The Gym Gabber

Don’t ever ask the gym gabber a question or his answer will be similar
and as lengthy as a politician explaining how great he is. He came in today and
sidled up to a lady on the elliptical. I could smell his garlicly breath from where
I was, three large machines over. She smiled politely at his spontaneous but lame
introduction of, “is the machine taken”, to the unoccupied stationary bike immediately
to her left. Not quick enough to lie and reply she was saving it for a friend, the attractive
female said “it’s all you”. That was all he needed to hear, and I cringed each time
he leaned in close in an attempt to score with garlic points. I mean, if I needed a scott
air pack from where I was situated, this hottie under attack had to be holding her
breath, as she pedaled frantically on her elliptical. She couldn’t get a syllable in if she wanted
to, but I’m certain this gym beauty didn’t want to egg him on, or give him false
hopes of a lasting friendship.
After five more minutes of uninterrupted braggadacio, the unfortunate female was forced
to capitulate, by cutting her exercise short and heading for the showers. She knew from
past experience that if she went anywhere else but the female bathroom, her fouled
breath paramour would be a sure bet to follow.
After her quick escape, the out of shape talker scoped the room for other potential
victims, but there were no lovelies to be found. His beady eyes noticed me on the stair stepper
and I knew it was coming. He plodded over to the stair stepper next to mine, and I slipped
my head to the right enabling me to dodge the full effects of the garlic, while he rambled on
about professional football, and how he was a better athlete than most of them, but was never
given a chance in high school. I nodded appropriately and ran to the chin-up bar, which
was an exercise I knew his stubby 250 pound body would never attempt.
Having lost me, his quest continued, and he left the stepper area without even taking an initial
step. After a set of chin-ups, I viewed a novice personal trainer asking him how his workout
was going. One hour later, as I was heading for the exit, I saw the unfortunate personal
trainer still getting an earful from the gym gabber. I hope he liked the smell of garlic!!! by Coach Reilly

The Patronizing Personal Trainer

She is a pretty blue eyed blond who makes sure her training uniforms
are hip hugging and asset friendly. The mid twenty year old has an amazing smile,
but doesn’t work out in the facility where I see her on a regular basis of four times
a week. I can’t estimate what kind of shape she is in because genetics and a decent
diet are all it requires for certain individuals to look fabulous.
This young lady has developed a steady stable of clients of predominantly
middle aged women. When I saw her training two new clients who were out of condition,
judging from their physical composition and lack of stamina, she committed the most egregious
sin in the absolute intensity world of fitness. The ladies were trying their best to complete
the cable exercises that were totally out of their physical realm, so much so that I cringed,
as I watched their contorted limbs almost separate from their sockets. The trainer just smiled
at their agony while she glanced at her watch, to find out how much time was left in the thirty
minute session.
Realizing the two new recruits might be in over their heads, she had them finish up with
some basic push and pull with about five pounds of torque. She called out to the heavier of the two,
upon completing a set of eight repetitions without any effort, “you are doing so good and working
so hard today, in the most patronizing of tones”. The woman’s answer of “thanks but I don’t feel
anything” was priceless. The pretty personal trainer didn’t miss a beat and replied, “trust me,
I know when you are working hard even when you don’t. No pain and all gain”. With that final
comment she bid her clients good day, and said she would see them tomorrow. The two clients
trudged to the shower with mystified expressions, contemplating if what they did was really going to help them
lose fifty pounds.
I felt sorry for the two gals, because they knew they were being patronized by the trainer,
but were too kind to say anything. The only bright side to the incident is that the patronizing
personal trainer is easy on the eyes, and brings a smile to all the male members. Just another
day and character at the local gym. Let me know what you think. by Coach Reilly

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Stay Smooth With Smooth Fitness Equipment

There is only one company I go to when adding equipment to my home exercise studio, and that is SmoothFitness.com.

Of the many pieces of workout gear I have ordered, my satisfaction with the specific product has always been complete. I can surmise without hesitation that the owner of Smooth Fitness Corporation put a lot of thought into the name itself. Everything about their gear is smooth. Exercise wheels, weighted workout balls, carry mats, treadmills, cross trainers, etc., are all of the finest quality and guaranteed by Smooth Fitness. In my 59 years of existence — with 55 of them being thoroughly involved in the world of exercise — I’ve never been one to associate my name to a product until I was introduced to SmoothFitness.com.

I will continue to promote and stand by this maker of the best fitness products in the world because they are the hands down greatest when it comes to service, durability, innovation and success. Try their products and you won’t be disappointed. I guarantee it!!!

The Fighting Fireman

Exercise For Ladies Only

LADIES BOOTY CAMP FITNESS is a facility I would recommend for women who desire their own space and are tired of men staring them down in the workout arena. Ladies Booty Camp receives Coach Reilly’s recommendation because it is no-nonsense and provides a nice variety of top notch exercise for their members.

I run my own camp, but specialize in young adults and children. So believe me, it takes a lot for me to go out on a limb for an instate competitor, but I have done so for Ladies Booty Camp Fitness. They have an
advertisement on my site, so please check it out if you are visiting. If you don’t like the workouts at Ladies Booty Camp Fitness, they will clean your house for a week or you have the option of getting a free dog. Don’t quote me on this because the dog prize may be rescinded. Either way, I’m so certain you’ll love
LADIES BOOTY CAMP FITNESS you’ll never ask for the house cleaning, but you’ll be ecstatic about your new physique.

“The Fighting Fireman”

How To Get Rid Of The Fat Layers

Attack, attack, and keep attacking is the most promising beginning to ridding your body of the ugly, unwanted, and horrible to look at globs of fat covering your muscle cells. This is just what I did, beginning at the young age of seventeen, and I have never looked back. It may be a never ending battle, but the fact I came out with both guns blaring is the best thing that ever happened to me in the world of weight control. My dad called me soft and said I had a phony build of a large chest, yet bulging midsection. He was, of course, right on; and his comments spurred me to become a fitness fanatic.

Because I started working out so intensely I was forced to begin a healthy and nutritious diet to repair my muscle cells screaming for nutrients. My workouts were so difficult, it was responsible to eat an occasional pizza to satisfy the necessity for carbohydrates. I tripled all core exercises and concentrated on the stomach like never before. I cut out bread, snacks, chocolate, and anything else I thought might weigh me down. You might say, “Well, what about the pizza coach?” but I realized tomato sauce, cheese, and whole wheat dough are all healthy when eaten in moderation. I was adding grilled chicken to my pizza back in the seventies. I refused to listen to the local pundits who began to comment that my midsection looked fantastic, and they wish they looked like me. This was where I got even more intense.

I decided to fight past the pain and make my exercise regimen more challenging. All exercises that contribute and force you to engage the abdominal area were included daily. Boxing routines, sit-ups, leg raises, sprints, basketball, cable exercises, crunches, wood chopping, jump-ups, squat thrusts, and hand ball were merely a fraction of what I considered the norm for a decent fat burning workout. I couldn’t do this forever, but I achieved a base and reached what I call my set-point for an optimal midsection.

My advice is to give it all you’ve got from the get-go, and demand a good-riddance from those despised layers of softness callously trapping that spanking new six pack you will unleash on the world. The longer you delay, the more difficult it will become; so send your comments to Coach Reilly if you want some help, and we’ll get rid of the fat together.

Greatest Exercise For Stress Relief

Without a doubt, the most fantastic fitness exercise is the boxing workout. It beats all the rest hands down because you actually get to unleash on an inanimate object or a live human being, if you so choose. If you decide on the latter format, make sure you have a trainer, partner or friend who is willing to work with you. No one wants to loose some teeth to go with their stress relief.

I dread this workout now that I’m nearly in my senior years, but the hormonal relief it provides makes it well worth the effort. At my age I move around the heavy bag for seven “three-minute rounds” while I pummel away my demons. Where the weight of the world was upon my shoulders, by the time I’m through round one I’m huffing and puffing and sucking for oxygen. I’m still stressed, but my adrenalin is pumping and washing away whatever has me wound up to unpretentious elevations. Each hook to the body and straight right to the face finds their marks and gives rise to newly attained levels of exaltation.

Just today, I punched out a score of lying politicians that I’m constantly being reminded of by an astronomical debt clock, continuous unabated scandals, finger-pointing fatties who never earned a thing in their lives and live off the sweat of the great American individual. Back room deals, luxurious vacations, lavish dinners, and a constant begging for campaign cash for their own selfish agenda, rather than giving it to the poor and needy, spurs my sore sweaty mitts to unleash one last furious assault on the 100-pound leather bag substituting for the bulbous politician.

Thanks to the boxing workout, I’ve yet to jump off a cliff, so I encourage everyone to try this workout when they are feeling down. Pick your poison and unleash on it. You’ll look fabulous and learn some self defense. I guarantee it!!!

“Coach Reilly”

Tara Marie’s Comeback

Tara Marie Segundo was never one to shy away from a challenge and is making a comeback in the fit shape arena. She did a fabulous job preparing herself for the competition, but did not place where she always expects to be … which is number one or nothing!

Rather than get discouraged, this human dynamo is moving her exercise regimen into full throttle for the next show. Absolute Intensity is betting on Tara coming in as the top fitness beauty.

This is a photo from her latest competition. Look at those abs!!!!

FFIT@home

I’m not one to recommend another individual’s fitness website since this is the business I am in, but I was forced to enthusiastically make an exception when I recently learned of FFIT@home, which is an online and in-house exercise and diet program of a former client by the name of Erika Lawrence. She came to my gym some 13 years ago, not because she needed fitness assistance, but because she wanted someone to push her to the limits.

Erika is blessed with tremendous work ethics, a superlative martial arts background, a super fun attitude, and a knack of being able to choose a tasty and exclusively healthy diet to compliment her clientele’s hunger pangs. I have to give her kudos for combining a great concept with fabulous instructors.

Be sure to visit Erika and Melissa at FFIT@home. Coach Reilly recommends it!!!

Jobs Heroes Zeroes and Thieves!

The above is the title of my recently published book which benefits the UFA Widows’ and Children’s Fund and the Special Operations Warrior Foundation. Neither Absolute Intensity or myself are making a dime off this project since all the profits will be dispersed to the charities.

The book is easy reading and better than the nonsense put out there by the talking heads who promote each other’s books on their radio and television programs.

You will learn how I worked 51 jobs in 59 years of existence and was disciplined enough to depend on myself, rather than go about seeking handouts as if I was entitled to the bounties of another individual’s blood and sweat. There are interesting stories to go with most of my employment and some of them will knock your socks off.

I worked for and found employment in two professional sports and worked 20 years in the New York City Fire Department as a firefighter. After retiring and moving to Florida I was robbed by a family of grifters of my life savings, and bullied by five officers in a small town police department who shielded the thieves and failed to provide me due process.

If you want a great read from a grumpy author for a fantastic cause, Jobs Heroes Zeroes and Thieves! is a must.

Yours in health,
The Fighting Fireman

The Real Deal Of Functional Training

I was rather amused as I listened to a spanking new trainer tell his slightly overweight female charger he would begin her gym experience with “functional training” exercises. The confident instructor was dressed sharply in his perfectly creased white on black outfit of docker type chinos and a smartly collared shirt sporting the gym logo. He pointed to a leg extension apparatus and told the pretty, relatively young lady, dressed in over-sized sweat pants and a under armor pullover that this particular exercise wasn’t functional. I begged to differ since, though an isolation exercise for the quadriceps, it functions to aid you in walking and squatting which are everyday motions and a necessity for daily life unless you are the total couch potato.

In my humble opinion functional training can entail just about anything since particular exercises will assist you in improving your quality of life, make you become a better athlete, perform well in daily life situations and remain lean and mean no matter your age. Hence, if you are strengthening your thigh muscles with the leg extension you might be performing any of the above. I’ve come to the conclusion that personal trainers enjoy using various lingo’s with new clientele to show off their knowledge of fitness, as if the subject ceased to exist until they were born.

The dynamic duo wandered off to another area so I was unable to catch further morsels on his version of functional exercise and living. The following movements are what I consider most relative to functional training and is what absolute intensity recommends. Push and press exercises such as military presses and push-ups, pull exercises may include bent over rows and chin-ups (my all-time favorite), and squatting exercises such as body weight squats,and cross-over lunges coupled with explosive hip movements like wind sprints. Think of a car coming at you at 60 mph and you must get out of the way, bending over to tie your shoes, moving furniture around, chasing your dog and carrying groceries.

The above are everyday activities and you can never be certain of what may come at you in life so be prepared and maintain your level of fitness the functional way with absolute intensity. by coach Reilly

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