Fitness Town

“Kelly” Five rounds for time of: Run 400 meters 30 Box jump, 24 inch box 30 Wall ball shots, 20 pound ball My time was 36:34.

haven’t been keeping up on my fitness, so i put together a little burner to kick me back into the game. TMK KICKER 21 pull-ups 21 handstand pushups 21 knees to elbows 21 pushups 15… 9… for time: my time 20:05. was not impressed.  going to cut my time in half.

Thruster 1-1-1-1-1-1-1 reps Build up in weight to figure out what your “1 rep max” is for Thrusters.  Once you figure out what weight you’ll need to perform your 1 rep max do, 7 sets, 1 rep each set.  How to perform a Thruster (barbell)… [wmv] Kettlebell swings between each set.    How to perform Kettlebell swings…[wmv][mov]

What is a ‘staple’ food? A staple food is much like the blueprint of a house. The architect designs the functionality and layout of the house, complete with bedrooms, bathrooms, kitchen, living room, dining room, plumbing and wiring. Everything else in the house, from the stove to the decorations on the walls, makes the house a home. Nutrition staple foods are our eating ‘blueprint’, filling basic nutritional needs. Everything else in the diet builds and complements these basic foods.

Vitamins and minerals…we link the two words together as if they were synonymous, serving similar functions with a purpose to make us well. They are in fact quite different, and by understanding the role of each along with their sources and functions, you will better understand the role of nutrition and supplementation in a wellness lifestyle.

The muscle group located on the backside of the leg, from the knee up to our posteriors, is known as the biceps femoris , commonly called the hamstring . Like the biceps brachii we are familiar with whenever we flex our upper arm in the common muscle pose, the biceps femoris muscle is made of two quite distinct muscles. The long head runs along the lateral (outside) of the pack portion of the leg and crosses two joints, both the knee and hip. The shorter head runs medially, inside the back of the thigh.

Fitness professionals constantly discuss the differences between free weights and machines. The layman also often asks if he or she should use free weights or machines. Why not use both?

When I was about 12 years old, a friend down the street took up guitar lessons. I remember two things specifically…one being the dejected look on his face the day he came home from his first lesson. I don’t know what the two of us had expected, but listening to him mangle, I mean, strum the strings after that initial lesson wasn’t it.