January 31, 2010
Worthless Fitness Gadgets/Infomercial Product
One of the things that gets me the most mad are all the infomercials out there that come up with the most worthless inventions to take advantage of desperate people looking for a quick fix. Click here to check out a previous post I wrote about this subject. Check this video out from the Ellen show. At least she is making fun of it and not endorsing it! By the way, I still haven’t heard back from Ellen, but I am determined to get on her show!
Have you ever bought an infomercial product and regret buying it later because it didn’t work or you never used it? Please share with us in the comment box below!
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December 27, 2009
Got Core DVDs Now Available!
Buy the First “Got Core” DVD and get the Second DVD FREE! Limited Quantity Available.
DVD #1
-Interview with the star of the workout Abby Brockman
-Warm-up
-Level 1 Building a foundation
-Level 2 Getting past the basics
-Level 3 Incorporating more muscle groups
Level 4 Getting more of the upperbody involved
Duration: 1 hour and 29 minutes
DVD #2
-Warmup
-Level 5 Can you make it through?
-Level 6 How about now?
-Level 7 Bring it!
-Level 8 I dare you to survive!
Duration: 1 hour and 5 minutes
Price
Normally each DVD retails for $29.99, but I was planning on selling them together for only $47. But I want to take that a step further and give you the second DVD FREE, as a way of saying thank you so much for all your support throughout the past couple of years. I am truly blessed and honored to be able to share my knowledge and love of fitness to you! All you will pay is $29.99 (+$4.95 sh&h)
Check Out What Others Are Saying
“LOVE IT!!!! I have used the Got Core DVD for a week now, and have done programs 1 and 2, will do 3 tomorrow. It moves at a fast pace so you don’t have time to think about not liking it, being bored, or how much longer. It has great exercises, and each routine is different–I can pick from 1-10 workouts so I’m never bored. I am getting very good at the “vacuum” and make a point of incorporating that multiple times a day, especially at work.
This is a very good quality DVD that is quick and to the point—it gets the job done. No need for expensive equipment, lots of space, or a huge chunk of time–it is absolutely an essential tool for attaining that flat, toned tummy!!!!!!
I can’t thank you enough for all your support, encouragement, and knowledge. As a trainer focusing on moms–you are an answer to my prayers and what I searched for since having my first baby 8 years ago. Keep it up—you have touched so many lives, and I’m thankful mine is one of them!!!!!!!!!!! “
-Julie
“The Got Core program hoping it would help my chronic back pain and to improve flexibility. Since I started the program, my back has felt good and my strength and flexibility has improved. I’ve recommended the Got Core program to a number of people.”
-Marc
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December 26, 2009
7 Stomach Toning Exercises You Can Do Right Now
The past couple weeks I have been focusing on giving you as much information about attaining a flat stomach as possible. My new Got Core program has been selling unbelievable, I am feel very blessed for the business, but more importantly knowing that there are 500 of you who have a tool in your possession that can really improve the quality of your life. I know that sounds dramatic, but if you have ever struggled with serious back pain, or poor posture, I think you know what I am talking about. I am not saying these core workouts will solve all your problems and guarantee you never experience back pain again, but the chances are much lower!
It was great to be back on NBC and it was awesome to have Sarah Carlson herself demonstrate the exercises. Sarah is an amazing person and has achieved a killer body while facing a lot of adversity the past two years. If you have been following our segments throughout the past 18 months, you will notice that she has lost over 25 lbs and about 6 inches off her belly. Sarah works extremely hard at MamaTone, and with the Got Core DVDs and all the results she has gotten have been well deserved!
Here are some great core exercises you can do at home!
Here are the exercises (what each is working): More on 7 Stomach Toning Exercises You Can Do Right Now
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December 11, 2009
21 Core Exercises For a Flat Stomach
Today I wanted to give you a sneak peak into one of my Got Core programs. This is a group I have been working with for over 2 years, so many of the exercises you are going to see are very advanced, but the only thing that is different from those in the video and yourself, is experience and proper training.
The Got Core DVDs will be coming out Dec 14th at 7 AM CST and there will only be a limited number available, so make sure you are signed up for the newsletter to be the first to know when they go live.
Here are the exercise names that I give them 
More on 21 Core Exercises For a Flat Stomach
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November 30, 2009
Weight Loss Workouts For Moms
The reason I do what I do, is to give moms back their self confidence (if they lost it), reshape their bodies, and increase their energy, to help them make it through the daily grind of life and kids. The amount of responsibility that moms have on a daily basis can seem overwhelming, and combine that with a poor diet, lack of exercise, and lack of sleep, you can see why so many moms are stressed/worn out, and feel like they are in a gerbil wheel, spinning their legs, but not getting anywhere.
Kim Sveum of ABC news did a great story on Anne Anderson, those of you who are to Fit Moms For Life DVD #6 will recognize her from the workout. Anne is almost ready to turn 40 and has done a great job eating right, and has been part of MamaTone (Bootcamp for stay at home moms) for well over a year and has really toned up nicely!
Notice the weights Anne and Kim are using are 25 lb dumbbells for many of the exercises! Don’t be afraid to use heavy weights, it will burn more calories.
Here are the take aways from the video:
1. If you don’t put yourself first, it will be very tough to keep up with everything.
2. Know how long you can dedicate to exercise.
3. Focus on high intensity exercise.
4. Do strength training.
5. Feel free to break up a 30 minute workout into 3-4 10 minutes sections.
6. Do some bodyweight exercises at home such as burpees, tricep dips, and squat pulses.
Filed under Abdominal Training, Cardio Workouts, Fit Moms For Life DVD, Lowerbody toning, MamaTone, Mindset, NBC Morning Segments, bootcamps by admin
November 17, 2009
Inside Look at MamaTone and Small Group Training
A couple days ago I showed you the video of Abby and I on CBS news demonstrating our new fat burning tool, the resistance bands. Today I would like to take that a step further and show you inside a workout that the resistance band expert, Dave Schmitz took my MamaTone and small group personal training clients through. Not only was it very intense, but also something fun and different!
These bands are quite a bit different than standard bands that you would get with handles, these bands are circular and have a much larger stretch range which allows us to use them in many different ways than the standard bands!
Although, I am no longer accepting small group or one on one clients due to a long waiting list, I do have some room remaining in MamaTone and Fit Fun Bootcamps, and of course the Fit Moms For Life DVDs are always available!
Filed under Abdominal Training, Cardio Workouts, Core Training, In-home workouts, Lowerbody toning, MamaTone, bootcamps by admin
October 27, 2009
Abby’s Fitness Modeling Experience
A couple weeks ago, I got the privilege of watching my girlfriend compete in her first fitness modeling competition! It is amazing the transformation she has made the past two years. I first met her a little over 2 years ago at Supreme Health and Fitness, the gym that I work at. She joined my Got Core class. When I first met Abby, she wasn’t in very good shape, was holding more weight in her stomach than she would have liked, and was extremely weak in the upperbody. She really enjoyed the core classes and wanted more, so she got a few of her friends together and did small group personal training… she said that I was the most expensive crush she has ever had
Abby over 2 years ago at MY first competition!
She really set herself apart from most girls in their 20’s that I had worked with in the past. She didn’t question my philosophies or techniques and embraced the heavy lifting and intense cardio. For many years she had been doing 90 minutes of cardio 4 days a week, which was doing very little for changing her physique! I believe the reason Abby has had such an amazing transformation comes down to 3 things.
Abby before she started working with me.
1. She embraced lifting heavy: Abby now squats 225 lbs, deadlift 200 lbs, can snatch a 50 lb db over her head, can do at least 20 dips on a parallel bar, and 8 pullups!
2. She realized that she couldn’t just eat whatever she wanted to. Abby doesn’t drink any alcohol, packs her lunch and snacks everyday, reduces her carbs after 4 pm, and drinks well over a gallon of water.
3. Support group: Okay, it definitely helps to date a trainer from the support aspect! She also spends more time with fit people who would rather go for a hike or go swimming than go to the bars and pig out on beer and fatty food.
You can only imagine how many people now ask her for advice on how to achieve the results that she has seen. She usually laughs and tells them that she does what I teach everyone of you to do, the only difference is that she does it at least 95% of the time! Consistency is key! Abby certainly has a sweet tooth, and definitely eats her sweets, but she does enough of the other things right and doesn’t eat the bad foods enough for them to have lasting change.
Abby placed 4th out of a really good field of 12 women! It was great for her self-confidence and had a really good time with the whole thing. Even before it was over she was ready to do another one! This type of competition is just a 
small tip of the iceberg of different goals and events that you can set and participate in. I encourage you to find something that puts you out of your comfort zone, sign up, join a group, and be committed! You will be amazed at how good you feel and the satisfaction of knowing that you pushed yourself past your safety bubble you have been in, and gone to a whole new level of success and fitness!
One of my bootcampers came to Chicago to support Abby. This bootcamper is in the middle of her complete body and mind transformation and 6 months ago would have never imagined going to such an event. The show really touched her on a lot of levels, but one of the comments she said to me really stuck, “Dustin, it is simple, it all comes down to choices, these contestants have CHOOSEN to live a lifestyle that gets them to these results.” She is right, none of the participants just “accidentally” got the results they did or were born that way. NO! They had to work extremely hard, sacrifice certain things, and have strong will power and determination.
Abby is now pursuing getting her personal trainers degree and also teaches Fit Fun Bootcamps in Middleton at Madtown Twisters west. Click here if you would like to join her bootcamp!
I would love it if you posted a question for Abby or gave her a positive message for all her hard work!
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September 27, 2009
Madison Weight Loss Fitness Program
This past weekend Fit Fun Bootcamps kicked off the indoor season in a big way with 97 adults and 25 kids participating in the workout. It was great to see so many people and families coming together to invest in themselves, get a great workout in, and have lots of FUN in the process!
I wanted to thank 8 of my trainers for being there to help out with it! Thank you: Ryan, Marsue, Deb, Abby, Kelli, Allie, Shane, and Matt!
Hopefully Youtube won’t take the audio off this video. I chose Michael Jackson’s Man in The Mirror song. The song doesn’t have the greatest beat for a workout video, but it shares a very powerful message… We can’t change anyone else without changing ourselves first. The 97 bootcampers who came, were creating that change from within!
With 7 locations and a couple more possibly on its way, I would like to invite you to come check out what all the buzz More on Madison Weight Loss Fitness Program
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Today I had a fun time with Charlie Shortino on the NBC morning show. Sarah Carlson was off on vacation this week. I wanted to hit on a little more manly topic and decided to talk about golf… Ladies I know many of you also play golf!
I am amazed at how many golfers buy super expensive clubs to give them an extra 5 yards, when all they really need is to improve their flexibility, increase power through their hips, improve glute stabilization, and increase rotational speed and power through the core.
By doing these things, my clients have seen huge improvements in their golf game. There scores are lower, they drive the ball 30 yards further, they have energy to make it through 18 holes, and they don’t get sore backs.
So check out this video on some great golf conditioning exercises. These exercises are the same ones I use when I train moms as well. They are great for toning up the mid section and decreasing the risk of hurting their back with all the activities that are required as a mom.
More on Golf Conditioning: How To Hit The Golf Ball Further With Charlie Shortino of NBC
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June 29, 2009
Fit Moms For Life Home Workout And Nutritional DVDs!
Claim Your Free CD and DVD Now!
I am super excited to announce the official launching of the Fit Moms For Life DVD program! I had this vision 3 years ago, and have been actively working on it for the past 8 months! If I knew how much work would go into it, I am not sure if I would have done it, but I am glad I didn’t know! :) I worked just about the whole weekend to get this ready. There are chancesof typos and things not quite working right. I look at you as family, please email me mistakes you see or things you think could be changed to make the site better.
I am very proud of this program and hope that this will help many 1000’s of lives over the upcoming years.
Here is the link to the first page of the site:
What I decided to do, was create a free informational CD and give the first months DVD away for free in order for you to try it and check it out (You just need to pay for shipping). If you like it and decide not to cancel, you will receive another DVD 21 days later. From then on out, you will get a new DVD each month. You can cancel anytime. The monthly rate for the program is starting at $39/month, which includes shipping… There is a good chance we will be raising that price is the future, but once you are signed up, you are locked into the lowest rate possible! This is a 12 month program, but again, if you decide you don’t want to continue you can cancel and we will stop sending you the DVDs.
I am very proud to be able to offer a high quality product at such an affordable price. I know most can’t afford my $150/hr one on one rate, and I don’t have any openings right now anyways. This way you get me inside of your home, training you, taking ALL the guess-work out!
I have already sold quite a few DVDs locally the past few months and have received some awesome emails and feedback… Here are a couple of them.
“Just a quickie to say THANK YOU for the great DVDs! I’m in Canada visiting my mom and relatives in Winnipeg and am using your DVDs every 2nd day here and just LOVE it. Great workouts!
Previous visits, I have always planned to exercise, but never got around to it. This time, thanks to your videos, I am actually keeping up with my workouts! Thank you, thank you!”
-Shelly
AND
“Hi Dustin! I’ve been doing your first dvd for the past 5 weeks. I’m seeing GREAT results. I’ve lost 11 pounds and I am feeling so much stronger. It’s really been amazing. Is your second dvd for sale yet? I’m totally excited to start it!”
-Alicia
It’s really been amazing. Is your second dvd for sale yet? I’m totally excited to start it!” -Alicia
So please tell your friends and spread the word! My goal is to have 1000 moms check out the program and claim their FREE CD and DVD by December 31st, 2009!
Keep moving,
Dustin
PS This program is also great for someone who already has a gym membership, because you can do these workouts on days that you don’t have time or can’t get to the gym.
PPS I get asked if guys can do this program. The answer is definitely yes! Some of the husbands of the wives have been doing the workouts and loving them! They are designed for maximum fat loss and toning.
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