3 Tips For A Healthy Bad Ass Weekend!

May 19th, 2012

The Brooklyn Bad Ass Bryan Ortiz

3 Tips For A Healthy Bad ASS Weekend

I know you been kicking ass just like my students in your workouts. However most ppl usually negate all the calories they burned off throughout the week.

I’m not going to let that happen to you! So here are 3 tips to ensure you stay on track:

1: If you must have a drink choose1 glass Red Wine(great for your heart) or Vodka Soda

2: If your going out to eat tell the waitress to doggy bag half of it as soon as you order! Doing so will ensure you get the right portion size

3: Get out & have fun! Its a beautiful weekend in NYC. Get out there, ride a bike, take a hike, run. Just get moving!

Have a great weekend!

Get Rid Of Your Muffin Top For Good!

May 14th, 2012

The Brooklyn Bad Ass Bryan Ortiz

One of the most popular questions I often get asked from my female bad ass body students is how many crunches will it take to get rid of the dreaded muffin top. When I say that it’s 0 ppl are often shocked. Usually its followed up by a question about which diet pill will help get a flat stomach. As mentioned in 1 of my previous post’s there’s no such thing as the magic pill!

If you want to get rid of the muffin top you better make sure you eating is on point otherwise no amount of exercise you will do will get rid of it- PERIOD!!

Here’s 3 Things You Can Do Right Now To Help Get Rid Of The Muffin Top For Good:

Drink plenty of water instead of soda
Increase your protein intake by choosing grilled chicken & fish
Do strength training (not just focusing on your abs & muffin top). Since there’s no such thing as spot reduction you MUST do total body strength training through a combo of weights & body weight training

If you want more tips on how to get rid of your Muffin Top then you can get my new ebook FOR FREE just by joining my Bad Ass Inner Circle —->>>

How To Elminate Excuses To Get A Bad Ass Body

May 8th, 2012

The Brooklyn Bad Ass Bryan Ortiz

Hey everyone! I’m back from a much needed getaway in beautiful South FL. Sometimes its just great to relax & recharge your batteries in order to be a true bad ass! (I’ll go into that in a later post).

If there’s 1 thing I can’t stand the most is when people make excuses especially when it comes to their health & fitness routines.

As most of yall know my bad ass body camp’s in Brooklyn take place rain or shine. Last week the morning class literally worked out in the middle of a thunderstorm! Yup! No

The harder it rains the harder we train!

cancellations for us!

In my over 8 years of training you name it-I’ve heard it!

Some of the popular ones are as well as my responses

“I’m too tired to workout”

My response: Working out actually gives you energy

“I don’t have time to get my workout in”

My response: You make time for everything else including to eat high calorie foods- so you can MAKE the time to get you workout in

“It’s raining outside”

My response: Nobody ever melted from the rain.

In the end of the day you can make any excuse you want but the reality is YOU Won’t get a bad ass body- Period!

**So stop making excuses & start making SH*T happen!**

Crossing Your Finish Line

April 30th, 2012

The Brooklyn Bad Ass Bryan Ortiz

Happy Monday Everyone. Hope you had an amazing weekend!

This past Saturday me & some of my bad ass students ran a 5K “Run For The Wild” to benefit The Bronx Zoo- (If you ever in NYC you have to check it out).

Personally my competitive running days are LONG behind me but I’ll still do occasional 5K’s for good causes such as the bronx zoo plus how many times do you get to run around the zoo as an adult? (the little kid alone was excited about that)

I’ll admit other then running w/ my students over the bridge I didn’t properly train for it because as everyone knows I’m getting ready for my next competition on July 7. The competitor me however still set a goal to complete in 40mins. When I got off the train to arrive at the race I challenged myself even more by aiming to do it in 35 mins!

During the race I kept focused & remembering to keep running at all costs! Even though there were some steep hills I kept running & thinking about the finish line!

By the time I reached the finish line I had finished in exactly 35mins!!

The feeling was incredible! It wasn’t just about finishing the race in the time I challenged myself for it was just about not quitting to cross the finish line!

What to take away from this: In fitness & in life we all have our goals that we want to achieve. It may not be easy to see the finish line but as long as you keep moving forward you’ll get closer to it. However if you stop going towards it you will NEVER cross the finish line & thus won’t achieve your goals.

Remember true Bad Asses don’t let nothing stop them from crossing the finish line!

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Bad Ass Body Camp- Week In Review 4/27

April 27th, 2012

The Brooklyn Bad Ass Bryan Ortiz

I’ve decided to add a new feature to Brooklynbadass.com to recap all the accomplishments that went on in my bad ass body camp’s as well to acknowledge certain bad asses who really gave it 150% this week. To those that never experienced any of my classes- you are truly missing out. The workouts are intense but fun. In other words you will be getting your ass kicked by me but will get a bad ass body in the process!

Morning Class Recap @ Prospect Park in Brooklyn:

As usual my bad asses Kelley, Erin & Alex (getting married in less then 2 months) who have been with me for almost a year now continued to shine & be an inspiration to the new bad asses that joined.

Over the last 2 weeks we welcomed more people into The Brooklyn Bad Ass family including Kevin, Elif, Rosemarie (who also brought out her best buddy). Each week they continue to excel & improve every week esp in the amount of pushups they can do off their knees as well as improving their cardiovascular endurance.

I always believe in keeping it simple yet intense in my bad ass body camp which is why I had my students doing pullups using baby swings. One of the major benefits of doing it that way is that it makes your core stronger, can be done in any park & hits your biceps & back in 1 exercise!

Keep up the great work!

Evening Bad Ass Body Camp In Midtown Manhattan In Central Park @ 59st Recap:

This week we had the 2nd largest bad ass body camp in history( over 50 people)! A big thank you to everyone who came out to make this possible & show how decided you are to getting a bad ass body!

As usual my bad asses that have been with me for a year: Marina (who know has her boyfriend part of it), Delphanie came out & continue to show why they are true bad asses!

We also welcomed a ton of new people (too many to mention in this blog post) & I greeted them w/ a game of bad ass tag ( and 200 pushups)! Who say’s fitness & getting a bad ass body can’t be fun?!

The road to getting a bad ass body may not be easy at 1st but I promise you that it will pay off! I’m proud of each & every single one of you for showing how serious you are to getting a bad ass healthy body!

What intense workouts will I have next week? Just wait & see! If you want to experience it for yourself click here

Doctors Prescribing A Different Type Of Medication For Weight Loss

April 25th, 2012

The Brooklyn Bad Ass Bryan Ortiz

As one of the most sought after fitness experts in the New York I have the privilege of having a great network of doctors whenever I have a question that’s beyond my practice & to refer my students to. One of the major trends I’ve been hearing from them & the medical industry is that alot less doctors are prescribing medications to treat weight loss- instead prescribing diet & exercise programs.

The reason behind this? Simple-because most patients that get on the weight loss medications either become depended on them and/or don’t change their eating habits!

Instead they are actually writing out prescriptions on EXACTLY what form of exercises they are cleared to do & the calories they should be intaking. If they don’t prescribe it themselves they refer them to an exercise specialist and or nutritionist

As a fitness expert I couldn’t be more happy to hear this. In my over 8 years of training I can’t tell you how many people come to me asking about the “magic weight loss” pill. I always hate to tell them that sorry there isn’t one.

Most of the time people just want to look good for the summer or a special occasion. As a result they focus on methods that simple don’t work such a starvation, fad diets, over training etc!

In the end of the day there is NO SUBSTITUTE FOR CLEAN-HEALTHY EATING & WEIGHT TRAINING- PERIOD!

So stop asking for the “magic pill” & get off your ass to get a bad ass body!

P.S: If your ready to join hundreds of other people that are working hard to get a bad ass body the right way then click here to try out my bad ass body camp!

4 Week Core/Abs Workout

April 23rd, 2012

The Brooklyn Bad Ass Bryan Ortiz

One of the most common questions I get asked in the gym is how does someone get abs like mine. They usually assume I do hundreds of sit ups a day & do hours of cardio. That couldn’t be far from the truth.

In fact I only train my core/abs 3x week.

The MAJOR portion of it comes from the kitchen. It doesn’t matter how much you train your core/abs- if your eating crap your body will be crap! Period!

Your eating should feature a high protein, moderate carbs & drinking a lot water! (I’ll go more into that in a later blog)

Here’s the EXACT abs routine that in my current workout:

Try it out & comment

4 Sets. 12-15 reps. Rest Period: 1 min:

*Important Notes*Superset both these exercises (perform both in a row). Focus on keeping your core/abs contracted & slowly come up with each rep

Kneeling Cable Crunch

Straight Leg Raises

Photos:

Kneeling Cable Crunch:

Straight Leg Raises

Post Contest Recap

April 18th, 2012

The Brooklyn Bad Ass Bryan Ortiz

Hey Everyone.

I know this blog is long overdue. Honestly the reason for the lack of blogs have been because of the influx of new new soon to be bad asses in my bad ass body camps in Brooklyn & Manhattan, All of them been kicking major ass & there’s no doubt in my mind that they’ll be more then ready to show off their bodies this summer

On to my recent competition a few weeks ago.

As everyone knows this competition I felt the most confident I’ve ever going in. Believe it or not I was actually very relaxed backstage. I was relaxed because I knew the hard work I had put into the competition was done. All that was left to do was get on stage & show why I was the best!

Backstage there were a ton of people who remembered me from the previous competitions & even they were amazed w/ how great I looked.

I pretty much owned the stage when I went up there for both the pre judging & finals. I just kept remembering what I needed to correct which was standing up more upright, showing the shoulders more & most importantly smile

With that confidence both crowds responded positively in the form one of the loudest ovations in the entire competition.

Even being the crowd favorite-the judges didn’t see things quite the same way & placed me 16th. I’ll admit was a little upset but at the same time I KNEW I was the best. In the sport of bodybuilding & physique it’s 80% politics. I also KNOW that I didn’t need a trophy to feel the satisfaction of being the best. My trophy was in my body, the crowd response, my fans, myself & among my peers.

I also knew that I have a long career in this sport & I’m only going to get better. So get ready cuz June 2 I’m hitting the stage once again!

Remember in life let your accomplishments be your trophy!

From Rock Bottom To Rising To The Top

March 30th, 2012

The Brooklyn Bad Ass Bryan Ortiz

I just wrapped up the final posing practice less then 12 hours before hitting the stage at NPC Metro in Tribeca. It’s only fitting that tomorrow I make my return to the stage at the same competition where I made my debut last year.

As most of you know I pretty much hit rock bottom to start the year. Fast forward to almost 4 months later I’ve gotten my act together & ready to hit the stage once again! Am I ready? Hell Yeah! Not only do I plan on winning- I plan on dominating!

I’ll admit I do alot of things differently this time around. For instance the judges wanted me to develop my the V in my Lats more- Done!

Judges wanted me to add to inches to shoulders- Done- added 3!

Most importantly they wanted me to work on my stage presence- wait & see how I bring it!

For those interested in what I did training wise here you:

I worked out Monday- Saturday. Twice a day. 1st half of the week was extremely heavy weight with a 6-7 rep range for 4 sets

Thursday-Saturday was in the rep range of 10-12,12-15, 15-20 rep ranges using tri & super sets.

Just like in every workout it was about recruiting every muscle fiber this way I could get the maximum growth out of it.

Nutrition:

As usual I ate extremely clean. High protein & moderate carbs. I kept my calorie range between 4K-6K/day.

I’ll be lying to you if I said I’m just happy to compete this time. Not only do I want to compete- I want to win!

From the bottom of my heart thank you to each & everyone one of you for supporting me through this journey. I couldn’t have done it without you & I look forward to winning 1st place for all of you on Saturday!

Trainers VS Fitness Experts

March 13th, 2012

The Brooklyn Bad Ass Bryan Ortiz

Alright the gloves are coming off again- it’s time for me to discuss another thing in the fitness industry that is really bugging me. Everywhere you go it seems like these boot camps are popping up all over the place especially where in live in Brooklyn NYC. While there’s nothing wrong with that- I even welcome the competition what bugs me is that they being taught by people who have little to no experience in the fitness industry!

Thanks to so called “fitness marketing experts” like Bedros Keuilian & Steve Hochman who all they do is brainwash people on how easy it is to make 6-7 figures running a boot camp. As a result you have these so called “trainers” with little to no experience in both fitness & business setting up boot camps which puts the clients at risk!

When I broke into the industry over 8 years ago after getting my certification I wouldn’t even get to train people unless my Fitness Manager felt like I was ready . Even then it took me 3 years before I finally decided I was ready to start my own boot camp in Brooklyn.

One of the major problems with the fitness industry is that these so called trainers get a sh*t load of certifications then think they can set up a fitness boot camp without any experience. They try to hide it by putting all these initials next to their titles & blinding you with “razzle dazzle marketing”. Someone fresh out of medical school can’t just open up their own practice without getting years of experience 1st so why shouldn’t it be the same for trainers?

The difference between both industries is that it’s loosely regulated which put’s the clients at risk.

I’VE EARNED THE RIGHT TO BE CALLED A FITNESS EXPERT! How? I’ve been doing this for over 8 years & have a proven track record of training thousands of people as well as 2 books under my name.

Bottom Line: You don’t want a trainer, you want fitness expert! If the person has 3 or more experience & proven record then you made the right choice to getting a bad ass body!