http://omahabootcamp.com/blog Corey Cain Fri, 19 Mar 2010 23:16:02 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A recent poll was taken in 24 countries based on 4 categories: 1. Television watching 2. Internet Use 3. Aversion to Playing Sports 4. Calories per day Among these four categories America ranked first in calories per day and television watching placing us at the top the charts for the“LAZIEST COUNTRY IN THE ... http://omahabootcamp.com/blog/?p=492 Today I'm not going to talk about exercise equipment, methods or techniques.  I am, however, going to approach the topic of pretenders and achievers.  Anybody can go to the gym and all of us can say that we are going to get in shape for an upcoming event or season.  But only ... http://omahabootcamp.com/blog/?p=484 Eating a healthy breakfast- Oh so important!               Breakfast is truly the most important meal of the day!  Studies show that eating a healthy breakfast goes hand in hand with boosting your metabolism and energy for the day.  It also reduces your chances of obesity.  Breakfast should be our number one ... http://omahabootcamp.com/blog/?p=480 Ladies and Gentlemen, last week I wrote a blog about "overtraining" and exercise becoming an addiction.  It wasn't my intention to scare any of you away from exercising and reaching toward your fitness goals.  It was simply to inform you of the potential harm you can do to your health ... http://omahabootcamp.com/blog/?p=457 In today's world a chiseled physique and an ultra-skinny body have become the most sought after looks in America.  Everyday in the media you see men and women with bodies of gods and goddesses giving a false sense of reality to people all over the nation.  Now, I am not ... http://omahabootcamp.com/blog/?p=447 For the majority of the people who venture into the fitness world, when they think "ABS", the first thing that comes to mind are "crunches."  Yes, crunches do have their benefits, if all you want to work is the upper part of your mid-section and are looking for that not ... http://omahabootcamp.com/blog/?p=442 HEY YOU! YEAH, YOU! How do you get ready for a workout?  Wait, let me guess.  I bet you are the stereotypical person who does a few leg stretches here and there, maybe a few toe touches, and possibly finds a way to stretch your arms and chest.  Am I right? ... http://omahabootcamp.com/blog/?p=418 In the past,  Fitness + Machines = Mediocre Workout.  Being a personal trainer I have always thought of machines as inferior technology when it came to working out and really being able to get that good burn you feel when you know you've had a great day in the gym. ... http://omahabootcamp.com/blog/?p=401 Functional - Func.tion.al 1. capable of operating or functioning 2. capable of serving the purpose for which it was intended (Webster's Encyclopedia 2nd Edition, 1996) More often than not, when you walk in a fitness facility, you will see people performing certain exercises each one designed for a specific purpose (ie. bench press=bigger ... http://omahabootcamp.com/blog/?p=375 Ladies and gentlemen, over the past decade performance enhancing supplements have been everywhere in the news.  Everything from steroids, Human Growth Hormone (HGH), andro, and yes even protein.  Most of what you have seen on television and/or read in the newspaper has pertained to the use of these supplements by ... http://omahabootcamp.com/blog/?p=357