NYC personal trainer Joe DiAngelo

We won it again. 3 more throphies this weekend.

Joe DiAngelo — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 23:36:00 +0000

Oops, we did it again this weekend. We won Orange County Muscle Classic.
My client Claudine won the first place in bodybuilding (Lightweight) at Orange County Muscle Classic.
Two weekends in row we have been winning trophies like crazy. In 2 weekends we won 4 trophies.

I want to congratulate to Claudine. Girl, once again we did it. And we just started winning. Summer is just coming and we are going to pick up many more.

Winning isn't everything.
Wanting to win is everything.

We won the trophy!

Joe DiAngelo — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 03:52:00 +0000

My client Claudine won the trophy this night at IFBB New York City Pro Fitness Championships. See photos here. Congratulations my girl. You made me proud tonight, not because you won but because you showed the strength and endurance that not so many people have.

Sports do not build character. They reveal it. -- Heywood Broun

Sometimes we forget how hard it is to compete in bodybuilding. You have to take your clothes off and go in the front of thousands of people and they will judge the way you look like. Guys if you think this is the easy thing to do, you are wrong. Just imagine the pressure you have and millions of eyes are looking at you from every angle. You can look your best but if some of the bodybuilding judges (who never competed in anything more challenging than a volleyball game at a picnic) do not like you, you are out.

That is why so many trainers scare me today, who never competed in sports or had any athletic talent. They will try to tell you how you should look like or the way you should exercise. That is why you should always get a personal trainer who was an athlete and possesses an athletic spirit.

Female transformation in 6 week

Joe DiAngelo — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 01:41:00 +0000

My client Lisa lost 30 lbs in 6 weeks with me. Look how her face was fatty and bloated before. She looked so much older before and had no energy at all. Great job Lisa.

CAN'T ARGUE RESULTS!

Vitamin C and exercise

Joe DiAngelo — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 20:23:00 +0000

Emerging research is revealing new uses for vitamin C:

- Vitamin C is needed for the integrity and strength of tendons and ligaments
- Lowers release of the cortisol in response to physical stress
- Protecting your blood vessels
- Lowering high blood pressure
- Preventing asthma
- Protecting against cancer
- Supporting healthy blood sugar levels in diabetes
- Stopping blood vessel changes that may lead to a heart disease
Here is something that I find fascinating:

Vitamin C acts in a positive way during every step in the development of heart disease, from inflammation to affecting blood fats to keeping your blood thickness low so as to prevent heart attacks and strokes and memory loss.

And when it comes to cancer protection, vitamin C stops cellular DNA damage that is the vital first step in cancer formation. And more studies recently published work shows that vitamin C supplements enhance the health benefits of exercise.

Vitamin C is an antioxidant that serves to reduce the amount of oxidative damage caused by exercise.

Did you know that muscle weakness is a common symptom of vitamin C deficiency?

Make sure to take your vitamin C before you are heading to the gym. It will increase your performance in the gym, give you strength and your body will recover faster from the physical training.

New York Metropolitan Bodybuilding & Fitness & Figure Championships

Joe DiAngelo — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 00:37:00 +0000

Next weekend Saturday April 12th my client Claudine will compete at 2008 IFBB New York City Pro Fitness Championships at Tribeca Performing Arts (199 Chambers street New York, NY)

This weekend we have been practicing posing for the bodybuilding show.
Here are some photos from the gym today:

Last time in November 2007 we won 4th place at The Eastern USA Bodybuilding & Figure Championships

This time Claudine looks much better and we hope to place in top 3.

How to get a six pack

Joe DiAngelo — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 00:35:00 +0000

About 2 weeks ago I posted some of my abs photos. Thanks guys for all compliments but this time I will write an article how to get them. It is not so hard as it looks like.

One thing I really do not like is a thick mid section. Totally looks bad. It will destroy every romantic moment you will ever have. I like a slim sexy look and only to get that look you will have to lose body fat aroud yor mid section.

Many guys have a huge biceps but a huge gut too. They think that's cool. I do not think so. Bodybuilding and fitness is all about symmetry and proportions and not about bulky look.

At the same time I do not like that huge bodybuilder look, looks so unnatural, like genetically altered human bodies.

Like my friend other day said to me I just want to look sexy. That's it. Who cares about huge bloated shoulders, huge bloated arms when you have a big gut hanging.

I am more about lean sexy look. I really do not care about huge muscles and me too just want to look sexy and lean. That's it.

Many people forget about body symmetry.

Let's get back to abs. If you want to get a six pack you will need to have a real good diet that will make you ultra lean. Even the best exercises will not help if you do not have a good diet.

All abs isolation and integration will not work without dieting. All muscle magazines have a huge section about abs and dieting. But to be honest with you most of those diets are a one big joke.

Do not trust magazines. They are mostly false.

If you want to lose stomach fat and see your six pack abs, focus first on your nutrition and lowering your body fat percentage. Once you get to 5% body fat you will see your abs.

Many people try to sell you abs workout routines but none of those will work without a diet. You will end up spending money and on the end you will be frustrated.
Also my friend there is no magic pill. There are no rapid cuts!

Great abs are a sign that a man is in optimal condition, takes care about his health and take pride in his body.

Women are not usually attracted to men with potbellies. Great abs are not so hard to get, but to find a right diet, that's real hard. You may have to consult a personal trainer and nutritionist for advice on the most effective exercises and nutrition program for your individual body type.
There are so many great personal trainers who deliver results in New York City. I am sure you will find one to get you into a great shape for this summer.

Body soul spirit connection and weight loss

Joe DiAngelo — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 02:57:00 +0000

There are many diets on the market, exercise programs, diet pills, etc.. But nobody will tell you the deeper truth. The truth beyond the body.

What you are inside will reflect on your look outside. If you are bitter inside do not wonder why u look so unattractive outside. Many people work out their bodies but they forget to workout their minds and get rid of their nasty attitude.
Beautiful body will always have a beautiful spirit inside.

Spirit does manifest itself in the form of your body. We even know that the body is temple of our spirit.
"Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whomyou have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your body," (1 Cor. 6:19-20).

And than many people stop right here.

But there is a more.

Surrender your body to the Lord.
Glorify God in you daily life.

What means surrender your body to the Lord?

It means to get rid of our nasty attitude and become loving like a God.

If we love one another, God dwells in us, and his love is perfected in us. Because he has given us of his Spirit, we know that we dwell in him and he in us. God is love, and he that dwells in love dwells in God, and God in him.

Who do you hate lately?

If you want to get your body on the right track and get in shape, you have to stay in the spirit of love or your exercise program will not work. I am telling you this from my experience as a personal trainer. Nasty minded people never get results from the workout program. Why? Because their spirit is nasty and spirit does manifest itself in the form of the body. Who you are inside, will reflect outside. Nasty spirit have a nasty temples. And beautiful spirits have a beautiful temples.

Keep your mind clean, loving and pure. And so our hearts, the center of our body, must be pure.

Blessed are the clean of heart, for they will see God.

This was my personal view on a body spirit connection.

I do not expect everybody to agree with me. It represents my own belief and opinion. Maybe you have been trying to do it your own way, but maybe now it's time to try God's way of doing things and see what happens.

Skin aging and wrinkles

Joe DiAngelo — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 02:55:00 +0000

Did you know it?
Lack of Exercise Make Skin Age Faster: Living a sedentary life contributes to aging skin, because exercise helps to tone your muscles and get your blood flowing. Exercise should be an important part of every anti-aging skin care program.

If you want to look younger you can not avoid exercise.

Heart disease - the biggest killer

Joe DiAngelo — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 21:03:00 +0000

This is our client Melissa, she was before 250 lbs and now she is only 156 lbs. She prevented the heart disease by losing weight.

Did you know that heart disease is the biggest killer of women these
days?

But a startling new research study published in Archives of Internal Medicine revealed how women can reduce their risk by 92%.
Yes, you read correctly; 92%.

First of all the scientists analyzed questionnaires completed by 24,444 women.

• They asked them about their intake of 96 foods.
• They asked about a high intake of vegetables, fruit, whole grains,
fish, and legumes.
• Very moderate alcohol consumption was also a big factor
• Maintaining a healthy weight was critical.
• Being physically active is important.
• And not smoking

Maintaining a strong nutritional foundation in case you miss on the other lifestyle measures is also vitally important.

And research published in British Journal of Nutrition recently supports the taking of a high potency multiple vitamin/mineral as well.

In that study it was noted that supplement users tend to weigh less and experience less hunger. Taking supplements may act as an appetite suppressant, according to the authors.

They also confirmed that it's important to take a vitamin/mineral
tablet if you're trying to keep your weight down, which as we saw
above is absolutely crucial to prevent heart attacks.

Two more important notes:

1. Adequate levels of Vitamin D will help you prevent arthritis pain. People with low levels of the vitamin have worse knee pain and immobility. It has been shown by the way that an alarmingly high percentage of Americans are either vitamin D deficient or have inadequate vitamin D levels.

2. Recent studies have also shown that high Vitamin C intake helps prevent stokes in men and women.

Modern science is now eagerly embracing the enormous potential of everyone taking a high potency multiple vitamin/mineral.

So let's do our part to stop heart attacks today.

Who makes you fat? You or your fat genes?

Joe DiAngelo — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 02:22:00 +0000

My article "Who makes you fat? You or your fat genes?" got published in Inside Fitness Magazine.

My fitness articles are scheduled to come in Oxygen magazine (Calisthenic exercises), Penthouse magazine (How to lose beer gut).

My articles got also published in Radar magazine. When I have more time, I will scan them and publish them online, so you guys can check it out.

Cable crossover

Joe DiAngelo — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 04:35:00 +0000

My client Dana Fuchs is on the video, we were preparing her for the role in the movie Across The Universe. She wanted to have a nice tight chest muscles so she looks awesome on camera and she could wear tight dresses. She is here performing cable crossover on this video.

After couple of weeks she looked completely ripped and she looks so sexy on the screen.

She is also a singer and she is singing the song in the background of this video Helter Skelter.

"After trying several trainers over the years and never being satisfied, I found Joe Diangelo. I came to Joe with 6 weeks to get in shape for a leading role in a major motion picture. After the first session, I knew I found the right trainer when he said to me with a smile "I'm not going to train you like a girl". Hallelujah!!
Within only a couple of weeks, there was not only a drastic difference in how I felt, but I could literally see the tone in my arms and legs that I'd been told "tall girls like me don't get". Joe completely dispelled the myth that we are "cursed" with a specific body characteristic that can't be changed. I was certain I would have "thick thighs" forever and after 6 weeks with Joe I lost inches in them and gained muscle tone.
I have since sent several "non gym" types to Joe who are hooked! One friend still sees him regularly after 2 years. I go back and check in as needed because Joe knows just how to motivate me to do what I can't seem to push myself to do on my own. I worked with Joe for almost 2 years and within the first couple of months I went from being able to do 1 girlie push up to 30 real push ups. Can't wait to finish traveling and go back!
Joe Rocks!" -- Dana Fuchs

Few of my abs photos uncensored

Joe DiAngelo — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 03:20:00 +0000

Today in the locker room I took few photos of my abs with my phone. I always post here photos of my clients but today I share some of my photos. This is uncensored. I do not use make up, touch ups, or any of those things many people in fitness industry use to manipulate photo so they appear to look better.

This is just me how I am. As raw as it can be.

Well I am not happy yet with my abs, but I am working on it. In 4 more weeks I will be there where I want to be. My current body fat % is 4%.

Don't let me down

Joe DiAngelo — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 03:55:00 +0000

Watch my client Dana Fuchs performing "Don't Let Me Down" On Oprah.

Need help with a training and nutrition?

Joe DiAngelo — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 02:25:00 +0000

Do you need a help with training and your diet?

"Asking for help doesn’t mean that we are weak or incompetent. It usually indicates an advanced level of honesty and intelligence."
-- Anne Wilson Schaef

IF AT FIRST YOU DON'T SUCEED IN FITNESS, TRY, TRY AGAIN

Joe DiAngelo — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 02:51:00 +0000

You're not finished when you're defeated,
you're only finished when you quit.
The most important quality essential to fitness success is perseverance.
It overcomes almost everything, even nature.

Winning isn't everything, but wanting to is.
Fitness success is connected with continuous action.
It's largely a matter of hanging on after others have let go.

You can have a fresh start any time you choose, for your "failure" is not in the falling down, but in the staying down. It's not over until it's over.

If you've got the courage to stick it out, you can win.

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In last couple of days I have been really disappointed with moral values in our society.
The only thing worse than a liar is a liar that's also a hypocrite! --
Tennessee Williams

No Fear Naked! Why Is It So Hard To Lose Weight?

Joe DiAngelo — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 03:39:00 +0000

Albert: before and after photo

Most people gain weight when they get older. Why? Because when you get older your metabolism decrease due to a loss of muscle mass. But we continue to eat like we are 16 year old kids and we do not exercise as we used to.

When you get older you do not burn so many calories as before, so we suddenly gain weight and you will find out that you can not eat as much as we did a few years ago without gaining fat.

What we need to do to keep in shape while we age? Some people will tell you that you can not do so much. Just accept the fact that you are older and fat and live the rest of your life with the fear of being naked.

THE TRUTH IS: You can do a lot for your body and keep the fat off. I have many clients in 50's who are only 5% body fat and they never looked better.

You can do following:

Watching what you eat and knowing what foods are making you fat. If you do not know what to eat hire a nutritionist.
Exercise and keep your muscle up. They burn fat off for you.
Change Your Lifestyle. If you want to stay sexy, you have to be willing to change how you live. Make a time for your workouts, hire a high quality personal trainer to watch over you and push you even more so you can look your best. The most successful people have always realized that professional coaching can make the big difference between achieving their goals and not. Athletes are not the only ones to realize that expert help is necessary to help them attain success.

Take control and start making those decisions. Only you are responsible for your health and your body.

Across the Universe now available on DVD

Joe DiAngelo — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 22:23:00 +0000

My client Dana Fuchs stars as Sadie in Sony Pictures' "Across the Universe". ATU has been nominated for an Academy Award. The DVD is in US stores now. The Film is currently in Theaters Worldwide.

This is the second movie of my client that has been nominated for an Academy Award.

My client Alan Ball (Oscar-winning screenwriter of "American Beauty) already got his Oscar for American beauty.

He also received two Golden Globe awards and six Emmys for Outstanding Drama Series "Six Feet Under".

Get Fit: Free Gym Pass

Joe DiAngelo — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 03:23:00 +0000

START OFF 2008 ON THE RIGHT TRACK! 50% of Success is "Just Showing Up" at the right gym.

Your fitness life will be what you make of it.
Nothing will ever happen by itself.
Success will come your way once you realize that you have to make it come your way by your own actions. Take an action now. Steel Gym is giving you a 3 Day Free Gym Pass. Start now towards your fitness success. Choose one of the best gyms in NYC to get results and the body you'll love.

Stop making any excuses and start moving down the road to success. Now it is up to you. The power to succeed is yours alone.

FIND OUT HOW ALBERT CHANGED HIS BODY AT THE STEEL GYM

"I have been amazed at how Joe DiAngelo has been able to keep every single session fresh, challenging and fun. The results in just 8 weeks are amazing. I used to think that with my work schedule I would never be able to commit to a personal trainer. I plan to remain a client for a long time and stay in a great shape." - Albert

EVERY DIET FAILURE IS A STEP CLOSER TO SUCCESS

Joe DiAngelo — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 03:31:00 +0000

How many times did you try to lose weight without any results? How many fat burning pills did you swallow and you did not see a big change in your figure?

Experiencing failure with you fitness goals is inevitable on the highway to success.
Every defeat is merely an installment to victory.

People who try to do something and fail are infinitely better than those who try to do nothing and succeed. So many of my clients came to me and told me that they tried to diet before and tried so many diets and they never got results. But at least they tried.

Don't you think so? Or you value more people who sit at home and do nothing?

You won't be judged by the number of times you fail, but by the number of times you succeed. And the number of times you succeed is in direct proportion to the number of times you fail and keep trying.

Diet Failure is nothing but education, nothing but the first step to something better.

Experience is what you get when you don't get what you want.

Now you can use your experience to do something about it.

Fitness and Quitting: Are you a gym quitter?

Joe DiAngelo — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 04:49:00 +0000

Are you a gym quitter? If no, how do you avoid being one?

Take control of your body. Believe in yourself and your ability. Ignore those who try to discourage you and try to get you to quit. Avoid negative sources, people, places, things and habits. Don't give up and don't give in.

It is your body. It is your health and it is your destiny.

"Obstacles don't have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it." - Michael Jordon

Some people Quit going to the gym and some people NEVER GIVE UP on their fitness goal. People who never quit always achieve great results! They never blame others.

When you blame others, you give up your power to change!

Who do you blame?

“A winner never quits and a quitter never wins."

Scan your body: Healthy Habits for Life

Joe DiAngelo — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 00:52:00 +0000

Scan your body with your awareness. Are you experiencing any aches and pains? Any stiffness? Do you feel tired all the time? Sleepy? No energy?

What might your body be trying to tell you about how you are living your life?
We have to listen to our bodies. Do not miss that inner voice of your body.

"Your body is the ground and metaphor of your life, the expression of your existence. It is your Bible, your encyclopedia, your life story. Everything that happens to you is stored and reflected in your body. In the marriage of flesh and spirit divorce is impossible." -- Gabrielle Roth

Take following steps and scan your body:
1. Write down how do you feel today, write down if you have any pains, if you feel tired, bloated or moody?
2. Now analyze what did you find out. Do you feel tired because the way you eat and because you are missing exercise? Mood change can be effected by nutrition and your diet. Analyze your diet.
3. Find out what your body is telling you? What signals your body is sending to you?
For an example if you feel always tired, your nutrition is lacking so much.
4. Decide to change your habits and lifestyle. Focus more on healthy nutrition and exercise.
5. Make no excuses. ("I have no time" - we heard it before)
6. Never go back to your old lifestyle
7. Change begins with the renewing of your mind. Once you get more aware of your body and change the way how you see yourself, you will make a better choices in the future.

You must do something different to get different results.

If you learn to listen your body, you will never need to visit doctor anymore. Nobody knows your body better than you!

"Many people treat their bodies as if they were rented from Hertz -- something they are using to get around in but nothing they genuinely care about understanding."
-- Chungliang Al Huang

Nutritionist on Demand

Joe DiAngelo — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 04:58:00 +0000

It does not matter anymore where do you live, you can still get my nutrition program and get results.

New Yorkers took advantage of this and got in shape, but for you guys who live all over the USA, you can now enjoy my customized nutrition programs. Try my service: NUTRITIONIST ON DEMAND, where you can get a customized nutritions plans for your body type and get the body you'll love.

No more excuses to get in shape. It does not matter anymore if you live in New York, LA, San Francisco, Miami or Atlanta, you can get in shape with my programs. START NOW!

Diet success is connected to your action

Joe DiAngelo — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 15:22:00 +0000

It's largely a matter of hanging on after others have let go.
You're not finished when you're defeated, you're only finished when you quit exercising and dieting.

The most important quality essential to your diet success is perseverance. It overcomes almost everything, even nature.

You can have a fresh start any time you choose, for "failure" is not in the falling down, but in the staying down. Are you staying down?

It's not over until it's over.

If you've got the courage to stick it out, you'll attain your fitness goal.
Winning isn't everything. Wanting to win is everything.

P.S. I hope I gave you some insight into success to dieting. It is not about diet as many people believe or commercial wants to prove you others or about some magic pill, it is all about you wanting to transform your body and choose a healthy lifestyle.

You choose my friend and if you want to be a success story, success needs your ACTION.

2008 FITNESS RESOLUTION: ALL SUCCESS STARTS WITH BEGINNING

Joe DiAngelo — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 04:01:00 +0000

Everyone who got where they are had to begin where they were. There are opportunities all around you.

To reach your fitness goal or to attain success, you don't need to know all of the answers in advance. But you do need to have a clear idea of your fitness goal.

Don't procrastinate when faced with difficult problems. Do not panic if you do not know how to exercise or what to eat.
Break those problems into parts, and handle one part at a time. Develop tendencies toward action.

Break your big fitness plan into small steps and take the first step right away.
You can make something happen, right now. This is the year of the NEW YOU!

A journey of a thousand miles begins with one step. Take it..

Who makes you fat? You or your fat genes?

Joe DiAngelo — Tue, 25 Dec 2007 18:10:00 +0000

Many people say to me: "I have a bad genetic . All my family is fat and that's why I am fat! There is something wrong with my genes."

But let's be real and take a look at medical studies.

Have you ever heard about twin studies, when they take identical twins, separate them and expose them to different foods and lifestyle choices?
In those research studies it was revealed that when identical twins - those
with the exact DNA - were separated, they did not develop the same
health issues. As you can see one twin got fat and the other one did not get fat!

It's what your genes are exposed to that determines the level of
health that one has. It's the signals that you send to your body by
the food you eat, the thoughts you think, the way you exercise (your activity level), and the life-style choices that you make that affect the health of your genes.

Your actions, not only your genes, influence your life to a very large extent.

People who lead mentally stimulating lives, through education,
occupation, and even leisure activities, have a reduced risk of losing
their mental powers and developing Alzheimer's.

Studies suggest that they have a 35-40 % less risk of getting the
disease. Add to that physical exercise, the right nutrition, and stress-busting techniques, such as regular meditation, and your risk of developing this most dreaded illness drops to as close to zero as is possible.

So not only that you will not develop Alzheimer's disease if you change your lifestyle, you will also stay fit and reduce risk of obesity if you exercise, change the way you eat and lead an active lifestyle.

My question to you is: Did You Inherit "Fat Genes"? or your actions influenced your genes?

Sometimes we are very fast to blame someone for our mistakes. But it's us who make it happen.