From the monthly archives:

March 2009

Mainly Bodyweight Workout

March 31, 2009

Warm up:
30 kettlebell swings @ 53 pounds
Exercises:

30 push ups
dynamic chest stretch
30 flutter kicks (stomach exercise)
side bends, forward bends, back bends
30 push ups
chest stretches
forward bends (toe touches)
30 push ups
chest stretches
30 leg raises (fast paced)
military press 2 reps left / right @ 53 lbs
15 deck squats
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The Navy Seal Workout

March 26, 2009

No, I’m not a Navy Seal. But I was trained by one! (Sorta.)
In ‘97 I saw these fitness tapes in a Things You Never Knew Existed magazine. I ordered one and then eventually ordered all four.
This guy trained me via VHS. So tonight I was working out and had a flashback to 1997 and started [...]

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The 15 Shiilas

March 17, 2009

The what?
I was in church the other day and the pastor talked about our striving and doing doing doing natures where we never take a break and we keep going and we never stop for anything and how this was the converse of what Jesus did when he prayed at time when it seemed inconvenient.
Whew! [...]

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Debunking the Cardio Weight Loss Myth Again and Again

March 14, 2009

An article in the March 9th issue of Reader’s Digest caught my eye—”Weights for Your Waist—and Your Heart.
It says what strength trainers have known for a long time but the general public is slow to catch onto: weights help you lose weight better than cardio. Of course, if you’re a scientist reading these studies you’d [...]

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A Quick Workout That Covers A Lot of Bases

March 12, 2009

Remember that an easy way to ensure you’re covering your bases is to make sure you work your legs, grip, push, pull, and stomach. Take a look at the following workout and see if it isn’t something that you could easily do.
Wall Sits
Perhaps you had to do this nefarious exercise in gym class, once upon [...]

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Five Ways to Improve Your Training

March 8, 2009

If your training is complicated or is non-existant because you don’t even know where to begin, this video will help.

Five areas to address when you’re training:

Legs
Stomach
Grip
Push
Pull

By distilling a workout to these core areas, you lose complication and indecisiveness. Legs. Go for a walk, jog, or run–or do some kung fu leg stances. Grip get some [...]

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Kick the Sugar Habit in the Workplace

March 5, 2009

You know how difficult it is to resist the lure of fresh donuts when that smell wafts its way into your cubicle. Or when the coworkers walks by smiling with an offering of candies or another sugary treat.
I’ve gotten sick to my stomach, on occasion, from over indulging thanks to someone’s generosity. But it hasn’t [...]

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