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Tuesday’s Tip: Avoiding Fitness Analysis-Paralysis

Aug

16

2011

Lifestyle changes are tough. To make things worse there is so much information available it is easy to get stuck in analysis-paralysis. If you are like me, then you know the ease of getting stuck in a perpetual planning mode. But planning doesn’t do anything. by NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Like scientists we can get ...

Six Tips to Get Past Plateaus

Aug

15

2011

What do you do when you are improving, then just get stuck? Could be you just can’t seem to do a single pull-up. Could be that you can’t run more than 2 miles? Could be just about anything? Those limits, or plateaus, can be frustrating. Well bust through those plateaus with these six tips.

Metabolic Session – Give It All You Have

Aug

10

2011

Metabolic training is a combination of strength and cardiovascular training. It pushes both systems hard making you give it all you have. This workout uses a kettlebell, bodyweight exercises. A simple, but effective way to build strength and burn fat. The advantage of metabolic sessions is that they let you do more work in the ...

Workout While Traveling | Carter Park in Breckenridge, CO

Aug

1

2011

What do you when you travel? What about when you travel and don’t have access to a hotel gym? Here is what I do…

Does the Perfect-Pullup™ Do Anything?

Jul

29

2011

You’ve seen it. You’ve seen the Perfect-Pullup™ sitting on the shelves. You’ve probably even wondered if it works. Well not so fast. According to a recent study comparing pull-ups, chin-ups, and the Perfect-Pullup™ concluded: The Perfect·Pullup™ rotational device does not appear to enhance muscular recruitment when compared to the conventional pull-up or chin-up. But the ...

How To Do Pull-Ups and Chin-Ups

Jul

26

2011

Pull-ups and chin-ups are incredible exercises to do. They only require something to hang from and can build a phenomenal build. But these movements are also intimidating for many people to start. I’ve been asked before, how can I even begin to learn how to do a pull-up? Let’s walk through the basics of the ...

Kettlebell Man Maker Workout

Jul

19

2011

Here is a workout with just a single exercise; the kettlebell man maker. It is tough and taxes your entire body. The Kettlebell Man-Maker Workout The workout is simply three sets of ten (3×10) of one movement. This movement is a great kettlebell combination movement that I found from Steve Maxwell. Here is his version: ...

Tabata Interval Workout

Jul

16

2011

I had only a little bit of time, but wanted to fit in a quick workout. Where did I turn? Tabata Burn Fat with 12 Minute Tabata Workout The incredibly high intensity involved in a Tabata protocol workout is the reason that this type of workout burns more calories and fat. The Tabata protocol is ...

Interval Workout | Upper Body Workout Routine

Jul

13

2011

I had to pull out my Bulgarian Training Bag for this interval workout for the upper body. The work out routine is more of an extended super set of six exercises. Upper Body Workout Routine Equipment Needed This workout routine requires three types of equipment: pullup bar, bulgarian training bag, and rings. The Interval Workout ...