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		<title>How to Burn MORE Calories</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Aug 2010 21:47:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean Barker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I admit, I never was an Einstein when it came to Math. The only time I enjoy counting numbers is in the gym or at the bank. So when it comes to keeping my bodyfat around 10% year round I am not a guy to count calories or have a cardio crush on the treadmill [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://dadfitnessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/einsteindadfitness.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2336" title="einsteindadfitness" src="http://dadfitnessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/einsteindadfitness-300x225.jpg" alt="" width="374" height="280" /></a>I admit, I never was an Einstein when it came to Math. The only time I enjoy counting numbers is in the gym or at the bank.</p>
<p>So when it comes to keeping my bodyfat around 10% year round <strong>I am not a guy to count calories or have a cardio crush on the treadmill</strong> display (which studies show are inaccurate anyway).</p>
<p><strong>Despite what you may have heard in the gym, muscle does not WEIGH more than fat.</strong> A pound is a pound despite what&#8217;s being weighed. But muscle is more DENSE, meaning 5lbs of muscle takes up less space than 5lbs of fat (and makes you look a hell of a lot better!) Plus muscle is metabolically active unlike fat which just hangs around for the ride and makes chinups that much harder.</p>
<p><a href="http://dadfitnessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/muscleandfat.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2337" title="muscleandfat" src="http://dadfitnessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/muscleandfat.jpg" alt="" width="291" height="173" /></a></p>
<p>But on page 46 in the September issue of Men&#8217;s Health, I noticed a chart showing the estimated calories burned not by hitting the gym but by doing &#8220;manly&#8221; around the house activities. <strong>Remember, muscles are made for movements not mirrors.</strong></p>
<p>Average number of calories an 180lb man burns in an hour of&#8230;<br />
(I currently weigh 175lbs, close enough)</p>
<p><strong>Chopping and splitting wood, 491<br />
Cleaning gutters, 409<br />
Mowing grass (pushing by hand), 491<br />
Painting outside, 409<br />
Planting trees, 368<br />
Raking, 352<br />
Trimming trees, 286<br />
Carpentry, 245<br />
Papering or Plastering, 245<br />
Sanding, 368<br />
Wiring and Plumbing, 245<br />
General cleaning, 245</strong></p>
<p>So after a busy and productive morning off yesterday where I &#8220;prepared&#8221; dinner before breakfast (by throwing a roast in the crockpot), headed to the gym for a quick <a href="http://www.dadfitness.com">Dad Fitness workout</a>, mowed and raked the front and back lawn,then cleaned up around the house all before lunch, it made me break out the calculator.</p>
<p><strong>Calorie Countdown Calculator</strong></p>
<p>Dad Fitness Workout (45 mins)- 362 calories</p>
<p>Mowing Grass (30 mins) &#8211; 245 calories</p>
<p>Raking Grass (30 mins) &#8211; 176 calories</p>
<p>House Cleanup (30 mins) &#8211; 122 calories</p>
<p><strong>The total caloric burn from just these 4 activities alone comes to 905 calories!</strong></p>
<p>Provided you eat REAL food that was made by Mother Nature and not Man, like is found in the <a href="http://www.dadfitness.com">Dad Fitness Meal Plans</a>, <strong>you can eat great tasting food and not have to worry about dieting</strong> and counting calories.</p>
<p>So the next time your wife gives you the dreaded &#8220;to-do&#8221; list think about all the extra calories you are going to burn by mowing the lawn or painting the deck.</p>
<p><strong>Thankfully, from now on, counting calories will be one chore that you won&#8217;t have to think about&#8230;</strong></p>
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		<title>5 Tips To Stay Fit While Traveling</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jan 2010 15:36:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean Barker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I just spent an awesome 5 days in Tampa Florida attending fitness seminars with all the best fitness experts in the world. No matter what level of fitness knowledge you think you may have, you always need to look and learn from other trainers and coaches to improve your mind and body. As the author [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://dadfitnessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/IMG_0117.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-1517" title="IMG_0117" src="http://dadfitnessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/IMG_0117-225x300.jpg" alt="" width="225" height="300" /></a>I just spent an awesome 5 days in Tampa Florida attending fitness seminars with all the best fitness experts in the world.</p>
<p>No matter what level of fitness knowledge you think you may have, you always need to look and learn from other trainers and coaches to improve your mind and body. As the author of <a href="http://www.dadfitness.com"><strong>Dad Fitness</strong>,</a> I still strive to learn and improve my knowledge to help others get the fastest results possible.</p>
<p>After spending 5 days hanging out with guys like <strong><a href="http://smbarker.turbulence.hop.clickbank.net">Craig Ballantyne</a></strong> of Men&#8217;s Health and fitness icon<a href="http://www.fullstrength.com"> <strong>Shawn Phillips</strong></a><strong>, </strong>I started to pick up on some of the secrets these guys use to stay in awesome shape even while traveling.</p>
<p>So here are<strong> 5 Tips To Stay Fit While Traveling.</strong></p>
<p><strong>1. Workout No Matter What. </strong>After a busy 5 days of sitting on my butt in meetings and seminars I still managed to workout 4 out of the 5 days while in Florida. Which is even more than I workout at home!</p>
<p>The first day I got together with Rommel Acda of <strong><a href="http://www.fitinahurry.com">FitInAHurry.com</a></strong>, and Deb Froehlich of <strong><a href="http://www.cellulitecircuits.com">CelluiteCircuits.com</a></strong> and we trained together in the hotel gym. It wasn&#8217;t very big but had enough to get a great workout using our bodyweight and a few dumbbells.</p>
<p>Then the next day along with Craig Ballantyne of <strong><a href="http://smbarker.turbulence.hop.clickbank.net/?page=trialoffer">Turbulence Training</a></strong> we all headed to the local Powerhouse gym to get a great workout in a more upbeat gym atmosphere.</p>
<p>Wether it&#8217;s a<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJV4oMBl268"><strong> quick hotel room bodyweight workout</strong>,</a> a hotel gym workout or a Powerhouse gym workout, just <strong>make sure you do some exercise while traveling to offset all the sitting down on airplanes and in meetings.</strong></p>
<p><strong>2. All You Can Eat.</strong> The great thing about travelling to new cities is experiencing new places to eat. But if you&#8217;re not careful you could be paying the airlines extra weight on the way home, and I am not talking about your luggage&#8230;</p>
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<p><strong>So do what all the fit trainers did every morning to start their day off right; eat a nutritious breakfast</strong>. Even though our hotel served a FREE buffet breakfast every morning, most everyone who is in great shape skipped the bacon and breads and had a huge freshly prepared omelet stuffed with veggies with a little fruit on the side, me included. Keep lunch small with a salad or whole grain wrap so you don&#8217;t get sleepy during the afternoon meetings, and enjoy a nice dinner with some lean meat and veggies and even a glass of wine.</p>
<p><strong>3. Drink Up.</strong> I don&#8217;t mean spend your nights at the hotel bar getting sloshed. I mean <strong>drink lots of cold refreshing water</strong>. It will keep you full and focused and your mind off the donuts and croissants sitting across the conference table.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s really easy to drink lots of H2O during these hotel conferences as they usually serve you pitchers of water in your meeting rooms and in the big conference rooms. Just to be sure you always have water on hand, pick up a couple of litres of spring water at the hotel gift shop and keep on ice in your room.</p>
<p><strong>4. Ditch the Cab.</strong> If you are up for some sight seeing or heading to a nearby restaurant for dinner, ditch the cab fare, get some directions and walk there instead. Google Maps on your smart phone works great for this!  <strong>Walking is a great way to see a new city and burn some calories</strong>. Strolling back to the hotel after dinner is a great way to end the evening and ease the guilt from that decadent dessert.</p>
<p>You can also try to find a park or gym a couple miles away and walk or run there to get your heart pumping and your warmup out of the way.</p>
<p><strong>5. Recharge.</strong> If you&#8217;re traveling solo, staying at a hotel is a great way to get some extra rest and relaxation. You get the bed to yourself, and you have no worries of the kids jumping in the bed at the wee hours of the morning.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s also a great time to catch up on some work or read that book you have been trying to get through. <strong>A dip in the hotel pool and a hot sauna afterwards might be just what you need to recharge your batteries</strong> before you get back on the road.</p>
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<p>So there you have it, <strong>5 Travel Tips To Stay Fit</strong> so you&#8217;re wife still recognizes you when you get home&#8230;</p>
<h3>How do YOU stay fit on the road? Let me know and leave a comment below.</h3>
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		<title>Interview With Best Selling Fitness Author: Lou Schuler</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 11:25:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean Barker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am really excited to share with you a Dad Fitness exclusive interview with best selling fitness author, Lou Schuler. As a fitness book worm I personally get every book Lou puts out because they are always top notch and full of the latest information in regards to effective workouts and healthy eating. Lou has [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I am really excited to share with you a <a href="http://www.dadfitness.com">Dad Fitness</a> exclusive interview with best selling fitness author, <strong>Lou Schuler.</strong></p>
<p><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-932" title="IMG_4638" src="http://dadfitnessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/IMG_4638-300x225.jpg" alt="IMG_4638" width="186" height="139" />As a fitness book worm I personally get every book Lou puts out because they are always top notch and full of the latest information in regards to effective workouts and healthy eating.</p>
<p>Lou has been in the game a long time and seen a lot of the fitness fads come and go.</p>
<p>So I asked him to give me his thoughts on fitness, family and fatherhood&#8230;</p>
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SB. For people who don&#8217;t know, tell us a little about yourself Lou, and how you got started in the fitness industry?<br />
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<p><strong><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-919" title="lou" src="http://dadfitnessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/lou-200x300.jpg" alt="lou" width="140" height="210" />LS. </strong>I&#8217;m a journalist who&#8217;s also a fitness professional. Before I started at Men&#8217;s Fitness in 1992, I&#8217;d had a fairly conventional journalism career, working at daily and weekly newspapers and regional magazines. I worked at MF for six years, the last three as fitness editor, and then moved to Men&#8217;s Health for the next six years, first as fitness editor, then as fitness director.</div>
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<p>The Testosterone Advantage Plan, my first book as an author, came out in December 2001. That was followed by Home Workout Bible, Book of Muscle, The New Rules of Lifting, and The New Rules of Lifting for Women. The third book in the New Rules of Lifting series will come out in January 2011.</p></div>
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SB. I hear you are also a busy dad and husband as well. How many kids do you have and what is your favorite part of being a dad?<br />
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LS. </strong>I have three kids, who are 13, 11, and 9. My favorite part of being a dad is not being anything like my own dad, who was a wreck physically and disengaged emotionally.</div>
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<p><strong>SB. Lou, how did your fitness philosophy change once you became a father?<br />
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<p><strong>LS. </strong>Most of the changes in my approach came about because of the research I was doing for the books I wrote. My diet changed from low-fat to one with balanced macronutrients while writing Testosterone Advantage Plan. I also got my CSCS in 2001, and that coincided with more of an emphasis on training for strength and performance. Coincidentally, I found it was more efficient to train that way.</div>
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<p><strong>SB. As a fitness author, what are the 3 biggest mistakes you see busy dads trying to staying fit make with their workouts?<br />
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<p><strong>LS. </strong>I can&#8217;t really say what other guys do or don&#8217;t do. I really just see the guys in my own gym, and most of them seem to have pretty solid <a href="http://www.dadfitness.com">workout programs. </a>And I also hate to criticize the minority of adults who&#8217;re actually making an effort to stay in shape. I could find ways to improve most of the routines I see, but I&#8217;m sure at least a few of those guys are thinking the same thing about my workouts.</div>
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<p><strong>SB. What do your workouts currently look like?<br />
</strong></div>
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<p><strong><img class="size-full wp-image-921 alignleft" title="book" src="http://dadfitnessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/book.jpg" alt="book" width="120" height="148" />LS. </strong>I do <a href="http://www.dadsfitness.com">full-body workouts</a> every time in the gym, so if I have to miss a workout because of an unforeseen problem, I don&#8217;t have to worry about unbalanced training.</div>
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<p>Ninety-nine percent of the time, I&#8217;ll start with a lower-body exercise &#8212; a squat variation one workout, a deadlift variation the next, and a lunge variation the next. My upper-body work alternates between bilateral and unilateral movements. I like to do almost every exercise from a standing or kneeling position, to keep the core muscles engaged.</p></div>
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<p>I also move pretty quickly from one exercise to the next. I&#8217;m not trying to add size &#8212; in fact, I&#8217;ve lost a few pounds in the past year &#8212; so I minimize rest periods and aim for more of a conditioning effect.</p></div>
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<p><strong>SB. What are some of your favorite healthy meals and snacks?<br />
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<p><strong>LS. </strong>My favorite is one I got from TC Luoma of <a href="http://www.tmuscle.com">TMUSCLE</a>: natural peanut butter mixed in a bowl with low-carb chocolate protein powder and low-fat milk. Really hits the spot, and satisfies my hunger for hours.</div>
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<p><strong>SB. Why do you think it&#8217;s important for us dads to stay fit?</strong><strong><strong><br />
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<p><strong>LS. </strong>Our kids should see that fitness is a lifelong pursuit. If they see us make time for it, and invest energy in it, they&#8217;ll understand that it&#8217;s an important part of life.</div>
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<p>In our parents&#8217; generation, there wasn&#8217;t much of an organized structure for fitness activities. You played outside as a kid, then maybe you played on sports teams through high school or even college, if you were one of the lucky ones. Many of our dads also did physical training in the military, where it was used as a punishment as much as a tool for activity-specific performance. Once you were out of the military, and presumably finished with sports, there wasn&#8217;t really any structure in place to encourage lifelong fitness.</p></div>
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<p>But with our kids, everything is structured. There&#8217;s almost no such thing as backyard sports, or neighborhood games. If you play something, you play it on a team. If you do pure exercise, it happens in gym class. So it&#8217;s important for them to see their parents using those same structures to pursue lifelong fitness, and doing it voluntarily.</p></div>
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<p>We all know as parents how important it is to read to our kids, and to have lots of books around the house. But it&#8217;s also important for kids to see their parents reading books for pleasure. That helps them understand that they aren&#8217;t just reading because adults say they have to. They&#8217;re reading because it&#8217;s such an important part of a fulfilling life.</p></div>
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<p>Now we apply that to sports and fitness. At a certain point, I think kids start to ask themselves if they&#8217;re playing sports because they enjoy it, or because their parents expect them to play. If Dad is still playing something in middle age &#8212; golf, bowling, slow-pitch softball, or anything else that involves competition and some degree of coordination and focus &#8212; it reinforces the idea that sports are something you do for yourself.</p></div>
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<p>If they understand that Dad goes to the <a href="http://www.dadfitness.com">gym three times a week</a> because he enjoys it and considers it important, it sends the message that structured exercise isn&#8217;t just something you do in gym class because the school says you have to.</div>
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<p><strong>SB. Anything you would like to add? Any favorite tips you learned from other experts over the years? </strong></div>
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<p>One thing I&#8217;ve learned from experience is that you have to place as much importance on your <a href="http://www.fityummymummy.com/cbae/?a=vJr5mgxm">wife&#8217;s fitness program</a> as you do on your own. That is, you make sure she has as much opportunity to get to the gym or get outside for a run as you do. You can&#8217;t pressure her to train if she doesn&#8217;t want to &#8212; I think that&#8217;s obvious. But you have to make sure there&#8217;s equal opportunity within your household. Sometimes that means skipping your own workout when something comes up, rather than forcing her to miss hers.</div>
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<p>During those times when you simply need to train more often than she needs or wants to train, you have to negotiate the opportunity to do that, rather than just assuming you deserve it by virtue of the fact you&#8217;re more ambitious or disciplined.</p></div>
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<p>The benefits come back to you in two major ways. First, of course, is the health and stability of your relationship. You don&#8217;t want your wife resenting your desire to be healthy and fit, or to see it as a wedge you use to shift the priorities of the marriage in your direction. Second, your kids see that fitness isn&#8217;t just a priority for one individual in their house, but for everyone. If Mom and Dad have fitness pursuits that make them happier, that&#8217;s the most positive message we could possibly send to our kids.</p></div>
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<p><strong>SB. Where can people find out more about you and your books? </strong><strong><span style="color: #000000;"><strong></strong></span></strong></div>
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<p><a href="http://www.louschuler.com/" target="_blank"><strong><span style="color: #000000;">Website: </span></strong>www.louschuler.com</a></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>New Rules of Lifting Books</strong></span></div>
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<p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/New-Rules-Lifting-Women-Goddess/dp/1583333398/ref=pd_bxgy_b_text_b" target="_blank">http://www.amazon.com/New-Rules-Lifting-Women-Goddess/dp/1583333398/ref=pd_bxgy_b_text_b</a></div>
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<p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/New-Rules-Lifting-Maximum-Muscle/dp/158333338X/ref=pd_bxgy_b_text_b" target="_blank">http://www.amazon.com/New-Rules-Lifting-Maximum-Muscle/dp/158333338X/ref=pd_bxgy_b_text_b</a></div>
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<p><strong>SB.Thanks Lou for showing us that as a busy dad and fitness author you also practice what you preach!</strong></div>
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<p><strong>LS. </strong>My pleasure.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.louschuler.com/">Lou Schuler</a> is an award-winning journalist, certified strength and conditioning specialist, author or coauthor of many popular books about diet and strength training. His books include <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1583332944?ie=UTF8&amp;&amp;tag=louschulercom-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=1583332944"><em>The New Rules of Lifting for Women</em></a> (with coauthors Cassandra Forsythe and Alwyn Cosgrove), <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1583332383/qid=1129320610/sr=1-8/ref=sr_1_8?v=glance&amp;s=books"><em>The New Rules of Lifting</em></a> (with Alwyn Cosgrove), <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1579547699/louschulercom-20?creative=125577&amp;camp=2321&amp;link_code=as1"><em>The Book of Muscle</em></a> (with Ian King), <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1579546579/louschulercom-20?creative=125581&amp;camp=2321&amp;link_code=as1"><em>The Home Workout Bible</em></a> (with Mike Mejia and many other contributors), and <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0743237919/louschulercom-20?creative=125581&amp;camp=2321&amp;link_code=as1"><em>The Testosterone Advantage Plan</em></a> (with Jeff Volek, Mike Mejia, and Adam Campbell).</p>
<p><strong>Would you like to see more interviews like this? Let me know who you would like to see by leaving a comment below!</strong></div>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:33:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean Barker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[September seems to be a busy month for everyone. Back to school, back to work and back to some serious workouts! After talking with my buddy Craig Ballantyne of Men&#8217;s Health magazine I asked him to share his 5 best tips to help you guys get more energy to get through the busy fall season [...]]]></description>
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<p><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-813" title="energizer-bunny" src="http://dadfitnessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/energizer-bunny-221x300.jpg" alt="energizer-bunny" width="221" height="300" />September seems to be a busy month for everyone. Back to school, back to work and back to some serious <a href="http://www.dadfitness.com">workouts!</a></p>
<p>After talking with my buddy Craig Ballantyne of <a href="http://www.menshealth.com">Men&#8217;s Health magazine</a> I asked him to share his <strong>5 best tips to help you guys get <span>more</span> <span>energy</span></strong> to get through the busy fall season and here is what he had to say.</div>
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<p><strong>1) Go to bed and get up at the same time everyday.</strong></p>
<p><strong>2) Get 30-minutes of activity everyday.</strong></p>
<p><strong>3) Eliminate all added sugar from your diet.</strong></p>
<p><strong>4) Eat <span>more</span> fruits and vegetables and drink <span>more</span> water.</strong></p>
<p><strong>5) Drop the mega-caffeine coffee and switch to Green Tea.</strong></p>
<p>Sounds simple eh? But it works!</p></div>
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<p>So use those tips and have <span>more</span> <span>energy</span>&#8230;.</p>
<p><strong>PS.</strong>Craig Ballantyne and my buddy Chris Lopez just released a new Kettlebell Fat Loss home workout program called <span>Kettlebell</span> Revolution. I can&#8217;t recommend <span>Kettlebell</span> workouts enough if you want to get bodysculpting results in 10-20 minutes per day.</p>
<p>So don&#8217;t miss your chance on these powerful new home workouts &#8211; heck, you can even do them at the park.</p>
<p>Get your <span>Kettlebell</span> workouts here:</p>
<p>=&gt; <a href="http://smbarker.ttkbell.hop.clickbank.net/" target="_blank">Kettlebell Fat Loss Workouts</a></p>
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<p>Time to fight the fat this fall!</p>
<p><strong>Do you have any other tips you would like to share to <a href="http://www.dadsfitness.com">get more energy</a>?</strong></p>
<p>Post them by leaving a comment below.</p></div>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2009 20:17:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean Barker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last night my wife and I decided to stay in for our date night and rent a couple movies. Finally seen Slumdog Millionaire which lived up to the hype and then finished off the night with a good scare with The Haunting in Connecticut. For dinner we made Charred Chicken Tacos from the July/August issue [...]]]></description>
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<p>Last night my wife and I decided to stay in for our date night and rent a couple movies. Finally seen <a href="http://www.slumdogmillionairemovie.co.uk/">Slumdog Millionaire</a> which lived up to the hype and then finished off the night with a good scare with <a href="http://www.hauntinginconnecticut.com/">The Haunting in Connecticut</a>.</p>
<p>For dinner we made <strong>Charred Chicken Tacos</strong> from the July/August issue of  <a href="http://www.menshealth.com">Men&#8217;s Health.</a></p>
<p>Here is the recipe from <a href="http://www.menshealth.com/shortordercook/recipes/char_chicken_tacos.html">Men&#8217;s Health online.</a></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Char Chicken Tacos</strong></p>
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<p style="text-align: left;">12 oz boneless, skinless chicken thighs (breasts work, too)<br />
1 ripe avocado, peeled and pit removed<br />
1 clove garlic, finely minced<br />
1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro, plus more for garnish<br />
2 limes (1 quartered)<br />
Salt and pepper, to taste<br />
Olive oil<br />
1 tsp ground cumin<br />
1 tsp chili powder or 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper<br />
4 jalapeno peppers<br />
1 large yellow onion, peeled and sliced into 1/4-inch rings</p>
<p>1. First, make the guacamole: In a mixing bowl, combine the avocado, garlic, cilantro, and juice of one lime. Mix thoroughly and season with salt and pepper.</p>
<p>2. Preheat a grill on medium high. Drizzle a bit of olive oil over the chicken pieces and then rub them with the cumin, and chili powder or cayenne. Sprinkle on some salt and pepper. Add the chicken, whole jalapenos, and onion rings to the grill. Cook the chicken for 4 to 5 minutes on each side until it&#8217;s lightly charred and firm to the touch. Cook the jalapenos and onions for the same amount of time, turning them to make sure they caramelize evenly.</p>
<p>3. Serve the grilled chicken with the guac, grilled vegetables, hunks of fresh lime, and more cilantro.</p>
<p>Eat with warm corn tortillas and black beans. Makes 2 servings</p>
<p>Per serving 490 calories, 35 grams (g) protein, 24 g carbohydrates (10 g fiber), 30 g fat, 120 milligrams sodium</p>
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<p>Our town had a scheduled power outage from 4am this morning until 12pm. So when the lights came back I headed to the gym for a workout.</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-570" title="030207_dumbbells" src="http://dadfitnessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/030207_dumbbells-300x202.jpg" alt="030207_dumbbells" width="300" height="202" /></p>
<p>Today I started a new Dad Fitness <a href="http://www.dadfitness.com">workout routine</a> based on the Push-Pull workout method.</p>
<p>But this workout may look opposite to what you see with most weight training programs.</p>
<p>Usually the most common workouts involves exercises where you do 3 sets of 8-10 reps.</p>
<p><strong>A much better way to change up your routine and spark new gains in lean muscle is to turn your workout upside and do 8 sets of 3 reps instead.<br />
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<p>This allows you to focus on the perfect performance of only 3 reps per set instead of pumping away until your muscles go to failure.</p>
<p>For greater gains in muscle with your <a href="http://www.dadsfitness.com">busy dad workouts</a> focus more on PERFORMANCE with your reps than FATIGUE.</p>
<p>Here was my workout of the day.</p>
<p><strong>A1 Barbell Deadlifts, 8 sets of 3</strong></p>
<p><strong>A2 Supported Dumbbell Curls Leaning Against Post, 8 sets of 3</strong></p>
<p><strong>B1 Wide Grip Pullups, 8 sets of 3</strong></p>
<p><strong>B2 Stiff Leg Deadlifts, 8 sets of 3</strong></p>
<p><strong>C Serratus Crunch (holding dumbbells straight up over shoulders while you crunch)</strong></p>
<p>I rested 60 seconds between sets as I rotated back and forth from A1, A2, B1, B2</p>
<p>It took me a little over an hour because of loading and unloading all the weight plates which seemed to be a workout in itself!</p>
<p>Planning on getting to the gym for Day 2 tomorrow&#8230;</p>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2009 13:12:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>Today I was planning on heading to the gym for one last workout before I take a week off from my <a href="http://www.dadfitness.com/">workout routine</a>.</p>
<p>But I seem to have caught a head cold the last few days and I am not really feeling 100%, sniff..sniff&#8230;cough..cough.. Seeing as my last workout was Thursday I won&#8217;t head back to the gym until this Thursday.</p>
<p>Every 8 weeks I try to take a recovery week off from my intense workouts  but I have now gone over 10 weeks without a break and I guess I am starting to wear myself down.</p>
<p>I will still try and remain active during this week but won&#8217;t be doing my intense Dad Fitness<a href="http://www.dadfitness.com/"> weight training workouts.</a></p>
<p>I am not the only one in our house feeling under the weather as our 9 month old daughter has it as well.  I feel bad for her as she keeps waking herself up during the night coughing. But at that age they recommend that you give them nothing, and let it take its course.</p>
<p>She&#8217;s tough like her dad but we have a humidifier going in her room during the night to help her congestion.</p>
<div style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4LLqg49Af-0/Sb0MIKwUG1I/AAAAAAAAAZg/AEZHntgtlVo/s1600-h/IMG_3829.JPG"><img style="display:block;text-align:center;cursor:pointer;width:240px;height:320px;margin:0 auto 10px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4LLqg49Af-0/Sb0MIKwUG1I/AAAAAAAAAZg/AEZHntgtlVo/s320/IMG_3829.JPG" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style:italic;">Shirt reads: &#8220;There is Snowone Like Dad&#8221;</span><br /></span></div>
<p>Despite us battling the sniffles we had our in-laws over for dinner last night and I made a delicious new recipe from the April issue of <a href="http://www.menshealth.com/">Men&#8217;s Health Magazine.</a></p>
<div style="text-align:center;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Savory Seafood Penne</span>
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<p><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4LLqg49Af-0/Sb0BcN2kYII/AAAAAAAAAZQ/6tpZGJ84Gs0/s1600-h/IMG_3843.JPG"><img style="display:block;text-align:center;cursor:pointer;width:320px;height:240px;margin:0 auto 10px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4LLqg49Af-0/Sb0BcN2kYII/AAAAAAAAAZQ/6tpZGJ84Gs0/s320/IMG_3843.JPG" alt="" border="0" /></a>This turned out awesome as I even made the power side salad as well,<br /><span>Arugula and Parmesan Salad</span></p>
<p>The only changes I made was I used Spring Mix instead of Arugula and garlic goat cheese instead of Gorgonzola as I could not find it at my local supermarket.</p>
<p>The whole meal was super easy to prepare and we all REALLY loved it. The pesto and garlic goat cheese gave it amazing flavor!</p>
<p>I upped the ingredients to make enough for 4 with a little leftovers.</p>
<p><span style="font-weight:bold;">Savory Seafood Penne</span></p>
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<li><span style="font-weight:bold;">1 box of whole wheat penne pasta</span></li>
<li> <span style="font-weight:bold;">2 bags of frozen cooked shrimp</span></li>
<li><span style="font-weight:bold;">1 small cub of garlic goat cheese crumbled</span></li>
<li><span style="font-weight:bold;">3 cups of baby spinach</span></li>
<li><span style="font-weight:bold;">2 tomatoes chopped</span></li>
<li><span style="font-weight:bold;">2 tsp walnuts chopped</span> <span style="font-weight:bold;">3 tsp of ready made pesto</span></li>
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<li>Defrost shrimp under running water for 5 mins.</li>
<li>Cook pasta according to directions.</li>
<li>Transfer pasta to large bowl, add shrimp, cheese, spinach, tomato, walnuts and pesto.</li>
<li>Stir well to combined ingredients.</li>
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<p>Another healthy meal in minutes for you and your family that will fill you up without filling you out!</p>
<p> <em style="display:none"><a href="http://www.h2os.org/?bedazzled">Bedazzled</a></em> Sean Barker, CPT</p>
<p>Learn the &#8220;The Truth On Fat Loss, How To Finally Lose Your Beer Belly&#8221; in this FREE report from Sean Barker at <a href="http://www.dadfitness.com/">www.dadfitness.com</a></p>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2008 22:42:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you are struggling to lose fat with cardio, I have great news for you. Men&#8217;s Health expert trainer Craig Ballantyne sent me these 4 interval training workouts to help you burn fat! There are all types of ways to do interval training, and research hasn&#8217;t shown us a best way yet. There is NO [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If you are struggling to lose fat with cardio, I have great news for you. Men&#8217;s Health expert trainer Craig Ballantyne sent me these 4 interval training workouts to help you burn fat!</p>
<p>There are all types of ways to do interval training, and research hasn&#8217;t shown us a best way yet. There is NO best interval training workout for fat loss, however, some of my favorites are:</p>
<p>a) 1 minute on, 1-2 minutes off, repeat 6 times.</p>
<p>b) 30 seconds on, 90 seconds off, repeat 6 times.</p>
<p>c) 45 seconds on, 90 seconds off, repeat 6 times.</p>
<p>d) 20 seconds on, 40 seconds off, repeat up to 8 times.</p>
<p>Make sure to include a warm-up and cool-down after each.</p>
<p>And remember, you can use all types of interval training methods for these workouts.</p>
<p>You can do treadmill running, hill walking, stationary cycling, sprinting outside (if you do extra warm-up), kettlebell swings, medicine ball power woodchoppers, rope jumping, rowing, swimming, or even the elliptical machine (if you think it works).</p>
<p>One research study even used 8 seconds on, 12 seconds off for a total of 20 minutes, but these short intervals are almost impossible to do on regular gym equipment.</p>
<p>For more in-depth, step-by-step fat burning plans, visit:</p>
<p>==&gt;<a href="http://smbarker.turbulence.hop.clickbank.net">TurbulenceTraining.com</a></p>
<p>Sean Barker, CPT</p>
<p>Learn the &#8220;The Truth On Fat Loss, How To Finally Lose That Beer Belly&#8221; in this FREE report from Sean Barker at <a href="http://www.dadfitness.com/">www.dadfitness.com</a></p>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today I am coming to you from what some people call the big &#8220;TO&#8221;! That&#8217;s Toronto by the way&#8230;the biggest city in Canada. I am staying smack in the middle of downtown in the Hilton Hotel with a cool view overlooking city hall with the big Christmas tree and all the Christmas lights . I [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Today I am coming to you from what some people call the big &#8220;TO&#8221;!</p>
<p>That&#8217;s Toronto by the way&#8230;the biggest city in Canada.</p>
<p>I am staying smack in the middle of downtown in the Hilton Hotel with a cool view overlooking city hall with the big Christmas tree and all the Christmas lights .</p>
<p>I wish my wife and daughter were here to share this with me but she is having a fun trip visiting her sister in New Brunswick. I will connecting with them on the trip home on Wednesday in Quebec City. Can&#8217;t wait to see them!</p>
<p>Yesterday I had an awesome day attending Day 1 of business meetings with all the top guys in the fitness industry like</p>
<p>Craig Ballantyne of Men&#8217;s Health &amp; <a href="http://smbarker.turbulence.hop.clickbank.net/">Tuburlence Training</a></p>
<p>Brad Pilon of <a href="http://smbarker.eatstopeat.hop.clickbank.net/">Eat Stop Eat</a></p>
<p>Vince Delmonte of <a href="http://smbarker.nononsense.hop.clickbank.net/?w=300">Your Six Pack Quest</a></p>
<p>Along with 6 other fitness professionals we all headed out to a nice dinner at Red&#8217;s Steakhouse. I would highly recommend it if you are ever in Toronto.</p>
<p>&#8230;and NO we didn&#8217;t all eat salads and chicken breasts!</p>
<p>We had a couple beers, appetizers, AWESOME steak and even a little dessert.</p>
<p>The SECRET to fat loss and getting the body you want while enjoying the foods you like to eat is this:</p>
<p><span style="font-weight:bold;">Do short intense workouts just 3 times a week, eat real healthy natural foods most of the time and when you feel like treating yourself go ahead and enjoy it!</span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"> </span></p>
<p>&#8230;BUT the key is to get back to your healthy foods and <a href="http://www.dadfitness.com">Dad Fitness</a> workouts the very next day.</p>
<p>For those of you who didn&#8217;t get to read this article in last month&#8217;s newsletter check it out in the second installment of my Dad Fitness monthly column on <a href="http://thefatherlife.com/testnewsite/2008/12/01/dad-fitness-3-simple-steps-to-awesome-abs/">TheFatherLife.com</a></p>
<p>Click Here==&gt;<a href="http://thefatherlife.com/testnewsite/2008/12/01/dad-fitness-3-simple-steps-to-awesome-abs/">3 Simple Steps To Awesome Abs</a></p>
<p>Gotta go get started on Day 2 of our meetings!</p>
<p>Sean Barker, CPT</p>
<p>Learn the &#8220;The Truth On Fat Loss, How To Finally Lose That Beer Belly&#8221; in this FREE report from Sean Barker at <a href="http://www.dadfitness.com/">www.dadfitness.com</a></p>
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		<title>My Wife Left Me!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2008 14:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yes, you read that right. My wife took our 6 month old daughter Matea, packed her bags and left me! &#8230;to go and visit her sister in New Brunswick for a week. This is the first time daddy&#8217;s little girl will be away from me since she was born. I certainly miss them both so [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Yes, you read that right.  My wife took our 6 month old daughter Matea, packed her bags and left me!</p>
<p>&#8230;to go and visit her sister in New Brunswick for a week.</p>
<p>This is the first time daddy&#8217;s little girl will be away from me since she was born.</p>
<p>I certainly miss them both so much already.  But was just talking to my wife and they arrived safe and sound which is what really matters.</p>
<p>As for me I will be heading out of town on Sunday to attend a weekend mastermind meeting in Toronto with Craig Ballantyne, Men&#8217;s Health expert and creator of <a href="http://smbarker.turbulence.hop.clickbank.net/">TurbulenceTraining.com</a></p>
<p>It will be a weekend of networking with 10 other fitness professionals to enhance and grow our fitness businesses to help more people worldwide get fit for life.</p>
<p>No matter how much you think you know or what fitness level you may be at, always strive to learn more from the top experts in the health and fitness industry.</p>
<p>Don&#8217;t try and design exercise programs for yourself if you don&#8217;t have the experience and expertise to do so.  Even myself as well as lots of the top trainers in the world look to other trainers in the industry to design exercise programs for them.</p>
<p>I also do the same every now and then and use workouts from other top trainers because they say the hardest person to design an exercise program for is YOURSELF!</p>
<p>Let me do the work for you and start using professionally designed fat burning workouts that are designed for busy dads.</p>
<p>Click this link to==&gt;<a href="http://www.dadfitness.com">Download 16 weeks of fat burning workouts </a></p>
<p>&#8230;Tonight I will be heading to a buffet dinner with some friends.</p>
<p>So I thought I would share with you an awesome tip when you are attending any holiday buffets this Christmas.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s actually from a great book called  <span style="font-weight:bold;">&#8220;Mindless Eating: Why We Eat More Than We Think&#8221;</span></p>
<p>It&#8217;s called the <span style="font-weight:bold;">Rule of Two</span>. You can choose anything you want at the buffet, but you can never have more than two items on your plate.  If you want to load it up with nuts and cake, go ahead. If you want to go back for seconds and load it up again with chips and carrots, go ahead.</p>
<p>Although this sounds like a recipe for disaster, it actually works quite well for people for three reasons:</p>
<ul>
<li>You tend to take the two types of food you want most. People who love desserts don&#8217;t work their way up to desserts. They&#8217;ll start with the desserts, and then stop.</li>
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<li>You tend to not overfill you plate. Putting only two things on our plate helps keep our serving sizes somewhat small because we psychologically don&#8217;t want to overload on a particular item.</li>
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<li>You tend to not go back more than two times.  In one study did on the Rule of Two, 83 percent of people only made one or two additional returns to the buffet.</li>
</ul>
<p>This morning I also had a great workout at the gym. It was short and intense and was a high rep day with short rest periods of 45 secs! </p>
<p>That&#8217;s it for today I am heading outdoors to start putting up our Christmas lights! </p>
<p><span style="font-weight:bold;">PS. </span>  If you feel like you ate a little too much yesterday and want to get back on track you can get your workouts instantly at <a href="http://www.dadfitness.com">DadFitness.com</a> so you can burn off those extra calories.</p>
<p>&#8230;Or if you are like me and love the convenience of online shopping from the comfort of your own home the <a href="http://www.dadfitness.com">Dad Fitness System</a> is just the thing to give to someone who is also a busy dad looking to get in shape in the New Year.</p>
<p>Sean Barker, CPT</p>
<p>Learn the &#8220;The Truth On Fat Loss, How To Finally Lose That Beer Belly&#8221; in this FREE report from Sean Barker at <a href="http://www.dadfitness.com/">www.dadfitness.com</a></p>
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		<title>I am a Meathead!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2008 22:22:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well after just getting a start on a new training program titled The Most Powerful Program ever. I am changing plans. No biggie. I am only 2 workouts into the program. Remember nothing is ever written in stone. Just be consistent with your workouts and you will see results. So after personally being asked by [...]]]></description>
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<p>Well after just getting a start on a new training program titled <a href="http://dadfitnessworkouts.blogspot.com/2008/09/most-powerful-program-ever.html">The Most Powerful Program</a> ever.</p>
<p>I am changing plans. No biggie. I am only 2 workouts into the program. Remember nothing is ever written in stone. Just be consistent with your workouts and you will see results.</p>
<p>So after  personally being asked by Men&#8217;s Health expert and <a href="http://smbarker.turbulence.hop.clickbank.net/">Turbulence Training </a>creator , Craig Ballanytne to try his new Muscle Building program titled <span style="font-weight:bold;">TT For Meatheads</span>, I couldn&#8217;t turn him down.</p>
<p>TT For Meatheads is a 4 day per week muscle building program that is designed around short, burst, bodybuilding workouts.</p>
<p>Starting tomorrow I will begin this workout routine for the next 4 weeks. Craig wants me to personally review the program so I will keep you updated on my progress along the way. </p>
<p>To get all of the world famous <a href="http://smbarker.turbulence.hop.clickbank.net/">Turbulence Training</a> workouts<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><br />CLICK HERE==&gt;</span> <a href="http://smbarker.turbulence.hop.clickbank.net/">TT Workouts</a></p>
<p>Sean Barker, CPT</p>
<p>Learn the &#8220;The Truth On Fat Loss, How To Finally Lose That Beer Belly&#8221; in this FREE report from Sean Barker at <a href="http://www.dadfitness.com/">www.dadfitness.com</a></p>
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