The best ab exercise for a rock hard core I never focus directly on ab training I find it just like weight training where you focus on one body part at a time. I like to combine body weight exercises that will include my abs. For years I had what you would call punch proof abs, I learned it in the martial arts and have let people punch me as hard as possible in the chest or stomach since … [Read more...]
The Best Piece of Training Equipment for Building Quickness and Explosiveness
There a lot of sites pushing bodyweight training equipment but the one piece of equipment that has stood the test of time and has built many world champions in almost all sports and it continues to build champions. It builds almost all the things a champion needs to win. It builds explosive power, it builds quickness and agility, and it builds reaction time. The best piece of training … [Read more...]
Fat People are Boosting the Economy
Fat People are Boosting the Economy Yup, we can thank the fat men and women of this country for boosting economy. Without the fat and diseased there would not be a spike in health care, medical insurance, diet supplements, magazines, newspapers, internet, restaurants, fast food and the beefed up pharmaceutical companies. Why is medical coverage not like auto insurance meaning if you … [Read more...]
A Fat Rant!
We are fat because we would rather live the life of leisure than actually get off our asses and do something about it. Many will say that well you need to have a little fun, spending 4 to 6 hours a night watching television, spending our nights at happy hour, drinking a 12 pack every night is not leisure, what this is, is living a destructive life that is not helping you or doing anyone else … [Read more...]
Pushups and suicides are an awesome muscle building combination tough to beat
Pushups and suicides are an awesome muscle building combination tough to beat I have talked for years about the simple approach to physical fitness and health and get a lot of simple doesn’t work for everyone or that there are exceptions. The only exceptions about a simple fitness program come from closed minded people. Think about some of the complicated plans you used and then some of … [Read more...]
What is Your Limit
I have said it before to be really fit it has to be a lifestyle a way of life, you never get good at anything doing it once in a while, like anything you need a plan a focused goal and you need to take action. Just because I can't do more one day than the next I would not call it failure, it would call it body adjusting, meaning the body will always adjust. I can't continue to try and explain … [Read more...]
Doing Pushups to failure will always increase strength
Doing Pushups to failure will always increase strength Who ever sold people on never pushing to failure? Years ago when I was lifting heavy weights and doing low reps we always pushed as hard as possible squeezing out every last rep, so what has changed? It’s almost like pushing to failure is too much work and we don’t want to push and work to hard we might make gains, is it that you … [Read more...]
How Pushups Can Burn Fat
How Pushups Can Burn Fat When people think about burning fat or losing weight most automatically think jogging, walking, biking, treadmills the regular gym staples are the only way and the best way. The best way to burn fat and keep it off is a combination of your eating habits and exercises that use many muscles at one time, the bigger and more muscles you bring in to play the more … [Read more...]
4,300 Pushups!
4,300 Pushups! Why is it when anyone tells it like it is or tries to be him or herself right away they either have an attitude are arrogant are rude etc. I’m fighting with all the excuses know to man, the body wears down, be careful you don’t get injured I don’t have the time, that type of training doesn’t work for everyone, I didn’t create these workouts. Every year I do a … [Read more...]
Bodyweight Strength Philosophy – Part 2
Bodyweight Strength Philosophy – Part 2 I will start off by saying that whether you lift weights or use your bodyweight if you want to gain weight and muscle you need to take in more calories, if you want to get leaner you burn more calories, you can get learner lifting weights and you can get leaner using your own bodyweight. When I was younger and lifted heavy weights and was bench … [Read more...]