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Perfect Push-Up | Another Gadget Failure

Aug

30

2011

The fitness industry is filled, I mean completely filled, with gadgets espousing extraordinary benefits. These gadgets, often sold through late night TV, offer to be the instant cure to building muscle. The sad reality is that most are sheer bunk; worthless plastic sold through excessive hype. One of those gadgets is the Perfect Push-Up. This ...

Do you train people for snow sports? Let’s Talk

Aug

27

2011

Snow season is coming. I’m already anxious to wax my snowboard. But this is the season to do that last push of pre-season training. I am planning on doing a few interviews with trainers for their pre-seasons training suggestions just for snow sports. by Tom JZ Trainers – Signup To Give Your Advise The series will ...

Workout Puddle | Interval Workout

Aug

26

2011

Interval workouts are intense and burn a ton of calories in a short amount of time. One measure of a workout is the workout puddle. Here is an interval workout that is an excellent example of metabolic conditioning and left this behind… When I workout or go on adventures I tend to enjoy intervals – ...

Upper Body Morning Workout

Aug

24

2011

I love starting the day with a workout. This morning was no different. It feels great, although sometimes typing is a bit more challenging with fatigued muscles. So here is what I did for my upper body morning workout today. by John-Morgan Structure The structure of the workout is fairly simple a warmup followed by 3 ...

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: ...