In this recent video, me and Belinda Benn demonstrate 5 AV body-weight, upper-body exercises. I do the advanced version and she then does the intermediate version of each move.

The 5 AV Exercises Are:

1 – AV Inverted Row
2 – AV Dips
3 – AV Shoulder Press
4 – AV Push-ups
5 – AV Pull-ups

Joey Spots Belinda on AV Pull-Ups

Click the PLAY Button Below to See the Full Training Session:

Ok – So, What’s the Big Deal About Asymmetrical Variance?

Asymmetrical Variance (AV) taps into the body’s natural multi-dimensional movement patterns instead of forcing it into rigid, 2-dimensional movements which is typical of conventional gym equipment and generic fitness routines.

AV creates deeper and faster muscle stimulation to produce changes to your body in shorter amounts of time – and with less stress and strain on your body. AV allows you to take a basic body-weight exercise, such as the push-up; for example – and then apply the principle of natural AV body movements to create several exercise variations of that one body-weight exercise.

With the variety in muscle pattern movement and fiber recruitment – the training effect happens with less training volume and less repetition of similar movements. So, for what you’d get out of a typical ‘weights & machines’ type workout in 7 or 8 sets – you’d accomplish in 3 or 4 sets via AV training (and, with less repetitions too).

Less reps and sets means shorter workout times and major reductions in joint aches and overuse injuries. All while getting results in shorter time spans.

Yes – VERY sweet…

Got some thoughts or comments about the video or the AV Technique of fitness training? Then post below, please…

Your trainer for life,
- Joey Atlas

You may remember, just over a year ago, I introduced you to a new friend, Belinda Benn. Since then we’ve developed a powerful friendship and synergistic working relationship…

Not long after we crossed paths, Bel started working on a BIG project – and asked me for some assistance along the way. Our complementary philosophies and styles made it a natural fit.

She Reveals Her Secret

What she has done over the last 10 months is something most people would never even attempt to acheive – BUT, her passion to help others and her own personal transformation are so powerful, it would’ve be an absolute sin for her to keep this all a secret.

What she has put into http://www.YouGetLean.com is above and beyond what you could imagine…

Watch the video below to hear her reveal part of her amazing “Aging In Reverse” story and then go here to see the amazing photos with the other 6 stories of “Aging In Reverse” INCLUDING Bel’s own younger sister, Alison. The before and after photos start about 1/4 down the page – BUT do NOT miss Bel’s “before photos toward the top – so you can actually see the proof of “Aging In Reverse”, starting with her own personal example..

See you here – and please share today’s blog post with anyone you know who can use the inspiration and helpful information.

Your Trainer for Life,

– Joey Atlas
ps – if you have any questions for Bel, please feel free to post them here for her: http://www.BelsBodyBlog.com

Visit You Get Lean after watching this video:

Below is the very first MAG-Factor preview update video we posted a few weeks ago. You’ll want to watch this one because it shows you one of the primary functions of the MAG Factor Fitness System. But, remember, this is only a preview. The real version is going to look much cooler and function very smoothly.

Now, I’d like to ask you a great question…

Do you see the colorful buttons just below here?

There’s a facebook share button, a Tweet button, 2 other Share buttons, a facebook ‘Like’ button and a Google plus button.

Those are there to make it dead easy for you to help spread the word about the MAG Factor Fitness System which is set to go live on January 2nd, 2012.

Please use the buttons to share this post with your friends, your family, your co-workers and your in-laws. They will thank you many times over, and so will we.

And after that, all I ask is for one small, but fun, favor.

Could you please just take a few seconds to let me, Joey, Jack and the rest of the Atlas Team what you think about me doing the voice recording for most of Joey’s public blog posts and articles?

And, of course, if you have any thoughts, questions or comments about The MAG-Factor Fitness Coaching System, please, please, please – just type those below also.

We would all love to hear from you…

Two-thousand and twelve is just a few short weeks away and we have everything you need for a lifetime of optimal fitness, being built into the MAG Factor Coaching System.

Stay tuned…

This is Michael, signing off with a strong thank you.

I’ll be back in touch soon with the next post and audio podcast.

We have 3 jazzy things to share with you today:

1: The first thing we have for you is “the video which almost wasn’t”.

Let me explain very quickly. As word of The MAG-Factor 2012 Release spreads around the world – it is also hitting close to home here. So, the Physical Education Director at our local elementary school asked if I would come talk to the entire 3rd grade about the principles of the MAG-Factor. I agreed, of course, as kids need all the positive influence they can be exposed to – especially when it comes to health and fitness.

So – the night before I was scheduled to give the presentation – I was on skype with Belinda and she said; “Joey, you should video tape this and share it with all your subscribers, both for themselves and their children.”

I agreed, it was a brilliant idea. So I charged my cam that night and recorded the MAG presentation I gave for the 3rd Graders. And thanks to Bel’s great idea – you get to watch it here and share it with whoever you wish to pass it along to. Adults, kids, whoever you wish…

2: Jack was up until 3am last night working very intensely on one of the most critical parts of your MAG-Factor Fitness System.

I watched the early demo of it first thing this morning and I was blown away – thinking to myself; “This is what nobody has – yet EVERYBODY needs. When everyone sees this is the foundation of the MAG System they are going to know in a flash that all their prayers have been answered…”

We will have your demo video of this ready and posted within the next few days – so keep your eyes on your inbox. You’ll want to see this – no matter what. And until we send you that update – we want to have some fun with you….

3 – Fun is an essential part of enjoying life to the ‘Max’, so let’s have some fun here…

The first person to guess (or come closest to) what the next MAG-Factor update video is going to reveal, gets a $25 Amazon.com gift card (HINT: it’s one of the critical tools we are building as part of your MAG-Factor Fitness system).

AND – the 3 people with the best guesses/ideas (which might be built into the MAG system) will each, also, get a $25 Amazon.com gift card.

SO – post your guesses below and let us know what YOU think the next update video is going to feature as a a critical part of The MAG-Factor Fitness System. The 4 Amazon.com gift certificates are up for grabs right now!

Wanna Be a Winner? Then Type Your Guess Below!

$25 to spend on Amazon is always a sweet little treat, right?

Your MAG-nificent trainer for life,

- Joey Atlas

1 – My Question for You
2 – You Asked for This

I Want to Hear From You…

Click Button for Your Free Copy of My Private Notes

So – after you read my private MAG-Factor Notes… You’ll want to do this:

1 – Go ahead and share the document with the rest of the world

2 – Grab your spot on the VIP List (your private link is in the notes above) for all MAG-Factor updates we’ll be sharing in the next few weeks – and for the official opening of ‘The MAG-Factor Movement’

3 – Share your thoughts, feedback, input, questions and anything else you want to share in the ‘comments’ section below…

…Big things coming to you as 2012 gets closer… Your fitness will never be the same…What you’ve been needing is on the way…

Your trainer for life,

- Joey Atlas

My Question For You

353 COMMENTS!! I must have touched on topics that hit home for many readers…. About 4 dozen of those comments are actually my replies to specific questions (so you may want to go see if I answered you

But before you do – I need to share what came from all that insightful feedback… And what’s in store for the future…

It’s extremely rare that a blog post of any sort gets several hundred replies. So, when this happens – people like me pay attention, and then contemplate.. and then brainstorm… and then talk to a few people who have the smarts to help make sense of everything…

So – I spoke with 2 people I trust the most:

1 – My local friend Jack Born who is not only a multi-talented genius but he is also a top quality friend and brilliant consultant.

2 – My fitness colleague, and ultra-wise friend, Belinda Benn ( http://www.BelsBodyBlog.com ) who sees things most others can’t see and understands how to give people what they are wishing for.

We all agreed – based on the 300-and-something replies on that blog post, and what we know from our studies and experience, there are 3 key elements people need in order to reach their fitness goals and KEEP them forever.

Those 3 critical Fitness Success elements are:

1 – Motivation
2 – Accountability
3 – Guidance

Right now I am calling this The MAG Factor… I got that by taking the first letter of each word.

Maybe you can think of a different name – and if so – please feel free to share it in the comment section below.. But – back to the point here. The MAG Factor is obviously what most people are saying they need…

And everyone is right!

Because without Motivation, Accountability and Guidance – You get nowhere… You keep spinning your wheels… Staying in the same frustrating place…

You keep riding the fitness roller coaster throughout your entire life. On Off – On Off, etc.. and so on.. Never reaching and keeping your goals… NOT GOOD

You must be asking yourself…

“How is Joey going to give me the 3 key things I need to finally solve my lifelong fitness challenges – and get me to my best potential?”

Don’t worry about that – because I have the answer – and when it’s done and ready you’re going to be the first to know.

This is something unique and special - Far from just another workout program or eating plan. As a matter of fact – those will be secondary to this concept.

You’ll have more than enough workouts and eating plans. I’ll make sure of that. But, most importantly…

You’ll have those elusive, missing pieces of the puzzle…

This is literally the “missing link”…

It’s what you don’t get with all other offerings out there… But – it’s what you need the most.

With those 3 key elements, you’ll reach all your goals and maintain them for life. And it’s all going to be based on my methods. I am making the intangible – tangible and concrete.

I’m taking things to a whole new level here – as I see it’s what is needed the most.

This is what life is about.

Aiming higher and taking action to get there. My main goal is to help as many people as possible and this is how we’re going to do it.

Do you want to be included?

Do you want the things you have not been able to get elsewhere?

Share your thoughts, answers and comments below. Let’s keep this conversation going because I know it’s an important one – with a powerful outcome which awaits all of us…. One which will allow you and me to… LIVE to the MAX…

Your trainer for life,

- Joey Atlas

“What do you want from me?”

In other words: “What is it you do not have – that you wish I could give you?”

“What is lacking in your fitness, nutrition and mindset arsenal that you would like me to help you with?”

Post your answers below in the comment box, please…

The reason I’m asking this now is we’ve been getting inquiries asking when I plan to come out with a new program or what plans might I currently have in the works…

Well – I do have a few in the works – but I want to hear from you and I want to make sure I’m focusing on what your deepest needs are… Not just now – but also looking into the future.

I’ll share a few of these here – but I still also want to hear from you in the comment section.

1 – A new program focused on serious fitness training at home with no traditional gym equipment. This is based on a combo of how I train and what I’ve coached others on, via private coaching sessions. This is a very simple – but extremely unique, fun and effective approach to working-out with results that knock your socks off.

2 – A complete exercise series focused on playground fitness training. This is also a very unique method and makes all other playground workouts look like.. ummmm – child’s play. Trust me on this – I showed my brother some of the exercises on a local playground in Rye Brook during our Summer visit to NY – and not only was he impressed – but he started looking at the playground(s) from a whole new perspective.

3 – A “Joey Atlas App” – many people asking if I’m coming out with my own app for clients to use when they are on the go. I am researching this now – but would like to hear if you are also interested in this. And if so – what would the ideal Joey Atlas App look like to you? What would be in it? What would you wish it had?

4 – Would you be interested in a monthly Q&A Coaching Call? You send me your specific questions – I answer them, in depth, on the coaching call. And you also get to listen to the recording as often as you wish.

I have some other ‘secret’ ideas in development, but I can’t share those just yet

I appreciate you being here and allowing me to help you in your quest for optimal fitness and quality of life. This is part of what defines “Living to the Max”…

I look forward to everything you have to share in the comment box below… Nothing is off limits. If you’re thinking about it – I want to hear it. Let your imagination run…

Your trainer forever – your trainer for life,

– Joey Atlas

We exchanged a few emails in the last few days and here is where we left off…

These are Kelly’s words:

“Joey, I also saw some of their comments. So… I figured I should tell them my backstory to help them get a little clarity.

Things I’ll cover: (voicing out here so I don’t forget later)

- This is Asia (I’ll post links to shops to help them see what I’m up against)

- My work and why I need to be slimmer even if I’m deemed of a healthy weight ratio (I have pics of me working and looking not so fab – I can share)

- The issue of cellulite

- How keeping fit isn’t just a problem for very large people, but for medium sized people too

- Also, I’m young, but when I see people who are 30’s and in better shape, I realise it’s not just something you’re born with. You have to work for it.

- I will also release my weight, body fat % and whatever other stats I can find

Also, I will take pics of me in a bikini for future use and I’ll see what I can do about a video of how I look too. We have to convince these guys that there are many flaws to be fixed and with you, I can fix them.”

Kelly and I have a skype/coaching call set up for 10pm EST tonight (it will be 10am Tuesday her time/Singapore)

The goal for tonight’s call is to focus on the issue of her cellulite zones and create her weekly schedule of exercise sessions for:

“Phase 1” of Kelly’s Body Reclamation

Stay tuned for the info she plans to share listed above – and for now – here is her latest post:
Not As Bad As I Thought (1st Lower-Body Workout)

Now onto a case study with her own set of challenges. I need to emphasize – just like with Kelly, the open sharing of details in this case study is VERY personal – and it’s rare that I get the opportunity to share these types of step by step true-to-life examples…

So I extend a HUGE THANK YOU to both Kelly and Leanne…

Some of you know Leanne already, as she has designed a bunch of my websites/blogs, including this one – the Official Joey Atlas Blog. Yep – she’s good and you can see more of her AWESOME work here: http://intricateart.com/

She has already taken the painful “Before” photos and measurements. When the time is right we will be sharing these with you. For now you can read about her challenges, obstacles and how we are chipping away at each of them to get her closer and closer to her most desired goals.

“Phase 1” of Leanne’s Body Reclamation

And you can see Leanne’s 5-Day personal fitness and fat-loss journal right here. That’s her first official post since getting started last week.

Watch this space and the blogs plus facebook pages of Kelly and Leanne to see the step by step actions, thoughts, strategies and successes they are openly sharing with you and the rest of the world in the hopes of inspiring and motivating others to do the exact same things.

And listen, don’t be shy – if you have some questions, thoughts or input – you can use the comment section below.

Your trainer forever – your trainer for life,

- Joey Atlas