The 3 Workout Phases and 1st Workout

Hey Cubs!

So this 13 week workout will go as follows.

Phase 1: Cardio and Weight Loss

Phase 2: Muscle Gain

Phase 3: Toning and Tightening

Each phase should be about 4 Weeks long. I am not quite sure if Phase 1 will be 4 weeks long though, I may make Phase 2 longer simply because I don't have that much fat to lose.

So my Phase 1 Workout Plan will look something like this:

· Monday: Swimming

· Tuesday: Arms and Shoulders

· Wednesday: Swimming/HIT Cardio

· Thursday: Core Synergistic

· Friday: Swimming

· Saturday: Chest and Back

· Sunday: Rest

The reason why I have swimming for 3 days is simple; it kicks a$$. The first reason is the water. Your lungs have to expand to breathe, on land it's easy. In the water, where the pressure is almost twice as much, your lungs have to work twice as hard to get the right amount of oxygen.

The second reason is my joints. I'm having problems with my hips and my knees right now, so I don't plan on running on them for a while. You don't have the problem of gravity banging on your joints in the water.

The 3rd reason is it's a muscular workout as well. You have to constantly push and pull the water with your entire body. This gives you not only a great cardio workout, but a Fast-Twitch Muscle Workout as well. Truly a good idea if you are looking for a Fitness Model Physique.

So the Muscle Building days (Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday) will be mostly Muscle defining. I will explain the different muscle types and how to achieve different looks later. Basically it's very high repetitions, to achieve a very slim and muscular look. Rather than putting on size, I am just adding definition to my look. Like adding detail to a sculpture.

I will not disclose any of the details of the workouts until the end of my transformation.

Your feedback is very much appreciated!!

Thanks!

Braydon Barrett

First Post, First Goal. ALRIGHT!!!

Hey Cubs!
This will be the first post of Bear Fitness Blog! ALRIGHT!!
So we have already covered what I want this blog to be about, general fitness and nutrition.  Especially for teenagers and young adults.  To start, I have my own personal goals I would like to share with you.

First off, I'm a health nut.  I love the science of exercise and I love food.  So, here is a picture of me from April.

If you can look past the cheesy smile and the black boxes, you can see I'm in pretty good shape.  But, something happened over the summer and through the fall: Life.
I have 3 jobs, a career and an schooling.  That's alot.  So over the summer, I didn't stay as dedicated to a workout program as I should have.  So life hit, and I stopped exercising and eating right.  I swam laps, did a few pushups and crunches here and there, but that was it.  And this is where I am now.

 

I'm not complaining about how tan I am, I'm happy with that!  But as you can see, I gained some weight.  Granted, you can see a little bit of definition, but there is alot of water retention between the muscles, which gives me that puffy look.

 

So here's my plan, if I'm supposed to help teens and young adults get into shape, I should probably do the same thing!  So here is my goal:

On December 24th (13 weeks), have a Fitness Model's Physique. Which includes:

• Gain 5 Pounds of muscle
• Lose 3 Pounds of fat
• Achieve a "skin-tight" muscular look
• Get in the greatest shape I've ever been in my life

I will be keeping you posted on everything I'm doing, from my workouts to what I'm eating.  Every week I will make a video, explaining what I'm doing and what changes I'm making.  You will have the opportunity to follow me and monitor what I'm doing.
So this is it!  It's sunday, my preparation day.  Time to get ready for a completely new 13 weeks!  Time to make my meals, printout my workout sheets and get going!
The next post will explain my workout program, along with the phases and the purposes of those phases.  I will also briefly explain my nutrition plan and my supplement guide. 

BE SURE TO SHARE WITH YOUR FRIENDS! LEAVE FEEDBACK PLEASE!

Thanks for reading!
Braydon Barrett







B.E.A.R. Fitness Welcome!

Welcome to B.E.A.R. Fitness!
Become an Exercise Animal Rapidly.
Okay..I couldn't figure out a better "R" word....but Bears are cool!

I'm Braydon Barrett, I'm a health nut.  I've been studying nutrition and exercise for about a year now.  I'm going to school majoring in Exercise Physiology and minoring in Dance Kinesiology.  I am a generalist, not a specialist.  The posts on this blog will be from my own personal experience and what works for me and other people.

The goal of this blog is to help teenagers and young adults lose weight and get fit.  These years will be the best years of your life, why not live them right?  Why not set healthy goals now?  I will be here to answer all of your fitness and nutrition questions, and to show you that being fit can be fun!!

So I need your help to "push-start" this blog.  I want you to share this blog with your friends and family, and I want YOUR opinions!  Send me emails or comments on what YOU want to get from this blog.  With your help, this can be a revolutionary resource for teenagers and young adults across the world.  But I need YOUR help!

If you have a facebook, twitter, or any other social network account, share this link and get people PUMPED to live healthy and get fit!

bearfitness2012.blogspot.com

Thank you guys!

Braydon Barrett