and veggies at each feeding (with a special emphasis on green veggies). A great rule of thumb when it comes to produce is to consume at least one green item AND as many other colors as possible at each and every meal to get the most health benefits.



Sample One-Day Menu

Breakfast- 6am Scrambled Omega-3 Eggs, Greens, and Turkey Sausage or Bacon

Mid-Morning Snack- 9 am Mixed Raw Nuts and Fruit/Veggies of Choice

Lunch- Noon Chicken, Salmon, or Shrimp Caesar Salad

Mid-Afternoon Snack- 3 pm Full-Fat Cheese and Fruit/Veggies of Choice

Dinner- 6 pm Beef or Turkey Meatballs and Spaghetti Squash

Pre-Bed Snack- 8 pm Super Bowl: Mix of 2% Cottage Cheese, Flax Meal, Protein Powder, and Raw Nut Butter



Sexy Tip#4- You NEED These 2 Supplements:

- Take a daily whole food based multi-vitamin for your gender. Ensuring adequate intake of vitamins and minerals is essential for your body to function optimally, especially for people who struggles to get at least 8-12 servings of fruits and veggies per day.

- Take a high quality essential fatty acid (EFA) or fish oil supplement. Omega-3 fats found in fish oil are scientifically proven to increase metabolism and generate increased fat burning, besides having a host of other benefits like preventing cancer, reducing inflammation and joint pain, enhancing skin and hair quality, etc.

Sexy Tip#5- Think Fiber First When It Comes To Carbs:

- It is critical to focus on carbohydrate quality first AND then quantity second. In terms of quality, all carbohydrates (outside of dairy) that you eat should contain AT LEAST 3 g of fiber per serving and offer LESS THAN 10 g of sugar per serving. In terms of quantity, we have found most females achieve the best fat-burning effects by limiting their total daily carb intake to 50 g or less, NOT including their unlimited daily fibrous carb intake from green veggies (fruit can be used in moderation) nor the trace carbs from protein and fat foods.

- Use The Carb-Cutting Blueprint: Use the following step-by-step process in the exact order listed to breakthrough any plateaus in your quest to get into that dress:

Sexy Step#1- Replace all white carbs with 100% whole grain carbs and all refined sugars with natural sugars found in food choices with ONE ingredient (e.g. fruit, honey, etc.). This will results in much more stable blood sugar levels, the key to maintaining high energy levels and burning fat.

Sexy Step#2- Limit all 100% whole grain starch and natural sugar consumption to within 1-2 hours post-workout or immediately upon waking for breakfast. Your body best handles these types of carbs at these times without excessive risk of this energy being stored as fat.

Sexy Step#3- Replace all starches and sugars with fruits and veggies. Fruits and veggies are the most nutrient dense carbs loaded with tons of vitamins, minerals, phytochemicals, antioxidants, and stomach-filling fiber, making them the staple of any good fat loss meal plan.

Sexy Step#4- Replace all fruits with green veggies (or any other veggies BESIDES corn, peas, carrots, and potatoes) to weed out any remaining dietary sugar (fructose- fruit sugar) that will prevent your body from maximally using stored body fat for fuel. Green veggies like broccoli, spinach, dark leafy lettuce, green beans, asparagus, etc. have the most figure-friendly benefits of any carbohydrate out there and can be consumed in an unlimited amount throughout the day to keep you full and satisfied.

Sexy Step#5- Use strategic carb and calorie cycling to take your body to next level (my clients and I have had great success with this but it is beyond the scope of this article).

Well, those are my top 5 diet tips to help you look your best on the biggest day of your life. When it comes to nutrition, keep it simple and stay the course. And remember like I said on NBC a few weeks ago, it’s not about weight loss, it’s about being as visually stunning as possible via losing inches in all the right places!

Top 5 Workout Tips To Look Better Naked On Your Wedding Night

Planning Planning Planning. What’s that quote? I said it last week. Oh yeah...

“Failure to plan, is planning to fail”.

Deadlines go great with this. We have deadlines at work and deadlines in life. A wedding is something that requires tons and tons of planning from the bride to be and her party. It’s amazing what happens to women as soon as they set a wedding date- they are ready and willing to do whatever it takes to get in their dream dress and inspire awe in all those who attend the most important day of their life.



But a bride still needs an exercise blueprint in order to get the job done. We need to build muscle in all of the right places (with the main focus on the shoulders and arms) and burn fat in all the right places (think hips, thighs, and belly fat). The following training guidelines have produced both body and life-changing results for our many students around the world. Typical results are losses of 2-3 pounds of nasty, unwanted body fat per week and a reduction in at least 1 clothing size per month. Remember- the focus must be on improving overall health, body composition, and performance, NOT weight loss!

The Sexy Bride Mentality:

TRAIN to Boost Metabolism and Lose Fat (NOT Weight)

Training Tip#1- Get Strong to Get Lean:

- Strength training strengthens muscle and bone leading to increases in lean body mass that increases RMR (resting metabolic rate), the number of calories your body requires to function on a daily basis regardless of activity. In other words, strength training will ramp up your metabolism so that you will be burning more stubborn fat 24-7-365. Talk about a good ROI (return on investment)!

- Most people who strength train, perform straight sets of the same exercise with super long rest periods in excess of 3-4 minutes. Instead, cut your workout time in half or more AND accelerate fat burning by performing alternating sets of non-competing exercises with short rest periods between sets. For example, perform an upper body exercise, then a lower body exercise, and then a core exercise. This will allow for full recovery for each exercise since you are resting your upper body while performing lower body and core exercises and visa versa. Furthermore, short rest periods allow for both the completion of more total work at each training session and also create the optimal hormonal environment for fat loss.

- For best results, perform 3 total body strength workouts per week with at least 1 day of rest between workouts. See below for a Sample Total Body Circuit Strength Workout:

50-10 Interval Five Exercise Total Body Circuit- You will alternate between 50 seconds of work and 10 s of rest for each exercise in the following five-exercise circuit. Perform this 5-minute circuit up to four times for a 20-minute total body workout. Be sure to switch between the 2 exercise options within each category for best results:

Exercise# Exercise Name
1 Walking Lunges
2 Bent Knee Push Ups
3 Bodyweight Squats or DB Squats
4 Bent-over DB Rows
5 Front OR Side Planks



Training Tip#2- Interval Training Burns 9x More Fat Than Ordinary Cardio Training:

- With interval training, the focus is on the intensity of exercise (quality). Intervals consist of alternating between shorts bouts of all out high-intensity effort and active recovery periods for a much quicker and focused amount of time (typically 10-20 minutes of intervals works best). This approach is scientifically proven to burn nine times more fat AND lead to faster improvements in fitness than the aerobic alternative (going slow for long).

- The Tabata study compared the effects of four minutes of high-intensity interval training (20 seconds on, 10 seconds off) with 45-60 minutes of low to moderate intensity cardio. The interval training group burned just as much fat as the endurance group and also had greater improvement in both anaerobic (think sprinters) and aerobic (think distance runners) fitness… in only four minutes!

- For best results, perform 3 cardio interval training workouts per week on non-strength training days. Below is a sample Cardio Interval Training Workout:

20-10 Tabatas- You will alternate between 20 seconds of work and 10s of rest. You will perform this 30-second set up to 8x for 4 total minutes followed by a 1-minute rest and transition. Perform this 5-minute sequence up to 4x for 20 total minutes. You can perform this workout on your cardio machine of choice (elliptical, stairmaster, running, etc.) or by alternating between body weight cardio exercises like stationary running, jumping jacks, squat thrusts, mountain climbers, etc. for the ultimate in-home workout!

Training Tip#3- Use Hard-headed Fat Cardio to Accelerate Results:

- Aerobic training does have its uses in conjunction with a strength training and cardio interval training base. Aerobic training is of low to moderate intensity in nature and burns a larger proportion of fat per effort than sugar. On the other hand, strength training and high-intensity interval training rapidly eats up your body’s sugar stores thus forcing your body to use fat for fuel in the recovery from exercise.

- By performing some low to moderate intensity cardio following your strength and/or cardio interval training workouts you can accelerate the fat loss process. More specifically, 5 minutes following high-intensity exercise your body dumps stored triglycerides (fat) into your bloodstream, making it the perfect time to do some aerobic training to eat up that fat before it gets re-stored.

- We like to call this hard-headed fat cardio and we prescribe a maximum of 10-20 minutes of steady state cardio (where you go as fast as you can without stopping) 5 minutes following strength and cardio interval workouts. This really helps accelerate the fat burning process, specifically for those trouble spot areas like the abs, hips, and thighs!

Training Tip#4- Use Total Body Exercises to Build Stunning Arms:

- You don’t have to be a genius to know that most brides are really focused on working their arms and shoulders since these areas of the body are often highly exposed in wedding dresses. But, doing a bunch of single-joint, isolation exercises like curls and triceps extensions is not going to get the job done. Spot reduction is a myth- no number of triceps kickbacks will ever put a dent into the “turkey-arm phenomenon” many women deal with.

- Instead, you should focus on performing compound, multi-joint movements that work as many muscles in your body as possible (including your arms and shoulders) for best results. Not only do compound exercises allow you to use heavier loads which stimulate maximal lean muscle gain (think push-ups over triceps extensions), but they also burn the most calories and create the optimal hormonal environment for burning the fat covering those sexy, toned muscles!

- To take it to the next level, use total body exercises exclusively in your workouts. Whole body movements that work your upper body, lower body, and core at the same time will allow you to get lean all over in addition to ensuring that you are working your upper body during every moment so that you are ARM-ed and ready for the big day. For example, instead of doing presses, do squat to presses. Be sure to check out “THE OFFICIAL SEXY BACK BRIDE WORKOUT” for some sample workouts using the aforementioned total body exercises- they are SWEET!

Training Tip#5- Twork It Out, Then Recover:

- Though this may be the least sexy tip of all, I truly believe it is the most important. Recovery from exercise is where all of the beneficial changes from high-intensity training occur. Don’t forget, a tough workout actually causes small micro-tears in your muscles that stimulates growth and repair. If all you do is work hard and break your body down this can lead to overtraining issues that may results in you limping down the aisle on the big day- not good!

- Do yourself a favor and invest in your own personal massage therapist in the form of a foam roller. It’s cheap and easy to use. Simply spend at least 5 minutes pre and post-working performing 5-10 rolls on the most tender and sore areas of your body, with a specific emphasis on your hips and thighs and your upper/mid back area.

- This corrective self-massage both lengthens your muscles and improves tissue quality, preventing nagging aches and pains in your joints that can leave you on injured reserve in your get sexy bride quest. Furthermore, self-massage brings blood flow and nutrients to your muscles, which accelerate recovery and reduce soreness from high-intensity exercise.

- If you don’t have access to a foam roller, you can also use a tennis or racquet ball or even a rolling pin to achieve the same effect.

- Well, those are my top 5 workout tips to help you look your best on the biggest day of your life. When it comes to exercise, keep it simple and stay the course. And remember, it’s not about weight loss- it’s about being as visually stunning as possible by losing inches in all the right places ;)