Story time, grab a chair. I did a program with my buddy David 3 years ago called Mechanical Drop Sets. David put on 30+lbs of solid bodyweight and I put on 20lbs+ in 12 weeks (a little pudge but mostly clean mass). It was insane. So were the workouts. On the high week it was upwards of 500 reps total per workout and there were 4 workouts per week. Ugh. Add it to the list of programs I’ll venture to use again on myself.
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Life Fitness Announces Coming Virtual Trainer Smartphone App (REPOST)
Global leader in fitness equipment manufacturing, Life Fitness announces the Life Fitness Virtual Trainer smartphone app coming soon. The new app will sync with the popular Life Fitness Virtual Trainer Website (www.virtualtrainer.lifefitness.com) to enable exercisers to update workout results on both the website and mobile devices.
Skipping Rope is Cheap, Fun, and Hardwork:)
Guest Blogger – Brendan Webb When is the last time that you bought a quality piece of cardio equipment for under $40? My guess is never, unless of course you own a skipping rope. Its easy to learn, and a great way to get your heart rate up quickly. I start sweating like a dog [...]
Why you should do the 90 day fitness challenge!
Why do so many people fail when making changes to their behavior? It is extremely hard to replace an ingrained habit with a new pattern. But there is hope!! By committing to the 90 day challenge there is a very good chance that this could be starting point of a new, positive change in behavior [...]
Cardio training for optimum fat loss
Interval Training vs Traditional long boring cardio How many of you have ever given a little HITT (High Intensity Interval Training) a go? Not only can it show far greater results in fat loss with minimal muscle loss, but it is also going to save you hours a week working out! I’m sure most of you will [...]
80% of the World is Water, Can You Swim?
Being a swimmer my whole life, I understand the benefits and difficulties of the workout. For those of you who only swim for recreation or are considering swimming as a part of your exercise routine, I found this article that goes through some benefits of a swimming workout… very informational and to the point.
Treadmill vs Elliptical
So the past summer I was trying to decide the winner in the continuing debate between Ellipticals vs Treadmills. As we only had room for one unit in our home gym – I wanted to make sure it would be the right one! Now I enjoyed cross-country running during high school, but university took that [...]
Matching Beats – Tune up your body through music
Everyone’s got their favorite music to work out to and anyone ever been to spin class will attest to how the music drives the workout. Apparently there is more to it, with research actually stating that (fast) music will give you better results during exercise, as the music allows you to go further than you [...]
Day #4 – WORKOUT TWO- 10 Minute “CARDIO CORE” workout
As per Tony. If I had the extra time, then do another 10 minute workout. On weekends, I know I have the extra time. Todays second workout was “CARDIO CORE”. It felt good to hit a workout after doing abs and my intensity level was higher. I’d say a 7 or maybe 8 / 10. So [...]
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