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MORE THAN A NUMBER ON THE SCALE

healthy lifestyle mindset weight loss Aug 14, 2015

MORE THAN A NUMBER ON THE SCALE

One of the hardest obstacles of boot camp for me was the SCALE. I was (and some days still am) a person whose day was ruled by the number on the scale.

My back-story:

I was a “solid” kid who was much larger than the other girls in my class. In the 3^rdgrade I became very aware of my body being bigger. My “dieting” began that year. But I was clueless and I also loved sugar. I steadily gained weight and THEN came high school! My freshman year in gym class, we all had to stand in a line to get weighed. I had an old hag of a gym teacher who said the numbers out loud as she weighed us. To me she might as well have been announcing this over the loud speaker. As she said the number there were a few that heard it. One boy said “she weighs more than me”. I clearly remember my body trembling, my stomach hitting the floor and literally wanting to DIE! I now LOATHED the scale and it determined my value as a person. So LONG story still LONG,I attem...

One Arm Band Chest Press - Exercise of the Month

exercise videos Aug 01, 2015

To be even more helpful I have a featured exercise for you!

CLICK HERE- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cc124jKeWhY

One arm chest press with the band...

This is a great arm exercise of course but it is also one of my favorite CORE exercises. Watch the video above to learn how to do it correctly.

If you have questions please leave a comment on the page!

Your Trainer,

Jeremy "the tall trainer" Biernat

www.talltrainer.com
2510 Rochester Road
Canandaigua, NY 14424
1(800)380-7047

P.S. - If you want to learn 100's of exercises per month join us at tall trainer fitness!

Sarah's 35th Birthday Workout

exercise tips Jul 22, 2015

Sarah's 35th Birthday Workout

Here is a workout we did to celebrate my amazing wife's 35th birthday! It requires no equipment and you can work at your own pace. This workout is considered a ladder. You climb down and if you have time you can climb back up again.

There are 4 exercises in each round. The first round you do each one 35x the next 30x - 25x - 20x - 15x - 10x - 5x. You can take a rest break then or go after the next round with 4 new exercises and climb back up. Round 1 5x of each of the 4 exercises, then - 10x - 15x - 20x - 25x - 30x - 35x.

If you are working out with someone faster than you, you can challenge them to climb back down again on the last set. This workout could take anywhere from 30 - 60 min. Also, you don't have to start at 35x if you aren't as sure of yourself. You can start at 20x and on set 2 just climb to 20x (or other number that feels right for you)

Set 1 Exercises - (climbing down from 35 by 5's) V -ups
Burpees
High Knees

Arm Circles

Set 2

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"Detox" Salad

recipes Jul 07, 2015

DETOX SALAD

By: Sarah Biernat

This light salad is LOADED with nutrients and keeps you feeling FULL. It makes a huge batch that will keep up to a week in the fridge....if it lasts that long!!!

Ingredients

2 broccoli crowns
1 head cauliflower
2-3 carrots
1 small bunch kale (stems removed)
1⁄2 cup parsley
1⁄2 cup sunflower seeds
1⁄2 cup almonds, chopped
1 cup dried berries (cherries, cranberries,

blueberries)
Juice of one lemon
2 tablespoons rice vinegar (or other mild

flavored vinegar)
2 tablespoons maple syrup
Salt & pepper (to taste)

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Instructions

Cut the broccoli and cauliflower into florets.
Cut the carrots into large chunks.
Roughly chop the kale.
In a food processor fitted with a steel blade,

process the broccoli, cauliflower, kale and parsley until fine and add them to a large mixing bowl. (It will pro

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How to NARROW your Waist...(It ain't about crunches!!!!)

healthy lifestyle weight loss Feb 16, 2015

How to NARROW your Waist...(It ain't about crunches!!!!)

I made a quick video for you about how to actually narrow your waist. I talk through 5 things you need to consider and FIX in order to have the narrow waist you are looking for.

>>Click Here to watch the Video <<

Stay warm out there!!!!

Your Trainer,
Jeremy "tall trainer" Biernat

1(800)380-7047
www.talltrainer.com

How many reps for maximum toning and results?

healthy lifestyle weight loss Oct 16, 2014

How many reps do you need to do for maximum toning?

This is a very confused topic. Some people thing they have to do 50 reps others think 8-12 reps, some people even believe it’s 1-3 reps.

(for those who don’t know reps is short for repetitions and is the number of times you perform a resistance exercise before you take a rest)

That’s quite a range! Anywhere from 1 – 50?

(here is a chart taken from research on the subject)

Secret…I DON’T LIKE THIS CHART!

Why?

Because it makes you think you can’t get stronger with 20 reps or more muscle at 30 reps. These are the optimal numbers from the research but this research is usually done on college students mostly male.

I used to take this chart as gospel until I actually taught group exercise. I used to teach a resistance class that was pre-choreographed. That means all the moves were determined ahead of time. There was a song that all you did was squat. So for like 4-5 minutes you were doing always more than 50 reps. According to the chart I...

Why TRI?!?!

healthy lifestyle mindset Oct 06, 2014

Why TRI??

Whether or not to do this years Fingerlakes Triathlon was something I wrestled with for MONTHS. I really really reallydid not want to do it.

Three years ago TallTrainer put together relay teams for the Triathlon. I was due for Anna close to that time so it wasn’t wise for me to participate (born less than 2-weeks before). But I was insanely jealous of everyone that was doing it. You all made it look so fun! Well, the next year rolled around and I thought I would give it a try. In my mind I had one huge hurdle to overcome. I had never ridden a road bike in my life. I grew up with dirt roads mountain biking. In college I had a close friend killed on a road bike so I never really wanted to get into it. I decided it was time to face my fear and give road biking a chance, I mean it is just like riding a bike?!? I could do that. HA!

I was able to get a nice road bike used. I wish Jeremy took a video of my first time riding that thing(I will call it a thingb...

Why is corn in my apple sauce?

healthy lifestyle weight loss Jul 24, 2014

Why is there CORN in my apple sauce?

???

We usually look at labels before we buy something but sometimes something sneaks in. This is one of those times. The logic of it doesn't even make sense. Who would want to buy apple sauce with corn in it? Why would you ever put corn in apple sauce?

Well…

High Fructose Corn Syrup AND Corn Syrup BOTH made it into this apple sauce.

Just a quick reminder to read the labels and most importantly the ingredients list. Sarah makes apple sauce in the fall (so we can enjoy untampered fruit in the winter). This year we already ate through it. (the additional apple sauce guzzling monster known as Anna Grace has hit our supply hard). We bought this while out and I'm too cheap not to finish it, but we'll be avoiding this brand in the future.

Things to watchout for on a label:

Partially Hydrogenated Oil = trans fat
Mono, Di, or Triglycerides = trans fat
Fructose, Sucrose, Dextrose, or other …ose = Sugar and not as healthy as

More than just a number on the scale

mindset transformation stories Jul 17, 2014

More Than a Number on the Scale

A post from Sarah (tall trainer's wife)

One of the hardest obstacles of boot camp for me was the SCALE. I was (and some days still am) a person whose day was ruled by the number on the scale.

My back-story:

My freshman year in gym class, we all had to stand in a line to get weighed. I had an old hag of a gym teacher who said the numbers out loud as she weighed us. To me she might as well have been announcing this over the loud speaker. As she said the number there were a few that heard it. One boy said “she weighs more than me”. I clearly remember my body trembling, my stomach hitting the floor and literally wanting to DIE! I now LOATHED the scale and it determine...

My biggest fear...

healthy lifestyle mindset May 22, 2014

My BIGGEST FEAR…

It’s tough to find the truly biggest fear since I don’t spend much of my time trying to figure out everything I’m afraid of. I know this is WAY up there on the fear scale. It’s not snakes, public speaking, or cancer though all three can be very scary.

This fear came to mind as we (Tall Trainer Fitness) were selected for an award.

We won best service business in Canandaigua for 2014! It is quite an honor considering all the great businesses that are in Canandaigua and the previous winners of this award! I am humbled and thankful. My initial reaction was one of gratitude and thankful that the work we do is noticed in the community. I often feel like there is so much more we could do. I have to hold back a little so I don’t give myself a nervous breakdown trying to do all the good I can imagine doing. That’s when I had the thought, “Gee, if we win a service award I want to have better service! I want to live up to the title of that award!”

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