June 2009

Do This While Your Shower Water Warms Up to Get Stronger

June 22, 2009

In Pavel Tsatsouline’s book, Power to The People-Russian Strength Training Secrets, he explains that strength comes from the nervous system—not from just creating bigger muscles. Strength is an important attribute to have. You don’t need to be able to lift a truck, but a requisite amount of strength, above and beyond what you need on [...]

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Top 7 Reasons to Get a Kettlebell

June 18, 2009
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Weight loss – Kettlebell training is intense, when done correctly. Work up to five minutes of snatches, doing as many reps as you can, and you’ll kick your metabolism into gear, lose weight, gain strength, and improve your wind. That means, next time you’re chasing your boss done in the office, you’ll catch him. Develop [...]

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Sometimes, you have to look like this after a workout

June 15, 2009

You may get the impression from reading this blog that working out should be easy and that you should just make sure you are exercising routinely. True, exercising routinely is a good way to begin to get in shape. But there are times when you have to push yourself. There are times when you have [...]

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Stop Doing So Many Repetitions!

June 9, 2009

“How many reps should I do?” a faithful client asked me. “Three,” I replied, waiting for his protests. “Just three! Shouldn’t I be doing 10?” Looking back, it’s easy to see where mistakes were made. When I was doing upwards of 30 reps per exercise, I can tell you confidently, I was making a mistake.

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You are CEO of Your Body

June 2, 2009

It’s easy to complain about how things are run at work, in the country, even in your home. But before criticizing others, we should take a hard look at how we manage the one thing we have total control over (unless you’re in prison)–what we take in to our body. Here’s a list of food [...]

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