‘Bells and Beer at FVT – April 26th @ 6pm

As our way of saying THANK YOU for being a loyal FVT client …

To have FUN …

To give you an EASY way to bring in your friends, family and co-workers to experience a workout and potentially sign up for our program …

We are putting on a ‘Bells and Beer Event at FVT on Wednesday, April 26th @ 6pm!

HOWEVER – we are going to limit registration for this event to a relatively small number of folks, if you’d like to reserve a spot, please do so ASAP:

=> April 26th ‘Bells and Beer at FVT

Look forward to seeing you there!

– The FVT Team

Your FR.EE Beginner’s Guide to Kettlebell Training!

Click the link below to get your Beginner’s Guide to Kettlebell Training – 100% FREE!

http://bit.ly/2og9mMI

Inside, you’ll discover:

  1. The basics of safe and effective KB training – so that you can start using kettlebells to burn fat, build lean muscle, and shoot your conditioning levels through the roof … starting TODAY!
  2. Video walk-thrus of each exercise – so that your swings, Turkish get ups, and goblet squats are performed with PERFECT form, safely and effectively
  3. A beginner KB workout – you’ll learn how to put everything together into a short, effective fat-burning and lean muscle – building single ‘bell training session

Click the link below to get it 100% FREE for a limited time:

http://bit.ly/2og9mMI

Thanks, and enjoy! –

– Forest Vance
Master of Science Human Movement
Certified Kettlebell Instructor
Owner, FVT Boot Camp and Personal Training
ForestVanceTraining.com

PS – Do you know someone who might benefit from my Beginner’s Guide to Kettlebell Training? Feel free to share. In fact, please do! 🙂

FVT Yoga Program – Exciting Improvements

Exciting news!

We are making some improvements to the FVT Yoga Program that will make it more accessible to all clients!

Details copied below.

We invite you in for a class, and look forward to seeing you soon! 🙂

– The FVT Team

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ATTN: FVT Yoga Program – Changes Effective 3.28.17

1 – Yoga classes will be one in the same as boot camp workouts – in terms of payment / cost / billing / tracking – moving forward, effective 3.28.2017. (All sessions paid for previously will be honored and can be used in previously agreed-upon length of time).

2 – Exceptions will be non-FVT members, and a tiny group of long – time clients grandfathered in on the “unlimited” boot camp program. These individuals can still drop in to single classes for a cost of $15, or purchase a package of 5 sessions for a cost of $60, which needs to be used in 8 weeks.

IF – Eat Stop Eat method – my results so far

I have been following the Eat Stop Eat method of intermittent fasting called Eat Stop Eat for the last two weeks.

(We are going to be giving this as an option in your meal planning for our upcoming 28 Day Rapid Fat Loss Challenge, so I thought it was only right that I at least test it myself, and give you the full report!)

Here is an overview of the Eat Stop Eat protocol (I recommend you purchase THAT book if you really want to learn all about it, and how it works):

— Fast 1-2x per week for 20-24 hours.
— Consume as little as possible during your fast. Calorie – free beverages such as tea, black coffee, water are encouraged during the fast.
— EAT on the days you’re not fasting – do NOT “diet” on your eating days!
— A ROUGH guide is to eat ~ 2000 calories (women) and ~ 2500 calories (men) on all other, non-fasting days of the week.
— Shoot for approx 100 grams of protein per day.
— Weight train 2-5x per week to maintain muscle while you lose fat.

So far, my #1 take-away is that fasting is a very effective way to to create a calorie defict, and lose body fat. (I was down 6.5 pounds by noon of this last Tuesday, my 3rd fast day – not all fat obviously, but still!)

2x per week, although more challenging, seems like it would be ideal for more rapid weight loss, and 1x per week more to maintain – which I will probably continue to do after this initial “test”.

It IS a little painful. You DO get hungry. A little low energy. A tad iritable. But for me personally, I’d rather go all-out for a couple of days per week, and then eat more normally, and generally healthy … but not stress about every single calorie, on the other days.

And as strange as it sounds, I think it’s a nice break from eating, and all that goes along with it. It saves time. It helps you apprecaite that you have more or less an endless supply of food, and how lucky you are to have that.

At the end of the day, if you want to drop body fat, you need to eat less, and move more. It’s the ONLY scientifically proven way to lose weight, and keep it off!

HOWEVER – there are different approaches to this end goal that are going to work better, for different people. Nutrition is HIGHLY individualized – and you have to find what is going to work for YOU!

If you want to give it a try:

Pick up a copy of Eat Stop Eat => Eat Stop Eat

and / or

Sign up for our upcoming 28 Day Fat Loss Challenge => Sun’s Out Guns Out Challenge

And I look forward to hearing how it goes for you!

– Forest Vance
Owner, FVT Boot Camp and Personal Training

Intermittent Fasting – SOGO Protocol Overview

Due to popular demand, there will be a NEW Intermittent Fasting option in the “2.0” version of the Performance Nutrition Diet (the meal plan we use in our 28 Day Rapid Fat Loss Challenges at FVT.)

Here is an overview of the protocol. (It is taken directly from Eat Stop Eat – and I recommend you purchase THAT book if you really want to learn all about it, and how it works):

— Fast 1-2x per week for 20-24 hours.
— Consume as little as possible during your fast. Calorie – free beverages such as tea, black coffe, water are encouraged during the fast.
— EAT on the days you’re not fasting – do NOT “diet” on your eating days!
— A ROUGH guide is to eat ~ 2000 calories (women) and ~ 2500 calories (men) on all other, non-fasting days of the week
— Shoot for approx 100 grams of protein per day
— Weight train 2-5x per week to maintain muscle while you lose fat

Again – this is an OVERVIEW of the approach, and leaves out a lot of details.

If it sounds interesting to you, I recommend that you:

1) Pick up the Eat Stop Eat book, and read / listen to it (use THIS link to get it for $10)

2) Register for the FVT for the Sun’s Out Guns Out Challenge using the link below, go thru it with the group, have that extra step of accountability and motivation, AND qualify for cash $$ prizes!

=> FVT 28 Day Sun’s Out Guns Out Rapid Fat Loss Challenge

Rock on – train hard – talk soon –

– Forest Vance
Owner, FVT Boot Camp and Personal Training

Sun’s Out Guns Out – NEW Intermittent Fasting Option


Exciting news!

I am working on the “2.0” version of the FVT Performance Nutrition Diet ..

.. and due to popular demand, there will be a NEW Intermittent Fasting option.

(The Performance Nutrition Diet is the meal plan we use in our 28 Day Rapid Fat Loss Challenges.)

If you are not familiar with Intermittent Fasting, I have written two articles on the topic on the ForestVance.com blog over the last few days – check them out at the links below:

http://forestvance.com/2017/03/eat-stop-eat-how-it-works/

http://forestvance.com/2017/03/eat-stop-eat-how-it-works-part-2/

Also check out this video from actor and former pro football player Terry Crews on how he used Intermittent Fasting to stay lean and strong:

http://www.businessinsider.com/terry-crews-intermittent-fasting-fit-shape-autophagy-diet-exercise-netflix-2017-2

That’s it for now – exciting stuff, wanted to post a quick update!

If you’d like to join us for our upcoming 28 Day Sun’s Out Guns Out Rapid Fat Loss Challenge, click HERE to sign up.

And of course, as always, if you have any questions, let me know – I am here to help!

Thanks –

– Forest Vance
Owner, FVT Boot Camp and Personal Training

Forest’s Top 5 Diet Hacks

We all know that in order to lose weight, you need to:

1) eat less

and

2) exercise more.

Nothing new there.

However, there are different approaches, techniques, what I like to call “hacks” – that can make your life SO much easier when you are attempting to diet down.

And trust me – we make full use of these during our 28 Day Rapid Fat Loss Challenges at FVT!

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Forest’s Top 5 Diet Hacks

1 – Batch Cook

Making a healthy dinner? Cook double or triple the normal amount. Save what you don’t eat in tupperware containers, and you’re all set for half the week.

2 – Focus While You Eat

Resist the urge to eat or drink while you watch the tube or check your email. Research published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition shows that people who eat while distracted eat 10 percent more in one sitting than they would otherwise.

3 – Healthy Treats

Sometimes you’re just craving some sugar. Having a Crystal Light ready to mix up, or a couple sticks of sugar free gum, can make a HUGE difference – and can keep you from going and grabbing a piece of cake for desert!

4 – Log Your Food

Just doing this alone imporoves most people’s diet and helps them lose weight, because you automatically become so much more aware of what you are eating.

5 – Smaller Bowls

Researchers found that people who were given larger bowls, served and ate 16 percent more than those given smaller bowls. Use this to your dieting advantage!

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Implement one or more of these diet hacks today, and see how much easier it is to tighten up your diet, and get ready for summer.

And if you’d like to join us for our upcoming 28 Day Sun’s Out Guns Out Rapid Fat Loss Challenge, click HERE.

Thanks –

– Forest Vance
Owner, FVT Boot Camp and Personal Training

*IMPORTANT* – dates, detail changes – Sun’s Out Guns Out Challenge

IMPORTANT!

We have some dates and detail changes for the upcoming Sun’s Out – Guns Out Challenge:

“Sun’s Out Guns Out” 28 Day Rapid Fat Loss Challenge

Due to popular demand, we are going a format similar to what we have done in the past.

— 28 Day Challenge
— Goal is to lose as much body fat as humanly possible
— Meal plan, workout plan, social support to make it a success
— $$ prizes for our winners
— Options for both new and existing clients

Don’t worry though – we’ll still have a Sun’s Out Guns Out sleeveless shirt for our winners – and a ‘Bells, Beers, and BBQ event as your reward for making it to the end.

Hope this helps! The new kick-off date is March 27th to account for the changes. Details and register using the link below:

“Sun’s Out Guns Out” 28 Day Rapid Fat Loss Challenge

We look forward to working with you!

– Forest and the FVT Team