Build A Groove with Nutrition and Exercise

Have you ever committed to working out for a time, but never got the results you wanted? If you have, you're in the 90% of all people that purchase the gym membership around the time of Thanksgiving and Christmas and quit around the third week of January. There are many reasons why people quit going to the gym; Your favorite machine is always busy, it's too far to drive, women feel self conscious of men staring at them, your friend that committed to this program with you can't go today. My excuse was "There's no time to go!". If you're a touring musician, it's a hassle to even attempt going to a gym. For most though it's finding that groove to keep you going isn't there because the results don't come fast enough.

There are 3 things to do to help you get into the best shape of your life. Two of them you've heard your whole life, diet(nutrition is a better word) and exercise. The third is getting your body away from an acidic level and back on the basic side of the PH scale. It's also called detoxification.

So lets build a groove! Think of this as a power trio. Each musician, the drummer, bassist and guitar player can all stand alone at anytime, but their effectiveness is best when they are one in the pocket of the groove together.

1. Detoxification is the drummer! He's the foundation to the whole groove. Often the drummer will click off a song to get everyone on the same tempo. This is so important and often overlooked by those that want the change to their body to come quickly. Don't bother heading to GNC to pick up one of those "detox in 24 hours" products. They often have a negative effect on your body or don't work. The proven product that is most tauted for helping detoxify your body is blue-green algae. A 30 day supply of these supplements is around $4 a day or about $120 a month.

2. Nutrition is the drummer and the bassist together in the groove. The drummer and the bassist playing together are now one and synergy is happening. The nutrition you provide needs to be the best quality possible and the right amount. If the fuel is bad then don't expect great results in your workouts. Your body uses the fuel you've provided and needs to be replenished quickly after a workout. The window to do this is about an hour after your workout. If you take in enough of the right fuel then you won't "bonk" or sputter out during your workout.

3. Exercise is the guitarist intermingling within the groove the melody, the movement, the vehicle that progresses the groove from tension to resolution.

Here's my recommendation: For detoxification and nutrition use Shakeology. http://www.shakeology.com/fit2praise
Remember how much the blue-green algae pills cost? Shakeology is your complete nutrition plus the blue-green algae is in it for the same price. A much better deal.
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To your health,
Fit2praise

Drummers, Bassists, Calories.....OH MY!

Some of you guys that are touring musicians keep asking me this question: "How am I supposed to adhere to such a structured nutrition plan, like P90X, while I'm on the road? My workouts are suffering because of it."

It's a fair question. It's not easy when the green room has been set up with 3 or 4 different snacks that are very salty, very sugary or both. Most of you touring guys have a rider that asks the venues what to have set up before you even get there. I'm obviously not addressing you guys since you can choose what you get.

To all the others bands that still help load and unload all of your own equipment and lights every time you play, this is for you.

1. I suggest that you find a decent heart rate monitor with a feature that shows how many calories you've burned. It's an excellent tool to help you discern great information you need to know during your work out like your zone heart rate and amount of calories burned. (Click on any of the buttons or banners on this page and it will take you to my website where you can find one.) You can find them without the chest strap too. If you are loading in and out this is the tool that is going to help you adjust the amount of food you eat and what kinds.

2. At load in/out (you decide which one) set up the heart rate monitor timer to count calories your body is burning. When you're done with setup, write that number down.

3. During sound check, sing/play/perform exactly like you would in front of your fans, with the heart rate monitor set up to count calories.

4. Double your first or last calorie reading and add the second reading to it. How many calories did you burn during these activities? Obviously, a percussionist or drummer is going to burn more than a bass player, unless maybe your name is Flea from the Red Hot Chili Peppers, because of the nature of the instrument that is played.

5. Adjust your nutrition to add some of those lost calories back to maximize your workout. I tend to reach for the whole almonds or something with all natural peanut butter in it when I need a calorie boost and that seems to work.

6. This is my favorite way to adjust my calories. I do it with Shakeology. It is a great way to get that needed boost before a workout and it also completes your nutrition for the day. I suggest you get the chocolate and add coffee to it first thing in the morning. Here's a short video that shows you that any klutz can do it...ME!



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I hope this helps with nutrition while you're on the road. Cheers!

Fit2praise
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