“Dave what would you define as a light dinner?” Well, let me ask you in return … what would YOU define as a “light dinner”? Oh I don’t know … vegetable soup with beef and lots of veggies, maybe with some noodles and/or dumplings on the side, because my kids love my dumplings, along with some corn bread and maybe… Read More »Circuit Training, Fat Loss and Meal Timing – REDDY TO LIVE Recap
When it comes to exercise, the erganic principle of intention tells us to use our body as our primary “machine” 80% of the time, with a few exceptions such as a jump rope, pull up bar, dumbbells, kettlebells, etc. Some of those traditional “machines” can apparently be a bit trickier than meets the eye. So while we do often recommend the treadmill… Read More »Reason #213 to Avoid Overusing Exercise Machines (Treadmill Fail Compilation Video)
This is a popular circuit in the metabolic-strength training circles … so I thought I would high light it here … (if you have not attempted a Rubber Band Assisted Chin Up yet, ask your coach … everyone likes ’em after they try them.)
“Supersetting” two exercises is one of the most effective modes of improving strength and burning calories … the idea is to do one exercise immediately followed by another, rest 30-90 sec, and repeat 2-5+ times. The combinations of exercises usually look something like this:
In the videos below, you can see examples of Scott and Becky doing a wicked superset including:
Note that the entire body is being blasted here in a short amount of time, and the cardiovascular benefits are incredible, as this is the perfect combination of strength and endurance training. Read More »Chin Up – Kettlebell Swing (Metabolic Video of the Week)
It’s All About Efficiency Baby!
… weight management … athletic performance … living with intention.
These three things all go hand in hand, they are inseparable. Train like an athlete and you will increase your chances of managing your weight (you don’t see too many overweight athletes walking around, right?) Train with purpose, that is, live and train with specific intent. Athletes need to spend most of their time improving their sport’s skills, so they must be efficient in the weight room, performing the most functionally sound, bang for your buck exercises they can. Athletes do not change things up every other day simply to prevent boredom. Instead, they stick to and master the basics.
Just as in weight management, our training is not the means to the end, it is the complement to our nutrition and the catalyst for developing a stronger, more energetic body that is meant for so much more than remaining on a diet forever. People, we gots things to do in life, so in similar fashion to an athlete, set your goals, define your purpose, write down your plan, and then get after it!
When developing your training routine, whether for weight loss or athletic performance, choose exercises where you are producing strength and power with the entire body. This burns the most calories, and creates the biggest hormonal response resulting in increased fat loss. The Javelin Press Routines below are perfect for just that!Read More »Javelin Press Complex – Shoulders, Core and More!
Yesterday, someone told me that a “weight loss guru” in St. Louis basically “instructs” his clients to pretty much just eat chicken and broccoli, “for like the rest of your life I think.” Now I’m not sure where my Father’s Day biscuits and gravy fit into the plan, though I do believe he recommends a cheat meal (and that is for another day.)
For now though, I just thought I’d throw up a quick post to comment on chicken. Gotta love chicken, right? And speaking of them “guru’s”, if you have ever journeyed into a weight loss program, you have heard about how “lean, healthy, and protein-packed” chicken is, and therefore you have come across more than one chicken recipe. Well, for starters, this is not another recycled fitness magazine “37 Ways to Grill Chicken this Summer to Fit Into Your Two Piece” article. You can find those elsewhere.
“Two moves, are you kidding me?”
Well, sort of, that’s really my attempt to create a catchy blog title because I think that’s the thing to do in the blog world, right? Reel you in with some non-sense about only needing two exercises and six minutes a day to get the body of your dreams? Can it really be that simple, actually …. Read More »K.I.S.S. Strength Training – two basic moves … that’s it, sort of.
