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    When people see me they're blown away by my results.
    - Mandie Parnell, Gonzales, LA

  • Boot Camp Results - Barret

    I lost 42 pounds and 4.25 inches… I didn’t realize how good I could feel, and what I’ve been missing all these years…

    - Barrett Black, Baton Rouge LA

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    It is 6 a.m., and the next 60 minutes are going to be rough.

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Personal Trainers Need Training Too

So I've got this friend who's been going to Yoglates off of College Drive here in Baton Rouge... and the first thing that ran through my mind when I heard about it was:

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Five Ways for Louisiana to Lose Fat

Louisiana (and Baton Rouge) You're the Second Fattest Population in the US, and the Least Healthy in the Entire Country.

We smoke too much, drink too much, and we eat food that packs on fat. Go to any restaurant in Baton Rouge, and you'll find some of the best local food anywhere in the country. But what do they do? They deep fry everything. To top it all off, your typical Baton Rouge resident loves to wash it down with some Natural Light brand beer (and a few cigarettes).

We're Supposed to Be the "Sportsman's Paradise," But Our Biggest "Sport" Seems to Be Eating Crap.

Now I'm not saying that you can't enjoy some "junk food" once in a while, but in Louisiana it seems that "junk food" is considered normal. We love to eat, which is a good thing, but it should be real food.

The Crazy Thing is That People in Louisiana Have Everything They Need to Look Great, and Lose the Fat.

We've got people who love to hunt and fish, tons of sunlight (which helps you make Vitamin D), and clean water. In fact, Baton Rouge has some of the cleanest water in the entire country. So what the heck is going on?

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Why You Should Ditch Milk When Trying to Lose Fat

Ever since I started my personal training business, my clients always want to know why I ask them to get rid of dairy when they want to lose fat. When I tell them the reasons, people usually accept what I tell them (or pretend to). Now I have no problem with people not taking things at face value, especially with all of the fad diets and snake-oil salesmen out there. One new client of mine wanted to know a bit more: After all, the glycemic index of milk is so low, what the big deal?

Here's my response: While the glycemic index is an excellent measure of how foods affect blood sugar, it isn't the only measure we need to look at; there's also the insulin index. Unfortunately the scientific community never seemed to get too excited about the insulin index. My guess is that there is a common assumption that all foods cause an insulin spike proportional to its glycemic index.

Unfortunately that's not the case!

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Throw People Even Harder

While the main portion of my business deals with fat loss, I've also got a huge passion for helping combat athletes (i.e. Judo, Boxing, Russian Sambo, Brazillian Jiu-Jitsu). Baton Rouge has some amazing coaches like Doug Fournet (5x National Russian Sambo champion) and UFC veterans; Tim Credeur, Rich Clementi, and Kyle Bradley.

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Lose Fat by Listening to Grandma? Part 2 Dentures Optional

Old Lady With IceCream

Introduction:

Changing a few simple habits (imparted to me from my grandmother) made a huge impact on my bodyfat levels and didn't require any dieting. To get the full introduction to this series click here.

Here's The Second Thing That I Did:

I started chewing my food! Sounds really boring doesn't it? Well... it is! Not everything you'll do to lose fat is exciting. You can convince yourself that this doesn't make a huge difference in your quest to burn fat but it does.

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