Jay Bonaretti Featured as FIA Personal Trainer of the Month!

I am over the moon that FIA (a leading Australian fitness educational institute) invited me to be the personal trainer of the month for my work in the health and fitness industry! I have been featured on the FIA website with a full interview.  Click here to read the news update on Amino Z!

 

Take the $1000 Amino Z Challenge!

This week we have had quite a few signups on the website.  You can win a $200 prize pack by simply referring your family and friends to our website - for absolutely nothing (and only 2 minutes of your time)!  But hurry, competition ends soon!  For more information, click here.

Improving Your Lactate Threshold

My training has started back this week and I am now implementing some big changes into my routine based on some research presented at the FILEX fitness convention recently.  Here's the idea - the less efficient your body is at removing the acidic build-up that results from intense exercise, the greater the possibility of your muscles reaching muscular failure as a result of that acidic build-up.  So it makes sense to improve your lactate threshold (ie. improving this efficiency) in order to improve the likelihood of pumping out a few more reps in your resistance training.

Based on this research presented by Len Kravitz, my cardiovascular routine now includes significant upper body cardio.  This cardio is high intensity interval training (HIIT), aimed at primarily improving the lactate threshold of the muscles being worked.  Since my focus is on upper body muscles, the emphasis has now been taken away from the bike as a primary source of cardio.

You may consider implementing a similar strategy into your workout routine, depending upon your goals.  Over the next few weeks I will be recording my progress in my online training journal.

For some interesting further reading, make sure you check out the latest Q&A in regards to lactate and lactic acid (below)

 

That's it for this week!  Stay healthy and active!

Yours in health & fitness

Jay Bonaretti
2005 BodyBlitz Grand Champion & Personal Trainer

I would like to lose weight after I give birth in a few weeks. Should I focus on carbs or calories for weight loss?

How are different muscle fibre types recruited during exercise?

Is lactic acid (or lactate) bad? Is it why my muscles burn (acidosis)? What about DOMS?

Jay, do you eat a cheat meal? What is your rationale behind a cheat meal in a healthy diet?

Post-workout, is soy, milk, casein or whey protein more effective for building muscle?

For fat loss, what basic supplements should I consume? I am beginning Body-for-LIFE.