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How New Yorkers Stay Thin

Posted on 08 January 2008 by Jason White

Now that’s New York thin!
Lean Body

I am so glad you are here! Like many New Yorkers you might be wondering:

‘Since I live in the greatest city in the world how can I become the greatest me in the world?’

Well you have certainly come to the right place. Since the late 90′s I have been teaching New Yorkers how to get into and stay in the the best shape of their lives. Being a thin New Yorker is all about feeling fantastic as you walk down the street. And all of my clients have achieved this goal with my expert guidance.

Wouldn’t you like to be the one that turns heads as you walk into a party? How about finally losing those nagging 5 pounds that you can never seem to keep off? Wouldn’t it be nice to not have to think about your body for once and just know that your body is in the best shape it has ever been in?

Being fit, staying thin, looking good and feeling good about yourself is how you perform at your best and New York wants nothing more from you than your absolute best.

Take a minute to Download this FREE Guide to How New Yorkers Stay Thin. It is a short read, but it is Jam Packed with usable information that will show you how you can look, feel, and BE your best in no time.

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54 year old woman lifts 173lb dumbbell

Posted on 04 December 2007 by Jason White

I have been friends with Ellen for many years now and for the past several we have traveled together to the annual NSCA convention to learn as much about strength and conditioning as possible.

The video above is really just a goof. She could probably lift that thing 10 or 12 times, and she would have fun doing it.

She is the current world record holder in power lifting for her age and weight class. And her numbers are enviable for any age. Here is a copy of the e-mail she sent after her last meet:


I had a near perfect day going 8 for 9, missing my last bench of 145.

All my lifts were also World records: 275lb squat, 140lb bench and 335lb deadlift

The squat & deadlift were meet PR’s for me.

I weighed in at 128lb as well.

I was awarded the Champion of Champions (best overall female lifter of the entire meet)

The reason I put this video up is just to demonstrate a simple thing.

Ellen started lifting weights when she was 40 Years old.

So, just think about your life for a second and think about how you might like to live it. Whether you are 30 or 40 or 50 it is hard to not get inspired by Ellen as she is living proof that your body is yours to control.

***UPDATE***

So after I posted this Ellen e-mailed me and said:

“Wait! Don’t forget to tell everybody…”

About my training with Kettlebells and how that has gotten me even stronger and leaner.

The importance of good nutrition and how that has helped me to be as healthy and strong as I am-having suffered from an eating disorder….

Also we need to get my real lifting numbers up there, the ones I have done with gear (knee wraps, lifting shirt etc…) as they are considerably larger and therefore more impressive than the ones I did RAW this past weekend.

Best competition lifts are:

341lb Squat

184lb Bench,

418lb Deadlift

all at 128 lbs bodyweight!

(important to get how tiny I am in there-women shouldn’t fear getting big in order to be strong, yada, yada…)

Perhaps you should mention my World records in multiple federations (AAU, ADAU, IPF, 100% RAW)

And…that I am 6 time IPF Masters World Champion.

***

Well Ellen we were impressed already, But now even more so. Ellen is also a Personal Trainer and extremely passionate about training and living a healthy life. So if you live out in Brooklyn say hello she would love to hear from you, just tell her I sent you ;)

Ellen Stein: W8lifter222 at aol.com

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Being fat can give you cancer if…

Posted on 07 November 2007 by Jason White

Obesity Linked to Cancer

…You are a British woman over the age of 45. But you can probably extrapolate the data collected by the British 7 year study to conclude that the more you work on your health the healthier you will become.

From the BBC New website:

“About 6,000 middle-aged or older women in the UK develop cancer each year because they are obese or overweight, a Cancer Research UK-funded study says.”

This was a fairly comprehensive study and merits your close attention.

“The latest study looked at how often cancers occurred in 1.2m UK women aged 50 to 64 over a seven year period. More than 45,000 cases of cancer and 17,000 cancer deaths occurred during that time.”

This is all at the BBC News website and could give you a tiny kick in the pants. It certainly woke me up. I mean CANCER? Just because I let myself go a little bit? Well the numbers don’t guarantee that but why even take the smallest chance?

Check out that article and then check yourself. It might be time to give us a call.

Beyond the quote one of the doctors left:

” Invest in a healthier lifestyle today and we can reap the benefits of reduced disease risk and longer life tomorrow.” Dr Ian Campbell, Weight Concern. I think the quote by the noted trainer Jack LaLaine is best:

“I am taking care of the most important persoan in the universe: ME.”

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The truth about lunch time…

Posted on 06 November 2007 by Jason White

Sandwich 1

Whether you are trying to lose weight or you are trying to make as much muscle as you possibly can you have to come to grips with a fundamental flaw in modern thinking.

We have grown accustomed to thinking about food on a “clock”. In other words ‘well, its lunch time, time to go eat’. Or the opposite: ‘OMG I am not sure I will make it to lunch time I am so HUNGRY’.

The fact is that our bodies cannot tell time. Your eyes may see a clock face and push that information into your processing unit, but it has little to do with your digestive juices (unless you look at the clock and then realize you are late and your stomach turns over)

Our bodies were designed to operate at peak efficiency by digesting a small amount of food every few hours and if you really want to be successful in your body fat battle then you had better start playing by your body’s rules.

Eat regularly throughout the day. Fasting or overly restrictive diets will enable you to lose weight

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Ultimate One Legged Squat (jump, balance, and stabilize)

Posted on 22 September 2007 by Jason White

Now you try! Or contact Trainer Direct to get started on your path to jumping and balancing.

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