This past weekend is proof that you never know where workout inspiration may be found. Upon arriving at a close childhood friend’s wedding reception I found myself sitting near a bunch of close friends from high school and one couple I had never met (a friend of the groom.) It turns out my friend had …
One of the biggest plateau busters I’ve found in my lifting cycle is using “manuals” or “partner” lifts. Manuals, or at least that’s what they were called in our high school football workouts, entailed either some or all of the workout being resisted by another person (lifting partner). For example for preacher curls, a manual …
I must admit that I have been very disgruntled with the (predictable) influx of new gym goers that have shown up post-January 1st. However, this recent swarm has actually resulted in me trying new machines that I typically avoid when I have free range of equipment. For example, this past week, I had planned on …
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Recently, I was in the gym and I found the New Year Resolution’ers taking up all of the equipment I planned to use in my leg workout. I decided to reach back to my ACL-rehab days and incorporate more functional, body-weight exercises and plyos. I found my workout ended much quicker than usual, and I ended …
Want a quick change up for your average pull up? I’ve found that draping two towels over the pull up bar and using them to perform your pull up activates your forearms much more effectively than the standard form. The bigger the towels you use, the more difficult the pull up will be to perform. …
Because Tyler and I are both trying to get strong, but we’re on a tight time budget (Ty works full-time, and I’m a full-time MBA) we are attempting to create a quick workout program that is effective, but also fast. Tyler has a garage, so we are able to use this in any weather. …
