VOL. 10/23/06

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Suck and Tuck
Dancer's Secret Ab Technique!

Breath and Sculpt Your Way To A Dancer's Flat Tummy...


Victoria,
I know we trained for months for my photo shoot before and we got amazing results instantly. I just can’t seem to remember that one crazy phrase you used when we trained. All that I can remember is I was sweating profusely and I know that I would get dizzy if I did the wrong breathing or something.

I am so excited, yet terrified because I got a bikini shoot in Brazil and I’m in desperate need of your expert help. I have been stair climbing and lifting weight so keep my body tight but I have lost that flat hollowness in my tummy area that you gave me when we trained. Victoria, I only have two weeks to get my stomach flat again. You know how important it is to feel confident and sexy when you work in Brazil. I don’t want to just look good, girl, I want to look hot. When the shoot is over, I am going clubbing and you know what they wear to those clubs there.

I will do whatever you tell me.
Daniela



Hi Dani!
I am glad that you are still getting great bookings and having fun when you travel for work. I remember exactly what we did. That is so funny that you have a remembrance of my phraseology. I like to give techniques a phrase or title because it is easier to recall. I understand that you forgot because we had such a sort window to get you ready for your lingerie catalog shoot.

Okay here’s the plan for your Two Week Tummy Tightening Plan for a Brazilian Bikini Body. Create a file and keep this someplace you can access it quickly and easily.

Don’t forget that you have it. Many times when we get an answer to something we use it for a while and then the same problem will arise and we start looking for an answer in a new place and forget that what we need, we already have. Pull out your Quick Start Energy Program and review the diet strategies we used so that you will have phenomenal energy while you are training. Remember f you eat the wrong foods, you will lose energy and may even store more fat than you need.

Defining Your Center

The area we focused on for you to give you that sexy swimsuit body is called your center. The center is the area of your body that begins at the top of your ribcage and ends at the bottom top of your hipbones. This is your area of placement or alignment as you move, dance and perform any sport or fitness movement. It is your midsection that houses your abdominals.

Whatever your perception of this vital group of muscles that covers the body's largest cavity, under the ribs, below the thorax and separated by the diaphragm, it is your power group - the abdominals - that supports movement in all forms of activity. It is the area that dancers put strong emphasis on every time they practice or rehearse. They rely on specific technique that is necessary for them to move with grace, strength and beauty.

Dancers Have Beautiful, Strong and Sexy Centers

Whether you are watching hot new TV shows like Dancing With the Stars on ABC or So You Think You Can Dance on Fox TV, you can see that the dancers all have flat sexy abdominals that are not bulky or thick. They’re absolutely stunning to watch, both the women and the men.

The greatest testimony of how dance moves and dance technique shape the abs is to watch the competitors when they first begin competing and the final episodes. Their bodies transform into even more beautiful and sexy shapes from show one to the finals. I and sold on how dancing and dance technique defines your body so much that I make my athletes, professionals and novice do dance moves and use dance philosophy to prepare them for their competitions.

A strong center, also called your abdominal muscle group, increase the safety and freedom of your movement as well as balance the look of your physique. Fortunately, your lax abdominal muscles can be strengthened with proper breathing and postural alignment technique. I will do what I can to explain the technique to you.

Maximum ABS DVD or Video

Start on your own so that you can begin the hollowing process but I want you to my web site and order my outrageous Maximum ABS DVD or Video. My ab workout fuses elements of ballet, jazz and Pilates to target the deep muscles of the pelvic floor to restructure your body. It’s fun, exciting, the music rocks and the techniques are explained. PLUS I personally take you through a killer ab workout that is amazing. Plus it’s only something like ten bucks!

Okay Dani, Let’s do this thing.

There has been a lot of talk of late about power breathing and its effect on strength. While performing every repetition, I want you to use power breathing. Holding your breath during exercise is not advisable, it can make you dizzy or in certain cases create a hernia. Deep and frequent breathing- in rhythm with exercise has many benefits.

Power Breathing
Here is what power breathing does for your body while performing each exercise.

  • It delays muscle fatigue
  • Helps facilitate focused energy
  • Assists in muscle contraction
  • Improves stabilization of the body
  • Allows your center to become hollow and flat

Suck and Tuck

As you lie on your back with your knees bent, place your feet flat on the floor hip width apart. Relax your neck and shoulders. Begin every ab exercise with this technique. Suck your abdominals in and press them back and down into your pelvic floor. Then tuck your pelvis under so that your tailbone is pointing upward toward the sky. This allows your lower abdominals to become flat. This technique builds great abdominal definition and greatly increases overall strength. Thus you have My Suck and Tuck Dancer’s Secret Abdominal Training Technique.

In this position, power breathing is performed by taking a slow deep breath through the nose about 75% of your lung capacity. Breathe in to the stomach using the diaphragm.

Exhale through the mouth plugging your teeth with your tongue and hiss while tensing the abs until a full contraction has been obtained. This should be performed to the beat of four counts or four seconds. Four seconds up, four seconds down. Inhale before you curl or crunch and exhale as you roll down or return to starting position. Hold at the top for four counts and you inhale again then exhale and you roll back down.

Instructions For a Complete Set

  • 4 Counts curling Up – Hold 4- Roll Down 4 counts
  • Inhale four counts, as you curl up, exhale four counts
  • Hold at the top and inhale four counts
    Exhale as you roll down four counts.
  • This can be done with basic crunches or any series you wish to put together.

Dani, there you have the technique. I am sure you will agree that this method promotes massive overall body restructuring in your center. Don’t forget to eat the perfect foods for blasting fat off your abs while keeping your energy high. Have fun and drop me a postcard from Brazil.

God Bless and make it the Best Week Ever!


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Healthy Recipe

Breakfast Enchiladas

Makes: 4 servings

Ingredients:

  • 8 whole wheat tortillas
  • 1 cup grated non/lowfat cheese
  • 1 cooked potato, diced
  • 1/3 cup green pepper, chopped
  • 1 1/3 cup onion, chopped
  • 2 whole mushrooms, sliced
  • 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
  • 2 cups fat-free egg substitute or 16 egg whites
  • 1 can tomato sauce
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 tablespoon chili powder
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons whole-wheat flour
Directions:

Coat a large nonstick skillet with nonstick cooking spray (nonfat).

Preheat over medium-high heat. Add potatoes, green peppers, onions, mushrooms, and black pepper to skillet, and stir for 2-4 minutes.

Reduce heat to medium-low, and add the egg substitute or egg whites. Cook for 1-2 minutes without stirring.

Then, gently scramble, cook for 1-3 additional minutes. Remove the skillet from the heat, and cover to keep
warm.

To make the sauce, place the tomato sauce, 3/4 cup of the water, and chili powder in skillet. Place over medium-high heat, and bring to a boil.

Combine flour and remaining 1/4 cup of water in a jar, and shake until smooth. Slowly stir in the flour mixture to the tomato sauce, and cook until bubbly. Reduce heat to low to keep sauce warm.

Coat a baking dish (9-x-13-inch) with nonstick cooking spray (nonfat), and set aside. Using tongs, dip a tortilla in sauce for 5-10 seconds, coating both sides. Lay the tortilla on a flat surface, and spoon 1/3 cup of filling along the bottom.

Roll the tortilla up and place seam side down in dish. Repeat with the remaining tortillas.

Pour the leftover sauce over the filled tortillas, and sprinkle with the cheese. Bake at 375 degrees for 9-12 minutes.

Nutritional Information:

  • Serving size: 2 enchiladas
  • Calories: 285
  • Fat: 1.5 g
  • Cholesterol: 10 mg
  • Protein: 30 g
  • Carbs: 33 g
  • Fiber: 4.5 g
  • Sodium: 250 mg

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