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Here’s how it can happen…

April 1st is just around the corner, and is a day I like to refer to as “The Point Of No Return”.

This means that if you haven’t started a serious body transformation program by April 1st, then you are almost 100% guaranteed to spend the rest of 2009 with the body you have right now, or worse.

Summer is just a matter of weeks away, and the stats show that if you start summer out of shape, you will almost assuredly end the summer in WORSE shape.

Nobody starts a fitness program in the summer, regardless of their good intentions.

So the truth is, if you don’t get started soon, then you can forget about sitting on the beach in your new bikini and feeling great about yourself.

I’m not saying this to be mean folks, it’s just the facts.

So here’s what is going to happen.

I want to hold an 8 week Go Sleeveless ‘Biggest Loser’ Competition.

I will offer a cash prize, a private coaching and DVD package from myself, as well as some other goodies.  But I’m not about to go ahead and put my time, money, and effort into a competition that nobody has the guts to enter.

So if you are serious about transforming your body, and you want me to run this competition, then let me know.

Leave me a comment below to tell me that you are interested.  If I get enough interest over the next few days, then it’s game on, and I’ll give you all the details of the contest rules and prizes.

Come on people, it’s time to get serious!

Are you in or are you out?

Go Sleeveless and Michelle Obama are in the news again.  This is all stemming from an article I published on a workout to get Michelle Obama’s arms a while back.

Here is a more recent article that I was interviewed for by the Bay Area Newsgroup (California)

Jessica Yadegaran
Bay Area Newsgroup

Move over, Madonna. Michelle Obama’s got guns.

Since she walked into the White House, Obama has selected fashion-forward clothing that flatters her buff arms. She’s on the current cover of Vogue sans sleeves. She wore sleeveless Narciso Rodriguez to the president’s joint session of Congress last month. And she was on a March cover of People magazine in a pink lace dress also lacking sleeves.

Obama has been a fashion icon since she hit the campaign trail two years ago. But the first lady’s toned triceps have received more attention of late. Two weeks ago, she even defended her right to bare arms — a few naysayers have criticized her for showing the skin — on “Good Morning America.” But, most of the attention has been positive. Just in time for spring, Obama is motivating women to get in shape.

“Obama’s arms are popular because she’s not too skinny and she’s not overly muscled,” says Rylan Duggan, a British Columbia Registered Kinesiologist who blogs about defining flab by arms at gosleevelessblog.com. “She’s lean and toned yet still feminine.”

Clients who normally ask for Madonna or Kelly Ripa arms have added Obama to the list, Duggan says. He believes women want to emulate her because she is a busy woman rather than a twenty-something starlet. “She’s the family woman. She’s showing people you can have a great body and be a busy mom.  The women I work with are so proud of her for being able to do that. I think it’s fantastic.”

The only thing we know about Obama’s fitness regimen is that she works out with a personal trainer for 90 minutes three days a week. But what does she do to build those biceps? Duggan’s analysis: “I can assure you that she’s not afraid of lifting heavy weights,” he says, adding that many women avoid heavier weights for fear of bulking up.

Duggan, a certified strength and conditioning specialist, is also confident that Obama’s trainer has her on interval training, or bursts of high-intensity cardiovascular exercises followed by minutes of lower-intensity activity. “It’s the most efficient way to work out because you save time, burn more fat and boost metabolism.”

Finally, he says, Obama’s getting buff by working her whole body. Hard. You can do hundreds of bicep curls a week, but if you’re not engaging your entire body, you won’t eliminate those bat wings, Duggan says. “Spot reduction is a myth,” he adds. “The only way to burn body fat is to lose it from your whole body.”

In fact, exercises that use multiple muscle groups, like squats, are Duggan’s favorite for toning the upper body.

The reason, again, that I choose the squat as one of the best arm exercises is because it burns so much body fat.  Remember, you have to attack flabby arms from a whole-body perspective.

It seems counterintuitive, but really, it’s the only way to get real success.

If you haven’t yet read my free e-book on the 3 Golden Rules of Eliminating Flabby and Saggy Arms, then please head over to Go Sleeveless and grab your free copy now.  It will clear up a lot of confusion for you and help you get on the road to toned and sculpted arms today.

PS.  If there is enough interest, I might actually film the workout I recommended in my past article.  If this is something you want, just leave me a comment.  If I get enough responses I will take an afternoon and film the workout and make it available to all my readers for free.

Your Natural Plastic Surgeon,

Rylan Duggan
RK, BHK, CSCS, NSCA-CPT

When I asked you what exercises from the Go Sleeveless Program you wanted me to demonstrate on film, the Deadlift was the second most asked about movement.

The first was the Bench Dip, which I have already demo’d on the old blog.

Many women will question why the deadlift can be considered an arm toning and sculpting exercise because, seemingly, it doesn’t utilize the arms at all.

Remember, arm exercises alone are NOT enough to get toned and sculpted arms.  Sure, they are important, but you have to remember the importance of burning fat off your entire body, and adding lean muscle all over – not just on your arms.

This is precisely why any arm program that focuses on arm toning and sculpting exercises alone will fail miserably at eliminating saggy and flabby arms.

The deadlift (stiff-legged or normal version) is a great exercise for working every single ‘pulling’ muscle in your body.  Done correctly, and this will eventually become the exercise that you can lift the most weight with, and therefore, burn the most calories with as well.

It’s not uncommon for my female clients to be able to eventually  deadlift their own body weight.

Don’t worry if you have to start light, but also don’t be afraid to pile the weight on either – just remember to keep your form PERFECT!

For this exercise to be done correctly, you must keep your back flat (no arching backwards, and especially no hunching forwards).  Most of the movement should be happening from the waist and the knees.

Keep the dumbbells or barbell close to your legs at all times (I still have scars on my shins from the days of lifting 400lbs on this exercise) and keep a firm grip because this exercise will really tax your gripping muscles in your forearms.

If you want to eliminate saggy and flabby arms, and transform them into lean and sexy works of art, then the deadlift is an essential exercise to add to your arsenal.

For the rest of the essential arm exercises, check out the Official Go Sleeveless Website.

Click here to see a video demonstration of the Deadlift.

That’s right, I’ve finally packed up and moved away from the old blogger blog.

WordPress is just a much cleaner look, and it gives me more control over the look and design and various little functions that will probably add to my frustration rather than reduce it, but oh well…

For all of my old posts, you can still check out the Old Go Sleeveless Blog, which will remain active indefinitely.

However, all new content will be posted here, so make sure you bookmark it and check back frequently.

Rylan Duggan
RK, BHK, CSCS, NSCA-CPT
Your ‘Natural Plastic Surgeon’

Sculpted Arms

Q: Hi Rylan, The video for sculpting and toning the upper arms is great and I’m sure it will help many out with their arms. I have been doing these for a long while now and as I said I’m consistent with my workouts. But to be honest I haven’t found much of a difference. Yes my arms are stronger but the flab is still there…what can I do?

A: Too be honest, I’m not too surprised.  That’s because just doing one arm toning exercise is NOT enough.

I think that’s what women struggle with more than anything, confusion on which exercises are the BEST for eliminating flabby and saggy arms.

You cannot expect one or two arm exercises to completely eliminate the arm flab. That’s why Go Sleeveless incorporates so many more exercises to hit every possible area of the arms.

Remember, you must work all of the areas of the tricep muscle, in addition to all the three heads of the deltoids, as well as both heads of the biceps and the various muscles of the forearms.

Sound confusing?

Don’t worry, you don’t need to know a thing about anatomy to get rid of flabby and saggy arms, all you have to do is follow the exercises laid out for you in Go Sleeveless.

Instead of thinking about just the upper arms, you have to start thinking about the body as a whole and forget about spot reducing entirely.

Yes, Go Sleeveless eliminates your sagging upper arms, but not by excluding the rest of your body.

This would be considered spot reducing, and spot reducing doesn’t work – it misses about 90% of the equation..

Remember this formula for getting rid of all your problem areas:

• Burn tons of fat

• Focus extra attention on sculpting the problem area

• Include exercises that will burn fat and tone muscle on your entire body

• Crank up your metabolism.

That is the only sure way to eliminate flabby arms – or any other problem area for that matter.

Whether your trouble spot is muffin top, love handles, thunder thighs, chubby calves, etc., etc., it makes no difference – the formula is still the same.

Hopefully that clears it up for you.

Sincerely,

Rylan Duggan
RK, BHK, CSCS, NSCA-CPT
Your Natural Plastic Surgeon