Daily 10-15 minute flexibility / mobility routine

Here is more info on the FVT Fall 2020 30-day Flexibility / Mobility Challenge!

1 – The Challenge starts the week of Sept 28th. We will give you a 10-15 minute flexibility / mobility session to do EVERY DAY for the 30-day Challenge. These will be in follow-along, real-time video format. We will film them live, so you can join in and do them with us if it fits your schedule (we’ll have early morning, afternoon / evening, and weekend times going so that we can cater to different people’s schedules and preferences)… but we’ll also provide recordings of all the sessions so that you can do them on your own schedule. Plus, you’ll have lifetime access, so you’ll have an awesome library of stretching / recovery / core sessions to go back to at any time!

2 – At the beginning and end of the Challenge, we’ll have you take some pictures and/or take a few simple movement “tests”, so that you have a way to quantify your progress over the 30 days. (Example: touch your toes, take a picture before and after the challenge, see the difference.)

3 – Free copy of REGENERATE 2.0. This is a special series of six 10-15 minute stretching videos (like the ones we’ll do in the Challenge). The program actually sells regularly for $20 on my website at KettlebellBasics.net, but I’m including it free when you sign up for the Challenge, so that you have something to get started on right away.

SAMPLE FLEXIBILITY / CORE SESSION FROM REGENERATE 2.0: https://youtu.be/o-ku_RUUJHE

4 – WHILE SUPPLIES LAST we’ll give you a free copy of my book, the CORE Kettlebell Challenge, PLUS a free team FVT T shirt when you sign up! My book costs $16.49 if you order it on Amazon, T shirts sell for $20. So this is a great deal. BUT it’s while supplies last. I have about 10 extra books and maybe 20 T shirts of different sizes – so if you want these bonuses, sign up ASAP.

If you are interested, please fill out the form below: https://bit.ly/30dayflexiblitychallenge

Current clients, we’ll confirm it’s a fit, and send you a sign up link.

New clients, we’ll want to hop on a quick phone call to chat a bit more in depth about your goals, give you more info on our program, and make sure we’re all good to go.

Look forward to working with you!

-Forest Vance
Owner, FVT Boot Camp and Personal Training

30 Day Flexibility / Mobility Challenge

We are looking for +/- 25 men and women to join our (100% online /remote) Fall 2020 30 Day Flexibility / Mobility Challenge.

This is challenge is geared towards people aged 35 and up who want to:

— Manage aches and pains
— Speed up recovery
— Improve flexibility
— Improve mobility
— Working on areas that need immediate recovery without going to a yoga or Pilates class
— Compliment and balance their high – intensity workouts
— Reducing soreness
— Reviving and rejuvenating the body after intense workouts
— Improve desire and motivation to move more

If you’re interested, please fill out the form below, and I’ll get you all the details: https://bit.ly/30dayflexiblitychallenge

Thanks!

– Forest Vance
Owner, FVT Personal Training
ForestVanceTraining.com

Bodyweight Bootcamp Tabata Workout (free sample)

Bodyweight Bootcamp Tabata – Free Sample Workout: http://bit.ly/2jarmFH

Check out this sample workout from our outdoor bootcamp, and apply for our Outdoor Bootcamp 14-day Jump Start (limited time) here: http://bit.ly/2jarmFH

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Set your timer for 20 seconds on / 10 seconds off <= TABATA INTERVAL. You’ll do as many reps as you can of each exercise in 20 seconds, rest for 10 between moves, and complete the full circuit three times:

skater hops

close push ups

swing lunges (20 seconds PER SIDE)

burpee

hollow body hold

cross body mountain climb

jumping jack or run in place

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Apply for our Outdoor Bootcamp (Land Park) 14-day Jump Start (limited time) here: http://bit.ly/2jarmFH

-Forest Vance and the FVT Team – ForestVanceTraining.com

15 Min “Follow-Along” Bodyweight Workout with Forest and Gina

With our charity boot camp / adoption event benefiting the Sacramento SPCA coming up on September 19th, we’re hearing from lots of potential new folks who are thinking of checking it out!

I ran across this video from a few years ago that gives you a great vibe for our training style.

Plus, you get to see me put my wife Gina through a workout! 😉

Check it out.

And RSVP for the Sept 19th charity boot camp / adoption event benefiting the Sacramento SPCA at this link: https://www.facebook.com/events/3881526801874296

-Forest and the FVT Team

“Over 7 years later and I still give FVT 5 stars”

Sheryl has made some tremendous progress towards her fitness goals in 2020!

She has been super consistent with the online program we started up in March when the pandemic hit and we had to close our physical locations.

Check out the kind review she recently left us:

“Over 7 years later and I still give FVT 5 stars. I am currently signed up for their online workout program and it has been amazing! Groups are small and it’s almost like being in the gym. Forest knows his clientele and provides personalized coaching during the online sessions. I am motivated to keep up with the workouts because of the personalized nature of the coaching…it is not like the big zoom workouts where you may be one of MANY participants. This keeps me accountable to my workouts. He is also offering in person small group workouts at this moment and releases recorded sessions for later use. Forest and his other coaches are fantastic. Very positive and supportive in nature. Thanks so much FVT!!”

Thanks for the kind words Sheryl! Keep up the great work, you rock!

-Forest and the FVT Team

PS – If you too are tired of being in lockdown and are ready to start working out again, contact us today => https://www.forestvancetraining.com/contact

Canine Core Stabilization (pic)

This pup must be getting ready for our charity boot camp / adoption event benefiting the Sacramento SPCA on September 19th 2020!

Since we can’t gather in person in a group right now, this year we’ll be holding the event virtually.

We’ll do one of our signature online/remote boot camp workouts on Zoom from 10-1045, and then have time afterwards to “meet” the animals (we’ll have a few furry friends joining us live on video as well)!

RSVP at this link to reserve your spot at the workout: https://www.facebook.com/events/3881526801874296

Suggested donation is $15; you can donate as much or as little as you like.

See you there!

-Forest and the FVT Team

???? 3 WORST Core Exercises – and What to Do Instead ????

If you are doing dozens of crunches to work your abs, and it’s not working, great news:

You can stop.

Because they are probably ineffective, and could even hurt you.

Here are 3 of the WORST Core Exercises:

1 – Sit Ups and Crunches

These old-school movements place stress on the spine, which can cause injury. This is because during a sit up or crunch, your spin compresses, which can put pressure on the discs between your vertebrae, and lead to strain and pain in the lower back and neck.

2 – Ab Machines

Everyone moves a bit differently, so when you use a machine, you force your body in a pattern that may not be ideal for YOU, which leads to the possible risk of injury.

3 – Side Bends

An okay movement – but here too, you have to think about if it works for you and your body. This is a good example of an exercise where pre-existing injuries and muscle imbalances need to be taken into consideration.

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So what do we do instead?!?

Concentrate on multi-joint, bodyweight and freeweight exercises to work your abs, like:

  • Plank Holds
  • Push Ups
  • Squats
  • Deadlifts
  • Lunges

These are a more effective way to train your core, according to research (link below).

Unlike traditional ab isolation moves, bodyweight and freeweight exercises offer improved strength and cardio health.

Plus, they are more practical and applicable when it comes to preparing your body for the demands of every day life.

Try something like this:

Ab / Cardio Finisher with FVT Master Trainer Donald H!

Do as many reps as you can of each exercise in 30 seconds. Take 30 seconds of rest between exercises. Do 3-5 rounds total:

– Deadbug

– Squat

– Bootstrapper

– Mountain climber from elbows

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FVT Personal Training is currently offering outdoor bootcamps where we can help you get back into shape, safely and effectively.

We are working in small groups, practicing social distancing, and taking all the necessary precautions.

FVT has been helping men and women in the Sacramento area (and with our online courses and coaching offerings, all around the world) become the strongest version of themselves since 2009.

Sign up for our 14-day test drive to try our program today. You get the workouts, the meal plan, the accountability, and full support of the FVT team. Fill out the form linked below, and put the words “14 DAY JUMP START” in the subject line, we’ll get back to you ASAP:

FVT 14-day Jump Start

But hurry, we’ll only be doing this special program for a limited time!

Look forward to hearing from you –

-Forest Vance
Owner, FVT Personal Training
ForestVanceTraining.com

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LINK TO RESEARCH – https://journals.lww.com/nsca-jscr/Fulltext/2013/06000/Systematic_Review_of_Core_Muscle_Activity_During.29.aspx

“Beat the Clock” KB Ladder Challenge – free sample workout

2020 has been quite the year.

Our training studios here in Sacramento, CA got shut down mid-March… we were able to re-open in June, only to be shut down again in July…

…one thing we HAVE been able to do, with a decent amount of success, is hold our group PT / boot camps workouts outside, in the local park…

…but right now, wildfires in CA are making for TONS of smoke, unhealthy air quality… and now we’re having to cancel the outdoor workouts too.

What can you do?!?

If you’re a client of ours, we have real-time video workouts we do as regularly scheduled, so you don’t miss a beat.

So that’s one option.

Another is a workout like the one I’m sharing with you today.

GET IT DONE – just a single KB, any time, any place, no excuses:

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“Beat the Clock” KB Ladder Challenge – free sample workout: http://bit.ly/kbnogutsnoglory

Set your timer for 30 second intervals.

In the first 30 second interval, do 2 kettlebell swings (24k for men, 16k for women). Your rest is the time between when you finish the prescribed number of reps and when the next interval starts.

In the second 30 second interval, you’ll do 2 push ups ..

In the third 30 second interval, you’ll do 1 KB goblet squat (24k for men, 16k for women) ..

And in the fourth 30 second interval, you’ll do 1 burpee.

That’s one round.

Keep the timer going, and start “climbing the ladder” …

So the second round looks like this …

4 swings
4 push ups
2 squats
2 burpees

And the third round looks like this …

6 swings
6 push ups
3 squat
3 burpees

Continue in this fashion until no longer possible!

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When life throws us a curveball, we have options:

1 – We can sit around and piss and moan <= common response, does nothing

2 – We can have courage and wisdom to see what we CAN control, and make it happen!

Grab the full 7-day “No Guts – No Glory” program for free (for a limited time) at this link http://bit.ly/kbnogutsnoglory

And keep working towards your goals –

-Forest