Recently both the New York Times and the Globe and Mail published this ‘fact’: women ‘CAN’T do pull ups. A study at the University of Dayton took 17 normal sized women and had them ‘train’ three times a week for three months. Apparently, the focus of the training was on weight lifting to increase bicep … Continued
I thought I’d be proactive before the University of Dayton comes out with a study claiming ‘women CAN’T do push ups’. I’ve been on a rampage over the recent article in the New York Times and Globe and Mail stating that ‘women CAN’T do pull ups’. You can see it here. In any case, let’s … Continued
Recently you may have read why women ‘CAN’T do pull ups. Both the New York Times and the Globe and Mail published this ‘fact’. A study at the University of Dayton took 17 normal sized women and had them ‘train’ three times a week for three months. Apparently, the focus of the training was on … Continued
I cheated… It was homemade pizza last night and it’s time to make it right…as you can see, I’m not up for any challenge here, unless it’s the carb induced nap challenge. On the positive side, it’s actually a mental break to have a cheat day, it even boosts your metabolism and it motivates (me) … Continued
It always happens…you’re visiting someone and you can’t get away for a workout, or you have your car in the shop and you’re stuck at home with no equipment, you’re at your cabin or you’re camping, it’s a holiday weekend and nothing is open…there are endless reasons for you to skip a workout. That is, … Continued
Here’s an article from my pal, Shaun Hadsell that I know you’ll enjoy: The Pros and Cons of Carbs Shaun Hadsell Have you ever been to a physique contest? I’ve noticed one thing in particular that everyone of these physique competitors have in common… They ALL use carbohydrate “manipulation” as one of the main nutrition … Continued
It’s Monday morning and I have a ‘Hannah Hangover’. My daughter, Hannah returned from Africa last night and what I mean by a ‘Hannah Hangover’ is I stayed up super late talking to her about her Uganda adventures. I’m not much of a night owl, but with the time change for her, she couldn’t sleep … Continued
My daughter, Hannah returned from Africa last night and now I have a ‘Hannah Hangover’. What I mean by this is I stayed up super late talking to her about her Uganda adventures. I’m not much of a night owl, but with the time change for her, she couldn’t sleep and I was so excited … Continued
Here’s a cool workout for you, it does require a bit of equipment but I’ve noted a few options. I set my gymboss for 50 seconds of work and had a 10 second transition. I did the following exercises: jump rope (phantom skip – no jump rope) TRX low row (or do a DB or … Continued
Can you spot what’s wrong with the picture below? Rick is doing something that could lead to shoulder pain or injury. Did you find it? Let me help you out.