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Friday: Rest and Recovery

Friday, January 25th, 2013

Rest!

Read why Rest and Recovery is important.

Are you ready to break through a fitness plateau, or are you ready to step your fitness program up to a new level?

Check out our BRAND NEW TOTAL BODY FITNESS

The brand new MidwestFit TOTAL BODY FITNESS encompasses different training styles to get you STRONGER and more TONED than you’ve ever been. The Total Body Fitness Premium Program is a culmination of training styles that effectively mixes strength training, endurance training, abs/core training, HIIT cardio training, and distance cardio training to turn you into a fitness freak!

Program Goals: For individuals looking to get in top notch shape focusing on a hybrid of 3 major aspects of training designed properly and safely. Muscular Endurance, Cardiorespiratory Training (Endurance and High Intensity), Muscular Strength.

  • Develop Muscular Strength and Endurance, Burn Fat, Lose Unnecessary Weight
  • Increase Muscular Endurance to Develop Toned, Lean Muscle and to Push Harder and Longer on Workouts
  • Increase Cardiorespiratory Performance to Burn Calories to Lose Unwanted Weight and Lower Body Fat Percentage
  • Increase Overall Muscular Strength to Increase Muscular Force
  • Increase Core Strength and Core Endurance
  • Increase Overall Cardiac Output for Improvement in ALL Styles of Cardio (Distance and Speed), Which Will Translate to Increased Performance in Circuit Style Weight Training
  • Increase Joint Strength and Stability in all major joint complexes to focus on Injury Prevention
  • Minor Barbell Complex Training to improve form and technique on multi-planar lifts to target multiple muscle groups to work together to mimic real life/sport related movements and to upkeep muscular endurance.

This 8 Week Program comes with a ton of information related to Injury Prevention, a Full Program Glossary, and Exercise Pics and Descriptions that easily show how to perform each exercise in the program. It also comes with a built in Preparatory Training Program to introduce beginners to new exercises and routines, and to also assist you if you have taken some time off from exercising to safely and effectively transition you to be ready for the full, intense, 8 week program.

- MidwestFit Team

1/20/13-Sunday-Fat Burning Cardio

Sunday, January 20th, 2013

Finish off the week with some fat burning, moderate intensity cardio. You should be burning 400-700 Calories on this one!

Warm Up – Flutter Kicks 1 Minute – Push Ups 20 – Body Weight Squats – 20

Run – 50 Minutes @ Moderate Pace

or

Bike – 70 Minutes @ Moderate Pace

Stretch

- MidwestFit Team

TOTAL BODY FITNESS

1/18/13-Friday-Rest and Total Body Fitness

Friday, January 18th, 2013

Rest!

Read why Rest and Recovery is important.

Are you ready to break through a fitness plateau, or are you ready to step your fitness program up to a new level?

Check out our BRAND NEW TOTAL BODY FITNESS

The brand new MidwestFit TOTAL BODY FITNESS encompasses different training styles to get you STRONGER and more TONED than you’ve ever been.  The Total Body Fitness Premium Program is a culmination of training styles that effectively mixes strength training, endurance training, abs/core training, HIIT cardio training, and distance cardio training to turn you into a fitness freak!

Program Goals:  For individuals looking to get in top notch shape focusing on a hybrid of 3 major aspects of training designed properly and safely.  Muscular Endurance, Cardiorespiratory Training (Endurance and High Intensity), Muscular Strength.

  • Develop Muscular Strength and Endurance, Burn Fat, Lose Unnecessary Weight
  • Increase Muscular Endurance to Develop Toned, Lean Muscle and to Push Harder and Longer on Workouts
  • Increase Cardiorespiratory Performance to Burn Calories to Lose Unwanted Weight and Lower Body Fat Percentage
  • Increase Overall Muscular Strength to Increase Muscular Force
  • Increase Core Strength and Core Endurance
  • Increase Overall Cardiac Output for Improvement in ALL Styles of Cardio (Distance and Speed), Which Will Translate to Increased Performance in Circuit Style Weight Training
  • Increase Joint Strength and Stability in all major joint complexes to focus on Injury Prevention
  • Minor Barbell Complex Training to improve form and technique on multi-planar lifts to target multiple muscle groups to work together to mimic real life/sport related movements and to upkeep  muscular endurance.

This 8 Week Program comes with a ton of information related to Injury Prevention, a Full Program Glossary, and Exercise Pics and Descriptions that easily show how to perform each exercise in the program.  It also comes with a built in Preparatory Training Program to introduce beginners to new exercises and routines, and to also assist you if you have taken some time off from exercising to safely and effectively transition you to be ready for the full, intense, 8 week program.

- MidwestFit Team

1/13/13-Sunday-Fat Burning Cardio

Sunday, January 13th, 2013

We hope you got a chance to read our email about making 2013 YOUR year to lead to the healthiest and best year of your life yet, and MidwestFit can get you there. If interested in receiving exclusive information, you can sign up on the right side of our home page under Join the Revolution.

MidwestFit currently has 4 Premium Programs out and we just today released our brand new Premium TOTAL BODY FITNESS PROGRAM

One of the hardest things about reaching fitness goals is ONE – Defining Your Goals (what do you want to gain from your workouts) and TWO – Following an extremely effective and SAFE Program. We can help with all of that, check out the links above for Premium Programs so you can see if your goals match what we GUARANTEE you will derive from our Premium Programs.

Not sure where to start? Feel free to email us at info@midwestfit.com at anytime. We are open to FREE consultations and assisting in questions related to health/fitness/injury/rehab and we can point you in the right direction for where to begin. If new to fitness or had some time off, each program comes with built in Preparatory Training phases or you can check out our Personal Plan (in our opinion our best deal) where you tell us your fitness history, your goals, what you would like to work on, and we walk you through step by step on how to get there!

TOTAL BODY FITNESS

We highly, highly suggest you check out our brand new Total Body Fitness Program and read the Program Goals so you know exactly what you will get out of our program. No guessing, no hoping. Guaranteed results from a scientifically designed program from our Co-Founder/Admin (ACSM Trained, 4-Year Bachelor Degree in Health and Fitness from Purdue University, and Corporate Health and Fitness Specialist), who used this specific program to get in the best shape of his life and to help his clients do the same!

Finish off the week with some fat burning, moderate intensity cardio. You should be burning 400-700 Calories on this one!

Warm Up – Flutter Kicks 1 Minute – Push Ups 20 – Body Weight Squats – 20

Run – 50 Minutes @ Moderate Pace

or

Bike – 70 Minutes @ Moderate Pace

Stretch

- MidwestFit Team

TOTAL BODY FITNESS

1/6/13-Sunday-Burn Fat with Cardio

Sunday, January 6th, 2013

Finish off the week with some fat burning, moderate intensity cardio. You should be burning 400-700 Calories on this one!

Warm Up – Flutter Kicks 1 Minute – Push Ups 20 – Body Weight Squats – 20

Run – 50 Minutes @ Moderate Pace

or

Bike – 70 Minutes @ Moderate Pace

Stretch

- MidwestFit Team

TOTAL BODY FITNESS

1/2/13-Wednesday-Total Body Fitness Circuit

Wednesday, January 2nd, 2013

We hope you got a chance to read our email about making 2013 YOUR year to lead to the healthiest and best year of your life yet, and MidwestFit can get you there. If interested in receiving exclusive information, you can sign up on the right side of our home page under Join the Revolution.

MidwestFit currently has 4 Premium Programs out and we just today released our brand new Premium TOTAL BODY FITNESS PROGRAM

One of the hardest things about reaching fitness goals is ONE – Defining Your Goals (what do you want to gain from your workouts) and TWO – Following an extremely effective and SAFE Program.  We can help with all of that, check out the links above for Premium Programs so you can see if your goals match what we GUARANTEE you will derive from our Premium Programs.

Not sure where to start? Feel free to email us at info@midwestfit.com at anytime.  We are open to FREE consultations and assisting in questions related to health/fitness/injury/rehab and we can point you in the right direction for where to begin.  If new to fitness or had some time off, each program comes with built in Preparatory Training phases or you can check out our Personal Plan (in our opinion our best deal) where you tell us your fitness history, your goals, what you would like to work on, and we walk you through step by step on how to get there!

TOTAL BODY FITNESS

Warm Up – Flutter Kicks 1 Minute – Push Ups 20 – Body Weight Squats – 20

Mini Circuit 1: Chest/Back – 3 Rounds – Little to No Rest

1. Bosu Cross Over Push Ups – 20 Total
2. Inverted Row – Max Reps
3. Dumbbell Bench Press – 15 Reps
4. Barbell Bent Over Row – 15 Reps
5. Regular Pull Ups – 8 Reps

End Circuit – Run 800 Meters (1/2 mile)

Mini Circuit 2: Quads/Glutes/Hamstrings -3 Rounds – Little to No Rest

1. Back Squat – 15 Reps
2. Stiff Legged Deadlifts – 15 Reps
3. Hamstring Curls on Ball - 30 Reps
4. Walking Lunges (Holding extra weight) 30 (15 each leg)

End Circuit – Run 800 Meters (1/2 mile)

Mini Circuit 3: Shoulders/Triceps – 3 Rounds – Little to No Rest

1. Dips – 15
2. Push Press – 15 Reps
3. Shoulder Up and Outs – 15

End Circuit – Run 800 Meters (1/2 mile)

Stretch

We highly, highly suggest you check out our brand new Total Body Fitness Program and read the Program Goals so you know exactly what you will get out of our program.  No guessing, no hoping.  Guaranteed results from a scientifically designed program from our Co-Founder/Admin (ACSM Trained, 4-Year Bachelor Degree in Health and Fitness from Purdue University, and Corporate Health and Fitness Specialist), who used this specific program to get in the best shape of his life and to help his clients do the same!

- MidwestFit Team

12/30/12-Sunday-Fat Burning Cardio

Sunday, December 30th, 2012

Finish off the week with some fat burning, moderate intensity cardio.

Warm Up – Flutter Kicks 1 Minute – Push Ups 20 – Body Weight Squats – 20

Run – 50 Minutes @ Moderate Pace

or

Bike – 70 Minutes @ Moderate Pace

Stretch

- MidwestFit Team

12/29/12-Saturday-Burn Fat

Saturday, December 29th, 2012

Fight the calories built up from Christmas!

Warm Up – Flutter Kicks 1 Minute – Push Ups 20 – Body Weight Squats – 20

Run – 50 Minutes @ Moderate Pace

or

Bike – 70 Minutes @ Moderate Pace

Stretch

- MidwestFit Team

12/23/12-Sunday-Burn Fat with Cardio

Sunday, December 23rd, 2012

Finish off the week with some fat burning, moderate intensity cardio.

Warm Up – Flutter Kicks 1 Minute – Push Ups 20 – Body Weight Squats – 20

Run – 50 Minutes @ Moderate Pace

or

Bike – 70 Minutes @ Moderate Pace

Stretch

- MidwestFit Team

12/16/12-Sunday-Cardio Burns Fat!

Sunday, December 16th, 2012

Finish off the week with some fat burning, moderate intensity cardio.

Warm Up – Flutter Kicks 1 Minute – Push Ups 20 – Body Weight Squats – 20

Run – 50 Minutes @ Moderate Pace

or

Bike – 70 Minutes @ Moderate Pace

Stretch

- MidwestFit Team

12/15/12-Saturday-Circuit Training Weights

Saturday, December 15th, 2012

Warm Up – 1 Minute Flutter Kicks – 20 Body Weight Squats – 20 Push Ups

Circuit:3 Rounds NO REST!
1. Push Ups – 30 Reps
2. Burpees – 15 Reps
3. Wall Sit – 1 Minute
4. Bent Over Row – 20 Reps
5. Run 800 Meters (1/2 Mile)
6. Flutter Kicks – 1 Minute
7. Box Jumps – 30 @ 18″
8. Push Press – 20 Reps
9. Walking Lunges – 1 Minute
10. Mountain Climbers – 30 Seconds

12/1/12-Saturday-Total Body Circuit-New One!

Saturday, December 1st, 2012

Warm Up – 1 Minute Flutter Kicks – 20 Body Weight Squats – 20 Push Ups

Circuit:3 Rounds NO REST!

1. Push Ups – 30 Reps
2. Burpees – 15 Reps
3. Wall Sit – 1 Minute
4. Bent Over Row – 20 Reps
5. Run 800 Meters (1/2 Mile)
6. Flutter Kicks – 1 Minute
7. Box Jumps – 30 @ 18″
8. Push Press – 20 Reps
9. Walking Lunges – 1 Minute
10. Mountain Climbers – 30 Seconds

11/22/12-Thursday-Turkey Trot

Thursday, November 22nd, 2012

Happy Thanksgiving!  Burn off 500-800 calories today with this workout to help knock off some of the caloric intake for the week!

Warm Up – Flutter Kicks 1 Minute – Push Ups 20 – Body Weight Squats – 20

Potential PT #1 – Run

Run 50 Minutes

Potential PT #2 – Bike

Bike/Cycle 70 Minutes

Stretch

- MidwestFit Team

11/18/12-Sunday-Distance Cardio

Sunday, November 18th, 2012

Warm Up – Flutter Kicks 1 Minute – Push Ups 20 – Body Weight Squats – 20

Potential PT #1 – Run

Run 50 Minutes

Potential PT #2 – Bike

Bike/Cycle 70 Minutes

Stretch

- MidwestFit Team

11/2/12-Friday-High Intensity Cardio

Friday, November 2nd, 2012

Warm Up – 3 Minute Jog – Flutter Kicks 1 Minute – Push Ups 20 – Body Weight Squats – 20

This is best if you have a track or somewhere to run

If no access to a track or basic road to run, perfrom a 20 minute tempo run or tempo bike.

Circuit: 8 Rounds

1. Perform 10 High Box Jumps (get creative with your environment if you need to)
2. Sprint 50 Meters/Yards
3. Run 50 Meters Backwards
4. Jog 20 Seconds
5. Sprint 100 Meters
6. Walk 30 Seconds