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3 Amazing Full-Body Workouts for Summer Vacation
Summer is the time of the year to reap the benefits of your hard training and clean eating throughout the spring. Hopefully most of you know what I mean by that, and you are eager to take your new winter and spring gains out for a test drive this summer…
One Minute Workouts Work For Some People
A team of researchers from two UK universities collected data on more than 2,500 women and analyzed both their bone health (using ultrasound scans) and daily activity levels. According to the research, women who did just one minute of high-intensity exercise a day had 4% better bone health. That number increased…
Rep Tempo: Lay the Foundation for Great Workouts
Photo by Bev Childress of Fort Worth, Texas Photo by Bev Childress of Fort Worth, Texas It is the age of instant gratification. Whether an athlete training for performance or a New Year’s resolutioner trying to get healthy, we want our results and we want them yesterday. When we succumb…
How Safe Are Group Workouts in the Heat?
Cool weather is nice to workout in, warm weather helps you work up a sweat, but hot weather can make it difficult to even breathe while working out. So, what do you do? Do you workout at the same intensity as you would with cooler weather or do you take…
An Idiot’s Guide to Progressive Strength Workouts
In the previous installment I addressed conditioning progression and gave examples of programs. When it comes to strength training, progression is many times shoved aside. I believe if more people paid attention to strength training progression there would be more muscle roaming the planet. In the previous installment I addressed…
3 Basic Strength Workouts for Beginners
When you’re fairly new to exercise it can become confusing to find the right workout routine. There’s always some new fad trying to lure you in, promising they’ll give you the best results. It’s easy to become overwhelmed with so many choices. When you’re fairly new to exercise it can…
2017 CrossFit Open Preparation: 8 Weeks of Workouts and Coaching Part II
The CrossFit Open is coming up between February 23 and March 27 in 2017. This is the final 4 week phase of preparation leading up the competition. For a full review of why the Open is a good way to build a fitness plan that is goal oriented and clearly…
Add Variety to Get Results: 3 Next-Level Strength Workouts
You are reading this because you are looking for new ways to get stronger, increase muscle mass, and safeguard against injuries. I am all about using basic exercises and a variety of overload protocols (set-rep-resistance specifics), expending maximum physical effort to create a demand on your existing musculature, and allowing…
16 Weeks of Workouts for a Big New Year
Another new year is upon us, and along with it, a pile of new resolutions. But this isn’t about shallow, short-lived promises that end up on the heap of plans gone awry. This is for people looking for permanent changes. If you’re ready to go-all in on a plan you…
Great Coaching, Solid Workouts: “The Kettlebell Body”
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