Exercise is a major form of stress relief for me, and many of my PRs correlate with some type of difficult I was facing in my life. There's just something about pushing yourself as hard as you can that makes everything Continue Reading »
I had two sick kiddos last week, which meant I had to miss my XIT workout at the gym. After all, if they can't go to school then they can't go to the gym daycare. I could have very easily decided to just not film the Continue Reading »
So I often tell people the best way to stay committed to the gym is to be a stickler about your workout schedule, and I am a big believer in considering your workouts as appointments that cannot be moved except in case Continue Reading »
https://youtu.be/lZFcJjTsVyg While I enjoy giving people tips about how to enhance or improve their workouts, it is also fun to show off a little bit every once in a while. The exercise in this video is called a man Continue Reading »
https://youtu.be/cOwR-1gV_Io https://youtu.be/D0y7TE8t07o My current leg press PR is 1040 pounds, which is 22 45 pound plates and 2 25 pound plates. I was able to do 6 reps at this wait, but it was a struggle. My goal Continue Reading »
https://youtu.be/dNKBWzu4hZc https://youtu.be/t-3CiTCWqXg It has been really fun getting to add new moves into our boxing workouts as we've all become more proficient at the basic punches and kicks. Not only do we get Continue Reading »
https://youtu.be/-aHP7u4TH9U My 6 year old daughter is a jump roping machine. She spend a good chunk of every evening jump roping and makes it look so easy to jump rope for 5 minutes straight. Unfortunately, that is Continue Reading »
https://youtu.be/j3T7uZhLgb8 So we've worked with the loose bag a couple of time before in boxing class, but usually we're just told to punch it or move it across the floor. Today our instructor told us to give it Continue Reading »
Adding resistance bands helps add another level to basic moves such as bicep curls and shoulder press. You have to really work to maintain control not only when you perform the exercise but also when you return to the Continue Reading »
With my weekly XIT workouts, you're always supposed to do as many reps as possible (AMRAP) during each 15 minute circuit. For some people, this means trying to get through each circuit as many times as possible in the Continue Reading »