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Friday, July 25, 2008
Abdominal Exercises - Not Just another Crunch
This ab exercise requires does not require any equipment other than a floor and something solid to grab onto like a door frame, or pole. It's an incredibly effective "zero-equipment" abdominal exercise that you can feel working with each rep.
Sunday, July 20, 2008
Foam Roll - Give it a Try
Foam Rolling can Help Ease Your Muscles
Sunday, July 13, 2008
TRX - Working the entire core musculature
The TRX high rotation.
This is a great athletic movement that involves the entire core musculature with particular emphasis on the internal and external obliques.
The obliques help to pull the spine forward like in a basic crunch or traditional sit up. But, they work the hardest when you add a twist or bend to the sides.
The external obliques run diagonally downward and inward from the lower ribs to the pelvis that allow you to bend forward and twist at the waist. These lie on top of the internal obliques.
If you are looking to get a TRX for home use or travel visit TRX Main Site.
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
Abdominal Exercises - Seated Hanging Leg Raises
The hanging leg raise is an excellent abdominal exercise. This variation is easier on your lower back, while increasing the contraction on the abs. This exercise targets the abdominal muscles with an extremely intense contraction. The range of motion of the exercise is short but the tension on the abs is powerful.
Friday, July 4, 2008
Get in Shape the Tabata Way
Tabata is the name of a Japanese researcher who discovered a way to increase both anaerobic and aerobic pathways at the same time. It's an excellent training program that seems to fit across all training disciplines for athletes looking to increase their VO2max and lose fat quickly.
What is it? It's simple: after warming up, take one exercise and perform it in the following manner:
The best exercise options for the Tabata method are exercises that use a large number of muscles such as, squats, front squats, dead lifts, thrusters, sprints, stationary bike, rowing machine,
Use the "lowest rep number" of any of the eight sets as your measurement to compare workout to workout. If you go too heavy, that last set may be two. If you go too light, you might get around 15 reps or more.
And by the way, ten seconds is not getting a drink, looking in the mirror, talking to the cute girl on the bike, looking at the clock, walking back to the bar, chalking up, adjusting the belt, talking to a friend, then doing the next set. Ten second is ten seconds! No cheating!
Why should you do this workout? The Tabata program might be the single best "fat burning workout" that I know, not to mention the increase in VO2max. It might only be four minutes, but you seem to keep sweating and breathing hard for a long time afterwards. Tabata truly teaches a person the mental focus needed to push and to help reach their athletic goals.
Using a GYMBOSS makes timing Tabata intervals easy, simply set timer to a work interval of 20 seconds followed by rest interval of 10 seconds alarming with your choice of beep, vibrate or both! Timer continues these intervals until you stop! Or drop!
What is it? It's simple: after warming up, take one exercise and perform it in the following manner:
- For twenty seconds, do as many reps as possible, or run, bike as hard as you can
- Rest for ten seconds
- Repeat seven more times!
The best exercise options for the Tabata method are exercises that use a large number of muscles such as, squats, front squats, dead lifts, thrusters, sprints, stationary bike, rowing machine,
Use the "lowest rep number" of any of the eight sets as your measurement to compare workout to workout. If you go too heavy, that last set may be two. If you go too light, you might get around 15 reps or more.
And by the way, ten seconds is not getting a drink, looking in the mirror, talking to the cute girl on the bike, looking at the clock, walking back to the bar, chalking up, adjusting the belt, talking to a friend, then doing the next set. Ten second is ten seconds! No cheating!
Why should you do this workout? The Tabata program might be the single best "fat burning workout" that I know, not to mention the increase in VO2max. It might only be four minutes, but you seem to keep sweating and breathing hard for a long time afterwards. Tabata truly teaches a person the mental focus needed to push and to help reach their athletic goals.
Using a GYMBOSS makes timing Tabata intervals easy, simply set timer to a work interval of 20 seconds followed by rest interval of 10 seconds alarming with your choice of beep, vibrate or both! Timer continues these intervals until you stop! Or drop!
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Abdominal Exercises - Resting Forearm Cable Crunches
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