Vacation and Exercise
What kind of exercise should you do on vacation? Should you exercise on vacation?
Answers to these questions, and others, if you read on. I’m always asked about my thoughts on vacation and exercise.
In general, I...
Sledgehammer Training Pointers
As a personal trainer and a strength coach – and from my own workouts – I can offer some interesting tips that will help you to get the most out of your sledgehammer training...
Dead Lift and Box Jump Superset Workout
If you’re looking for a high-intensity workout to shake you out of the doldrums, give this dead lift-box jump superset workout a try and make the most out of a short period of time.
This...
Try High-Repetition Super-Circuit Training to Combat Exercise Boredom
Everyone gets bored of exercising as some point. A high-rep, super circuit-training workout is quick and challenging and can cure your exercise blahs.
Believe me, I never begrudge any regular exerciser who tells me that sometimes...
Video Fitness Tip: Outdoors Workout In the Snow
Here’s an outdoors workout that proves that snow and freezing temperatures don’t have to keep you cooped up indoors. Grab your kettlebells and sledgehammer. Training has never been this simple and effective.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33Svolb4AnY
After a couple...
Hard Core Workout Tip: 20 Repetition Squats
Not for the faint of heart, doing one set of 20 reps of squats is one of the most demanding – and shortest – workouts that you’ll ever do.
The squat is the King of...
Why Do You Exercise?
Most everybody these days knows that exercise is good for your health, even people who don’t exercise. But why do you strength train or jog? What’s your motivation for working out? Do you have...
Strength Training for Yoga
Yoga enthusiasts who want to get the most out of their lessons should include strength training in their routine.
Yoga’s popularity has exploded over the past decade and many people have dropped traditional forms of...
Video Fitness Tip: Sledgehammer Strength Training With a Twist
Sledgehammer strength training offers a unique and challenging way to improve your level of conditioning and personal trainers and do-it-yourself weekend warriors will benefit from strength training the sledgehammer way.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikNk8qt1T2Q
For this workout I combined sledgehammer swings...
Strength Training for Triathletes
Despite current research that points to the positive role that strength training can play in the preparation of endurance athletes, there is still a misconception among triathletes – and runners and cyclists – that...
