Up ‘N Down Hotel Gym Travel Workout

I do a far amount of traveling to various conferences and meetings with other fit pros. I like to stay on top of things and meet with all the industry leaders so I can help you as best I can. Whenever I travel, I always take this little bag of goodies with me… Inside, you’ll … Continued

Hotel Room Hot Mess Travel Workout

I’ve been known to workout anywhere. I don’t much care where I find myself, I’ll drop down and do push ups, or find a rafter and start doing pull ups. That’s just me. I know you’d like to do that too. Well, maybe not in an airport, but I know you’d like to have a … Continued

Hotel Room Hot Mess Bodyweight Workout

Travel…a good excuse to miss a workout if you’re looking for excuses. Me? I’m not big on excuses, and since you’re on my blog, I can only guess that you don’t look for them either. Excuses are for someone else. Someone that doesn’t challenge themselves daily. Even though just getting your workout in is a … Continued

KB Bodyweight Challenge

I had the good fortune to meet Forest Vance. He’s a kettle bell guru. I am not. Forest has an interesting personal story about his journey into kettle bells. He was originally an athlete that found himself overweight and out of shape when he stopped playing football. He turned to kettle bells to lose over … Continued

Interview – Pull Up Tips

It appears that my next challenge should be learning to comb my hair, and not with the rock that I used on the day that my good friend Ben Teal interviewed me 😉 (I’ve always been cosmetically challenged, so I don’t think I’ll ever take to a comb or make up the way I probably … Continued

Kettle bells for Boot Camps with Forest Vance

How’s your training going? Do you need to spice things up? I checked with my friend, Forest Vance, for some tips on adding kettle bells to your boot camp. He one up’d it by providing us with a workout too 😉 I’ll let Forest take over from here: Kettlebell Boot Camp Kettlebells are an AWESOME … Continued

Endurance Power Builders = Fat Loss

I’m not what they call a ‘cardio junkie’. I did so much steady state cardio when I was getting ready for bodybuilding shows back in the day  (because in the ice age when I was completing that was ‘cutting edge’), that I can’t stand the idea of getting on a bike or treadmill for any … Continued

5 to 1 Workout

Are you a little timed strapped this holiday season? How about a quick bodyweight workout that you can do anywhere? As you know, I’ve been known to do this sort of thing in the airport, here, here and here. But there’s no need for you to drive to the airport, just do this in your … Continued

Warrior Workout – Lower Body

My friend, Tyler Bramlett, you’ve seen him on my blog before here and here, has a cool lower body challenge for you. Check it out: Here’s the challenge: You’ll do three movements, the assisted pistol squat, the side lunge and the jump lunge. Do each one for 2 minutes straight (one minute per leg on … Continued

Your Ab Workout Today

You’ve heard me talk about core strength and how important it is to have a strong core. But before you go and do hundreds of sit-ups I’m going to stop you. I’ve recently been dabbling in Pilates, you may not know this but doing a simple sit up doesn’t target the deep transverse abdominals the … Continued