I learned about this test from my friend and mentor, Craig Ballantyne who learned it from world-famous strength coach Martin Rooney in the April 2010 issue of Men’s Health. The Rules 1) After a warm-up, you are going to do push-ups for 3 minutes. 2) You can rest whenever you want – but the … Continued
I’ve been MIA while I’ve been unpacking and getting my house in order. It’s been super fun to set up my condo, much more fun that packing my house up (ug). With my pack, I did a lot of purging. I think I gave away one box for every two that I packed. It was … Continued
I have some fantastic tips and hot topics to discuss, so grab a chair and a cup of coffee or green tea and enjoy these fabulous posts from my Over 40 blogging friends. CLICK HERE to read these cool posts. Are shorts for women over 40 age appropiate? See what the Glam Gals … Continued
“I don’t have time to workout.” C’mon. Really? You need to come up with something better than that. “I’m hooked up to a dialysis machine”, okay, I’ll accept that as reason for not training, or “I’m in a full body cast” would be acceptable for a certain period of time… Actually, if you’re on … Continued
Train in your underwear? Well, that’s the beauty of a home workout. It was super hot outside and in my new condo that morning. I live in a cold climate with about 5 hot days a year so no one really has AC. I got ready to train, put in my underwear and running shoes … Continued
I’m pretty much settled into my new digs. I’m big on home workouts and wanted a quickie. My home gym isn’t set up yet, but I knew that I could figure out something. I had an early flight to catch and didn’t want to be sitting for hours and then miss out on training for … Continued
Hi Shawna With your first stage 1-12 pull up program would you do workout 1 on Monday, take a rest day and do workout 2 on Wednesday and so on? Thank you for your time Shawna. Robin Robin Agreed. I’d take a day off from my program in between my workouts. I wouldn’t necessarily take … Continued
If you’re bored of cardio and EVEN intervals, get ready for another one of my pal Mike Whitfield’s calorie-torching bodyweight finishers. Check out this finisher he recently did with a client: “What can you do in 3 minutes?” said his long-time client with a smile after he just completed his tough metabolic resistance training workout. … Continued
Its Fashion Flash Monday and if anyone can make you care about fashion and beauty in the dog days of summer it’s the bloggers of Fashion Flash, check out THIS LINK to see the following posts: * Une femme d’un certain age takes her autumn color cues from a park in Paris. * Fab Over … Continued
I don’t know anything about feng shui, but to me, this has got to be a good sign. I moved into my new condo and found this in the master bathroom. I never noticed it when I was purchasing my house, but what a happy surprise! So fitting for the ‘Pull Up Queen’, I … Continued