Not every workout involves a lot of cardio work, but if you're able to maintain a higher heart rate you get a much better calorie burn. This can be achieved by using heavier weights, imcorporating more compound/complex Continue Reading »
Planks are a phenomenal ab workout as long as you have good form. They're great cause they are very easy to modify to different levels and can be built on over time. In this video, the goal was to Continue Reading »
I chose this video as the representation of staying balanced as it does involve an incredible amount of balance to do this move. However, staying balanced with regards to your workouts involves more than Continue Reading »
Lots of exercises can be modified to isolate one side of your body. This allows you to work on strengthening your non-dominant side (leg, arm, etc). Everyone knows that their dominant hand is due to handwriting, but Continue Reading »
Anyone who works out regularly has probably done their fair share of lunges. Lord knows that I have, so it becomes important to find ways to mix up this basic exercise to keep it challenging. This can be done Continue Reading »
One of the things I love most about my focus on lifting heavy as my fitness benchmark is definitely achieving a new personal record or PR. This is the heaviest you've ever successfully done the Continue Reading »
Since I spend so much time in the gym, it can be hard to keep things fresh. I need to mix things up in order to not get bored. I've shown many different variations of simple exercises such as squats, lunges, Continue Reading »
So I spent the beginning of this week recovering from a nasty case of strep throat, which means I really didn't workout too much this week and the workouts I did were not a full intensity. It's very hard for me not to Continue Reading »
It's been a super long time since I did barbell squats, so I'm not really sure what my previous PR was. Therfroe, I'm going to count this as my standing PR. This is 115#, which includes the bar (45#), two 45# Continue Reading »
This video is from the strength circuit of our new XIT routine. It is a TRX push-up to a pike. Now this is a very difficult move, although I have had people tell me that I make it look easy. You have to really Continue Reading »