Guest Post Body Weight STRENGTH Workout by Forest Vance, author, Body Weight Strong 2.0 I want to talk to you today about how to use body weight training to gain strength. You probably think of body weight training when thinking about conditioning and fat loss. That’s how I used to think about it too. I’ve … Continued
Yesterday was Easter and whether you celebrate this holiday or not, there’s a meaningful message of new beginnings associated with it. With that in mind, I want to call you out on a few things you NEED TO STOP and encourage you on a few other things you NEED TO START. Fair enough? So with … Continued
I love a good rant and I can always rely on Kate Vidulich to deliver a GREAT rant! I was one of those guilty Bootcamp Instructors who called my 20-10 intervals “tabatas”, but after reading a rant from Kate a few months ago, I quickly changed my tune (just in case she caught me – … Continued
Guest Post by Kate Vidulich Author: 1000 Calorie Accelerators System BSc, ACSM, Master CTT Burn 1000 calories in one workout? Here’s one way from my pal Kate Vidulich, she has a video workout and an article below. Well worth the read to dispel the mis-information floating around about the good ole ‘tabata’. Check out this … Continued
Guest Post by Derek Wahler Beat up, worn down and mentally drained. It was all finally starting to add up. I felt embarrassed to even be feeling those emotions, but I couldn’t take it anymore. For years, I prided myself on being the person who stuck with their workouts. The problem was, I was doing … Continued
Need some ideas to spark up your exercise and fitness? Have fun while you train and it’ll never feel like work! 1. Train with your girlfriends – go for a run and have breakfast afterwards and tell everyone you’re one of the ladies that “runch” (brunch is so five minutes ago!) 2. Take the … Continued
Here’s a bodyweight workout that uses the RIST and FUW method. RIST means ‘reps in specific time’ and FUW means ‘finish up with’ Set your timer for 45/10 and do: 5 prisoner squat finish up with burpees 5/leg spiderman push ups finish up with plank alternate leg lift wall sit with 5 stick ups finish … Continued
Guest Post by Lisa Bullock It’s stupid o’clock here in Melbourne! Another night of sleeplessness and I’m wondering if anyone is on Facebook at 2.30am? Surely there must be a host of over 40’s women who’ll want to hang out with me in the middle of the night because they can’t sleep either? Maybe we … Continued
First up, the push up is the ‘be all end all’ of body weight chest exercises. If you only did push ups, you’d have lots of variety to chose from. Just look at some of the variations I have for you: (click on each word to view the video demo) Incline push up Decline push … Continued
Back Exercise Substitutions I often get asked what exercises can be swapped in for others. If you’re wondering about what to do for your leg workout, check out this post. Back is one of the hardest muscle groups to train with just body weight. If you have absolutely no equipment (i.e. no dumbbells, no barbell, … Continued