Interval training. Amazing for your heart. And for your health. And you get really, really sweaty. Intervals have been shown to be more effective in a shorter timeframe than steady state cardiovascular exercise (running/biking/workout out at a constant intensity for X amount of time). With the administration of one of the following protocols three days perContinue reading “The Most Effective Cardiovascular Interval Protocols”
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Maximize Your Military PFA in 8 weeks : Pushup and Situp
Worried about increasing pushup and situp strength for your next physical assessment? It is going to rely on a few things. -Increasing core strength -Increasing Upper body strength (mostly chest, shoulders, and triceps). When going through bodybuilding style workouts, work on increasing chest strength with exercises like bench press, dips, and overhead presses. My philosophy on weightContinue reading “Maximize Your Military PFA in 8 weeks : Pushup and Situp”
Health Tracking
168. 168 hours in a week. A problem I am deeply passionate about – and it will take a minute to explain. Folks are not afraid to work hard with me. I’m great at training people physically. I understand biomechanics, am confident in my ability to keep you healthy when we work and feel that if weContinue reading “Health Tracking”
Exercise Testing – Cardiovascular testing
My Friends, Here is where we delve into the idea of cardio. Blah. We all hate it. But you have to do it. Not only does it burn Calories but it can be used as a great tool for increasing the size of your cardiac muscle tissue – aka, it’ll make your heart bigger. One thingContinue reading “Exercise Testing – Cardiovascular testing”
Strength Principles: Movement Order of Operations
Yo, Here’s where I talk about the intricacies of building an exercise session. Let’s assume you are building your workouts for today. For strength. Rules of the routine: Dynamic warmup- depending on the day, you want to make sure that you mobilize and prepare your body for the activities you are going to go through.Continue reading “Strength Principles: Movement Order of Operations”
Strength Principles: 5 Ways to Progress
What’s up Gaggle!? For a period of about three months before moving out to Utah, I found myself going through the motions. My lifts were stagnant and my lack of progression was slowly kicking my butt mentally. Days were long and I found myself straying away from my focus-get strong while loving what I do.Continue reading “Strength Principles: 5 Ways to Progress”
Creating an Exercise Program
Step 1 (optional): Foam Roll (5-10 minutes) Foam rolling is going to be a great thing. If you are unable to get foam rolling in throughout the day, do it at the gym just to makes sure you get some relief from those sore muscles. Step 2: Dymanic warmup (5-10 minutes) When choosing a dynamicContinue reading “Creating an Exercise Program”
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