Posts Tagged ‘ pullups ’

Perform Pullups Anywhere and at Anytime!

August 24, 2010
By Parth

TACFIT Commando is all about getting efficient and effective workouts ANYTIME & ANYWHERE. That also means not being weighed down by cumbersome or expensive equipment. Here’s Scott Sonnon’s low-tech, high-impact solution to creating a versatile piece of suspension training equipment for less than the cost of a latte. To download the mp4 version of...
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20 Minute Upper Body Workout in the Heat

July 7, 2010
By Parth
20 Minute Upper Body Workout in the Heat

Wow! It’s hot outside! Yesterday it was over a hundred degrees. Today it’s around 90 degrees. But I think after 80 degrees it all just starts feeling the same. It’s a great time to workout outside, but with intense training, you have to be a bit more careful. It might be helpful to cut...
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Big Arms with Pullups

June 18, 2010
By Parth
Big Arms with Pullups

Big and strong arms take years to develop. Guys who have big arms have been lifting and training for years. If your goal is to pack on lots of size on your arms, then you’d better perform the pullup and it’s variations. Pullups train the biceps, which represents approximately 1/3 of the upper arm...
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Muscle Building and Training Hard Enough

June 18, 2010
By Parth
Muscle Building and Training Hard Enough

I know how you feel. You’re always wondering whether or not you’re training hard enough. Are you doing enough reps? Enough sets? The right exercises? What more can you do? Well, Vince Delmonte, the guy who packed on 60 something pounds on his skinny frame, created a great video showing you the 7 best...
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Pull ups Density Workout

June 11, 2010
By Parth

Density training is one of the best ways to increase your pull up strength. I was going to do a full write up on this, but I found that someone had already created a video about this topic. So, here it is: I would also like to suggest trying out some of Craig Ballantyne’s...
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Great Back Workouts at Home Without Weights

June 10, 2010
By Parth
Great Back Workouts at Home Without Weights

Want to create some great back workouts you can do at home without weights? Well you really only need one movement: the pullup. First, I will show you three of the best versions of the pullup you can use to build your back workout, then we’ll go into some sample methods. Best Bodyweight Back...
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Advanced Upper Body Workout

April 7, 2010
By Parth
Advanced Upper Body Workout

As an individual gets stronger, he or she requires tougher workouts to improve their strength, physique, and endurance. I constantly research new exercises and training methods to help me create challenging workouts. The following is a sample advanced upper body workout using some really unique exercises: Alternating DB Incline Press When most people perform...
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How Effective is Bodyweight Training?

December 14, 2009
By Parth
How Effective is Bodyweight Training?

You ever watch that show “Ninja Warrior?” Ninja Warrior is a tournament held in Japan that has individuals try to get through a nearly impossible obstacle course. These obstacle courses don’t require brute strength and incredible endurance. What they require is the ability to move your own bodyweight effectively through space. The athletes who...
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Train Like the Military: Exercises, Workouts, and Principles You can Use for your Home Workouts

November 4, 2009
By Parth
Train Like the Military: Exercises, Workouts, and Principles You can Use for your Home Workouts

A few years ago, I bought a book about the Navy Seals and how they worked out. There were four main parts to the Navy Seals program: upper body training, core training, stretching, and cardio. For some reason, the book did not talk about lower body training. Either way, the workouts presented in the...
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How to Perform Pushups, Pullups, Squats, and Situps

November 3, 2009
By Parth
How to Perform Pushups, Pullups, Squats, and Situps

If you’re in your thirties, twenties, or younger, then it’s quite easy for you to stay in shape. It’s the middle aged men and women who have full time careers, and a families to be responsible for that have a really tough time to stay in shape. If you fall within this category, then...
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