Quick Update from the Vegas

I'm getting ready to board a plane B&J to Atlanta after a week at our second home and just wanted to let you all know about a couple things we have going on right now.

First-we are doing an anti-resolutionist new member promotion for our Extreme-Fit Kettlebell Boot Camp class. New members may join for $89.00 for the month of December a $90.00 savings off the regular monthly rate.

Also, if any of you current members refer anyone who joins we will give you 50% off next months dues!

Second-for 2013 we will be hosting a transformation challenge open to all personal training clients and class members. Registration info will be posted soon. First prize will be an iPad mini, 3 free personal training sessions and a month of free classes. Second prize will be 3 free personal training sessions and a month of free classes. Third prize will be a month of free classes.

We hope you will take advantage of these great offers and make 2013 your healthiest year yet!

Also, I finally started hammering away at my next book while enjoying a great view of the Vegas strip. This book will be different from anything else I've done yet. It's time to bring health and fitness back together!

Time to board! I'll post more information about this and other upcoming programs once we're back in the ATL.

Stay Healthy AND Strong!

Scott

15 Days into Raw for 30 Days!

And 15 more to go!

After two weeks of raw vegan eating I feel like I'm in the groove with it. This is good and bad. It's good from the standpoint that I can pretty much find the right kinds of foods no matter if we are going out to eat or staying home. It's bad because I can see how falling into the trap of eating the same limited menu over and over would become easy. However this was a problem before I switched to vegetarian nutrition as well.

Preparation is simple - that's one of the things I love about eating this way, nothing to cook! The foods that take the longest are things that I have to prepare in the dehydrator, but even with that it's like 10:00 of prep time to get it ready to dehydrate.

The dehydrator has really opened up some great new options for raw foods, my favorites so far have been the raw sweet bread and flax seed crackers. In addition I've made some guacamole and some awesome raw hummus to eat with them.

Guacamole! 

Raw Flax Crackers!

Raw Hummus - a MUST with the Flax Crackers!

Since this was my birthday week, I loaded up on some raw desserts - raw cheesecake (macadamia nuts, sea salt and dates for the crust and cashews, honey, lemon juice, coconut oil and vanilla for the filling) and some raw chocolate (raw cacao, honey and coconut oil).

Raw Cheesecake!

Raw Chocolate! Happy Birthday to ME!

For my birthday dinner we went to R Thomas Deluxe Grill in Atlanta for dinner. R Thomas has a very healthy, diverse menu with tons of vegetarian and vegan meals and for the resident cannibals they use only free-range hormone-free meats. They have a great selection of smoothies and juices as well. I got a raw vegan entree that had flax chips, sweet potato chips, a mixed veggie salad, mixed veggies, hummus and a couple other raw spreads. I also had a green smoothie and raw apple pie for dessert. Lisa had a raw vegan entree with a veggie / fruit juice. The meal was amazing and if you are in Atlanta check out R Thomas-great food!

Birthday Dinner at R Thomas Deluxe Grill in the ATL!

As I wrap up week two I have to say the experience thus far has been great. I feel better, I recover faster after workouts, my energy is great, my body composition is changing rapidly, I'm much leaner and tighter and my weight is down to 181.5 lbs as of today (190 lbs when I weighed in on June 1).

Scary but this is probably closer to the truth than we'd like to admit!

Even though I only have two weeks of my 30 days raw plan left, I am definitely going to keep up 80-90%  of my daily nutrition as raw vegan, and most likely a lot of days will be 100% raw.

I'd have to concur with legendary turn of the century strongman, George "the Russian Lion" Hackenschmidt, who in his book "The Way to Live in Health and Physical Fitness" said, "I believe I am right in asserting that our Creator has provided food and nutriment for every being for its own advantage. Man is born without frying-pan or stew-pot. The purest natural food for human beings would, therefore, be fresh, uncooked food and nuts."

George "The Russian Lion" Hackenschmidt

I'll have another update at the end of week 3!

Until then,

Stay Strong and Healthy!

-Scott

Introduction to Indian Club Training Workshop - 6/23/12 at the ECF Gym

Are you interested in getting healthy, strong and mobile shoulders, improved posture, enhanced recovery from upper body training sessions and much more?


Indian Clubs are a great form of training and make an excellent addition to GPP for all strength and power sports as well as offering tremendous benefits for the general fitness enthusiast.


This workshop will teach you the fundamentals of Indian Club training as well as help you refresh and build upon your current skill level.


The course will run from 9am - 12pm.


If you currently have a pair of 1 lb. Indian Clubs you may register for $60. You WILL need tobring your clubs to the workshop as we are ONLY providing clubs to those who register for that option.

If you do not have clubs we are offering a registration option for $85 which will provide you with a set of 1 lb clubs in addition to the workshop.

Cost is:
-$85 if you need clubs
-$60 if you already have clubs

Registration and payment:

If you are registering and need clubs, the cost is $85. Choose this payment link:
https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=7SJAFDVEQUBXL

If you are registering and already own a set of 1 lb. clubs that you can bring with you the cost is $60, choose this payment link:
https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=6AK887HHRRBSQ

The instructors will be Scott Shetler and Angel Rosario. Scott is the owner of Extreme Conditioning & Fitness Gym and his partner Angel was a personal student of Dr. Ed Thomas-the man responsible for popularizing Indian Club training in the United States-for over four years in the early 90's.

Scott with Dr. Ed Thoms at the ECF Gym

Here is a brief description and sample of how we are using Indian Clubs at the ECF Gym:

Location of workshop:

ECF Gym
2375 Button Gwinnett Drive
Suite-500
Atlanta, GA 30340

For more information contact Scott at:
770-403-1363
scott@extreme-fitness.org


Stay Strong and Healthy!


-Scott

Durian Custard - my Favorite Raw "Dessert"!

I'm not a recipe guy by any means, but I came across this simple way to make an extremely healthy raw dessert when I read a great e-book by Markus Rothkranz titled "Heal Yourself 101".

Markus is a big fan of durian fruit. Durians are extremely nutritious and often called king of the fruits. They hail from southeast Asia and are readily available in your local Asian markets. I regularly find them at a couple different Asian supermarkets and one farmer's market all very close to where I live.

The durian is a little bigger than a football and has a hard spikey outer shell. It also has a pretty distinct odor which is why it is better to buy the frozen durian, the smell isn't as strong. You'll just need to let it thaw overnight then prepare it the next day.

Durian is a fruit you either like or don't like. Some people say it "tastes like heaven but smells like hell".

The part of the durian you eat is the custard-like pods located inside the pockets of the fruit. There is a fairly large seed inside each custard pod you'll want to remove.

You can eat the durian straight, or blend it with coconut meat and water from a young Thai coconut to boost it's nutritional value and flavor. This is my favorite way to eat it!

Durian Custard

You'll need one durian and two young Thai coconuts and this will make enough for one or two people for a few days.

-cut open each pocket of the durian and extract all of the custard pods

-remove the seeds from each custard pod (there should be one seed per pod)

-extract the water from two young thai coconuts and put into a high power blender (I use a Vitamix)

-next split the cocounts and scrape the meat out of the inside (I like the young Thai coconuts for this, the meat is much easier to extract than the other coconuts)

-next place the coconut meat and durian fruit in the blender with the coconut water and blend on high, in the Vitamix I let it blend for about 30-45 seconds

-you're done! Pour into a storage container and seal to keep in your refrigerator

Total prep time is about 15-20 minutes. This makes for an awesome meal or snack! For a fruit, durians are pretty high in protein and fat and has high amounts of tryptophan as well as potassium and vitamin c.

Some other things I like to do is add a little raw honey and eat this after a workout or sometimes mix in other fruits like blueberries or goji berries.

Hopefully you give it a shot and enjoy the benefits the durian has to offer!

Stay Strong AND Healthy!

-Scott