Naturally Intense Founder, Kevin Richardson
Mrs. O was an overweight, out-of-shape housewife in her 40s who was looking for a personal trainer when a friend of mine referred her to me in Trinidad in 1991. The coach overseeing my apprenticeship approved her, and she was my first client, but I think she taught me more than I would ever imagine!
I was only 17 years old, but I had been immersed for five years in a self-directed study of exercise as I was frustrated after spending hours at the gym, and not having that much to show for it. Through trial and error, I developed a system of high-intensity, short-duration workouts that had transformed me from the proverbial 125-pound weakling into a 225-pound bodybuilder. What I hadn’t done was to make a connection between my own results and my clients’ potential. All the personal-training certification books I had studied dictated hour-long workouts with plenty of aerobics, so I got Mrs. O going on the treadmill.
As I stood beside her, clipboard and calipers at hand, my coach walked over from the other side of the gym and pulled me aside. “What are you doing?” he demanded. Surprised, I told him I was going to do some cardio and weight training with her and end our session with some cool-down exercises. The coach knew I believed in what he called “that quick-workout stuff,” and told me I had no business putting a client through the kind of conventional training I had rejected. Personal training is a craft that you master over years of practice, he said, and you can’t master something you don’t believe in or practice.
But my training regimen is geared toward bodybuilding, I told him; how could it be relevant to someone like Mrs. O who wanted to lose weight and tone up? He gave me a look and said that was something I would have to figure out, and walked away.
Chastened but exhilarated, I got Mrs. O off the treadmill and told her we were going to train a bit differently. I didn’t dare tell her we were going to do a 10-minute workout; she probably would have thought I was shortchanging her. Instead I said that today was her lucky day: She was going to train the same way I did. She was game, and we went at it, hitting the weights so hard that I doubt she had any idea how short the workout was.
We continued to meet three times a week. The sessions pushed her to her limits – I sometimes had to help her to her car afterward – but she was a trooper and gave it her all. She never questioned my methods, but I was terrified that she was not going to get the results she was looking for. By the second week, though, I could see a clear difference in her physique and energy level, and by the third month she had lost 30 pounds. Mrs. O thought I was a genius, but in truth, no one was more surprised by her success than I was. I couldn’t quite wrap my head around it.
I continued to use my high-intensity training method with clients in Trinidad until 1994, when I relocated to New York City. There, I spent 10 years putting what became the Naturally Intense 10-Minute Workout to the test. Applying the scientific method, I documented my clients’ training, diet, and results.
I have come a long way since then, as one of top personal trainers in New York City, the International Fitness Consultant for UNICEF and recognized now as a leading authority in high intensity training! I have had the honor and pleasure of training hundreds of men and women from their teens to their late 70s, some in great shape and others taking their first steps on the road to fitness – and every one of them who has stuck with the Naturally Intense 10-Minute Workout has achieved impressive results. Check out our reviews, read up on how the system works and the science behind it and give me a call or message so you can come in and try it out for yourself and see how you can get better results in less time! Thanks for stopping by!
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The One Food I Eat Every Day to Stay Lean and Muscular!
I don`t believe in the idea of superfoods, but if there was a superfood, one of them would have to be oat bran cereal!
I eat it every day with breakfast (and I always have breakfast) and it is an invaluable part of my diet!
I take in a lot of fiber, 35 grams a day, and oat bran cereal has more fiber than regular or steel cut oats.
It also goes a long way in helping reduce cravings and has been an effective part of my weight loss strategy for my clients for many years!
It really works to keep those end of day cravings at bay and in a fitness environment where it`s all about protein, fats and carbs, it`s important to remember how important fiber is for overall health.
Everything from cancer and heart disease prevention and it even helps reduce the incidence of depression.
And best of all it`s naturally gluten free and works for vegans and omnivores and most people prefer its taste to oatmeal.
So pick up some, add it to your diet , let me know how it goes and as always, Excelsior!!! #naturallyintense
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Biceps shot!
When someone says, "Show me your muscles!"
It`s not a call to see your hamstrings, your lats or your delts, it`s all about your biceps!
And I remember having arms that were just painfully thin and the first day, after years of training that someone said, "Show me your muscles", and they were actually impressed by what they saw.
It took years.
Not weeks, not months, years!
And during those years there was always the sense of not getting anywhere, as progress as a natural athlete is always slower than you might expect (especially as a teenager!)
But I hung in there and the lesson behind it is to always keep going!!!
Too many fail to reach their potential or turn to drugs out of a sense that they don`t have what it takes, when it`s really a matter of needing more work and more time.
So stay the course, believe in the Path, know that I believe in you and as always, Excelsior!!! #naturallyintense
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Build Muscle In Less Time!
For the past 34 years I have been training with what I call Naturally Intense High Intensity Training- with workouts lasting 10, 15 to max 20 minutes just three times a week.
To many it may sound like some form of maintenance training or something that just works for me and it isn`t!
It`s what helped me go from being a skinny teenager to being able to compete successfully as a natural bodybuilder, but more importantly, it`s helped hundreds of men and women realize their goals over the past three decades of my career as a trainer.
It`s groundbreaking as the number one reason for people not training is LACK OF TIME- and with this form of training, time is no longer an issue!
If you would like to learn more visit my website, check out my YouTube channel or simply reach out, as I am always more than happy to talk about it!
Thanks for taking the time to look at my work and as always, Excelsior!! #naturallyintense
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High Intensity Training: 80lb Kevin Flyes for 6 Reps!
Last set and going all out on this flye variation that my clients like to call "Kevin flyes."
It starts in the press position and you push up while rotating the dumbbells so they end with palms facing you.
Unlike a regular flye, it maintains tension in your chest muscles throughout the movement and also creates a strong contraction in your sternal pectorals.
This was the last set and I fought hard for the last one!
Give it a try next time you train chest and as always, Excelsior!!! #naturallyintense
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You Don`t Need Protein Right After A Workout To Build Muscle!
Over the course of almost 36 years of training, I have seldom ever had protein within a half an hour of training.
I don`t consume protein shakes, and for the four years that I did when I was having them immediately after training, my notes revealed absolutely no increases in strength or muscle size compared to when I was not using them.
It`s a myth that goes a long way in selling protein shakes and protein bars, but the reality is that you can make gains as long as you are getting the protein you need. (Which, by the way, isn`t an exorbitant amount!)
Thanks for watching and as always, Excelsior!!! #naturallyintense
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