May 14

Push Ups With Resistance Bands

Use Resistance Bands To Increase Your Results

push ups Push Ups With Resistance BandsI have not posted in a few weeks.  I decided to take a few off of blogging and relax a bit.  While doing that however I was at work in my fitness lab experimenting with some new exercises and routines.  During the past few weeks I was focusing on push ups and chest.  The types of push ups you can do are nearly endless ans scattered through this blog is a plethora of them.  I realized however that I have not addresses using resistance bands while doing push ups to increase your results and add a whole new level of difficulty.  I will unpack the right and wrong ways to do these in this post so keep on reading. Read the rest of this entry »

Apr 23

The Benefits of Sprinting

What Are The Main Benefits of Sprinting?

benefits of sprinting 300x199 The Benefits of SprintingThe weather is getting nicer with spring in full bloom and summer rapidly approaching.  That means getting outside and being active hopefully will be a main form of exercise for you.  Living in Seattle we have to take the nice days when we get them.  So in the summer is when I usually ramp up my sprinting routine only one day a week.  The benefits of sprinting are well documented and I will show you those in this post.  I have come to love my sprinting workouts in the summer.  It is the purest for of high intensity interval training and only after 10 or sprints with minimal rest it takes it out of you.  In this post I am going to provide three different references on the benefits of sprinting for you so keep on reading. Read the rest of this entry »

Apr 15

Rushfit – My Honest Review

Read My Honest Review of The Workout Program Rushfit

Rushfit Rushfit   My Honest ReviewThere are a ton of workout programs available in the market today.  Rushfit happens to be one of them.  If you have never heard of it, no worries I will unpack what it is in this post.  Rushfit was created by MMA star George St. Pierre. I am a big fan of MMA and the guys who do it are in top shape.  Any time I see a person endorsing a fitness program based around themselves I get a little squirmy.  The reason is that a lot of self endorsed fitness programs tend to well… suck.  Does Rushfit fit this mold? Well we will get into that.   Keep on reading to find out what I thought about each workout in Rushfit and if you should either try it or make fun of it. Read the rest of this entry »

Apr 01

Fasting Before Exercise – Helpful?

Does Fasting Before Exercising Help Burn More Fat?

fasting 300x225 Fasting Before Exercise   Helpful?When I first started to work out well over a decade ago I bought all of the pre workout supplements and shakes I could find to increase my return on investment.  After a lot of money and some results I came to my senses.  When I picked up bodyweight training I started to focus on simplifying all things health and fitness.  If I wanted to be fit and health for as long as possible I needed a simple and sustainable approach to make that happen.  About a year  ago I switched to a fasted state prior to exercising.  What did I find out?  Keep on reading to see if being in a fasted state prior to working out helps burn fat and get you results quicker than not fastingRead the rest of this entry »

Mar 26

Are You A Hardgainer?

If You Are A Hardgainer, This Post Is For You

hardgainer 300x176 Are You A Hardgainer?If you are a hardgainer that basically means you have one heck of a time putting on weight.  It may seem no matter what you do you can’t keep weight or muscle on to be sustainable.  For others reading this is may be the opposite, you put weight on extremely easy, and it drives you crazy.  Both sides of the spectrum struggle with their own sets of issues.  For me personally, I am a hardgainer, I drop weight or maintain a certain weight rather easy.  So, if you are hardgainer and want some tips, or someone who struggles with weight gain this post will serve both sides.  As always keep on reading… Read the rest of this entry »

Mar 22

Visual Impact Cardio Is Now Live!!

Rusty Moore Just Released Visual Impact Cardio

visual impact cardio 300x214 Visual Impact Cardio Is Now Live!!Hey Guys.  I just got Visual Impact Cardio and it is fantastic.  Rusty has never put out a sub par product, and this is just another testimony that he never will.  So what is VIsual Impact Cardio and why should you even care?  If you know who Rusty Moore is then you know he gets results for people, and has one of the most influential fitness blogs about getting lean and the Hollywood look  on the internet.  In this post I will unpack the essentials of Visual Impact Cardio and why I think it is a must buy
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Mar 18

Does Exercise Help To Reduce A Cold?

Does Exercise Really Help Reduce A Cold?

relief when having a cold 300x200 Does Exercise Help To Reduce A Cold?We are at the time year when winter is quickly coming to an end and spring is about to go into full swing.  For some this may not matter depending on where you live, but I can tell you living in Seattle this means chances of more sun!  This transition time between winter and spring also ends up with many people getting a cold or some type of virus.  You have probably heard somewhere at sometime that exercise reduces the duration and symptoms of having a cold.  But is that even true or just an old wives tale?  Keep on reading to find out if exercise truly does help prevent and reduce a cold. Read the rest of this entry »

Mar 11

Bicycle Crunches – Any Good?

Bicycle Crunches Are An Oldie, But A Goodie

bicycle crunches 300x266 Bicycle Crunches   Any Good?Bicycle crunches have been around for decades, and I am guessing you have both done them or at least seen someone doing them.  So why and I writing a post about an exercises that has been around forever and nearly anyone who works out has done?  Well, why not?  Because something is old and worn does not mean that is ineffective.  Don’t get me wrong, I highly advocate for variety, to have the most amount of exercises in your fitness toolbox as possible.  But that does not mean toss out tried and true exercises that get results.  With this said, this post is about bicycle crunches, how to do them, a few different variations of doing them, and it is short and to the point.    So keep on reading to learn more about this exercise and the variations… Read the rest of this entry »

Mar 04

Taking A Look At The Carbohydrate Curve

What is The Carbohydrate Curve?  Is It Useful?

carbohydrate 300x173 Taking A Look At The Carbohydrate CurveI already know up front that I am going to get push back on this post by some.  But hey, that is the fun part.  A little while ago I bought Mark Sisson’s book The Primal Blueprint 21-Day Total Body Transformation: A step-by-step, gene reprogramming action plan Taking A Look At The Carbohydrate Curve. If you are unsure of who Mark Sisson is, he advocates a Paleo lifestyle and runs a very popular blog.  With that said he has some firm stances on nutrition, one of them being excessive carbohydrate consumption.  So I thought I would outline his carboydrate curve on here for you to read through and think about.  So if you want to know what amount of carbs you should have on a daily basis and why keep on reading. Read the rest of this entry »

Feb 27

V Ups – Any Good?

What Are V Ups?

v ups 300x300 V Ups   Any Good?Everyone into fitness wants a strong good looking core right?  We want to be able to enjoy nice weather with our shirts off and show our ah inspiring six pack abs!  If you read my blog on a regular basis you no I am not about show and looking good as my number one priority.  I am about getting as fit as possible with as minimal resources as necessary.  However, being able to see the rewards of the hard work on your body is always a plus. In this post I am going to dive into v up, a core exercise that engages a whole lot and is extremely effective so keep on reading to learn more about v upsRead the rest of this entry »

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