Can anyone participate in Intensity Bootcamps?


The answer to this first important question is yes & no.  Essentially the type of person who should consider these classes is someone with a good basic level of personal fitness.  The very essense of IB is performing very intense, unique and challenging workouts that will test all facets of a persons fitness.  Although the classes are reltively quick (easily way under 1 hour) the level of effort required means that a person who has not participated in some form of exercise before would be advised to get into a gym and build up a good base level of fitness.  

I will add here that you are most welcome to come along and try a session.  If it is something you feel comfortable with then you can continue.  Of course you will need to speak to your physician first before you attemp any form of exercise and this is no different.  You'll want to know you are in a good shape to begin.  We also require all our clients to sign our standard waivers before participation. Typical throughout the industry.



I'm a female - I'm scared I'll get bulky.


For an in depth discussion on this you can chat with me via email or at class.  But I'll give you a basic clarification of this common misconception here:  Any woman (99.9%) will simply not build muscle like a male counterpart no matter what exercise they do or what anyone tells you because of the fact that they have much less testosterone than a man does.   Testosterone is the hormone that dictates muscle growth.  Women will not get big and bulky.

But its important to point out here that women need to understand one thing when commiting to any training.  Typically a lot of women want to lose body fat and 'tone up'.  That's perfectly understandable. But the problem stems when a lot of times they are misinformed and steer away from resistance training in favor of long steady cardio sessions on a treadmill or an eliptical etc.  This is wrong. Women must incorporate proper resistance exercise in their regime because of the simple fact that this form of training burns the most calories.

Now if you are training for a marathon etc then fair enough - long cardio sessions work ok for that preperation - but women need to know that to burn the most calories any person - man or woman - needs to have more lean muscle.  Women will not get bulky, their own genetics mean they'll create lean, toned and firm bodies by weight training within the guidlines of Intensity Bootcamps, and in turn burn more calories than any other form of training.

Basically I train my female clients with resistance circuits using interesting, exciting and challenging body weight and lower resistance weight training.  It is the most effective way to train and for the purpose of fat loss and true conditioning I do not advocate long form cardio ever.  We have busy lives and I use what works best and quickest.  Women will not get bulky but lean, toned and better conditioned than ever before.



As a man what can I expect?


The training we do will be both co-ed sessions as well as male and female classes.  For a co-ed class the exercises will be suitable for both sexes.  But the male classes will be geared more toward heavier resistance workouts in the circuits designed to raise fat burning levels alongside training for lean mass.  Of course lean mass is not obtained overnight, but with sensible eating and consuming good calories (whole foods) men will add lean muscle as well as cutting stubborn belly fat.  Ultimately the level of total conditioning for both men and women will go 'through the roof'.



Why is Intensity Training in the IntensityBootcamps superior to a traditional Gym Membership?


A typical Gym membership in a lot of cases is not a viable solution for the working adult. The majority of full time workers don't have the time or energy to design an effective workout and more importantly, stick to it.  Of course a competent qualified trainer should be able to do this for a client initially but once you are on your own and your early supervised sessions end you need to self motivate and understand how to change up your sessions in the right way.   As a result, those who choose a standard gym membership typically fall into those familar routines.  They drift into the long form cardio and/or typical 3 sets of 10 reps with a bit of weight added to the mix each few weeks and before they know it six months are over and stagnation has set in.  Your body will not respond to the same stimuli, real tangible results never get 'off the ground' and frustration soon sets in.

At IntensityBootcamps I devise workouts that are not just quicker and more efficient, as well as challenging and enjoyable, but importantly incorporate exercises and protocols that will never leave you in a position of physical stagnation.  I know what works with 15 years of experience and study all over the world and I use these techniques to deliver both exciting training that you'll look forward to as well as sessions that will allow you to get on with your busy lives and not suck away hours, days and months in search of results.

you'll be introduced to varied, challenging functional movements and exercises performed at high intensity levels in unique timing patterns and protocols.  This is the way to train.  Period.



How are Intensity Bootcamps different from other fitness sessions like lifting weights or running on the treadmill?


It is a proven fact that for men and women sensible weight/resistance training plays an integral role in increasing muscle mass and thus burning body fat (*note: lean mass is the only thing that burns calories effectively)  A traditional gym work out rarely meets these expectations fully due to a non-changing routine - i.e. workout stagnation halts results. In addition, many of the old or typical techniques for lifting weights really only test/challenge non-functional movements.

For example, a dumbell curl is performed with arms fixed to the side and only the bicep works to illicit concentric and eccentric movement a well as stabilization.  Nothing in our everyday life requires this type of isolation.  This is a non-functional exercise.  

I'm not saying its not important, it is, but for the purpose of ultimate caloric burn and fat loss a person needs to use what are called compound exercises.  The above bicep curl example is called an isolation single joint exercise.  I however employ 90% compound/functional exercises to 10% isolation for the purpose of these classes.  Because the main goal is performance enhancement and fat loss etc.

A compound exercise can easier mimick daily functional movements thus allowing you to increase overal functional health and fitness.  It also employs numerous muscles to work in conjunction during a movement thus burning more calories in less time than the 3 or 4 isolation exercises you'd need to combine to do the same and work similar muscles.

So in a given class I work 10 times more muscles, burn 10 times more calories and get 10 times the results.

Secondly, regarding cardio:  I have touched on this before but long form cardio - 30/40 mins on a treadmill etc - is virtually worthless for serious fat loss or performance enhancement.  Certainly it is worthwhile for beginners and also at higher time levels for those training for endurance.  But study after study proves it is a major misconception that it burns fat at any great quantities.

The way to burn fat rapidly is by using H.I.I.T (high intensity interval training) - this is the concept of training for shorter periods but with many high intensity or effort intervals.  More calories can be burnt using this method in say 12 minutes than during a 40 minute steady state run on a treadmill.

So Intensity Bootcamps are structure to mix new and challenging compound exercises to challenge and improve functional fitness, thus burning many more calories.  and also being performed in a specific circuit pattern with specific timing protocols to illicit a constant HIIT workout.  

All in all traditional exercise theory is not used here because it does not work.  I use what works quickest and most effectively.



Is Intensity Bootcamp training really for me?


I'd say - yes.  Emphatically.  Of course if a person simply wants and enjoys running for 40 minutes on a treadmill etc then fair enough.  But my experience tells me people want results, particularly nowadays where time is precious in our busy lives and we desire results quickly.  Our time must be used efficiently.

I have devised my programs to help those who want results.  They are not easy however, or designed to allow us to 'chat' between exercises etc.  I am in the results business and that is what Intensity Bootcamps delivers.

When all is said and done I believe your needs and those of an Olympic athlete's differ by degree not kind.

Increased power, strength, cardiovascular and respiratory endurance, flexibility, stamina, speed, accuracy, agility, balance, and coordination are each important to the world's best athletes and to you too.  I know how incorporating these factors into any person's workout provides the correct type of training that guarantees tangible results.

I do get frustrated when visiting many gyms (in many countries -not just America) and seeing peple going through the motions of useless exercise protocols and doing things that will never really give them results.  and its a shame to see many trainers not correcting or assisting these people.  

I put together Intensity Bootcamps to give the proven system to anyone who wants it.  So that a person can get results from their effort and begin to see the right way to train.  

There is no reason to use useless exercises or outdated concepts when the proven approaches to results based training are available.  I truly beleive that the approaches in Intensity Bootcamps will serve you better than any other outdated fitness concept.     





*for any questions or further information feel free to contact me.