You’re going to have an easier time with all challenges if you’re lean. One way to get lean is through HIIT. High intensity interval training is the fastest most efficient way to burn fat. In research, HIIT has been shown to burn adipose (fat) tissue more effectively than low-intensity exercise – up to 50% more … Continued
Got a bench or a bleacher? If not, push a sturdy chair up against a wall in your house. Here’s a great workout for you.
This blog post originally had nothing to do with fitness and fat loss and everything to do with attitude. On occasion I share a bit of what’s going on in my life. I know that you may be experiencing something similar at your end of the world, or maybe I can enlighten you with my … Continued
There’s so much mis-information out there…. I go to a commercial gym when I travel, I notice that there’s a ton of people on the ellipticals, treadmills and bikes. Most have a magazine or they’re tuned into the TV. They’re barely breaking a sweat. I wonder what they’re doing and why they’re doing it…seems like … Continued
If you’re interested in a full body workout done in a measly 3 minutes, then this ones for you. This is a squat challenge, but believe me, the squat is actually a full body metabolically challenging exercise that you’ll feel everywhere when you’re done. The title of this workout is a little misleading…you won’t be … Continued
Here’s a cool circuit that we did at boot camp. I really shouldn’t call this a ‘tabatta’ cuz a tabatta implies that you get a short rest. In this interval, we do the timing of a regular tabatta (20 sec of work, 10 sec of rest), but you don’t get any rest. This is a … Continued
It’s fun to find a challenge. Maybe this blog is challenging you to workouts that you’ve never done before. I like challenges too. I found the human flag challenge on the internet. It seemed to me that only skater dudes were able to do it, or at least attempt one. I tried to find a … Continued
Looking for a great core workout? This is a great 10 minute circuit that you can do on it’s own or throw in with some HIIT. The key is to only take a 5 second break or transition between exercises. Keep going, rest when you have to and join in with my boot campers when … Continued
The pull up is one of the most challenging exercises that there is. It’s most impressive to see anyone do multiple pull up reps. The prime mover for the pull up is the latissimus dorsi. The secondary movers and stabilizers for the pull up … Continued
Life is fast, so your workouts have to be faster… As always, I’m pretty pressed for time. Actually, even when I don’t have a zillion things on the go, I like to keep my workouts short and sweet, at least under 45 minutes from start to end. Most people think that I train for hours … Continued