High Intensity Training (HIT) takes you another level
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Fitness Assessment and Goal Setting
Once a client understands and commits to the Ultimate Results’ proven fitness and weight loss program your personal training and weight loss program starts with health and fitness assessments and goal setting. First, Ultimate Results’ personal trainers conduct a fitness evaluation and take body measurements to provide you with an accurate body fat percentage and to assess your muscular endurance and flexibility. The assessment will also records any past and current injuries you have suffered. Your trainer will use this information to work with you to set realistic (achievable) fitness and weight loss goals.
Goals should be:
- specific, not general
- challenging, but achievable
- divided into short-term sub-goals
Metabolic Rate Measurements
Metabolic rate, or metabolism, is the rate at which the body expends energy. This is also referred to as the “caloric burn rate”. Knowing metabolic rate is vital for weight loss as well as for determining the proper feeding amounts needed to treat various disease states.
Energy expenditure can be divided into three groups of calories.
- 1. Resting Calories – Calories that are burned while the body is at rest. These calories are needed just to maintain life. The majority of all calories burned (about 70-80%) are burned at the resting level.
- 2. Activity Calories – Calories that are burned because of normal daily activities are “Activity Calories”. Normal daily activities such as walking, eating (digesting food), typing, etc. are included in activity calories.
- 3. Exercise Calories – These calories are burned because of exercise. The sum of all of these groups of calories is the total metabolic rate.
Proper Strength Training
Ultimate Results trainers understand the importance of proper strength training techniques. Weight training may look easy, but, for best results and to ensure safety and prevent injury, proper technique is essential. In addition to teaching proper techniques, trainers need to employ a variety of training disciplines to provide a solid resistance training program. This requires a combination of free weights, machine-based training, Swiss ball training, resistance bands, balance boards, medicine balls, mat work and manual resistance.
Cardiovascular Training
Cardio training is an important part of our weight loss and fitness program. Why? The amount of calories burned during exercise depends on the type of workout you conduct, its duration and intensity, and your body weight. In other words, the longer an exercise session and the higher the intensity, the more calories you will burn. A heavy person will burn more calories than someone who weighs less doing the same exercise. Most men will burn more calories than women, while conducting the same exercise, because men have more muscle mass. Moreover, calories burn more readily during cardio exercise that employs large muscles, such as rowing or running rather than cycling or swimming. This is because exercise that requires you to support your own weight will generally use up more energy than if weight is supported by equipment
Interval & Circuit Training
Internal & circuit training is a combination of high-intensity cardio and resistance training designed to be time-efficient and easy to follow that give you a great workout. It targets fat loss, muscle building and heart-lung fitness. There are no breaks during the circuit training, which creates a super-charged calorie-burning workout. This work-out focuses on multi-joint, multi-muscle exercises, otherwise known as functional exercise. Circuit training is an evolving training exercise program that was developed by R.E. Morgan and G.T. Anderson in 1953.
These functional exercises (such as performing a squat with a shoulder press) will spread the benefit throughout your body and make you fit for activities you perform in everyday life. This is a great approach for those who have already mastered the basics of strength training, have a limited amount of time for workouts and need to fit both cardio and strength training into one session.
Sport Specific Training
Sport Specific Training provides conditioning programs for the sports of your choice. Depending on the sport you are training, sport-specific movements will be used to bring you and your sport to a new level. At Ultimate Results we use plyometric exercises, it designed to produce fast, powerful movements, and improve the functions of the nervous system, plyometric also increase your range of motion and build your strength. If you’re looking to break records or reach a new level, this training is for you.
Stretching and Flexibility
Flexibility training does more than merely prevent injuries. Whether you’re a serious competitor or training for personal benefit, proper stretching during and after your workout will improve your performance, increase your flexibility (range of motion), and make you feel better.
Ultimate Results provides top-of-the-line equipment and uses functional exercises to get your entire body into shape all while having fun! Balance boards, bands, free weights, machines, Swiss balls, medicine balls, manual resistance and your own body weight are just some of the equipment and techniques we use to give our clients varied and functional workouts that stimulate the mind and body.
In-Home and Work Place Training
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Body Impedance
Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis, or BIA, is considered one of the most exact and accessible methods of screening total body fat, celluer water, lean body mass, dry body mass, resting metabolic rate,energy expanditure, phase angle and BMI.
Principles
The fundamental principles of High Intensity Training (HIT) are that exercise should be brief, infrequent, and intense. Exercises are performed with a high level of effort, or intensity, where it is thought that it will stimulate the body to produce an increase in muscular strength and size. Advocates of HIT believe that this method is superior for strength and size building than most other methods which, for example, may stress lower weights with larger volume (reps).
As strength increases, HIT techniques will have the weight/resistance increased progressively where it is thought that it will provide the muscles with adequate overload to stimulate further improvements. In HIT, it is believed that there is an inverse relationship between how intensely and how long one can exercise. As a result, high intensity workouts are generally kept brief. After a High Intensity workout, as with any workout, the body requires time to recover and produce the responses stimulated during the workout, so there is more emphasis on rest and recovery in the HIT philosophy than in most other weight training methods. In any workout, not just HIT, training schedules should allow adequate time between workouts for recovery (and adaptation).
While many typical HIT programs comprise a single-set per exercise, tri-weekly, full-body workout, many variations exist in specific recommendations of set and exercise number, workout routines, volume and frequency of training. The common thread is an emphasis on a high level of effort, relatively brief and infrequent (i.e. not daily) training, and the cadence of a lift, which will be very slow compared to a non-HIT weight training routine.
Most HIT advocates stress the use of controlled lifting speeds and strict form, with special attention paid to avoiding any bouncing, jerking, or yanking of the weight or machine movement arm during exercise. Variations of HIT will vary in advice from lifting the weights smoothly but at a natural pace, others will time the lift, peak hold and descent. In extreme cases, it may take up to 30 seconds to complete a single repetition. Also emphasized when near exhaustion, doing static holds for periods of time, and negative reps (lowering the weight) are all methods to further exhaust the muscle or muscles exercised. This will stimulate further growth and strength because muscles are weakest in positive/contracting movements (sometimes referred to as first stage failure of a muscle). Although you may not be able to lift a weight for another rep you will almost certainly be able to hold it statically for a further period (second stage of failure) and finally lower a weight at a slow controlled speed (third stage of failure). Until all three (lifting, holding and lowering) parts of an exercise can no longer be completed in a controlled manner a muscle cannot be considered thoroughly exhausted/exercised.
Aerobic exercise In addition to weight training, an overall exercise program may include elements of aerobic (cardio) and anaerobic training. Aerobic training is what you will recognize as treadmill jogging or walking, cycling or swimming at a low to moderate pace up to a point at which you can still carry on a conversation, even if you are breathing a little heavy. You should be able to keep this up for 30 minutes or more. Low to moderate intensity aerobic exercise is at a heart rate of approximately 50 to 70% of your maximum heart rate. At this intensity, and with reasonable fitness, you should be able to supply the exercising muscles with sufficient oxygen to keep them contracting and performing for some time. Aerobic means “with oxygen.”
Anaerobic exercise In contrast, anaerobic exercise is at an intensity at which your muscles’ requirements for oxygen exceed the amount you can supply by breathing and via your blood supply. At this exercise intensity, you will stop sooner rather than later because the muscles will fail to function. At this level of intensity, your heart rate may be at 90 to 100% of your maximum heart rate. This is clearly high-intensity exercise. Weight training for strength with heavy loads is usually anaerobic exercise for short bursts of effort.
Personal Trainer…
Do you really need one?
Finding time to train in today’s demanding world isn’t easy. Making sure you use workout time effectively is even harder! Many gym members find that staying motivated, working consistently at the right intensity, and monitoring progress to be difficult and time-consuming.
However, working with your own personal trainer–one who focuses on your needs–can alleviate these problems. Ultimate Results trainers will help you to use your time effectively, keep you motivated and monitor your progress, making changes to your program as required. Many people who rely on personal trainers report substantial improvement in health and outlook.
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A healthy heart is the body’s nucleus.
Our programs provide the correct blend of strength and agility exercises to maximize your performance. The benefits will enhance your life by providing you with more energy, strength and speed. We know that a complete fitness program must include aerobic exercise, muscular strength and endurance conditioning and flexibility exercise. This unique blend of exercises offers maximum benefits for people who need to fit workouts into busy schedules.
Weight Training and proper Technique
Ultimate Results Trainers understand the importance of proper Weight Training Techniques.
Weight training looks easy. But for best results, proper technique is essential.
You don’t have to be a bodybuilder or professional athlete to reap the benefits of weight training. When done correctly, weight training can help you lose fat, increase your strength and muscle tone, and improve your bone density. But if done incorrectly, weight training won’t give you these benefits — and may even lead to injury.
Why is proper weight training technique so important?
You might learn weight training techniques by watching friends or others in the gym.
But sometimes what you see isn’t safe. Incorrect weight training technique can lead to sprains, strains, fractures and other painful injuries that may hamper your weight training efforts. If you’re just getting started, work with a knowledgeable Certified Personal Trainer
a physical therapist or other fitness specialist who’s familiar with proper weight training technique.
If you’ve been using weights for a while, consider scheduling time with a trainer to demonstrate your technique and identify any changes you may need to make. What are weight training do’s and don’ts?
Here are some simple do’s and don’ts to help you maximize your weight training
program — and reduce the risk of injury.
Proper training form gives you better results.
Lift an appropriate amount of weight. Start with a weight you can lift comfortably 12 to 15 times. For most people, a single set of 12 repetitions with the proper weight can build strength just as efficiently as can three sets of the same exercise. As you get stronger, gradually increase the amount of weight.
Use proper form. Learn to do each exercise correctly. The better your form, the better your results — and the less likely you are to hurt yourself. If you’re unable to maintain good form, decrease the weight or the number of repetitions. If you’re not sure whether you’re doing a particular exercise correctly, ask a personal trainer or other fitness specialist for help.
Breathe. You might be tempted to hold your breath while you’re lifting weights. Don’t. Holding your breath can lead to dangerous increases in blood pressure. Instead, breathe out as you lift the weight and breathe in as you lower the weight.
Seek balance. Work all of your major muscles — abdominals, legs, chest, back, shoulders and arms. Strengthen the opposing muscles in a balanced way, such as the front of the shoulder and the back of the shoulder.
Rest. Avoid exercising the same muscles two days in a row. You might work all of your major muscle groups at a single session two or three times a week, or plan daily sessions for specific muscle groups. For example, on Monday work your arms and shoulders, on Tuesday work your legs, and so on.
Source: mayoclinic.com
ULTIMATE TRAINERS
Our personal trainers have acquired professional certification through nationally accredited fitness training and certifying organizations such as the American Council on Exercise (ACE), National Association of Sports Medicine (NASM), National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA).
This ensures that your trainer has the expertise and experience to provide you with safe, effective workouts. We have our clients fill out a health history questionnaire to determine their needs or limitations.
If a medical condition or a past injury occurred, we design sessions that take these into account. If you are under a doctor’s care, a personal trainer will discuss any exercise concerns with your doctor, and ask for a health screening or release form.
Ultimate Results is dedicated to providing the highest possible quality of service to ensure 100% customer satisfaction and well being. Our goal is to reduce the functional age of every individual that participates wholeheartedly in our programs! We truly look forward to serving you.
Non-traditional approach
Our philosophy toward wellness, weight loss, and fitness is not traditional. We take full responsibility for your weight loss and fitness goals. You MUST lose weight and get fit — there is no other option! This is why our clients are losing 30, 40 and 60 plus pounds.
You will get results because we make YOU a priority.
Not only will you lose the weight, you will LEARN how to keep it off. If you are looking for a quick weight loss solution, we are not right for each other.
Our ideal clients
We are only looking for committed weight loss and fitness clients. Our trainers are friendly but they are here to hold you accountable! Once we’re done with you, people will not recognize you.
Your options
They way we see it, you have two options:
Option 1: You can continue on your current path
Option 2: You can stop wasting time and money, and save yourself the frustration and enjoy how you feel and look in the mirror.
Ultimate Results Can Improve Every Body but We’re Not for Everybody
Losing weight and improving your strength and cardiovascular endurance isn’t easy. It takes a major commitment of time and physical and mental effort to achieve such major changes in your life. That’s why we are only looking for clients who are willing to do what it takes to achieve weight loss and fitness. Our no-nonsense approach is helping our clients to get and stay on the fast track to optimal health, wellness loss.