Seyi Ajirotutu On Why He Lives The BodyFly Lifestyle

Seyi Ajirotutu On Why He Lives BodyFly

Hello, my name is Seyi Ajirotutu and I’ve been a part of BodyFly for 4 years. I’m a 6 year NFL veteran playing the position of wide receiver. What BodyFly means to me is nutrition and knowing your body.

In the NFL not every player eats right. Most guys do and they know it’s important. When you have a good physique you don’t have to eat that well, you can lean off of your athleticism. However, there are a lot of players and stories where they can’t lean off of their athleticism and they have to be strict on their diet.

For myself, I’m 28 going on 29 years old and it’s all about nutrition and my daily regimen. It’s the additional one percent, the extra attention to detail I invest in myself that sets me apart from the rest.

Back when I was 23 years old, I didn’t really have to eat as well as I do now. I was able to rely on my youth and athleticism but as you get older, it changes a little bit. Also, as you get older you become wiser and learn what works for you and what works for you is the best thing for you.

I’m a clean eater and when I eat poorly I don’t feel the same and my body doesn’t function the same. If you give a Ferrari unleaded fuel it’s not going to run the same as when you give it that super unleaded 91 premium which it needs.

Treat your body as a Ferrari because if you treat it like a taxi cab, you’re going to get taxi cab results. And that’s not what we are aiming for with the BodyFly lifestyle.

Tupac Shakur said it best, “if we change the way we eat, if we change the way we live, and we learn to change the way we treat each other, this world would be a better place”. That to me is what the BodyFly lifestyle resembles.

Nutrition is huge, it’s big, if it wasn’t big, I wouldn’t be talking to you right now. I want you all to stay present, stay hydrated and most of all, StayFly!

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Quick Delicious Vegan Breakfast Ideas

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Three Quick Delicious Vegan Breakfast Ideas http://ift.tt/1fsJJwJ We are going to share some healthy and easy to make breakfast ideas that will set you up for a day filled with energy and good nutrition. Stay away from fast food breakfast places that are made with terrible ingredients, full of unhealthy fats and are guaranteed to leave you feeling sluggish, tired and hungry again soon thereafter. Watch this short video and you’ll have three brand new staples you can use throughout each week that will get you started on your day the right way. You can then build on these three ideas with more of your own or keep coming back to us for new healthy breakfast ideas. Enjoy your breakfast! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQRX5VGJRqo



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How To Do A Chair Dip Exercise Properly

Learn How To Do A Chair Dip Exercise Properly By Watching This Video

So today I’m going to show you how to do a chair dip exercise properly right from the comfort of your office. First you need to grab a stationary chair. You don’t want a chair with wheels or anything that can slide out from underneath you.

Let’s get started, for beginner dips, keep your knees bent and feet flat on the ground. Inch your way to the edge of the chair with your hands near your glutes. Bring your shoulders back and stick your chest out and scoot yourself to the edge of your chair and then drop down into your dip.

Then, you want to drive up and while doing so flex and concentrate on your tricep keeping your head up. Go ahead and do multiple reps and get as many as you can, do 3 sets of as many reps as you can pump out.

For you intermediate fitness fans, go ahead and extend your legs all the way and repeat the exact same process keeping good form throughout. This increases the intensity just a little more and gives more of a burn. And, for the advanced workout people, go ahead and elevate your feet, even putting them on your desk and repeat the same process.

Remember, self-work increases self-worth, stay hydrated, stay present and always remember StayFly! 

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Learn The Correct Way To Do A Push Up

Thanks for coming back FlyFam, today you are going to learn the correct way to do a push up. 

We are going to be working on the floor doing proper pushups so go ahead and grab yourself a comfortable mat.

For all the beginners out there who aren’t familiar with how to do a proper push up let’s start with the basics and doing them from our knees. Go into a planking position with your knees on the mat and as close together as possible. Your hands should be directly under your shoulders and shoulder width apart.

Next, elevate your feet and with your back straight, lower your body to the mat. Bend at the elbows and lower your body all the way until your chest comes within inches of the mat and rise back up. 

Repeat those pushups for as many as you can or at least 10 repetitions and do 3 total sets.

Now, for a more advanced pushup, get into an extended plank position with your feet close together. Your hands should be shoulder width apart and lower your body to as close to the mat as possible without laying on it so you get that stretch in your chest and drive it back up focusing on your tricep.

Do 10 repetitions or as many as you can do to start and do 3 sets. Progressively build on the number of repetitions and sets you can do each time on push up day.

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How To Do Squats Correctly Without Weights

Hey FlyFam, it's Drei and today, I'm going to teach you how to do squats correctly without weights. 

So, today is leg day and it's about squats and having the appropriate form. This tutorial on squats was designed for newbies that need to know out about appropriate form to avoid potential injuries.

So, get yourself a chair and we are going to do some lightweight squats today. The chair will help keep your thighs parallel to the ground. We should keep our knees at a 90 degree angle as well as go no further to avoid any type of potential injuries.

Your feet positioning is vital in doing squats with proper form. You need your feet straight under your hips and shoulder width apart. Now, to do a correct squat you should see to it that your knees do not head out past your toes, that's crucial as you want to protect against unnecessary injuries.

With our hands out before us, sink into a bodyweight squat and go all the way down until your butt touches the chair and then come right back up. Repeat this for 10-15 reps and do 3-4 sets.

Remember, self-work increases self-worth, remain hydrated, stay present as well as always, stayfly.

BodyFly by Drei

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Best Shoulder Workout Routine For Beginners

This Is the best shoulder workout routine for beginners

Today we’re going to do some light shoulder exercises. Specifically, we’re going to do some upright rows, shoulder presses and lateral and front rows. 

If you don’t have any weights at home, no problem, you can use something as simple as your water bottle as seen in the video.

Starting with upright rows the goal is to raise your arms up with your wrists together until your elbow is at a 90 degree parallel with the ground. Grab your water bottle and let’s do three sets of 8 repetitions. 

Remember, whatever you use for weight should stay centered in front of you moving from your waist to under your chin. Hold each rep at the top for a count of one second.

The next exercise we’re going to do is shoulder presses. Keep your elbows 90 degrees parallel to the ground to start and press each arm up overhead. Go ahead and do 3 sets of 8 reps keeping good form.

Let’s end with some lateral raises and alternate with front rows. Do 4 lateral raises and then switch to 4 front raises for one set of 8 total repetitions, repeat that 3 times.

Until next time, remember self-work increases self-worth, stay hydrated, stay present and always StayFly!

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How To Properly Do A Plank Exercise

Learn How To Properly Do A Plank Exercise With No Elbow Pain

Hello FlyFamily, guess what today is, it’s core day and I’m going to show you how to properly do a plank exercise!

First, go grab yourself a yoga mat, towel or blanket as you’re going to need that to prevent unneeded elbow pain or discomfort for the planking we will be doing today. We want the focus on our core today and not on discomfort in our elbows.

Now, when getting onto your mat, make sure your hands are parallel with your shoulders. Drop down to your elbows on the mat which will take the place of your hands. Once you have a solid base, you want to kick your legs back slowly and one at a time.

When both legs are back, you are now in a plank position. The key about being in a plank position is to make sure your back is straight. You want to make sure that your core is engaged which means you should be feeling a burning sensation in your abdominal area.

Stay away from your butt being too high in the air where it looks like you’re building bridges or too dipped where it looks like your arching your back. Keep it nice and straight and hold it. Hold your plank for 15-30 seconds if you are a beginner and progressively increase the amount of time for each plank.

Set some goals for yourself, this is a fantastic core exercise which you should look at doing at least 3 times a week.

Remember, self-work increases self-worth, stay hydrated, stay present and always, StayFly!

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How To Do Simple Sitting Stretches For Beginners

Learn how to do simple sitting stretches for beginners to prevent injuries.

Hello, it’s Drei Carnes from BodyFly Fitness and today I’m going to walk you through how to do simple sitting stretches for beginners. We’re going to be on the floor for these sitting stretches so grab a yoga mat, blanket or something comfortable to sit on.

Okay, let’s get started, I have a yoga mat here. Your sitting on your mat, legs straight out in front of you and let’s do some toe touches. With your back straight and arms out in front of you, slowly lean forward. If you can reach your toes, fantastic, grab them with your fingers and extend even further.

If you can’t reach your toes, no problem, it’s not a big deal, just stretch as far as you can through your fingers. You should start to feel a burn in your hamstrings, glutes and lower back when your arms are fully extended in front of you and you’re reaching towards those toes.

If for any reason you start to feel a little discomfort, stop and take a deep breath and slowly lean into your stretch again and hold for 10-15 seconds. 

For those that can grab your toes with your fingers clutching them, push your toes forward against your fingers for a little deeper stretch.

This is a great stretch for your hamstrings, glutes and lower back and also helps with your flexibility.

You can stretch at home, at the office, the gym or wherever you “Fly”…remember, self-work increases self-worth, stay hydrated, stay present and always stayfly.

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How To Do Standing Lunges Correctly

Let's look at how to do standing lunges correctly.

Hey FlyFamily, it’s Drei and today I’m going to teach you how to do standing lunges correctly so you gain maximum benefit and prevent potential injuries.

You’re going to want to do a good warm up and stretch your hamstrings and quads out so you’re nice and limber. We will be working the quads, hamstrings and hip flexors in this exercise.

You want to start with your feet hip width apart and drive your left leg forward so it’s out in front of you. Please make sure that your left knee does not extend past your toes so you prevent potential knee injuries. 

Then drive that back knee down a little bit and get that stretch through your right leg.

Bring it back up so both feet are should width apart and lead with your right leg this time same as the left prior. 

Again, make sure to not extend your right knee past your toes. Go deep into your stretch and feel the burn in your hamstrings.

Repeat this process for 3-5 sets holding that deep stretch with proper posture, knees not over toes, back straight and head up.

And remember, self-work increases self-worth, stay hydrated, stay present and always StayFly!

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Teach You How To Do A Wall Sit

Hi, it’s Drei from BodyFly Fitness and today, I’m going to teach you how to do a wall sit.

The equipment needed is one stationary wall, if you don’t have a stationary wall, you should probably leave the building. Okay, let’s start with your back up against the wall. 

Your shoulders are flat against that wall and your feet should be spaced at shoulder width, not too wide and not too close together.

Next, you’re going to want to slide down the wall and slowly start inching your feet out in front of you. Keep moving your feet out in front of you until you get into a parallel 90 degree sit making sure that your knees are not out in front of your toes.

Once your there, that’s it, hold it for at least 30 second, and build up to 60 seconds or as long as you can go.  Feel free to put your hands on your knees, or move them up to your waist to intensify the exercise. To keep it up a notch in terms of intensity, put your hands behind your head with your elbows against the wall and hold it.

Reflect on your goals while you holding your position or if you have your laptop or Ipad, pop that open and see how many emails you can get through before your legs give out on you.

When you’re done, inch yourself on up and shake your legs out and repeat for another couple of sets

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Remember, self-work increases self-worth, stay hydrated, stay present and always remember stay fly!

BodyFly by Drei

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Correct Squat Form Without Weights

Hey FlyFamily, it’s Drei and today, I’m going to teach you the correct squat form without weights.

So, today is leg day and it’s all about squats and using the proper form. This tutorial on squats was designed for beginners who need to learn proper form to prevent potential injuries.

So, grab yourself a chair and we are going to do some weightless squats today. The chair is going to help keep your thighs parallel to the ground. We need to keep our knees at a 90 degree angle and go no further to prevent any potential injuries.

Your feet placement is key in doing squats with correct form. You want your feet directly under your hips and shoulder width apart. Now, to do a proper squat you want to make sure that your knees do not go out past your toes, that’s very important as you want to prevent unneeded injuries.

With our hands out in front of us, sink into a bodyweight squat and go all the way down until your butt touches the chair and then come right back up. Repeat this for 10-15 repetitions.

Remember, self-work increases self-worth, stay hydrated, stay present and always remember, stayfly!

BodyFly by Drei

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Ultimate Muscle Confusion Workout

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Ultimate Muscle Confusion Workout http://ift.tt/1v06RLs Marking your workouts on a calendar will help you keep track of everything. It will also help you keep track of things you’ve already accomplished. The weight you choose for each exercise should be a weight that is challenging, while at the same time allowing you to hit the desired number of repetitions using good form for each. You should take your body measurements. It’s always best to have someone else take them for you, as it is can be challenging to do them accurately yourself. By doing this, you can re-take your final measurements at the end and see your progression. You’ll want to work out different areas of your body the first two weeks of your program. Do this for a total of 6 weeks. So, you’ll be replacing this routine with your normal weight lifting routine. Here’s what it looks like for the first 2 weeks: You’ll be working out 4 days a week so pick four days that work for you the best. So, each day you will work out a different body part. Your first day maybe chest and triceps, followed by the second day of back and biceps, third day would be leg day and the fourth day would leave shoulders and abs. Then, in your second week you’ll want to repeat this regimen. For weeks three and four, you’ll want to change to a new workout regimen. However, you’ll still be working out 4 days a week. You’re going to be mixing up which the body parts you work together. So, this time work your back and triceps on the first day, on the second day, work chest and biceps, on your third day, work your legs and shoulders, and finish it up with your abs on your fourth day. Repeat this regimen for week 4. And for your final two weeks, you’re going to want to change it up again. Stick with the 4 days total of working out, mixing up your routines and body part combo’s. So, shoulders and back on the first day, triceps and biceps on your second day, chest and abs on your third day and finally legs on your fourth day. Repeat this regimen for the 6th week. Congratulations! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxlTfABcMw8



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What Does Water Do For Your Body

The question of what does water do for your body comes up quite a bit so I wanted to take some time and address the incredibly important subject of proper hydration.

Drinking water makes me feel amazing! If I’m not drinking water, I feel tired, sluggish and my thoughts are not clear.  

My daily water regimen is a gallon a day. When I drink that amount, I tend to be a little sharper, have more energy, feel less hungry and my skin doesn’t feel dry and itching.

Drinking water just helps me feel better. It will also help speed up your metabolism. Conversely, when you drink sports drinks, your overloading on sugar and not so healthy chemicals. 

By drinking that amount of sugar, it’s like your drinking a slice of pizza or a candy bar. Supplement those sports drinks with water, speed up your metabolism and lose weight.

Pay attention to the list of ingredients on the labels on the back on those sports drinks. The phosphoric acid in those drinks actually pulls the nutrients out of your body and those nutrients are what your body needs to thrive! You end up flushing all those nutrients you need out of your body during urination and you end up with a sugar dump.

Insulin is then produced to deal with the sugar and converts it into fat. And that fat loves to go right to your midsection. What’s funny is most people want to rid their body of fat, yet they drink these sodas and sports drinks. The simple answer is stop drinking those drinks!

Set yourself some daily goals on your water intake and stay hydrated my friends!

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How To Do Knee Push Ups

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How To Do Knee Push Ups Properly 1. Grab yourself a padded mat and position yourself on the mat so your knees are touching it and your feet are in the air. Your hands should be shoulder width apart and directly under your shoulders. 2. Lower your torso slowly towards the mat to the count of four and pause at the bottom of the rep just short of touching the mat for a count of one. Explode up to a count of one. That is one rep completed. 3. Repeat process for the desired repetitions. Repetitions should be at least 10 to as many as your can do before reaching failure. 4. Rest for one minute in between sets and repeat three times when starting out. Build up to as many sets and as many reps per set as possible. Once you can comfortably do at least 25 pushups per set, then move onto regular pushups with feet touching the ground.



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