Your muscles grow when you rest. And so the key is stimulation, not annihilation. If you’re really that addicted to training, then instead of doing an intense workout, you can just keep yourself active with sports on your off days. Remember one thing – in order to stimulate muscle mass, and give it a...
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I don’t know what it feels like to be 50. However, my father is over 50, and I’ve trained him in past (trying to get him back into it). He is doing a pretty decent job of maintaining his weight using some simple techniques I’ve taught. My father works 18 hour days at a...
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One thing I’ve learned from Crossfit is that the more often you workout, the better. Now, I know a whole bunch of people are going to start talking about over training and potential over use injuries. The reason why most Crossfitters do not burn out is simply because they train in a different manner...
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I first realized how big a role metabolism played in fat loss when I read Alwyn Cosgrove’s article on T-mag, titled the Hierarchy of Fat Loss. Cosgrove stated that the most important factor in a fat loss routine is metabolic resistance training. This includes workouts such as complexes, circuits, trisets, and supersets. The idea...
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For the past few weeks, I’ve been getting lots of requests from readers who need some help developing a strength-focused bodyweight fitness program. I decided to organize some of my best tips into a post… Intensity and Strength
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Bodyweight Exercise Revolution is a recent eBook published by Coaches Adam Steer and Ryan Murdock. When I first heard about this eBook, I rolled my eyes and thought, “Not another Bodyweight Training eBook.” I was very much convinced that I’d learned everything there was to know about bodyweight training. But, my willingness to explore...
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Crossfit is the go-to place if you want truly intense workouts. What I teach through this site is honestly a dumbed down version of Crossfit. The types of workouts I see them posting on the main Crossfit site are tough, and are certainly not for everyone. Click here to learn over 100 Bodyweight Exercises,...
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There are many ways of losing weight out there – calorie counting, steady state cardio, ketogenic diets – just to name a few. But not one of these methods take into account one of the most important attributes of weight loss – boosting your metabolic rate. Your resting metabolic rate measures the amount of...
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All you need are two really sturdy chairs. I use two wooden chairs. Position the back of the chairs facing each other, and stand between the chairs. Place your hand on the top of the chairs, and push up on the chairs,straightening your arms out. Tuck your feet behind you by bending your knees....
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Image by fitness 102 I love superset workouts. Some of my favorite workouts involve combining bodyweight and kettlebell workouts. It just so happens that there is a trainer who’s come out with a full workout program that uses this strategy of superseting bodyweight and kettlebell exercises to create intense fat burning workouts. His name...
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