When I first came across Virgil Aponte's information , I
thought that I knew everything there was to know about
stair training. After all, I had used them effectively as
an athlete, a coach and a personal trainer. What could a
P.E. teacher from New York City teach me anyway…
But, the more I read information from Mr. Aponte, the more
I became impressed with what he had to say. So impressed,
that I decided to give his Ultimate Stair Exercises For
Fitness and Weight Loss a fair shot. Good decision on my
part.
First of all, Virgil is more than just your ordinary gym
teacher. He has also worked as a personal trainer in New
York City for over 12 years and a high school physical
educator for over 10 years. During these years he has
helped hundreds of people from all walks of life reach
their strength, fitness and health related goals.
Not only that, but in 2001 Virgil served as a
baseball/conditioning coach with the New York Mets Summer
Instructional Baseball Academy in Queens New York. Here he
got the opportunity to work along side major league
baseball coaches and players like Mookie Wilson, Howard
Johnson, Bobby Ojeda and Cookie Rojas teaching baseball
skills and concepts to kids ranging from 7 to 15 year olds.
Plus, in 2002 Virgil served as an assistant with the WNBA
New York Liberty's strength and conditioning staff… the
same year the Liberty won the Eastern Conference Finals and
played the Los Angeles Sparks in the WNBA finals. This
background and experience come across in Virgil's stair
training product.
Here are the top 3 reasons that I recommend it.
1. I was very happy to find out that Mr. Aponte is a
believer in using "real stairs" whenever possible - not
jump on the latest and greatest stair climbing machine at
the gym. Like me, Virgil says that these machines are
O.K., but won't give you the same results as actually
moving your body weight up a real flight of steps. The
experience just doesn't compare - and neither do the
results. For weight loss, muscle building, cardiovascular
fitness, functional strength (or all of the above) these
workouts will get you where you want to go.
2. I am also impressed with the progressions demonstrated
on Virgil's DVD's. This makes the exercises powerful for
you no matter what your current state of fitness. Whether
you're trying to get into shape or already performing at a
high level, there are stair exercises to take you that next
step. Young and old, man or woman, the progressions can
move you safely from beginner to advanced - continuing to
challenge you as you reach new levels of success.
3. Finally, there is enough variety in the Ultimate Stair
Exercises For Fitness and Weight Loss program to keep your
workouts motivational and fun for a very long time. Runs,
hops, jumps, lunges in a huge number of variations and
difficulty levels are presented in easy to follow
demonstrations by Mr. Aponte himself. (He even includes
one of my all-time favorite exercises - the stage jump -
not to be confused with the stage dive…). The detail is at
just the right level - giving you information on why you
should use proper techniques without getting too bogged
down in boring, scientific details…
All in all, I believe the Virgil Aponte has succeeded with
this product to fulfill his mission of giving and sharing
knowledge of strength and health with people anywhere and
everywhere. If you're looking for "real world" exercises
that work (and can be done in just a few minutes just about
any place you've got a couple of stairs), then I highly
recommend you give the Ultimate Stair Exercises For Fitness
and Weight Loss program a try.
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Tim Alan Kauppinen, or Coach K, has over 20 years
experience as an athlete and coach. He has developed
champion athletes across multiple sports through speed
training, strength improvement and conditioning. Coach K
is the author of the Uphill Fitness Training, and publishes
a FREE daily training email newsletter. Tim can be
contacted through his website at http://www.makesyoufast.com
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