Amy Layne Paradigm

DAMY Health – The Best of 2011

2011 was a huge year for DAMY Health! Every month we watched DAMY grow in numbers, traffic and countries reached. We are so grateful and motivated to make 2012 even bigger and better. Here are DAMY Health’s Best of 2011 based on visitor traffic – Click the titles to read more. Enjoy and here’s to an amazing 2012!     DAMY Health – The Best of 2011   10....
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Kick up your workouts

If you want to kick your workouts up a notch here is the best way! If you are in great shape and want to give yourself that extra something. This is it!!! When you are doing your weights in-between each set I want you to choose from one of the following: jump squats side to side jumps mountain climbers jumping rope For everything (except the jump rope) you will do these 15 reps. Jump rope for 1...
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21 Day No-Complaints and Lean Down for Summer Challenge

Welcome to the Challenge! So excited for everyone that is in on it! It has grown in the last couple days so I wanted to write out a couple points so we have some direction. There are 19 days left. If you have not joined yet, get in on it! Why? Well at the end of 19 days you will be leaner, happier and may have formed some great habits! So really, why not? The “Leaning Down” is somewhat self...
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Lemon Strawberry Protein Bars

I have taken 3 of my favorite Jamie Eason protein bar recipes and have given them a DAMY twist. If you don’t know who Jamie is here is what you need to know. She is a stunning fitness model that only becomes more beautiful once you speak with her. She is as kind and beautiful on the inside as she is on the outside. She is one of the few women in the fitness industry I can truly say I admire as...
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Bikini Body Transformation

At DAMY Health we experience a lot of weight loss success and body transformations. Last week alone the DAMY Team (including members from the Fat Blaster, Method and Bikini Body) lost a grand total of 205.2 lbs! That is 205.2 lbs in ONE week! I could not be more excited about the energy and success of this collective team this Spring! I beg all DAMY Members to take your before pictures when you...
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How to Develop Quickness

Quickness is something all athletes wish they were just born with…then we wouldn’t have to put so much focus on it.  The problem is many of us weren’t, including myself.  It is so important to have a quick/powerful first step whether you are a basketball, football, soccer, or hockey player.  Being able to go by someone in a short burst of energy could mean the difference...
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Men’s Health Magazine Leg Burnout

We all love to lift heavy on leg day.  Sometimes we have to sacrifice our cardio for a great leg workout.  If you find yourself struggling to get in your cardio after a long leg workout I want you to try this Leg Cardio Set.  It is from Men’s Health and is a heart pumping Set that will leave your legs wasted. After you have completed your leg workout try this set. Jump...
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Pushup Challenge

Many occupations and sports teams have fitness tests.  I have participated in fitness tests all my life.  One common movement that has been in every fitness test I have ever done is pushups.  It seems like pushups are the basic measure of strength.  I think the main reason for this is because they are so easy to test for and so easy to measure.  They are also extremely easy to get good at....
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Benefits of High-Intensity Interval Training

Guest Post by Dr. Gabe MirkinTo be competitive, all athletes must train very intensely some of the time. New research from McMaster University in Canada shows that short term, high-intensity interval training on a bike can also provide you with all the health and fitness benefits of exercising less intensely for a much longer period of time (The Journal of Physiology, March 2010). Subjects used a...
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Everyone Jogs

It seems as though everyone who thinks they need to get in shape turns to jogging first. It has become a sort of popular-culture workout. I don’t really like it’s place in the fitness industry right now. People just starting out think they can jog off the weight. It really doesn’t work that way. I have to say I think jogging is great for many things. I think it is a great...
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