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Trap: All too often, people follow ineffective routines that cause them to waste their time and money. Here are my secrets for getting the most from your workout:
“Because women in general will end up doing less cardio than men with this formula, it’s wise for them to spend more time doing strength training (see below). Genetically, women have less muscle than men, and as a woman ages, the preservation of lean muscle becomes vital”
“Don’t slight your strength-training regimen. Many people complain that, as they age, they eat and exercise the same amount but still gain weight. One of the main causes of this is loss of muscle mass. The more muscle mass you have, the more calories you burn. Strength training preserves and even increases muscle mass, keeping metabolism at a high level”
“Strength training also increases bone density and functional strength and preserves joint health”
Over the course of 24 weeks and the 3 seperate phases, the 24Fit workout trains your body to burn fat rather than carbs. If you only burn carboydrates, when you workout, you will be disappointed with the results. You always use both fat and carbohydrate calories to power activity, it is the relative ratio of carbs and fat used that changes based on the type of activity.
PHASES 1 – STABILITY, WEEKS 1–8
Stability prepares your body with low-intensity, light-impact training specifically designed to strengthen the muscles that keep joints in their correct, natural positions. Stability helps you improve your posture and joint health. By the time you have completed Phase 1, your body will be properly prepared for the more challenging workouts to come in Phases 2 and 3.
PHASE 2 – STRENGTH, 9–16
After building up the smaller muscles around your joints in Phase 1, Phase 2 will focus on the larger areas to increase overall strength. Phase 2 takes your now properly aligned body and focuses on building muscle with variable low- to high-intensity exercises. The results will be more lean muscle, better tone and more efficient metabolism. Your body will become a more efficient calorie-burning machine, so you are going to burn more calories all day – whether you are at work, at play or ever while you sleep.
PHASE 3 – POWER, WEEKS 17–24
Power introduces high-intensity exercises to refine your new strength and increase your stamina, speed and efficiency. The power workouts of Phase 3 are going to result in a faster, more efficient body. This is the final phase and it will give you the ultimate results.
Over the course of each eight-week phase, you will be alternating between two types of workouts:
Strength Training Workouts will focus on your physical structure, your muscles, bones, joints and connective tissue. These workouts are on discs 1, 2 and 3 in each phase.
Metabolic Workouts will improve your metabolism (how your body burns calories). These workouts are on disc 4 of each phase.
This article explains in more detail the science behind burning fat, progressing from lower to higher intensity exercise.
NBC Dr. Bruce Hensel explains Conquering The Fit But Fat syndrome! Everyone is working out but no one has the body they want. Phase IV Metabolic Testing unlocks the mysteries of your personal physiology and provides the clear path to becoming a “better butter burner”!
Robert Forster, CEO & Founder of Phase IV and Forster Physical Therapy has teamed with Herbalife to create a fitness program using the very science that has made Robert so successful. Forsters 30 years of exeperience can now be seen on a set of 13 DVDs.
In this radio interview Warren Olney asks Robert Forster about Kevlar Training the athletes! Robert is in London for the Olympics at the time of the interview. The relevant section starts 3mins into the interview. He talks about infrstraucture building for the human body, toughening the joints, creating stability at every joint, what they call Kevlar Training so it makes the athletes bullet proof, so they dont breakdown on the track.
Robert Forster of Santa Monica is a physical therapist on Bob Kersee’s team who’s been to five Olympiads. One of his athletes, Dawn Harper, won a silver medal in the 100 meter hurdles on Tuesday and Allyson Felix won gold in the 200-meter sprint.
Robert Forster, CEO & Founder of Phase IV and Forster Physical Therapy has teamed with Herbalife to create a fitness program using the very science that has made Robert so successful. His 30 years experience are now available on a set 0f 12 DVDS called 24Fit.
