Here is a topic always being talked about and it seems that some think that going to the gym is the way to real strength and some think a labor is going to be stronger because of the type of work he does day in and day out. Well this is a topic I am the expert and at least can give you a bit of the experience I have seen in my 30 years of training and being a laborer. Despite what anyone … [Read more...]
“Jack of all trades – Master of none
We have all heard this saying at one time or another. But what does it mean. To me it's a man who can do a lot of different things but not real good at it. This happens a lot with men and women that have a lot of schooling meaning learning smarts. These people really never accomplish much but they can tell you everything and anything you need to know about any subject. I learned a long time … [Read more...]
Where Did All Our Pride Go?
I don't just blog and write about health and fitness I also need to talk about the pride men and women take in themselves. One thing I see all the time and never used to see is the unbelievable amount of men and women driving around and using handicapped placards. Back some years the men and women who had a handicapped placard were actually old and handicapped. Today, it seems young and … [Read more...]
A Great Way To Start the Day
If you get up in the morning tired and need a quick pick me up the best way to get energy is a quick bodyweight workout. All my life I have trained before work and it has always had a great effect on me, better attitude, a feeling of getting it out of the way so I can focus on the next task at hand. Your early morning training can be as simple as 25 or 30 pushups just to get the blood … [Read more...]
The Pushup Expert
The pushup expert Every man thinks he knows how a pushup is supposed to be done and there isn't just one way, everyone thinks the military puts out these fitness machines and the only reason they do it because they have to. For every military man that stays in shape after the military there is thousands that never train or do a pushup again. So what are the pushup standards? Most … [Read more...]
Want to lose weight? Never follow the majority.
I"m always talking about don't follow the masses, meaning look what most of the worlds doing and don't do it. Just because every one else is doing it doesn't mean it's right. If you look around we are living in the land of the overweight and sick, and it's because every one follows the next. If you want to lose weight and get healthy do exactly the opposite of what every one else is … [Read more...]
Is the Military getting Weak and Fat? How do you measure up?
Was reading an article how the Army was upgrading training. The Army is also fighting with the growing obesity epidemic. According to the report the number of recruits who failed basic training because of their weight soared to 70%between 1995 and 2008. In response, the old standards such as long runs and situps are being phased out for sprints,core training and agility work. Then the … [Read more...]
Fitness Magazines are for the Ordinary Man
Today's fitness magazines are a joke! I love reading the cover of these magazines, they make some big promise's. And men today will believe every word of it. I love seeing some of the celebrities workouts in these magazines, some but very few of these celebrities have a tough workout. I seen one workout with a celebrity that just uses a pullup bar and this workout makes him a super stud I … [Read more...]
Prison fitness
I always keep an eye on anything or anybody that may give me another idea but a lot of men are caught up in these prison fitness systems. There is no doubt that there are strong, strong men in prison there is also a lot of sorry ass weak non working out prisoners just like out here in the real world. Anyone I have talked to whether guard or even some that were in prison and I have never met … [Read more...]
How to become more athletic and explosive with these.
How to become more athletic and explosive with these. I love taking simple exercises and making them ass kickers. I love the jump rope and for about $ 4.00 you can get a speed rope and all the athletic, not to mention fat burning workout. If you add plyometric pushups with the jump rope now you have a chance to become athletic, burn fat, save lean muscle and build explosive power … [Read more...]