Lift Like a Girl: Be More, Not Less
Last week was Part 1 of 5 Training Techniques to Shake Up Your Workouts. We covered two - Rest/Pause training and Ladders - out of the first five in that article. Let's get to the last three methods you can use for a change of pace, to get off the boredom-train, or to break through a plateau. Total Reps Based on Speed I'm not sure if there's a more formal title for this method, but I first read …
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By "shake up" your workouts I'm in no way referring to the infamous "Shake Weight", so don't even think about it. That's not a valid exercise or training technique, no matter how you do it. Anyway . . . I love the basic barbell and bodyweight exercises and their variations. These basic exercises have been staples of my workouts for months: Squats TO a box (pictured above) Kettlebell …
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Howdy, y'all! Today I want to share with you several bodyweight exercise progressions you can use whether you're a beginner strength trainee and even if you're more advanced. In the following videos I'll demonstrate push-ups, single leg squats, hip thrusts, and handstand push-up progressions. There are variations for beginner, intermediate, and advanced trainees. If you want more information on …
Today I have a guest post courtesy of my friend, Jill Coleman. She's an incredibly intelligent lady and I'm stoked to have her debut her first guest post; it's about a topic that's not very sexy, BUT, it's very important and she does an incredible job explaining it. Enjoy! Hey there! A big thanks to Nia for allowing me to take over her blog for the day and spout some crazy stuff about the body …
How should you train when you're traveling or while you're on vacation? Should you find a way to stick with your current program? Should you skip training all together and participate in some other physical activity? Should you simply adapt your current program based on the equipment that's available. I'm going to answer those questions and more in this article. I've managed to create four …
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"My lungs feel . . . my lungs . . . my lungs feel like . . . they're on fire." I uttered that phrase to my training partner as I walked around, panting, desperately trying to catch my breath after completing my sixth hill sprint. The sun was hot and unforgiving that afternoon, and the humidity was so thick you could cut it with a knife. Even though it wasn't the most comfortable of temperatures …
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I promote training for performance as a great way to achieve a healthier, stronger, and leaner physique. I encourage individuals to stop thinking about fat loss, even if that's their primary goal, and instead focus on getting stronger or improving their performance with their workouts. Now, I understand that some people just want to know how to achieve fat loss in the simplest, and easiest, way …
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What if you don't want to "lift heavy", or you can't because of an injury or physical limitation? This is a topic I've thought about discussing for a while, and a recent Facebook exchange between Matt Ryan Brown and my good friend, Jen Comas Keck, spurred this idea into fruition. Jen posted an excellent article about Fitness Bullies that I strongly agree with, and it's a short read worth your …
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