Monday, March 22, 2010

Summer Body Guide

Summer is just around the corner. We have just enough time to tighten up and get noticed…for all the right reasons. Too often, we wait until vacation is too close to make a change. Starting now, with a little effort, we can make a difference and enjoy summer more.

SupplementsToGo.com and World Class Nutrition has decided to offer two goal-specific program guides in addition to the best supplements on the market! The first will be a fat-loss, “Tone and Tighten” and the second will revolve around gaining lean mass, “Making Gains.” Each will offer ten weeks of guidance in the kitchen and the gym and will offer specific product suggestions to help you maximize your results.



“Tone and Tighten”
Week One


Step One: Diet

We aren’t talking about starving yourself or keeping all your favorites in hiding. This week, start by cutting your alcohol and fast food intake in half. Drastically changing your life style is not reasonable and is quite a shock on the body. Cutting your intake in half is a big step and makes you feel like you aren’t being deprived.

Incorporate more veggies, the good ones (broccoli, cauliflower, dark green leafs, green beans and asparagus are great ones).

Begin to remove processed foods and replace with healthy versions. There are many grocery stores that offer “pre-made” meals using fresh veggies, lean meats and whole grains. The excuses are gone!!

Over the next two months, we will decrease alcohol and fast food intake until it is down to “rarely” (no more than 1 meal/week). SuppementsToGo.com and World Class Nutrition will teach you how to change your nutrition to make gains and offer recipe ideas.


Step Two: Exercise

Pick your favorite and get moving! If you like running, run. Just change it up (sprints, long distance, hills, and stairs). If the weights are more your style, hit them. Shorten your time between exercises to up the cardio effect and add some plyometrics (fast movement and jumping movements, jump squats, push-off push-ups, ect.). This week, make sure to put in 3-5 days/week for 30-60 min.

If you haven’t been getting in touch with your inner workout lately, we’ll have to ease in a bit…don’t jump the start gate the first week. You don’t want to ‘burn out’ or get hurt. This week try (if you have a gym membership) taking 2-3 group classes to get you back in the swing of things.

Some gyms offer an introductory training session to ‘introduce’ you to the gym’s equipment. You don’t have to give in to the sales pitch (unless you want more sessions), just tell them up front you are just looking to get some instruction on how to use the equipment.

If the gym isn’t your cup-of-tea, get outside (if weather permits) and start jogging or walking. Either way, change up the pace, go hard for 30-60 seconds and ease up for 1-2 min and repeat for about 30 minutes. Incorporate some body movements like lunges, squats, pushups and crunches. You can pick up some bands and dumbbells to increase the difficulty. Save some money by hitting the gym consignment shops, it may not be shiny but it will do the job.


Step Three: Supplements

Today, it is hard to get in all the necessary nutrients from food, and sometimes we need something ‘easy’ to help get in the right nutrition at the right time. We will offer weekly recommendations to help you along your way in your transformation.

This week, make sure you are getting in all your nutrient needs. Here are some of the basics:


Why you need it--the body has a hard time getting all the nutrients it need from food. Taking a multi will help your body work and recover more efficiently.

Why you need it—CLA is a vital natural acid that has been proven over and over to help reduce body fat when taken daily.

Fish Oil: EFA Gold

Why you need it—Fish Oil or essential fatty acids are important in the bodies ability to consistently use nutrients for specific processes and help utilize more of your food intake (meaning less fat is stored). They are also great for hair, skin, nails and eyes.



We all have full days as it is and many do not have the luxury to hit the gym for twice-a-days. And, let’s face it, if we did have the time, that’s not how we would want to spend it. Let SupplementsToGo.com and World Class Nutrition take some of the guess work out and help you make this summer different!

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