Why BodyFly By Drei Carnes BodyFly Fitness Founder

Why BodyFly By BodyFly Fitness Founder Drei Carnes

Hello, I’m Drei Carnes Founder of BodyFly Fitness. I began my journey in understanding fitness during my tenure in the military. That’s when I started to learn and understand that what I put into my body effected how I felt and how I looked physically.

Back then it was all about getting big, putting on size and strength was a huge thing for me. In the military, I was stuck on a ship mostly and when it comes to fitness and nutrition, that’s kind of like being in a prison. You can’t get off the ship and go to a grocery store or grill up a chicken breast when you want to so it was very limiting. I wanted to eat clean all the time but I ended up stuck eating what was served to me.

There were stretches where I ate just peanut butter and jelly sandwiches or tuna out of a pouch because I started understanding how my body reacted to certain things that I would eat. So, I stayed away from the pizza’s and the crap that the galley would make and ventured off and created my own custom meals with what I had to work with, things like tuna and hard boiled eggs after stripping out the egg yoke.

Traveling to different countries in the military and dealing with different types of foods was like an ongoing experiment always having to figure out the best combinations to eat. Going to College following the military was great for me in terms of the fitness aspect and training however, the biggest part of my overall fitness journey was the nutritional part of it.

Figuring out what to eat, when to eat it and how hydration played into fitness was incredibly important. Proper hydration is everything and they don’t teach that, anywhere.

The information I have now is very powerful. I’ve seen how sharing certain tidbits of information with my friends has completely changed their lives which is pretty empowering in itself.

Here at BodyFly Fitness we are all about helping you empower yourself through the knowledge we have to share and through the use of the dynamic fitness equipment we have patented.

Become part of our BodyFly Family and subscribe now there’s much more to come!

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Seated Dumbbell Biceps Curl Protocol

Watch video on YouTube here: Seated Dumbbell Biceps Curl Protocol

Seated Dumbbell Curl Protocol: 1. Sit on a bench with a dumbbell in each hand being positioned at arm's length. Your arms needs to be by your side with each dumbbell by each hip to start your curls.

2. Rotate the palms of the hands so that they're facing your hips. This will be your beginning position.

3. Begin to curl the weights and begin twisting the wrists once the dumbbells pass your thighs in order that the palms of your hands face forward at the tip of the movement. Keeping your back straight continue bringing each dumbbell up towards your shoulder until you reach shoulder level.

Pause one second and hold it, then release each dumbbell down slowly with resistance to a count of 4 until they are at the beginning positions.

4. Repeat process for the desired repetitions. Repetitions of 10 or more will work your fast twitch muscles and repetitions of 6-9 reps will work your slow twitch muscles.

Adjust your dumbbell weight accordingly. Variations: You can perform these dumbbell curls in either a seated or standing position.

Adding a further variation, while seated, you may work with an incline leaning back on the seated bench so you can hit different angles of your bicep muscles.



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Continuous Cardio Vs High Intensity Interval Training

Continuous Cardio compared to high intensity interval training let's look at the pros and cons.

Let's start with continuous cardio. This is any form of cardiovascular activity that is performed for at least 20 minutes or longer. Continuous cardio is performed at low to moderate intensity for 20 plus minutes. This can be anything from walking around the block, or using the elliptical, to running a  half or full marathon. 

The Pros: 

This is ideal for those just starting a weight training and cardiovascular exercise program. I would recommend leaning towards starting with continuous cardio to allow yourself time to build up endurance before performing any high intensity interval training. And because it has a lower impact on joints and tendons, this can be done daily.

The Cons: 

Cardiovascular activity places continuous stress on the body and up to a certain point, this stress is actually good for you. However, excessive amounts of cardio keep your body in this "stressed-out" state for too long, and can slow down the fat burning process, as well as promote the breakdown of your muscle tissue. Daily long distance running is a great example of this and is not good over a long consistent period of time.

High Intensity Interval Training

Let's talk about high intensity interval training (HIIT for short). This is a short burst of intense, all-out effort activity, followed by a short rest. Interval training should not extend beyond 20 minutes as it can start to work against your fat burning and muscle building progress. HIIT has great versatility and can be performed while walking, on a bicycle, or outdoors in nature. You have many options.

The Pros: 

Only requires 10 to 20 minutes of physical activity, yeah, that's right and that's why I love it. This activity also promotes muscle building because you are performing the specific exercise for a short period of time.

The fat burning benefits are tremendous. Let me introduce you to "EPOC", or Excess Post Exercise Oxygen Consumption. This means that even after your workout is over, your body is still burning calories while you go about the rest of your day. And, there's another added benefit, your resting metabolism starts to increase and you become more efficient at burning fat for fuel instead of storing it.

The Cons:

It requires an "all out" effort every time you do it. You may be working out for a shorter time period, but these intervals are hard and not for the meek. This is everything you got, 110%, and you should almost want to cry and your heart is pumping to the point where you almost can't breathe. To gain the benefit here, you can't cheat and go 80-90% of your maximum you just won't get the same benefit. You have to push your body to the limit which is 90% of your HR Max, or don't bother and stick with continuous cardio.

HIIT should only be used, at the maximum, every other day or 3 times a week. Generally 2-3 times a week will get the fat burning job done.

The Outcome

Rather than stick to just one cardio routine, you could mix it up with a few high intensity interval sprints and then a 3-5 mile run on a day that you have a little extra energy. This usually works out to about two HIIT sessions a week in the form of interval sprints, and one continuous cardio session. Some weeks you'll be able to do more, and some weeks less, that's okay. It will all depend on how you're feeling and recovering from your workouts.

Remember, it important to keep your body moving and breaking a sweat daily. What you are doing is telling your brain and body not to store fat but rather burn it. Add in those HIIT workouts and you will have no problem reaching your weight loss goals.