"It seems like anywhere you look in the media today fitness enthusiasts are embracing the next “extreme” exercise challenge. Traditional safe and effective exercise techniques have lost some luster, in exchange for “guru”-driven workouts that burn a purported >1000 calories an hour. To put it in perspective, a 200-lb man would have to train at 100% VO2max for the full hour to attain that value – s
adly identifying once again the false advertising associated with many of these programs. Extreme exercise has now met extreme conditions as fitness enthusiasts train while wearing gas masks and wet suits, perform compound power exercises to high-rep volitional failure, and engage in jump volumes that exceedingly surpass anything ever found in sports. These programs clearly illustrate a lack of understanding of human physiology. The inherent problem with taking on a new exercise program without applicable knowledge or at least the supervision of a qualified personal trainer (or fitness instructor) is the physiological stress may end up creating severe negative responses. Whereas appropriate quantities of training stress result in positive adaptations such as improved neural efficiency, cardiovascular function, and/or musculoskeletal integrity; excessive training stress can result in negative responses. These may include a chronic elevation in serum cortisol, loss of the protein-sparing mechanism, immunosuppression, and in extreme cases, rhabdomyolysis. Rhabdomyolysis involves the actual breakdown of injured muscle and subsequent release of myoglobin into circulation, which can cause severe organ damage"......
I am a keep it basic kind of Trainer, I try new things, but always seem to come back to the basics, they are what have always worked for me.. I teach healthy foods, and a solid workout schedule, control your portion sizes, not fad Diets. I believe in Self control, Hard work, dedication, and commitment.