Single Leg Stiff Deadlift Demo - Personal Training Melbourne - TK Bands

http://www.intafitness.com.au . Mr. Inta-Fitness demos a single leg stiff deadlift. This is 40 kg in total including the bar.

This is a glute/hamstring exercise primarily but the lower back, core, calfs, ankle and foot feel the pain too :-) This was the last exercise for the day so I'm a bit tired (that's my excuse). This is very tough but if you can master it - you need not waste your time with pathetic leg curls for hamstrings which are not functional and engage few other muscles. The trick with this one is to keep a slight bend in the planted knee and drop the hips back slightly as you lower yourself to the ground keeping the back straight & not rounding the shoulders - also try to keep your weight on the heel of the planted foot and not on the ball/toes.

Barbell Deadlifts Demo - Personal Trainer Melbourne TK Waistband

http://www.intafitness.com.au . Right, this is more of a demonstration of what not to do. My ego was bigger here than my ability and the technique is very poor on most of the reps! This is 120 kg deadlift. As you can see I have too much flexion through the hips and I am leaning forward as I lift when I should be keeping a straight back. This could cause injury and is highly discouraged and I recommend you do not lift like this! Basically it means the weight is too heavy and I should have gone down in weight to get the proper form. Next time I will record a video of the way it should be done and I will add it here.

The reason I kept going with this is that my back felt ok and and I was bracing my core 100 % before every lift - otherwise I could have injured myself. Also, I wear the TK waistband (black band around my waist) which provides heat to my lower back and core and really helps protect this area and when I wear this my lower back feels safe (even though in this video it looks like it is in danger).

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The TK waistband is also used as a fat loss aid as it has a great thermogenic effect around the midsection thus encouraging fat loss from area.

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Handstand Push-Ups demo with static hold to finish. Personal Trainer Melbourne

http://www.intafitness.com.au . Mr. Inta-Fitness demos handstand push-ups (cheating slightly as my feet rest against the wall).

I love this for shoulders but it does cause a spike in blood pressure due to the fact that I am upside down and contracting muscles :-) So, not recommended for beginners.. Also, there is a risk that you could fall on your head & hurt your neck so be careful & learn how to roll out of this if your muscles fail.

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TK Bands Knee Support Demo 1 - Single Leg Squat

http://www.intafitness.com.au. Mr. Inta-Fitness demos the TK Bands Knee & Elbow Supports for weight training. Check them out here:

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These awesome knee & elbow supports keep the joints warm & supported. This improves circulation & blood flow which helps the joint move smoothly and prevents injury. They also cure tendonitis as it is lack of blood flow that causes such a delay with the healing of overuse injuries. I have personally used them to cure elbow & knee tendonitis!

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1 Ton Hook Weight Lifting Hooks Barbell Shrug Demo

http://www.intafitness.com.au . Mr. Inta-Fitness demos the amazing 1 Ton Hook weight lifting hooks. Here I am doing a barbell shrug for a total of 115kg (bar included). These hooks rock!

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These hooks completely prevent forearm fatigue & grip failure so that you can concentrate on working your back & keep hold of the bar! They are better than any strap I hve ever used and they will last a lifetime.

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1 Ton Hook Weight Lifting Hooks Barbell Shrug Demo 2

http://www.intafitness.com.au . Mr. Inta-Fitness demos the amazing 1 Ton Hook weight lifting hooks. Here is the front view of a barbell shrug for a total of 120kg (bar included). These hooks rock!

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These hooks completely prevent forearm fatigue & grip failure so that you can concentrate on working your back & keep hold of the bar! They are better than any strap I have ever used and they will last a lifetime.

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Manta Ray Squat Device Demo for Barbell Lunges

http://www.intafitness.com.au. Mr. Inta-Fitness demos the Manta Ray (blue shoulder pad)for designed specifically for olympic barbell squats & lunges. Here I am doing a 80 kg (including bar) barbell lunge.

The Manta Ray completely eliminates bar roll, neck pain, spinal compression and evenly distribute the weight across the trapezius making the squat/lunge more comfortable!

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TK Knee Bands 200kg Single Leg Press Demo 1

http://www.intafitness.com.au . Mr. Inta-Fitness demos the great TK Knee Bands here performing a 200 kg partial single leg press (too much stress on lower back & pelvic rotation to go full ROM on these) followed by single leg jump squats with a static hold to failure.

I could not do this without these great TK Bands. They keep my knees supported & warm and I feel safe & comfortable with this weight whereas in the past I would get pain in the patellar tendon due to the sheer force through the knee. Since using these TK Bands I have not had any overuse or inflammatory injuries such as tendonitis - I highly recommend them!

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TK Elbow Bands Pull Up Demo 1 - Explosive Pulls

http://www.intafitness.com.au . Mr. Inta-Fitness demos the great TK Elbow Bands to protect & support the elbows when weight training.

Here I am doing an explosive grip swap pull-up (some not so explosive :-)) & I use the TK Bands to provide warmth & support to my elbows. They keep the joint super warm and prevent tendonitis on the inside & outside of the elbow. I used to suffer tendonitis in both elbows due to lots of pulling exercises & spotting but now I have no problems at all. I simply could not train without these now (hence my rather rubbery appearence - knee bands, waist bands & elbow bands) I have not had an overuse injury in 2 years and I used to be in chronic pain all the time. I LOVE these TK Bands.

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TK Elbow Bands Demo 2 - Weighted Dumbell Pull Ups

http://www.intafitness.com.au . Mr. Inta-Fitness demos the great TK Elbow Bands to protect & support the elbows when weight training.

Here I am doing a dumbbell weighted pull up with 17.5 kgs DB between my feet (I weigh 71kg so this is an extra 25 % over my body weight I am pulling up). I use the TK Bands (black supports on my elbows) to provide warmth & support to my elbows. They keep the joint super warm and prevent tendonitis on the inside & outside of the elbow. I used to suffer tendonitis in both elbows due to lots of pulling exercises & spotting but now I have no problems at all. I simply could not train without these now (hence my rather rubbery appearence - knee bands, waist bands & elbow bands) I have not had an overuse injury in 2 years and I used to be in chronic pain all the time. I LOVE these TK Bands!

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Inta-Fitness Personal Training Melbourne - Testimonial Simon

http://www.intafitness.com.au . Simon Chen talks about the benefits of personal training with Inta-Fitness, Melbourne Personal Training and Supplements . Online Store also @ http://www.supplements-gymequipment.com.au

Ash gives a testimonial for the team @ Inta-Fitness Personal Training Melbourne

http://www.intafitness.com.au . Ash gives a testimonial for the team @ Inta-Fitness, Personal Training, Supplements & Training Aids. Online store also @
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Peter gives a testimonial for the team @ Inta-Fitness Personal Training Melbourne

http://www.intafitness.com.au . Peter gives a testimonial for the team @ Inta-Fitness , Personal Training, Supplements & exercise equipment. Buy great gear & cheap supplements @
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IntaFitness Personal Training Toorak, Hawthorn, Balwyn, Camberwell

http://www.intafitness.com.au Anna gives a testimonial for the team at Inta-Fitness-private personal training studio & sports supplements & training aids. Online store also; www.supplements-gymequipment.com.au

Personal Trainer Melbourne Weight Lifting Hooks Demo 1 Ton Hook

http://www.intafitness.com.au . Mr. Inta-Fitness demos amazing weight lifting hooks for a 220lb pulldown triple drop set. These hooks rock, get yours @ http://www.supplements-gymequipment.com.au/product_info.php?products_id=104

Inta-Fitness Personal Training Melbourne - Client Testimonial

http://www.intafitness.com.au . Steve gives a testimonial for the benefits from training at Inta-Fitness - Personal Training, Supplements & Training Aids in Melbourne. Online Store: http://www.supplements-gymequipment.com.au

Personal Training Melbourne At Inta-Fitness-Client Sample

http://www.intafitness.com.au Here is a small sample of some client training one on one with us at our Personal Training Studio in Melbourne. We have Kate & Sally enjoying pulldowns & Simon attempting single leg balance deadlift.

Mr. IntaFitness Personal Training Melbourne Med Ball P-Ups Set 2

Http://www.intafitness.com.au Mr.Inta-Fitness Personal Training Melbourne demos Medicine Ball P-Ups (Set 2) followed by Tricep Push Ups. Sorry battery went flat b4 I finished Tricep P-Ups. Visit our online store: http://www.supplements-gymequipment.com.au

Mr. Inta-Fitness Personal Trainer Melbourne Med Ball P-Ups1

http://www.intafitness.com.au Mr. Inta-Fitness Personal Trainer Melbourne demonstrates one of the best push up exercises you can do -Medicine Ball Push Ups' on 4 medicine balls.

Mr. Inta-Fitness Personal Training Melbourne Power Hooks Demo 2

http://www.intafitness.com.au . Mr. Inta-Fitness demo's the awesome 'Power Hooks' dumbell pre loaders for SAFE & HEAVY D/B training. Here is me doing 35 kg's d/b press. Get yours NOW! @ http://www.supplements-gymequipment.com.au

Mr. Inta-Fitness Personal Trainer Melbourne Power Hooks Demo1

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If you could only do one form of exercise to lose weight what should you do?

Hi Everyone,

I recently asked my subscribers and clients for questions about health & fitness that they really want the answers to. I had plenty of replies and have got plenty of questions to answer. I will make my way through them all over the next couple of weeks. Here is the first one:

If you could only do one form of exercise to lose weight what should you do?

You should exercise your self restraint and stop shovelling too much food into your mouth - this will definately lead to weight loss - haha. Sorry, I'm not funny I know.

Well, this is a tough one for me as I can't honestly say that there one type in particular and if I had my way everyone would be doing a combination of resistance training & cardio-vascular (aerobic) training. Why, because one stimulates muscle activity & tones muscles which boosts metabolism for 48-72 hrs resulting in more calories burned throughout those days and the other burns fat calories whilst you do it. I hope you know which is which :-)

But , I guess I should answer the question so here it is . Absolutely anything that makes you sweat and sweat lots. Yes, you too Girls. Never break a sweat? Try a boxing class or a spinning/cycle class and you will.. Here are 2 options , an outdoor & an indoor:

Outdoors

• Running is an all time favourite weight loss activity. Why, you are carrying your weight around against the pull of gravity and this leads to a large consumption of calories thus resulting in lots of flab being burned. You can do it practically anywhere and don't need any special equipment - making it convenient and therefore less excuses for you to not do it. Start slow with a walk/jog and then progress to a jog/run and then to a run. When you can run 30 mins non-stop at good pace (this means not so slow that a powerwalking mum over takes you with her stroller) then you should add sprints or/and hills to the mixture. By the way, if you cannot walk/jog then just walk and then walk/fast walk, just try to do a little faster or longer each time and you will soon be running.

Indoors

• In my opinion you can't beat Spinning/Cycle classes. They are high energy and drive the heart rate high and then lower it again . This has been shown to burn more fat than a steady consistent pace and gets you bloody fit in the process, meaning a strong & healthy heart as well as a lean physique. If you have not done this class before you will need to start slow and follow your instructor's guidelines. As soon as you are able - push yourself hard & watch the fat melt away. By the way, I know some of you hate cycling so you should do a high energy class like Body Attack or similar, as always start slow and work at your level of fitness, if you feel faint or dizzy - immediately panic and shout at the instructor for help - NO , don't do that - i'm kidding! Don't worry, just stop straight away and lie down with your feet up against the wall at about 45 degrees if you can - this helps blood flow back to the heart. Now just concentrate on your breathing - big breaths in through the nose (fill the lungs) and slow exhale through the mouth & repeat - you'll be fine in no time at all.

Ok, so that's about it for this question. I could go on and on but I'll leave it here. You'll notice I haven't mentioned resistance training/weights even though at the start I said everyone should do it. That's because weights routines will vary for different people and you should not just go to the gym and do whatever. Yes, we all need weights but we need structured routines and proper guidance. See a good Personal Trainer to have a proper program designed for you.

Bye for now, your fitness friend,

Mr. Inta-Fitness

Inta-Fitness LITE , low cost Personal Training for everybody.

Hi Everybody,

I just wanted to let you know that we have a new service called Inta-Fitness LITE which is designed to introduce those who can't quite afford regular Personal Training to the benefits of having your own Personal Trainer.

It consists of :

1 x 'FASTFIT' 30 minute training session &
1 x 'GROUP' 45 minute outdoor training session on a Saturday or Sunday morning in the Kew area.

It is priced at only $59.95 per week which I think represents great value,I hope you agree! It is also extremely client friendly and there are absolutely:

No Sign Up Costs
No Contracts
No Hidden Fees
No Termination Fees

To make sure this new service does not interfere with our most loyal and regular clients we have limited the times that the 30 minute'FASTFIT' session is available. Those times are:

Mon - Fri between 6.00 am & 4.00 pm

Anyway, to see full details of this new package please go here:

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So, if any of you who are local to us in Melbourne are interested in this new service please give us a call on 03 9853 2863 as we'd love to have you on board. I'd also really appreciate it if you would pass this info on to anyone whom you know, that you feel might be interested.

We will be giving a $20 store credit or training discount to YOU for any referrals you send our way who take up this new program.

Ok, I hope you don't mind me touting for business, I promise I'll give you some worthwhile tips to help with your health & fitness very soon!

Health Tip of the Day:

"In a recent study, positive and satisfied middle-aged people were twice as likely to survive over a 20-year period as compared to more negative people"

There you go - more proof that being miserable is bad for your health - haha.

Here's the link again for the Inta-Fitness LITE details, to save you scrolling back up the page:

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Your Friend In Fitness,

Mr. Inta-Fitness

Dangerous Exercise To Avoid In The Gym!

Hi Everyone,

Just a quick post to warn you of a very dangerous exercise that is being performed in gyms. You MUST NOT do this exercise ever! Check it out below:

HAHAHA, sorry - I couldn't resist , who doesn't need a good laugh every day.
Laughter is medicine - remember that! And, you get a mini ab workout too :-)

Ok, seriously though . This demonstrates the importance of safety in the gym and being careful about what you do and how you do it. This dill was not seriously hurt but he could have caused a painful injury which would have prevented him from continuing with his exercise program. These stupid machines are unnecessary and a waste of time. GOD gave you all the tools you need and a pretty good musculo-skeletal system to work them so don't go looking for the next amazing machine to use.

So, before starting a new exercise program make sure you get a proper fitness assessment and then make sure you are shown a safe and functional program that starts with the basics and then progress at a steady pace. If you are not sure if you are doing the right things in the right way then I suggest you invest a few bucks in a Personal Trainer and get it right from the start. Not only will you get better results but you'll prevent injuring yourself and injuries are a major cause of why people quit their exercise programs.

So, train safe, progress steadily, don't overdo it! Consistency first - intensity later :-)

Your Friend in Fitness,

Mr. Inta-Fitness

Mr. Inta-Fitness Talks Multivitamins , Do You Really Need Them?

Hi Everybody,

I'm always asking my customers & clients if they take a multi-vitamin and more often than not the response I get is 'NO'. Hmm, I think , so then I say 'ok, so you must be eating at least 5-7 serves of organic fruits & vegetables/salads everyday along with good quality wholegrains/lean proteins/raw nuts and wholesome carbohydrates which have hardly undergone any processing (think brown rice, lentils, sweet potatoes etc) - right? Well, I bet not but thats what it would take to ensure you are getting the right balance of vitamins & minerals on a daily basis!

So, in my opinion , everyman & everywoman should be taking a good multivitamin/mineral suppplement on a daily basis. Men should take a man's formula and women should take a women's formula as we have different micronutrient requirements. Why should you bother when you go to the toilet and pee it all out - right? Wrong! Think of it as nutritional insurance, providing your body with a back up system for times when you aren't eating the perfect balance of healthy nutritional foods everyday, which we are all guilty of :-( You will only pee out what you don't need and I gaurantee you that you will notice a difference in the way you feel - especially if you excercise regulary because regular exercise will deplete your personal stores of vitamins and minerals and if you don't put them back then you will feel flat or lethargic and even get sick easier as your immune system struggles to function optimally. I have many clients whom have added a decent multi to their routine and were amazed at the difference in how they feel and perform - much better that is!

What if I already eat a very healthy balanced diet full of fruits , vege's , good quality unprocessed carbs, salads, lean proteins , raw nuts etc? Well, that's great and keep up the good work but the truth of the matter is that even the best diet these days is probably lacking in key nutrients due to the fact that the food is being harvested from lands that have been leached of their nutrient content through decades of farming. Not to mention the chemical sprays that the foods have been drowned in! So, I am one of these people who eats this way and I still take a mult-ivitamin for piece of mind....

So, get a decent multi-vitamin into you daily and you'll be sure to be giving your body a boost in the battle against the evils of poor breakfasts, lunch's, dinners, pollution, alcohol, stress, lack of sleep & exercise and not enough fruits & vegetables. Oh, by the way I would prefer you ate the healthy balanced diet and took the vitamins for insurance - is that wishful thinking?

When I say a good multi-vitamin , I mean one that has sufficient levels of ingredients and comes from a trusted manufacturer. My personal favourites are the 'Swiss' brand and the one I use personally is Opti-Men for the guys or Opti-Women for the girls which we stock in our store. Other than that the general rule of thumb is don't buy from the supermarket - go to the health food store, they are better qaulity with more active ingredients and more mg's per serve.

Have a great week & eat a little less & move a little more :-)

Mr. Inta-Fitness

Horley's Ripped Factors or Sculpt For Women's Fat Loss?

Just a quick post in reponse to a question I was asked recently from a customer. She wanted to know which product was better for fat loss - Horley's Sculpt or Horley's Ripped? I work out 4-5 days a week at the gym doing a mixture of cardio and weight training, weigh 57kg and would like to lose another 2kg and gain more muscletone. Would like to know out of the above 2 products which would be the most beneficial for me to ensure I am ordering/using the right one!So, here is my take on it:

A valid question , allow me to set your mind at ease. Horley's are a great brand in general and there products are of a very high quality but unfortunately they could not help but jump on the 'let's tell women they need a different shaping protein' bandwagon. Thus, they came out with the SCULPT - a low cost product in a small cute container marketed at women claiming to be a women's shaping protein. THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS SHAPING PROTEIN - sorry to break it you..., muscle shape is genetic and tone is dependant on proper resistance training. And, as for women needing a different protein all I will say is; do you see a women's meat section in the deli or at the butcher? I don't think so! Do women have different nutritional requirements to men - absolutely yes , but we are talking micro-nutrients (vitamins & minerals), not macro-nutrients (protein).

So , enough of my ranting, bottom line is the Horleys' Ripped is a better product and your training is pretty much the right mixture of what you need to be doing. Make sure you are pushing yourself hard and mixing high intensity cardio with low intensity on alternate days. Make sure your cardio is done after your weights if you do them on the same day and for at least 40 mins.

Sculpt has the cheaper whey protein concentrate as the first ingredient and this is followed by soy protein isolate . The Ripped Factors is the highest quality whey protein isolate only and thus is the best protein you can take with the highest bioavailability - meaning your muscles will use more of it to re-build and repair.

Ok , I hope this helped and makes sense.

All the best,

Mr. Inta-Fitness

Mr. Inta-Fitness Personal Training Fitness Trainer Melbourne

http://www.intafitness.com.au. Mr. Inta-Fitness welcomes his website visitors and gives a brief intro about the Inta-Fitness services & products.