About Naturally Intense Fitness | Personal Training NYC

About Naturally Intense Fitness | Personal Training NYC

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Naturally Intense Founder, Kevin Richardson Naturally Intense Founder, Kevin Richardson

HOW IT ALL STARTED…

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.

  • By the end of the second year, one of my clients had dropped more than 100 pounds and to date we have 6 in the 100 lb plus weight loss club!
  • Everyone following  the program lost an average of 20 lbs in their first 3 months, with significant reductions in body fat, increased strength and noticeable increases in lean muscle mass.
  • A long-distance cyclist reported that his sessions with me had increased his riding speed and endurance.
  •  Well over a dozen male and female bodybuilders were able to successfully get into contest shape and fitness models were able to get into cover model shape with no cardio or extra exercise – just three 10 Minute Workouts a week!

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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QUICK FACTS

  • Short High Intensity Training Workouts make you burn more subcutaneous & abdominal fat than ANY other types of exercise, while increasing your strength and building lean muscle mass!
  • Short High Intensity Training Workouts increase your overall fitness AS MUCH IF NOT MORE than longer conventional workouts![5,7,8,10,11]
  • Due to the shorter time commitment, Short High Intensity Training Workouts are associated with GREATER ADHERENCE [4], and the results stay with you longer![13,14]
  • High Intensity Training has been proven SAFE & EFFECTIVE for a range of populations regardless of age, gender or fitness level! [12]

 

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Lever Arm Bench Presses 325lbs for 9 Hard Reps!

This was my last set and I debated whether I should go up in weight or not, but I went for it!

These are pause presses.

Full stop at the bottom of the movement which means you need to generate more force to get the weight up each rep, thus increasing the overall intensity significantly.

I fought hard but by rep number 8, gravity and pure muscle fatigue were starting to get the best of me but I pushed with all I could for one final partial rep!

For the gear heads, it`s @betitanfit Lever Arms on a @roguefitness Monster Lite Rack with a @powertec bench.

Still training and I hope you are too!!!

Thanks for watching and as always, Excelsior!!! #naturallyintense

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Sweating More Doesn`t Mean Burning More Fat!

This is one myth that doesn`t want to die- sweating more does not mean you burn more fat as sweating has absolutely nothing to do with fat metabolism!

You don`t lose more fat by sweating more and next time you are in the tropics take a hard look around, as if that was the case everyone would have six packs!

Thanks as always for taking the time to look at my work and as always, Excelsior!!! #naturallyintense

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High Intensity Chest Training: 80lb Dumbbell Flyes with Holds!

This was my last of three sets, starting with 60lbs, then 70lbs and ending here with the 80lb dumbbells.

The isometric hold and stretch at the beginning ups the intensity from the very beginning and each rep after feels like your chest is on fire!

I fought for 9 reps on this one and give this routine a try next time you train chest and let me know how it goes!

Thanks for watching and as always, Excelsior!!! #naturallyintense

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Prospect Park, Brooklyn circa 1998 by Dennis Lee.

I found this shot in my archives and thought I would share it with you!

@dennisjpleefsc was in my opinion one of the very best natural bodybuilding photographers and it was always an honor and a joy to work with him!

I remember we had this shoot right after one of my early shows here in the US and I lived across from Prospect Park at the time and thought it would be a great spot to get some shots.

This was the first time I was ever in my posing trunks in public and I have no problems admitting that I was terribly nervous, and If I am being honest, I still get nervous doing shots in public even all these years later.

But being outside of my comfort zone is and always will be an indication that I am exactly where I need to be and doing exactly what I need to be doing.

Thanks for taking the time to look at my posts and as always, Excelsior! #naturallyintense

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High Intensity Bodyweight Training: Ballistic Pushups & Dips!

This was a tough one!

Starts out with ballistic push ups (like clap pushups but without the clap as my wrist is still not 100%) nonstop for 20 reps, then all out on dips for 10 reps.

To say it was painful would be an understatement, but you just have to push through and keep on going.

Still training, hope you are too and as always, Excelsior!!! #naturallyintense

#hometraining #homeworkout #homeworkout #highintensitytraining #naturalbodybuilder #naturalbodybuilding #fitover40 #naturalbodybuildingvideos #chestday #chesttraining #naturalbodybuildingtips #pushups #dips #bodyweighttraining #highintensitytrainingtips #drugfreebodybuilding #calesthenics
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