HIT in the 21st Century

We are in the process of shooting videos of the CZT Fitness System machines.  Please check out our YouTube channel by clicking the logos below.  See HIT in the 21st Century…

 

CZT Fitness System in Houston

This week we set up and installed the first CZT Fitness System facility in Houston, TX. This location has the CZT-H and the all-new CZT-Core machine with torso flexion, torso extension, and torso rotation all from one seated position.  We are excited to be there and look forward to the opportunity in a great city. We are located in 2 Allen Center on the 16th Floor in downtown Houston.

CZT Installation in San Diego

Well Matt Hedman was all smiles after the successful installation of the CZT-H and CZT-V models in two of his facilities one in San Diego and one in La Jolla. Also to note, he went through a couple of very intense workouts using the machines and noted how effective they felt during and after the workouts.

Keith Norris and the CZT-V

Keith Norris recently came to Austin for a quick visit.  Skyler Tanner, manager of Efficient Exercise Westlake, took him through a brief yet intense workout incorporating the CZT-V.  Keith was so impressed that he took the time to write a favorable article on his blog Theory to Practice.  Check out this post HERE

Here’s a quick video montage of the workout which incorporated the CZT-V for Dead Lift, Negative Pull Down, and Negative Dip.

Change and Evolve

Only 16% of the population belongs to a fitness center and many of those people just circulate between clubs. So what are we doing wrong? Nobody “re-branded” brushing your teeth but we all know if we just stop one day our teeth will rot. The evidence is overwhelming with proper exercise that the same happens to our bodies without it. We are on a mission to make proper exercise accessible to everyone with our machines, systems, and small footprint facilities. We hope to be an instigator of change and continue to evolve the fitness industry…

CZT in Europe!

We are pleased to announce that we will soon launch CZT Machines into the European market.  This move internationally will allow access to our machines first in Denmark and hopefully throughout the rest of Europe soon thereafter.  We will update with European contact information for those who would like to have a hands on experience.

Negative Only Chest Press by Matt Hedman

Matt Hedman, President of The Perfect Workout™ in San Diego, CA, came by Efficient Exercise™ in Austin yesterday for a visit and a chance to go through a workout using the CZT machines. He was thoroughly impressed and I wanted to show a quick video of him going through some negative only chest press on the horizontal CZT machine.

Fully functional exercise studio in under 200 square feet using CZT machines

Consider this set up when thinking of ways to increase your current facility’s capacity and/or expanding to a new location with minimal rent and overhead requirements.

Exercises possible using both machines:

• Leg Press – Horizontal Axis Machine
• Chest Press – Horizontal Axis Machine
• Row – Horizontal Axis Machine
• Calf Raise – Horizontal Axis Machine
• Leg Curl – Horizontal Axis Machine
• Ab Crunch – Horizontal Axis Machine
• Squat – Vertical Axis Machine
• Deadlift – Vertical Axis Machine
• Pull Down – Vertical Axis Machine
• Overhead Press – Vertical Axis Machine
• Bench Press – Vertical Axis Machine
• Dip – Vertical Axis Machine
• Yates Row – Vertical Axis Machine
• Shrugs – Vertical Axis Machine
• Bench Row – Vertical Axis Machine

Negative Only Workout: Prototype Horizontal Axis Machine

This video displays one of the truly beautiful features of the Cra-Z-Train machines…negative only workouts done while training alone! Many people prefer to train alone and now the intensity and load can significantly and safely be increased by performing eccentric only routines.

Cra-Z-Train hits the tracks!

It is official…Cra-Z-Train machines are hitting the tracks full steam ahead.  Randy Rindfliesch, inventor and mad scientist, has teamed with Mark Alexander, President Efficient Exercise and efficiency fanatic, to create machines that will change the face of exercise into the 21st Century.  There really has not been much in terms of progression with strength training equipment since the launch of Nautilus by Arthur Jones in the 1970′s.  Now, Cra-Z-Train has effectively and seamlessly created a way to train intensely including eccentric only or negative only exercise by the use of motorized resistance.

Check out the prototype models in use:

Dr. Doug McGuff MD author of Body by Science giving the machines a whirl…Doug said, “The intensity was frightening”.

Shauna Alexander’s first experience on the machines:

My attempt at true efficiency in exercise:

Please stay tuned for more videos to come of the production models!