What you’ve missed: Globe Gripz, New Exercises, New Articles, App Re-Launch, Strength to Strength

Hi,

Sorry that you haven’t received a newsletter in a while. Unfortunately, our method of sending our newsletter (via Google Feedburner) was discontinued rather abruptly by Google. Therefore, this email is being sent to you direct. Lots of companies were hit by the Feedburner discontinuation, so you may’ve noticed updates from other blogs or newsletters have stopped too. Some of you may even be receiving the Gym Professor Newsletter for the first time, as there appears to be many subscribers (mainly with yahoo accounts) that have not completed their set-up (probably because the confirmation email had gone into your spam box).

Anyway, here’s some of what you may have missed over the past couple of months...

Globe Gripz.
Globe Gripz now find themselves in all corners of the globe – stocked by some of the most respected companies in the iron game and used by some of the world’s top athletes – and achieved global recognition as the must have gym accessory. You can check out some of the reviews by visiting: www.GlobeGripz.com

To locate a dealer, please visit: http://www.gymprofessor.com/index.php/globe-gripz/find-a-stockist/

You can also read about Matt's 5 month real-world results here:
http://www.gymprofessor.com/index.php/globe-gripz/real-world-results/

Articles and all-new exercises:
We’ve penned a few new articles and revisited a few old favourites too. Here are some of the most popular articles of this year so far...

Forearms like Popeye: Fat Bar Training:
http://www.gymprofessor.com/index.php/workouts/workout-articles-and-tips/fat-bar-training/

Forgotten Exercises: Stiff-Arm Circles:
http://www.gymprofessor.com/index.php/exercise-index/deltoids/stiff-arm-circles/

New ways of doing old things: Zottman Curls
http://www.gymprofessor.com/index.php/exercise-index/globe-gripz/zottman-curls/

Develop your thighs: Leg Blaster Squats
http://www.gymprofessor.com/index.php/exercise-index/quadriceps/leg-blaster-squats/

The Truth About fat Burners:
http://www.gymprofessor.com/index.php/diet/supplements/fat-burners/

The Exercise Habit:
http://www.gymprofessor.com/index.php/fitness/the-exercise-habit/

How to get Six-Pack Abs:
http://www.gymprofessor.com/index.php/index.php/diet/how-to-get-six-pack-abs/

Workout app Bigger and Better
Downloaded by 20,000+ people, GP Shuffle is the no-nonsense workout guide for those looking to achieve results. Our recent overhaul includes many bug fixes (so no more crashing or lost data), more exercises, more workouts, and more articles. Did I forget to mention that it’s still completely free-to-download? Well, it is! Visit: www.GymProfessorShuffle.com

Strength to Strength
Thank you for your continued support by following Gym Professor. With your support we have created a comprehensive free-online-resource, workout books, free-to-download workout app, and invented all-new gym advancements like Globe Gripz. Please continue to support our endeavours by sharing us with your friends and family. We have lots more to come!

Healthy regards,

GP
(Gym Professor)
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The Exercise Habit

We'll kick start our month of daily newsletters with 'The Exercise Habit'.

Like most things, training is a habit, so, if you’re in the routine of exercising, it’s far easier to keep at it. “Keeping at it” is often thought as fanatical behavior and in many ways it is, but there are far worse things to be fanatical about ;).

I have to admit that I am fanatical about my own training and have been active in many sports since youth – wherever I’ve been in the world & whatever I’ve been doing, I’ve always made time to train – and largely enjoyed it! The thing I’ve found most difficult, but been disciplined enough to do, knowing when not to train – avoiding over-training (for your present ability) or trying to train through an injury. We all know this’ll only lead to a steady decline at best – sometimes it’s as difficult to stop yourself doing something as it is to start, but hopefully you’ll let commonsense prevail.

Although I’m in the habit of exercising, I know all too well it’s not the easiest habit for most people – easy to break, but far less easy to make – as I deal day-in-day-out with clients whose experiences have consisted of starting and stopping and starting again. In fact, the same is equally true regarding dieting – a subject that goes hand-in-hand with exercising and that we’ll cover in more detail in forthcoming newsletters.

For me, there are a few common pitfalls why most people have difficulty making exercise a regular habit. The overlapping main problem areas are:

1. Poor knowledge. A lack of understanding of how to structure a suitable training regime means not being able to attain objectives and an inevitable lack of motivation over time.
2. Haste. The over eagerness to look or feel a certain way can lead to an “all or nothing” approach. You want to train every night – running, weight training, team sports etc. – and it’s unsustainable, so you give up. 
3. Unrealistic goals. Often you set out to do or achieve too much. The realization that you’re not going to achieve your goal/s leads to a lack of motivation. 
4. Lack of motivation. As well as the problem areas mentioned above contributing to a lack of motivation, failure to enjoy your exercise can leave your exercising feeling like a chore, rather than a hobby.

So, how do we address these issues? Keep it simple. Here are the four measures to start the exercise habit (and keep it going!).

1. Seek advice. Consulting knowledgeable people within your exercise field is highly recommended. As the Gym Professor slogan suggests, “Knowledge is Power”. The Gym Professor website offers sensible sample process maps to aid your progression – use them! 
2. Less haste, more speed! Following a gradual and consistent climb toward your goals, such as the process maps mentioned above, will ensure your progression.
3. Set an achievable course of action! Do not set out to do too much! Progress is the key, so take one step at a time and set both short-term and long-term goals that are achievable. 
4. Commit to something. Making a start can be the most difficult thing, so creating a reason and a support group for your efforts can help wonders. For example, the reason may be a forthcoming wedding, holiday, charity race & the support network may be family or friends undertaking the same endeavors. It presents a great opportunity to socialize with family and friends whilst achieving your exercise goals at the same time.

For further information & ideas on structuring your training, please consider purchasing the bestseller Gym Workouts - Maps to Success, which provides easy-to-use process maps with hundreds of gym workout routines for you to follow (whatever your ability, sport or goal).

We'll be back with another helpful article tomorrow :)

All the best,

GP

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Author of the bestseller Gym Workouts - Maps to Success

Inventor of Gym Professor Shuffle free gym workout app - Coming soon!

Happy New Year! Articles, Offers and a New Years Day Workout.

Happy New Year!

Throughout January, we'll be sending a daily newsletter covering some of our most popular articles published over the last year (2011). We hope these will help you greatly with your training during 2012.

We'll also be keeping you up-to-date with new free articles, chances to win free gifts, and the imminent release of our free gym workout app - Gym Professor Shuffle. By the way, we've just posted some new images of the app (being tested) on our Facebook Fan Page.

Also of interest, due to their continued popularity, our 5 star rated gym workout books have just been reprinted with our up-to-date logo. We have also managed to drop the price significantly ;). Check out the links below:
Gym Workouts - Maps to Success
Home Gym Workouts: Gym Ball & Dumbbell Workouts for Women

Our 'Gym Professor' gym clothing is also on sale - enter '2012NEWYEARS' at checkout for an extra 20.12% off!

Gym not open? No weights at home? Here's my New Years Day light legs workout (note: intermediate level, adjust accordingly)...

Superset of:
Walking Lunges x 50 reps each leg.
Squats (free - no weight) x 30
 x 4 sets

Standing Calf Raises (no weight, off bottom stair) x 50 reps
 x 4 sets.

Legs feeling pretty "pumped" now LOL!

Remember to look out for your newsletter tomorrow.

All the best for 2012!

GP

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Newsletter Update

Hi all,

Sorry, I did warn that there may be a delay between my newsletters. The reason, we've been tirelessly working on the Gym Professor Shuffle free gym workout app. The good news is the gym workout app is coming along really nicely - you're going to absolutely love it! Anyway, I've just picked up the Exercise Demonstration photos. As soon as I've had chance to go through them (there's 1080!!) I'll post some on a Newsletter and on our Facebook Fan Page (which now has over 1,000 fans!). The Exercise Demonstration photos will be used in the app first off, but, over time we'll make great use of these on the Gym Professor web site Exercise Demonstration pages and within our forthcoming books - the next one being Exercise Demonstrations: Key Steps and Kinesiology, a companion book to our 5 star rated Gym Workouts: Maps to Success.

Enough rambling from me. Encase you missed any of last months newsletters, here they are:

Gym Workout Book Reviews

Gym Workout Rules of Thumb

Gym Workout Shuffle App

Training Drug Free

The Truth About Fat Burners

Gym Clothing and Apparel 

New Gym Professor Logo

Free $5 Voucher Against Latest Book

Oh yeah, on another note, the reference manual Home Gym Workouts for Women is now available in paperback the UK (as well as the US of course). To order in the UK, please click the book image below:

All the best,

GP

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Author of the bestseller Gym Workouts - Maps to Success

 Read the latest Amazon.com reviews here: Workout Book Reviews