Spring/Summer Workout Tips: Celebrity Trainer Dolvett Quince

Spring is almost here, so that means Summer is almost here, lol, and that's when the world gets a little, well, skimpy. So its vital that we all look our best during months where more of the body will be exposed, and of course around here we want you guys to be, well, the sh*t in every area. So we spoke with Celebrity Fitness Trainer Dolvett Quince, and he was able to give us a few tips on how to get your body right-- Urban Gentleman style.

1. Best workout to get fit and in shape quickly?

Do a combination of weight training and cardio, and even mix in some calisthenics (push-ups pull-ups, sit-ups, etc.). Have a "get it done" approach and you can finish this in 30 minutes. (just mix and match, maybe 10 minutes of each). This is the perfect workout to define muscles and get ready for the spring and summer!!

2. Advice on how to integrate fitness into a busy schedule?

Simply find time, better yet make time! Set your alarm clock an hour earlier than normal for this month, give yourself a monthly goal! Wake up and hit the gym early, you'll be surprised how much energy and focus you have throughout your day! Nothing less than 30 minutes, nothing more than an hour for us busy guys!

3. Foods that will aid in slimming down -and- foods that help when wanting to bulk up?

Slimming down: Try increasing your fiber intake, fiber assist in flushing the body, and usually connected to high vitamin intake. A great example, oatmeal in the morning or FiberOne cereal! Also coconut water and oil have tremendous benefits in reducing water retention! I recommend Zico Pure Premium Coconut Water as a refreshing alternative for the upcoming spring and summer heat.

If you're looking to gain mass: increase your lean protein intake-- chicken breast baked (not fried)! Fish and turkey are great foods to increase and sustain muscle mass!

4. What are some of the benefits of your Special "Me & My Chair: The No Excuses Workout" workouts?

A huge benefit: You only need a chair to get through this workout, and trust me you have a chair... you're probably on one right now as you read this! If you find yourself away on business, or stuck in a hotel, or even at home and wanna burn off those calories, this DVD is for YOU. It's a great way to speed up and maintain your metabolism! THE Best way to "maintain your sexy"!

5. Let's say an urban gentleman only has 10 minutes to workout per day, he wants to slim down a little and tone his muscles,what should he do?

Jump outta bed and do 30 push ups, 30 crunches, 30 sit ups, 30 squats, 30 lunges per leg! REPEAT until the 10 minutes are up! Watch what you eat.. that means make clean quality choices when eating! As your body gets use to this workout increase your reps and speed!


6. Top 5 singular workouts? Top 5 foods to eat?

Push ups, squats, sit ups, dips, pull ups!
Turkey, Oatmeal, Eggs, Chicken, Spinach!


7. Anything extra you want to add?

Drink water. Why? It flushes your body and reduces water retention by flushing the system continuously! Enjoy this spring and summer gentlemen, and "be better than yesterday".

Celebrity Trainer Dolvett Quince

Want to hear more from Dolvett? Check him out Here.
Get the Me & My Chair Workout Here.
Check out the Urban Gentleman Health Corner Here.


More about the Me & My Chair workout:

"Me and My Chair" is an extension of Dolvett's commitment to help people change their lives "one rep at a time." "Me and My Chair" is a no excuses workout that can be done anytime, anywhere. Suited for those whose demanding schedules keep them out of the gym, this workout is intended to be a personal trainer on the go. "Me and My Chair" is a low-impact, high intensity workout system that helps you tone up and slim down using only a household chair as equipment. With a Beginner and Advanced workout on the same DVD, you'll be able to see yourself improve as you move between these two calorie-burning workouts!

NOVERO TheTalkyOne Bluetooth Speakerphone: Stylish Hands-free Living

Last year we reviewed Novero's TheFirstOne as one of the most stylish bluetooth headsets on the market. This year Novero is unveiling yet another stylish solution for hands-free living-- TheTalkyOne. Yeah, their product names are a little quirky, but TheTalkyOne's feature are far from it.

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TheTalkyOne is a minimally-designed Bluetooth speakerphone, about the size of an iPhone that lets you make calls and stream music anywhere that you are – in the car, home or office. It is ideal for anybody that needs the added flexibility in their digital life, but doesn't want to settle for the usual unattractive (or just down right ugly) digital products.

perfect for car use, especially with the many
"no cell-phone while driving" laws

F E A T U R E S:
Crystal Clear Sound: TheTalkyOne uses best-in-class DSP, and the latest in noise reduction and echo cancellation technology

Bring Your Music with You: TheTalkyOne streams music in multiple file formats from your phone or Bluetooth enabled MP3 player, through stereo music streaming (A2DP 1.2)

Text-to-speech functionality allows TheTalkyOne to distinctly read text messages and announces the names of callers, if supported by your phone

Simple Pairing with Multipoint technology: Connect easily with 2 mobile phones. If traveling with a passenger, calls can be taken from either handset

Go Anywhere: TheTalkyOne is compatible with all major Bluetooth phones, and can be effortlessly mounted in any car, home or office interior with its versatile clip

It's only $139, and you can get it here.

m o r e i n f o r m a t i o n:
You can read the guide for TheTalkyOne by going to novero.com, click on service, click on manual, and choose TheTalkyOne from the drop down menu.

Get The Red Carpet Look

Get the red carpet look of the most well-dressed stars.

2010 Oscar Awards: Men's Fashion on the Red Carpet

Red Carpet Photos from the 82nd Annual Academy Awards
held at the Kodak Theatre on March 7, 2010 in Hollywood, California.





Actor Taylor Lautner wearing Dolce & Gabbana



Zac Efron wearing Calvin Klein



Super-Producer and Director Tyler Perry



Actor Robert Downey Jr. and wife Susan Downey
(wearing Lanvin).

LOTS more pictures, fashion summary, and Oscar winners below:

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Designer Sneakers: Lanvin, Prada, Louboutin, Armani, Gucci, Burberry, and more.

Just in case some of you guys aren't familiar with the styles, I've posted a few designer sneakers below.

Jimmy Choo Sneaker Collection + The Rise of Men's Designer Sneakers

Lanvin, Prada, Louis Vuitton, Louboutin, and now Jimmy Choo. The market for designer men's sneakers is evolving at a rapid pace. In such an unstable economy, is this a wise move? Well, Louis Vuitton's collaboration with Kanye led their shoes to be sold out... yeah $800-$1200 pair of shoes were sold out in a matter of days, some even sold out in hours (many were pre-ordered though).

Shoe connoisseurs are still hawking them on eBay for up to $2,000... yeah, pretty crazy. So, clearly there is a demand for these high-end sneakers.

Louboutin Spiked-Hi Top Sneaker, $835

With producers like Pharrell and Swizz Beatz tweeting about and wearing the new men's Louboutin shoes, Christian has had alot of great publicity. I'm just curious about the overall sales of his studded shoes so far (if anyone has an idea, feel free to comment). And I really want to get a look at his complete collection because so far it seems to be never-ending, lol.

3 of Jimmy Choo's high-top sneakers

Jimmy Choo will be adding his fancy kicks to his pre-fall 2010 collection. There will be 8 styles, 5 high tops and 3 low tops. The materials for Choo's sneakers will range from suede to patent leather to snakeskin. And the price? $470 to $630. That's a few hundred lower than his luxury sneaker counterparts, so the price is definitely more economy conscious (in terms of luxury footwear)... But I guess the question is: will the lower price mean he'll sell more? maybe even sell-out faster? Or will his lower price tag just leave him with lower profit margins? Only time will tell. The Jimmy Choo sneaker collection will be available to purchase online in May.

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What do you guys think about the rise in men's designer sneakers? Which ones are your favorite? Are you willing to buy them or will you stick to your $50 Chuck Taylors, $100 Supras, and $150 Jordans?

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Urban Gent LOOK BOOK: A Yellow Blue Weekend.

Get this casual look for simple weekend coordination.
below:

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Christian Louboutin Men's Shoes: Sneakers, Brogues, Loafers. Swizz Beatz Insider Loubi Scoop.

Swizz Beatz and Christian Louboutin, 2009

Producer Swizz Beatz has been tweeting photos of Louboutin sneakers for months.... and Christian Louboutin has been giving shout-outs and thank yous to both Pharrell and Swizz (while even showing love to Alicia and her latest album) on his Loubi Blog too. (her album is pretty hot btw).

There's the well-known studded high-tops, brogues, and slippers. Then there's the others that aren't for sale quite yet, like the colorful, red and blue, and animal textured sneakers. Can't wait to see what's next...

Click here to see Pharrell as the Louboutin Don in his Freddy Flats and studded Loubi Sneaks.

Check out a complete collection
of Swizz Beatz Twitter pictures below:

This is probably the best looking group of Louboutin Men's Shoes I've seen.
The silverish croc and and the black on black studded are my favorite.

Reggie Bush and Swizz Beatz showing off
the gold-studded Loubi Sneakers.

Swizz Beatz has even gotten his son involved in the Loubi revolution

Buy your own pair below:


(more pictures, including Kanye in Loubi slippers below)

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Zen.

Dali, China.

photos by MR.CHEN

A Few Favorites: Fall/Winter 2010 Fashion Shows

Because of my crazy busy schedule I haven't been able to give you guys my usual rundown of the shows from fashion week. So below I've covered a few of the past shows...

"All Hail McQueen"

The prints, the texture, the designs, the everything... Alexander McQueen gives us his usual uniquely dark point of view, this time he does it with intricate prints and textures. (may he rest in peace).

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"My Friend Brian"

Band of Outsiders always has such fun with their styles. Their Fall 2010 collection literally reminds me of my high school friend Brian. He was this really rich kid who exclusively shopped at thrift stores. With his finds he'd create the most random ensembles, but somehow they worked for him. You don't know my friend Bri, so my style comparisons may not be resonating at the moment. Let's just say that their collection is like the ivy style of an occasionally wild and laid-back frat boy.

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"A Smooth Bad Boy"

I'm SUCH a sucker for Bottega Veneta, secretly infatuated with most of their collections. For Fall 2010 they give us their usual perfect monochromatic inspired tones, but with a bad boy country edge. Lots of great pieces sprinkled throughout the collection, mainly in the first 1/3 (the last 1/3 lost me). I'm a little perturbed with some of the fashion show styling-- like the heavily devilish pompadours, I would have preferred smaller ones, but that's a minor issue. All in all they have enough great pieces to make BV one of my favorites for next winter.

view more of the collection here.

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"Overindulgent Snowboarder Dressing in the Dark"

I felt like D&G raided my friend Chinny's closet, or atleast his hat collection. Layers upon layers upon layers of snow-gear, D&G's motto for this collection had to be "go hard or go home". Their excessiveness makes me ponder upon the future trends... we've been ruggedly simple for the past year or so. Is their abundance of clothing on the runway a sort of rebellion to the crucial downgrades of the economy? Or maybe, well, most likely, its just a response to the fact that humongous coats are for the birds, its all about layers, layers, and more layers boys. (With the world's schizophrenic weather you have to be ready to take it off and put it on).

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Michael Bastian. It's in the details... This is a great collection for those still swimming in the latest trends. A little preppy, a little edgy, lots of plaids, and Doc Martens galore.

Burberry Prosum. Doing what they do best, they give us the most thorough collection of jackets and coats. I'll skip the extra verbiage and will simply say having atleast one of their jackets in your wardrobe is a must.

DKNY. My fashion alma mater can barely do wrong, lol. Versatility, as usual, is key with DKNY's collection. In their usual hues of steel, charcoal, and blue the collection battles rugged and refined while always keeping its streetwise city style that can be worn by all.

Commonwealth Utilities. They gave us what we wanted. This is the collection to choose from if you're a ridiculously handsome, manly, trendy yet conservative bloke.

Spurr

Other collections to check out next Fall and Winter: Michael Kors, Spurr, Victor Glemaud, Buckler, Tommy Hilfiger, G-Star, Loden Dager, and Trussardi 1911.

View all of the collections above plus more by going HERE.

*Check back soon for one of the anticipated Urban Gentleman Style and Trend Guides.

photos from NYMAG.