Category: Workouts

Pull Up Tips: ‘Controlled Cheating’

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Is cheating okay? Of course I’m talking about training… I don’t advocate cheating with anything other than movement (especially loaded moves), but I’m cool with cheating to help with the pull up. There are many ways to ‘cheat’ to help you improve your pull up power. In the video below, I suggest two ways: -one … Continued

Challenge Workout Training 101

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Okay everyone, I have a bone to pick with you, well, especially the females in the crowd today. I’ve been traveling and no matter where I go, what ever gym I hit, I see the same thing. Whenever I walk into a  gym, the number of women I see pounding away on a treadmill or … Continued

Try this Ab Finisher

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I have NOT lost over 100 lbs. I know how to do  challenging workouts, I can help you get super fit and lose fat, but it’s from research and not necessarily  from my own experience of losing a ton of weight.   The most weight I ever lost was 25 lbs, and 8 lbs of … Continued

Old Soviet Principles For Building Muscle

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I have a post for you from my friend, Jared DiCarmine, read on for some info on how to build some muscle. ***************************************************************************************************************************   Muscle… We all want to build muscle, burn fat and look good with our shirts off or in a bathing suit. There’s nothing wrong with that. Now when you first start … Continued

My Fav Ab Moves?

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I always get asked what my favorite abdominal moves are. Should I be doing crunches? What will flatten my tummy? How can I get rid of my muffin top? Well, let me remind you that you can do ANY ab move and as long as your diet isn’t dialed in, your muffin top will remain … Continued

The Push Up Addiction Test

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  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

Who Doesn’t Have 3 Minutes?

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“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

Workout in a Pinch

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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

Stair Workout

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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