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5 Health & Fitness Insights That Can Change Your Life Today

Joey Atlas / May 15, 2019

5 Health & Fitness Insights That Can Change Your Life Today

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Last week I sent out an email article and realized I need to turn it into a blog post here so that others can see it, read it, share it, save it, etc…

And after reading it, one our awesome local Studio clients, Susan, sent me this note after she read it and this is what triggered me to get it posted here on my blog:

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Hi Joey
I want to thank-you for sharing these insights and encouragement.
Just want you to know I needed to read this and maybe reread it at least every week.
Thank-you again for all you do, share, insights, and encouraging words…

Susan W.🤗
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So here it is…

5 Health & Fitness Insights That Can Change Your Life Today

I usually have several personal, 1-on-1 Long-Distance (or Local) coaching clients I’m working with at any given time of year.

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SIDE-NOTE: I may have a personal, 1-on-1 Long-Distance personal coaching spot opening up in about 3 weeks, so if you need 1-on-1 personal, long-distance coaching please send me a note here and include your primary issues, toughest obstacles and your TOP 2 goals – and WHY you want to reach those goals.
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And the ones I’m currently working with are highlighting some CRITICAL but subtle insights that must be shared so that you might benefit from simply becoming “aware” of these…

AWARENESS is usually a key element, a precursor of sorts, for setting the stage that leads us to success…

We have self-awareness, which I consider to be anything internally related; inside our mind, our thoughts, habits, choices, decisions, etc… and we have awareness of what we can consider as ‘external factors or elements’.

Today I cover a little bit of both – as we will see that awareness and self-awareness are connected and inter-related. We will dive deeper into these in the future – but for today…

Here are the insights:

1 – Travel and Being Away from Home Is a Part of Life we MUST PRE-PLAN for…

If you want to reach and maintain health and wellness success – THEN YOU MUST know that travel is inevitable and you must design a plan to “stick to your vision” NO MATTER WHERE YOU ARE…

SO MANY people let travel derail them. It’s crazy but true.

==> Your goals and values should NOT change just because your body is in a different city, or different country.

It’s that simple.

And I know it’s possible to win in this scenario because I have private clients who are doing it. Even some of them are surprised they are “Sticking with it”, even when on the road.

2 – Outsource Some of The Manual Labor

I have 2 clients who have such busy schedules that they barely have time to cook. And this becomes a problem that needs a solution.

One has already outsourced meal/food prep and delivery so they don’t even have to think about most of the food shopping and cooking…

And the other is now looking into it because she only has so many hours in the day and food prep is pushing the limits.

This is the kind of problem that knocks many people off the good path. But the wise people persevere and find solutions to the problems in order to MOVE FORWARD.

==> Remove the obstacles that block you from success and make your goals easier to reach.

Ask yourself; “What are the obstacles that I need to remove?”

If you don’t know the answer to that – then seek outside help. Your life is worth it.

3 – ACCOUNTABILITY is King

Without accountability you are doomed from the start.

Don’t get me wrong – you can be your own accountability chief. I know because I have become my own.

Truth is, most people CANNOT do this and this is why so many people are “yo yo” fitness folks. You know… On again off again…. The annual cycle repeats itself over and over.

You NEED accountability.

It could come from a friend, a family member, a group such as our coaches and other clients at the local Studio, or a hired specialist like me – But it must be SOMEONE until you are able to be your own “master of accountability”.

4 – GUIDANCE is the Queen

Without proper guidance – you’ll be spinning your wheels, guessing if what you’re doing is right, or wrong.

And the more you guess – the more likely you are to “quit”.

And the cycle repeats itself, over and over again.

5 – There is ALWAYS an answer

You may not know the answer. But there always is a good answer to any given problem or obstacle you face.

As a matter of fact – you can bet 100% that problems and obstacles will come your way.

THE KEY is to KNOW this beforehand.

Be 100% at peace with it – and then be ready to “ANSWER” those problems and obstacles so you keep making positive progress without getting thrown off track like all the attempts of the past.

Persevere.

Be in it to win it.

Choose your “REACTION” to every situation.

KNOW that you will be tested (We all are.)

KNOW that you have to power and ability to succeed no matter what the test in front of you is.

KNOW that it is easy to give in and submit – and PREMEDITATE your actions, to move through each test with your vision set on your goals.

And know this…

Putting in the energy and efforts NOW is a form of sacrifice and form of ‘suffering’ we can say….

BUT – you can bet every dollar you have that if you choose not to sacrifice and suffer A LITTLE now (by doing your daily duties of health, wellness and fitness) THAT YOU WILL “pay the price” MANY times more, in the future with far greater amounts of suffering and sacrifice.

Now is your time. The opportunity of a much better life is in your hands.

Your mindset holds the key.

Your values, intentions and purpose must be your primary drivers and your fuel for motivation…

Success is earned. You must go after it or it will elude you.

Or you can remain stagnant, keep drifting and suffer the consequences of living on ‘auto-pilot’.

What will you do?

WHAT will YOU do? Need my help to come up with your answers? Reach out and let’s see what unfolds…

Have any comments, questions or thoughts? Then please post in the box down below, you know I love hearing from you!
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Home-Gym Set-Up for Generation X and Baby Boomers: Bodyweight Home-Gym

Joey Atlas / April 29, 2019

Home-Gym Set-Up for Generation X and Baby Boomers: Bodyweight Home-Gym

Proper fitness training and clean, well-rounded nutrition habits are THE TRUE ‘Fountain of Youth’ – the key to optimum longevity and high quality if life…

Today we talk a little about the “mindset” aspect of fitness training and healthy nutrition habits (below video).

These thoughts and insights I share are triggered by another recent local delivery and installation of the SCULPTAFIT All-In-One Home-Gym System.

I captured this install on video to show, AGAIN, how quick and simple it is to assemble the Home-Gym System:

This SCULPTAFIT Home-Gym System was purchased by one of our local Studio clients, Shirley, for herself and her guy, Mickey.

We can put them in the “over 40, over 50 and over 60” groups – reinforcing the “Gen-X and Baby-Boomer” ideal fit for prime ownership and use of the SCULPTAFIT Home-Gym.

Of course the younger generations can use it too, but many of them still want to go “beast mode” and all that high-impact nonsense – until the aches, pains and injuries become too much to ignore and they have to change their fitness plans…

But let’s get back to my thoughts and insights as they flow fmor my mind through my fingers into the keyboard and onto this webpage you’re reading right now…

Shirley started as a client of the local SCULPTAFIT Studio in St Johns, FL (near the border of Mandarin)…

In her first few weeks she knew she “found the fitness solution she had been seeking for so many years”…

I see her now and the transformation in her is astonishing. The only way to summarize it in a phrase is “aging in reverse”…

Her body-composition is improving – and so is her:

– Bone density
– Muscle tone
– Strength
– Balance
– Self-confidence
– Mental clarity and acuity
– Blood glucose regulation
– Hormone regulation
– and so many others…

The saddest thing about Shirley’s awesome health and wellness improvements is that she represents only a small percentage of wise and proactive people who;

1 – place high value on their own self-worth
2 – take full responsibility for their health and wellness
3 – makes ZERO excuses for not sticking with sustainable habits of healthy nutrition, proper exercise and wise supplementation

See – the vast majority of the general population does NONE of the above. Zero.

Most people simply complain about their poor condition of gradual decay. Some even make jokes about their trashy eating habits and sedentary lifestyle. Common, mass-market, cultural attitudes put people in a trance of self-abuse, laziness and lack of self-motivation….”

Sad – really sad that is…

The TRUTH IS – Life is a miraculous gift, and to make jokes about it & treat it as if it’s some discardable material item is an absolute horrible show of self-disrespect and a disrespect for the ultimate gift of life.

When we “wake up” to these realities – it is then and only then that we are able to make a mind-shift that reframes, defines and/or helps us develop 3 important things:

1 – Values
2 – Intentions
3 – Purpose

I’ll go deeper into those 3 key elements in the future – but I note them here as they are important for you to be mindful of, all the time.

Being mindful of them is Stage 1…

Stage 2 is crafting action plans based on those 3 items. We will revisit them in a future article and video – maybe even a podcast episode…

Stage 3 is living in alignment with those 3 guideposts.

Back to Shirley and her guy, Mickey…

I’ll make a longer story short here:

A few years into her incredible journey with my Amazing Coaching Team at the SCULPTAFIT Studio, Shirley was ready to get proper help and guidance for her guy, Mickey.

Why?

Because he was ‘ready’.

So she turned to me, and Mickey is now a private coaching client of mine.

His journey is shaping up to be an incredibly powerful one and I look forward to the day where I can share his “Before and After” story – so that others can be inspired to take similar actions for living a full and vibrant life in every way possible.

He’s down about 20 lbs in just a few months BUT not because we are focusing on weight loss – NO… we are focusing on the ‘important’ things I mention above.

Shirley and Mickey decided to take actions in line with their values, intentions and purpose.

When your goals and “reasons why” are based on those 3 things – success becomes inevitable.

No empty, superficial goals that are seasonal, or short-lived in nature…

No quick fix “weight-loss” and no desperate reaches for “getting an overnight transformation” with surgery or some crack-pot procedure.

This is all based on reality, truth and honoring “the self” to the fullest.

Some people get to that place at a young age.

Some get there in adulthood because of health scares or other painful life events being the trigger…

And sadly, some people never get to that zone of self-awareness in order to save themselves…

Shirley and Mickey are self-aware and honor their gift of life.

And to top it all off – they are so committed to life life to the fullest that they even invested in a SCULPTAFIT Home-Gym System so they can use it on the days Shirley doesn’t go to the Studio and Mickey can now use it for the custom fitness training plans I am guiding him through.

They invest in what they need and they don’t waste money on things they don’t need that don’t bring value into their lives.

They “spend wisely” KNOWING that what they are getting in return is LIFE… A life they are living to the fullest, enabling them to do ALL THE THINGS they aspire to do and to be around for all their loved ones in THE BEST version of themselves.

Stay tuned for more about:

1 – Values
2 – Intentions
3 – Purpose

Those are the “difference makers” for people who achieve lifelong personal success.

Without those, failure is guaranteed. I know this because I personally lived through it all myself…”

I learned.

And now I love helping others do exactly the same. Step by step.

Any questions, comments or thoughts? Please post below and let me know.

I love hearing from you – YES YOU, because it helps keep me going.

Your trainer for LIFE,
Joey Atlas

LIIT Lower Body Workout Intermediate Level #1 on SCULPTAFIT Home Gym

Joey Atlas / November 8, 2018

LIIT Lower Body Workout Intermediate Level #1 on SCULPTAFIT Home Gym

If you’re already in “The Atlas Zone” then you know I’m AGAINST high-impact, high-risk, hardcore workouts and exercise programs.

And if you’re new here… then here’s my professional, time-tested opinion:

Those types of workout methods are unrealistic for most people and they are simply unnecessary for achieving balanced levels of health, strength and vibrant wellness with a focus on longevity, especially as we approach middle-age and beyond…

Unfortunately there’s a never-ending flow of mass-media “gurus”, social media “experts” and mass-market information pushing the message of “high intensity” “short but fast”, “harder workouts are better”, blah, blah, blah… Everybody sounds the same..

Truth is – none of that nonsense is true for “regular” people like me and you. People with busy lives, who are not interested in “going beast mode”, not looking to “kill it bro” and not in agreement with the silly notion that “real women lift heavy weight”…

Who comes up with those sayings??!! lolz…

Anyway, I’m here to share my truth, garnered from a lifetime (48 years as of the time of writing this post) of education, experience, questioning, introspecting and creating.

That truth is focused on a unique approach to “focused intensity”, low-impact, low risk and HIGH RESULTS exercise programs for “the rest of us”…

Today I share a PERFECT example in the form of one of our very first SCULPTAFIT Home-Gym Personal Training videos:

In this LIIT Lower Body Training Session I take Coach Kimberly through a 7-exercise sequence (see list below). I had planned 8 exercises for this one – but I bloopered when I sent Kimberly for a water break and skipped right over exercise #6, lol…

SIDE NOTE: Coach Kimberly has an inspiring personal success story that we’ll be sharing in an interview with her in one of my next podcasts. (You won’t believe your eyes when you see her “before” photos)

Nonetheless, she was “WORKING” by the time we finished this session, and we get to use the ‘missing move’ in the next Intermediate Lower Body Session (#2) 🙂

Here are the 7 low-impact, synergistic exercises in the order that we went through them:

1 – Slow Step Down

2 – One-Legged Hip Extension with SCULPTAMAT and Platform Step

3 – Double Calf Raises with Straight Knee

4 – Side-Lying Leg Left with Top Leg Out Front

5 – Low Side Step Shuffle with Band

6 – Balancing Touch-Down with AV Handle

7 – Partial Pistol Squat with AV Handles

To give you some context, that LIIT Lower-Body Workout is one of many different types of fitness training sessions that will be produced for the Private Video-On-Demand “SCULPTAFIT Club” Personal Training Portal

I’m sharing a few early example sessions here on the blog to give you a clear idea of how we will be guiding people at home who have their own SCULPTAFIT Home-Gym & Family Fitness System

You can learn about the SCULPTAFIT Home-Gym & Family Fitness System here <==

And you can learn about the Private Video-On-Demand “SCULPTAFIT Club” at Home Personal-Training Portal here <==
 
In addition to the actual SCULPTAFIT Home-Gym fitness training sessions, other videos will be added every month, including “Quickly-FIT” Cooking videos, Hotel-Workout Videos, Playground Fitness Training Videos and LOTS more….

Any questions, comments or thoughts – just post below – you know I love hearing from you.

How I Beat My Toughest Food Addictions and Lost the Fat Forever

Joey Atlas / October 9, 2018

How I Beat My Toughest Food Addictions and Lost the Fat Forever

How I Beat My Toughest Food Addictions and Lost the Fat Forever
This isn’t my normal material, but it may to prove to be one of the most important pieces I write… (please excuse any typos… this is coming straight from the heart, no edits, no rewrites)

And if it changes one life, just saves one person from a life of misery, dysfunction and decaying health – then writing this is all worth it…

If you’ve been in my world for a bit – you know I’ve struggled hard in the past with myself…

I’ve battled emotional eating issues, food codependency, vicious highs and lows with my weight, unhealthy swings in my body-composition, even flirted with potential drinking/alcohol issues…

Despite being a lifelong fitness and nutrition enthusiast, a top professional, teacher, personal coach and a unique voice in the health & fitness industry – I personally battled some of the toughest issues most people in society face today.

My Italian upbringing placed me in a zone where food was life and more food was more life. That was a major problem right from childhood for me…

It set the stage for my love of food, the happiness I would get from food and the self-satisfaction of pleasing myself through eating – even when all other things in life were “bad”…

Food and high-calorie beverages became my drug – but I wasn’t even aware of it.

And the built-in addictive ingredients of the processed foods that stock our high-consumption food supply did not help matters, of course…

I lived in such a strange paradox. One that would prove to eventually become my gift to the world, an experience over the course of many years that would allow to empathize with, and understand, people struggling to overcome the same obstacles and problems I had to defeat in order to find success…

The paradox of this former fat-kid looked something like this…

In my youth, others called me Porky, pudgy, fat-boy… And having to shop for “Husky” clothes didn’t help matters at all.

Through my youth, I could eat sweets, fats and dense carbs with the best of them. Cakes, chocolate, cookies, donuts, ice-cream, muffins, danish, pastries, LOTS of bread and butter, plus LOTS MORE.

Going into my teen and late teen years is when I picked up speed on the fitness and bodybuilding path. The working out was natural and fun for me, but the food part was a challenge.

In the “off-season” I would eat whatever I wanted and then I would challenge myself on “dieting” down for a bodybuilding competition – getting down to 3% body-fat. It was a grand challenge for sure – but I was able to do it because my desire to compete and win was stronger than my short term desire for rich, heavy foods and high-cal desserts & sweets..

But after the competitions, I would rebound… Severely.

The big eater, the food addict in me would show up with a vengeance and within days I’d be packing on the pounds again, catching up on all the foods I deprived myself of in order to compete.

For a few years, I just thought this cycle was normal. But then one year, the night after a competition – I almost killed myself. I was in my early 20’s

I thought I was going to die. Literally.

I had eaten so much, so fast – right after a competition, that my body couldn’t digest the heavy foods fast enough. I was so abnormally full, it felt like there was food in my throat. I was actually beyond full.

I was scared, but so embarrassed that I didn’t say anything to anyone, I just sat there, quiet, acting as if I was so tired from the competition and just needing some rest…

I actually did fall asleep a few times, while seated, because I couldn’t lay down… Hoping that my body would digest all the food as I rested. I ended up sleeping into the morning.

When I woke up I felt horrible, in so many ways – mentally, physically and emotionally. I learned that food overdose is possible, and it felt crippling. It took me a few days to recover, but I was still eating of course… just not as much.

In those few days, I came to the realization I have a problem. And that incident alone was critical. I was starting to awaken to my self-destructive reality. Self-awareness was starting to brew.

But I didn’t know what I was going to do about it, yet. And I got on with my life. The next day would come and I would have to live it. Each one.

Days became weeks, then months, then years…

Some years were good, some were painful. I was an excellent trainer, one of the best private fitness coaches around (I am far better now of course, in profound ways) – but internally I battled some demons. The fight raged on…

Life took me into my early thirties and by that time JoJo and Alexa, where about 1 and 2 years old, I owned a personal training studio (it actually owned me) that had me working crazy hours, and a marriage that was making life a dysfunctional swirl of pain… a marriage that was on the verge falling off a cliff, every second of the day (and night).

My spirit was dying and I was relying more and more on food as my drug…

It was one of the only places I could derive pleasure. Spending time with my kids and helping my clients reach their goals were the other 2 places I derived pleasure.

But food and beverages were a different animal altogether. There were built-in temptations that tested my personal limits and abilities – and I usually lost.

The toxic and dysfunctional proceedings for Divorce #1 started and things only got worse. I was technically homeless for over a year, living in my personal training studio, using the massage room as my bedroom… the massage table as my bed.

Financially, my back was against the wall. Day and night. To this day, I thank all the clients I was blessed with, whose openness to allow me to help them, gave me the thin financial means to survive during that trying phase of life…

As you might imagine, during that time – food was my ultimate drug.

Even more so than other times of my life. I won’t share how unhealthy my food and drink choices were but I will say that if I tried eating that way today, I would be sick for days. (crazy thing is so many people still eat like that EVERY DAY!)

Life marched on.

I kept surviving. Eventually going into a new relationship which led to marriage. One that would also end in a painful, but very helpful divorce.

The situations and dysfunctions of marriage #2 still fueled my self-destructive eating and drinking habits – but it also started the strongest period of introspection, self-reflection and heightened self-awareness.

I began to grasp what was going on inside me AND OUTSIDE OF ME.

And this revelation would eventually turn into the foundation of me disconnecting from food and then being able to redefine what food and beverages meant to me, and my life – and then reframe their position and purpose in my life.

But my exercise habits were scattered, at best, and I continued to spiral downward for a few years – still unable to put all the pieces together properly.

I just couldn’t beat the food demons and get to a place where my “adult fitness habits” were a natural and sacred part of my life.

I let too many other unhealthy things become excuses blocking me from who and what I was supposed to be…

I got to a point where I felt horrible, frustrated, so embarrassed about my state of being… And my medical stats and health vitals were getting worse each year.

Cholesterol was climbing – and the ratios were getting worse.
Blood pressure was high. This was not a good sign.
Triglycerides were getting out of hand
Headaches, stomach issues, back pains, joint pains
Horrible sleeping patterns
Lack of mental clarity and focus

How could I be someone who guided people to optimum health and fitness when I couldn’t personally do it myself???

I “knew” all the answers…

I knew the right approach to nutrition and how to match it to an individual’s needs, on their timeline. I had 2 degrees in Exercise Physiology and an intuitive element in me that gave me the tools to help just about anyone who came into my world.

But I couldn’t help myself. I HAD TO CHANGE THAT. I had to fix that.

So started the DEEPER journey of self-reflection, introspection, communicating with people a bit older and wiser than me… Not about fitness and nutrition, BUT ABOUT LIFE…

The more I opened my mind and got truthful with myself, the more things started to make sense. I began to develop the sense that I could change my state of being and I could change my choices and habits, all from within…

I needed to change and I wanted to change…

I wanted to help more people by LEADING BY EXAMPLE… The Right Example.

I had kids to live for and I also wanted to be around for my grand-kids someday…

I still had life in me – and despite the 2 painful marriages and divorces, I knew I would eventually want to find my life companion and live a great life together…

All of the above required me to become my best… to stop all the self-destructive behaviors that were killing my life – and place highest priority on my health and well-being.

I need to honor my life, my one body… I needed to tune into my spirit and bring it back to life – so I could be the REAL me – the Joey who this world needs…

And I knew, all the above required that I start taking proper care of myself, because only when we are in good health and living in strength can we be our best and give the world our very best.

I needed to use food for what it was intended and not use it as a drug.

I needed to find a way to make fitness training realistic and doable – so I could fit it into a busy adult schedule and make it sustainable for life.

And I needed to redefine how alcohol fit into my life – and redefine the purpose it would serve, if any.

Was I aiming for “PERFECT”? No…

I don’t expect perfection from anyone. Only “mindfulness”, “self-awareness”… when you have those – you can then manage your thoughts, mindset, habits and actions…

And that’s when things get easier… much easier.

I knew just getting to a place where my highest priorities and values guided my thoughts and decisions – I knew I would win.

And I knew that would strengthen how I coached and guided others down the same path of success with the ‘self’.

This wasn’t about adhering to dogmatic regimens and complex methodologies – but rather it was so much more about simplification, flexibility and getting in tune with the truths of my life and my physiology.

It wouldn’t be about “counting macros and micros” or “periodization” or “eating for my blood type” or “working out in the red zone”… NONE of that….

It became all about my best self and things WE ALREADY KNOW…

I started applying things I already KNEW TO BE TRUE – and connected those things to my personal values and goals in life.

For example;

1 – I came to grips with the truth that most of the foods and drinks in our society are designed to be subtly addictive. (this is INSIDIOUS – a problem that is going to get much worse before it gets better)

2 – I began to apply what I learned about the body in Gross Anatomy to my own choices and decisions, such as avoiding food additive and ingredients that worked against our health and damaged our metabolism

3 – I began to take true ownership of my health and wellness, and redefined what foods, drinks and nutrients would be allowed into my body and which ones would NOT be allowed

4 – I decided NOT to let other people or companies decide what foods and drinks will go into my body. (this is HUGE).

5 – I began to change my fitness training methods so they were more realistic and beneficial instead of painful and unrealistic

I TOOK OWNERSHIP OF MY LIFE. I took responsibility of “ME”… SELF-RESPONSIBILITY

And I let all my actions be in line with where I wanted to go in life and the levels of health I wanted to reach and live in.

Sure, it wasn’t an overnight change – but day after day, week after week, month after month.. A few years went by and I had evolved. I had grown toward my best potential (instead of growing AWAY from it) and I still do to this very day…

We NEVER stop evolving and growing. EVER. When we open ourselves up to this fact – then our lives can open up in the most profound ways…

That’s how I did it. And that is the essence of how I guide people to their own success when I do 1-on-1 personal coaching, whether it’s in person or long-distance…

If I can do it – then anyone can do it. Yes, even YOU.

If you’re struggling in your own, unique way – then I’d like to be the one who helps you turn it all around – just like I did myself and how I help others do the same.

If today’s story resonated with you… FIRST – please use the ‘Share’ buttons below to share it with other who may need some inspiration and hope.

And if you’re reading this right now and thinking “this is exactly what I need” – then go here, send me a message and let’s set a time to talk in the next few days.

Or you can post a message in the comment box below.

You’re still reading this because you know you most likely need the help. And I can help you in ways that will change your life in ways you can’t even see right now.

Fill in the private form on this page and tell me a little bit about yourself, where you live (Country/State) and the best phone number I might reach you on in the next few days.

My coaching schedule is often tight, but every few months a new spot opens up. That spot in my schedule could be the thing that helps you, that saves you – and frees you.

Your life is NOW – this is your time…

Your trainer for LIFE,
Joey Atlas

Home-Gym Workout: How to Get Beautiful Arms w/ Bodyweight and Bands

Joey Atlas / October 4, 2018

Home-Gym Workout: How to Get Beautiful Arms w/ Bodyweight and Bands

If you’ve been following the story, you know that right after I did the SCULPTAFIT Version 5.0 Home Gym Set-Up and Assembly I then took a short snack break and came back for my first official workout on it.

I did a short Arm workout for Biceps, Triceps and Forearms, with just bodyweight and resistance bands (SCULPTABANDS). And I let the camera roll as I went through the training session. Candid style, as usual. Here it is.

You may notice a few unique exercises in this one. And as time progresses, we’ll be sharing ALL the exercise variations, workout progressions, and training enhancements you and your family will be able to do on the SCULPTAFIT All-In-One Home Gym System…

==>> All Founders and SCULPTFAIT Home-Gym Owners will have every custom Personal Training video inside the Private-Client Video-On-Demand Portal which is going live by the end of this month 🙂

If you’re interested in placing your Pre-Holiday Pre-Order Special ($2,000.00 OFF), then just go here for the details: (Use special checkout code: HOLIDAY )
https://getsculptafit.com
And here:
https://getsculptafit.com/pages/about-us

==> If you are outside the lower 48 States in the USA – then reach out to me here for a custom shipping quote to your exact country/address.

And if you have any questions, comments or thoughts at all – please post in the open Comment below. I’d love to hear from you.

And if you know someone who would benefit from seeing today’s video and learning about “the right way” – then please use the colorful ‘Share’ buttons below to get this to them.

Thanks for being ‘here’,
Joey Atlas

Home-Gym Set-Up SCULPTAFIT 5.0 Bodyweight Home Gym Set-Up Video

Joey Atlas / October 2, 2018

Home-Gym Set-Up SCULPTAFIT 5.0 Bodyweight Home Gym Set-Up Video

This is the newest Home-Gym Set-Up Video for the SCULPTAFIT 5.0 Bodyweight Home Gym System

Unlike the previous Home-Gym Set-up video (SCULPTAFIT Version 4.0), where I had Nikki help me with the assembly – I dared myself to “do this one alone”.. SOLO.

And as usual, I astounded myself, seeing that it took me just under 20 minutes to get the entire home-gym system together, and ready for action.

I captured it on video, so you can see EXACTLY how simple, quick and easy it is to put together. Just click ‘Play’ and enjoy 🙂

MOST other mass-market home-gyms take hours and hours, sometimes an ENTIRE, frustrating, weekend!! And that stinks!

The SCULPTAFIT Home-Gym is delivered to you in 5 packages (2 boxes and 3 tubes). Here’s a photo:

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Christmas in September. The Ultimate Home-Gym System has arrived. Unboxing and assembly video coming this weekend. #sofreakinpumped #fitover50 #fitover60 #homeworkout #homegym #homegyms #homegymlife #unboxing #unboxingvideo #familyfitness #familyfit #garagegym

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As always – if you have any questions, comments or thoughts, please post below. I’d LOVE to hear from you.

Or you can send me a direct message here (please include your best phone number) https://www.thejoeyatlas.com/contact/

Or you can get all the details of the SCULPTAFIT All-In-One Home-Gym System Here

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Rough Draft Personal Training Demo Video and a New Playground Travel Training Example Video

Joey Atlas / August 11, 2018

Rough Draft Personal Training Demo Video and a New Playground Travel Training Example Video

As September/October get closer – we are working behind the scenes on the SCULPTAFIT Home-Gym System Personal Training Video-On-Demand platform for all the Founder buyers, pre-release buyers (pre-release sale is happening right now) and future buyers of the SCULPTAFIT All-In-One Home-Gym System.

We are aiming to “open the doors” to the SCULPTAFIT @ Home Private VOD Portal in September, with a starting library of training programs for the entire family – which we will be adding to EVERY month.

We are developing many, MANY programs and we also have several sections of bonus materials that will also be exclusively for all SCULPTAFIT @ Home Clients

A few days ago, Nikki and I shot a VERY short, VERY “rough” draft example of how some of the training videos will look – and how clients at home will be able to follow along – no matter what level they are or what type of program they require for their specific needs.

Here’s something worth seeing and learning from: Watch the subtle adjustment I have Nikki make with her posture as she’s doing the Band Flyes – and see how just that little detail makes a significant difference in how Nikki feels the effect of the exercise.

I raise that point to highlight what this whole SCULPTAFIT “movement” is about… Yes, it’s unique, it’s progressive and unconventional – BUT it is also one of the few fitness methods that focuses on leveraging the most subtle details of the body, biomechanics and psychology in order to get the absolute best results, in less time and without unnecessary risk of injury.

You can exercise your entire life – but if you’re doing most of it wrong, all you get is minimum results and increased risk of injuries and issues?

However, when you “do it RIGHT” – it’s a complete life-changer.

Anyone who is a SCULPTAFIT @ Home Client is going to be getting the absolute BEST in class personal training and fitness instruction. And you cannot put a price on that, especially when you consider that everyone in the household will have all of this right at their fingertips, for life.

In the rough draft demo vide above you may be able to tell we are testing several video cam angles above and we were also testing basic sound and lighting.

Some of exercise videos in the SCULPTAFIT @ Home Private VOD Portal will be trainer/client, some will be trainer only and some will be hybrid.

And the bonus videos will be a complete variety of materials that continues to develop over time, and help you with other areas of health and fitness in your life.

If you’re new here, or you missed the SCULPTAFIT Home-Gym launch in May/June – then you can get caught up to speed by seeing the previous blog post and videos here:
https://www.thejoeyatlas.com/awesome-sculptafit-home-gym-demo/

Next I want to share a short segment from my recent Playground Training Session that I did last week at Pine Ridge Park in Rye Brook, NY during a short visit to see my family. Here it is:

As always, thank you for being here.

Any questions, comments or thoughts – please do share below in the comment/reply box. You know I love hearing from you.

– Joey Atlas

The #1 Condiment I Can’t Live Without

Joey Atlas / February 27, 2018

The #1 Condiment I Can’t Live Without

As a kid growing up in a traditional Italian household – food was an important part of everyday life…

Every meal was sacred. And my grandparents naturally taught us this – simply by living example. One day when my Nonna (Grandmother) was making sauce – I was watching her add the spices, etc…

As she held the jar of natural sea-salt and added just the right number of pinches to the sauce – I asked “What is that? She said “sale marino”… (which is sea-salt in Italian). And I asked why it looks and feels so different from “regular salt” that I’d see in my American friends’ houses…

She said; “Sea salt is a gift from the earth. A perfect creation of Mother Nature. When nature gives us something perfect – we shouldn’t try to change it for any reason. And that’s the problem with regular salt. It’s been changed so it’s easier and cheaper to make – and because of that we don’t get the nutrients we are supposed to – and the food tastes like garbage.”

That simple explanation not only resonated for years and years to come…

But the older I got the more I realized how right she was. Sea salt is PERFECT… and it tastes worlds better than regular table salt. But, this should be of no surprise – as there are undeniable reasons for this.

Sea salt is the # 1 condiment I can’t live without: because it’s a full spectrum electrolyte – STRAIGHT FROM NATURE. And yes… – it adds a flavor to my meals that regular table salt can’t even come close to – EVER.

But there’s more to this story. See – my favorite brand is this Colima Sea Salt – because the guys who started this little artisan company are PASSIONATE about what they harvest – AND the earth they harvest it from… They share their story – plus lots of other info you’ll be surprised to learn about at the link above…

Be sure to let them know you heard of them from me
– and be sure to spread the word about their mission (just share this blog post with the share buttons below). These are the kinds of people who will help us make the world a better, more sustainable place.

To give you a deeper view of when/how I add sea-salt into my daily nutrition – here are some photos… This is a shot of my daily salad. **It’s never exactly the same** – but very similar from day to day… It really just depends on what greens I’m in the mood for – and what fruits I want to add…

My Daily Salad (One of Many Variations)
My Daily Salad (One of Many Variations)

This AWESOME salad above has the following in it: – Arugala – Avocado – Strawberries – Chopped Romaine – Raspberries – Turmeric – Onion Powder – Paprika – Garlic Powder – Black Pepper – Colima Sea-Salt – Balsamic Vinegar – Ava Jane’s Avocado Oil

LOTS of health-boosting, anti-aging, body-improving, brain-enhancing, spirit-lifting nutrients that give us “what the human body needs”…

Below is s quick shot of me checking out my new Avocado oil supply from the same great people who make the sea salt…

[photo coming soon]


Highly recommended Items to add to your ‘Health & Fitness Kitchen’
(Note: these are ONLY available in the USA and Canada as of today)

1 – – Colima Sea-Salt
2 – – Ava Jane’s Avocado Oil

As always PLEASE let me know if you have any questions about my recipe…

Any thoughts or comments on how YOU use sea salt or avocado oil? (feel free to share YOUR recipes in the comment box below… Or anything else that’s on your mind – just post below because I’d like to know… 🙂

Your trainer for LIFE,
Joey Atlas

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