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Playground Routine: 3 Tough Bodyweight Exercises

August 30, 2010
By Parth
Playground Routine: 3 Tough Bodyweight Exercises

Did you know that there was a free gym right in your neighborhood? Most community playgrounds are equipped with dipping bars, pullup bars, monkey bars, and benches – all the equipment you need to get a great workout! Here are 3 tough bodyweight exercises that you can perform at your local park: Inverted Rows...
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The 3 Minute Pushup Drill for Incredible Fitness

January 19, 2010
By Parth
The 3 Minute Pushup Drill for Incredible Fitness

Have you heard of the 3-minute pushups drill? You can use this interesting technique anytime you have an extremely short period of time to workout. The method is actually very simple, but it requires knowledge in knowing how to perform differentpushup variations. Here is the main idea: choose 6 pushup variations, and perform each...
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Benefits of Squat Jumps

September 16, 2009
By Parth
Benefits of Squat Jumps

Squat Jumps are one of the many important bodyweight exercises out there that are not being included in a typical bodyweight program. I agree to the fact that you can’t include every single bodyweight exercise out there. In fact, you shouldn’t. However, most people never do squat jumps. They might do hundreds of bodyweight...
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Sore Muscles = Progress? NOPE – 8 Ways to Progress with your Workouts without Muscle Soreness

August 3, 2009
By Parth
Sore Muscles = Progress? NOPE – 8 Ways to Progress with your Workouts without Muscle Soreness

There are a lot of “soreness seekers” out there. Soreness seekers are trainees who will not take a day off or stop training until they feel sore the next day after a workout. They’re also known as “fatigue seekers.” The main difference between fatigue seekers and soreness seekers is that fatigue seekers aim to...
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Wednesday, May 6, 2009

May 6, 2009
By Parth

Max rounds in 20 minutes of: 5 Chair Dips 5 Gorilla Chins 10 Squat Jumps Was able to do 8 rounds Notes: The chair dips and squat jumps were quite easy (yet challenging). The gorilla chins were tough. I’m going to be moving back towards more randomized workouts with a few benchmarks thrown in....
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Monday, April 27, 2009

April 27, 2009
By Parth

One round of: Side-Side Pullups, 25 reps 3 Minutes Jump Roping Squat Jumps, 50 reps 3 Minutes Jump Roping Incline Pushups, 75 reps 3 Minutes Jump Roping Time how long it take you to complete each bodyweight exercise Side-side Pullups =21:23.91 Squat Jumps = 2:44.46 Incline Pushups = 11:30.90 Total workout time (with jumproping)...
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Training to Get Back Into Shape

March 10, 2009
By Parth
Training to Get Back Into Shape

Image by Crossfit Westside It happens to the best of us. There are times in your life where you just stop working out. For one reason or another, you find yourself a few months later looking in the mirror and thinking to yourself, “How did I let myself go?” Well, I feel this sometimes...
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Interval Training with Burpees

February 20, 2009
By Parth
Interval Training with Burpees

Image by sallycrochets Burpees are an intense exercise, no doubt. When you combine Burpees with an intensity technique such as interval training, what you get is incredible, puke-inducing, fat burning workouts. Here are few you should try out: Burpees Tabata Interval Workout:
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15 Minute Bodyweight Workout

February 16, 2009
By Parth
15 Minute Bodyweight Workout

Image by abbyjane Here is a really great bodyweight workout using simple, basic movements that’ll take just 15 minutes of your time: Perform 5 rounds of: 2 minute interval: Pullups, 5 reps Pushups, 10 reps Bodyweight Squat, 20 reps 1 minute rest Here’s how to do it: Set the timer for 2 minutes, and...
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