Each Mode Boot Camp workout finishes with 5 to 8 minutes of abdominal/core exercise. The exercises consist of partner drills as well as solo circuits. We wait until the end of the workout to do these exercises because the first 45 minutes of the workout involves heavy compound resistance training exercises for maximum fat loss, which requires that your core muscles are NOT pre-exhausted from doing core isolation exercises.
It’s a fundamental error in program design to do core isolation exercises before compound exercises that require the full strength of your core to stabilize yourself during the movement. Constantly at Coopers Park I see the franchised boot camp company start their workouts with abdominal isolation exercises, which is one of the most blatant violations of safe exercise program design as you’ll see (another violation: trying to cram 20+ people into one class). The reason why most personal trainers think that outdoor boot camp programs are a joke is because of companies such as that, who daily run what I (and every other personal trainer I’ve spoken to about it) consider to be some of the worst exercise programs I’ve ever witnessed in my 15 years involvement with this industry.
At my Vancouver boot camp program, we never do more than 5 to 8 minutes of dedicated core work. Anything more than that is overkill. The other day I saw the franchised boot camp company start their workout with about 30 minutes of abdominal isolation exercises, follow that up with a jog (I still can’t believe their participants aren’t up in arms for paying money for a workout only to be sent out jogging), and then finishing the workout with more abdominal isolation exercises. Why should you spend an entire workout just doing abs, and not do the same thing with other muscles? Are they promoting the idea of spot reduction? If a 60-minute ab workout is a good idea, why not also do a 60-minute gluteus medius workout? Perhaps an entire workout dedicated to isolating the sternocleidomastoid (neck). Maybe we’ll see them incorporate these into their fall program.
With the continued overwhelming success of my boot camp programs, I find myself making weekly trips to the local fitness equipment store to buy more equipment to keep up with the growth of my classes. Today as the store owner and I were talking about the popularity of my boot camp programs, he asked me what’s making my programs so popular. I responded by saying that there’s no single reason for the popularity of my boot camps, but rather everything about my boot camps is different than what’s offered by the other boot camp companies in Vancouver, and people want something different.
For starters, every other boot camp program that I’m aware of in Vancouver requires their participants to bring their own mat and light dumbbells to each workout. Not only is that equipment an additional expense above the regular cost of participating in their boot camp program, but it’s inconvenient for most people to have to lug a mat and weights to their workouts. Not to mention that almost no results can be accomplished with the light hand-weights that most boot camp programs require their participants to bring and use for their workout.
For my boot camp programs, I provide all of the equipment necessary to have phenomenal results focussed workouts. All my participants need to do is show up in their workout clothes, and bring along a bottle of water.
Most boot camp programs are 5 low intensity workouts per week. I’ve actually seen the franchised boot camp company run an entire workout (60 minutes) with their participants lying down doing abdominal exercises. My boot camp program is 2 or 3 maximum intensity total-body workouts per week, which is more than enough exercise to see amazing results.
Most boot camp programs include a ridiculously high amount of jogging in their workouts. Besides being almost totally unproductive towards fat loss, which is the goal most boot camp participants are interested in, there’s no reason to pay money to jog. With most boot camp programs, participants are paying for a 60 minute workout where they spend as much as two thirds of the workout jogging. My workouts include exactly ZERO jogging.
Most boot camp programs are led by uncertified instructors that are teaching boot camp programs as a side job to supplement their regular income. This usually means the instructor is not very knowledgeable about fitness, and also probably isn’t very passionate about the results of the participants. I run all of my boot camp programs myself. I am a certified personal trainer, and my only job is my boot camps, therefore I invest all of my time and effort into making sure my programs are the highest quality workouts in Vancouver.
Most boot camp programs have a strict no refund policy. Once you register, there’s no way you can get your money back when you realize that the program doesn’t live up to the bold claims made by the company running the program. All of my boot camp programs come with a 100%, no questions asked, money back guarantee. If for any reason you aren’t thrilled and satisfied with the program, just let me know and I will refund every penny of your purchase price. I believe so strongly and passionately in the quality and value of my exercise programs that I’m offering the most iron-clad guarantee in the industry.
I always tell people that the only thing my workout programs have in common with other boot camps is that the classes take place outdoors. Other than that, my boot camp programs have absolutely nothing in common with the programs being run by other companies, particularly the franchised boot camp company.
If you’ve previously tried a boot camp program offered by one of those other companies, and you weren’t happy with the quality of the workouts, consider giving my program a try. My boot camp programs are 100% guaranteed, so you have nothing to lose except unwanted fat.
All of my boot camp programs are fully guaranteed. Your satisfaction is assured through a no risk, no questions asked, money back guarantee. If for any reason, you aren’t thrilled and satisfied with my boot camp program, just contact me and I’ll refund 100% of your purchase price. No hard feelings.
I believe so strongly and passionately in the quality and price of my boot camp programs, I’m offering the most iron-clad guarantee in the industry. You have absolutely no risk in trying one of my boot camps because if for any reason at all you’re not thrilled and satisfied (hasn’t happened yet, but there’s a first for everything), I’ll gladly refund every penny of your purchase price.
