This crazy case of the classic switcheroo comes from Beijing, China.
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Last week a young boy and his mother went to the People’s Park of Luohe Zoo in China.
The boy’s mother thought this would be a great educational experience for her son. An interactive way for him to learn about all the different animals.
All was going well until they hit an exhibit that through the two for (more…)
How To Get Results Using The George Costanza Principle
Bust Through Fat Loss And Muscle Building Plateaus To Make Consistent Gains
It’s not uncommon to run into sticking points or hit a plateau on your muscle building and fat burning transformation.
This can be extremely frustrating. Especially when everything that’s supposed to work doesn’t seem to get results.
Kind of like George in this episode of Seinfeld.
It was about 6:30 in the evening yesterday, I was on my way to the gym to get my pump on. Had a killer back and biceps workout planned. Kind of old school, but I love it.
The tail end of rush hour traffic was just on their last stretch before they got home.
So I had to sit in a little traffic.
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I’ve been involved with muscle building, weight loss, and fitness all my life. I’ve seen a lot of gimmicks.
Sadly, I’ve fell for a few of them myself. Like eating every 2 or 3 hours to get the metabolism and muscle building going at full capacity. I’ll have to explore that myth with you time too.
Today, I want to stick with authority figures exploiting the trust people have of their profession.
It’s downright criminal.
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Building muscle and transforming your body is easy on paper. But hard in life.
The late Jack LaLanne said…
“Life’s a battlefield.”
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I think he’s right.
If you don’t believe the wisdom Jack shares, check out Scott’s story. After watching I’m sure you’ll agree. And be inspired. This guy fights everyday. And with things we take for granted. But Scott still get to the gym and works hard. See for yourself…
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There’s always (more…)
I find it amazing where you can find lessons and the secrets to life’s problems.
The other day I was thinking about what it takes to burn fat and build muscle. Maybe it was this video that got me to thinking about how people can make incredible body transformations.
Watch and see for yourself how this guy changes his body and his life.
After seeing this it got me thinking. Why is it that some reach their goals, while others don’t. It’s not really the starting point that’s the problem. You see that in the above video. If anyone would expected to fail, I would expect it to be him. Just look where he started. He’d given up. He had a bad back. Bad knees. He couldn’t walk without the aid of crutches. Something he was told he’d always need. For 15 years doctors had been telling him that.
But he lost the weight.
As I thought more about his success and what the secret to successfully burning fat or building muscle was, my mind started to drift. Somehow I ended up traveling back in time. To a simpler place. To a time long, long ago.
I got to thinking about my summers as a skinny little runt who loved to play outside.
I grew up in the sticks, so it was perfect for this. It wasn’t quite the country but close.
Not much around but lots of trees, water and wilderness. Great for building forts, swimming, fishing, and exploring. But not much else.
I was about 5 or 6 when (more…)
Can push ups help you bench more?
After all, when doing a typical push up, you are only pushing (at most), 70% of your body weight.
I tip the scales at 210. That means when I do push ups it’s like benching 145lbs. That’s not an impressive bench for a 210lb guy. I think I could have done that in junior high after a cross country meet.
I love to bench. Without question, it’s my favorite lift. If I could get away with it, I’d do it everyday.
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Tip: If you love to bench like I do, make sure you do lots of Band Pull Aparts. Do them every day if you can. Your shoulders will thank you for it.
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I’m always looking for new ways to increase it. Always looking to get more reps at different weights like…
I’d never do a bench workout with 145lbs.
Can such a simple bodyweight exercise make me stronger? (more…)
What’s old is new again.
Kettlebell exercises are back in favour. They’ve been in Russia for a long time, well over 350 years. Soviet strength and conditioning programs used them to train athletes and their soliders. Kettlebells have been so much a part of Russian life that it became their national sport in 1948.
It wasn’t too long after that they were seen in the US. Though it wasn’t until 2001 that Dragon Door and Pavel Tsatsouline developed the first instructor certification program in the USA.
Now you can see kettlebell gyms popping up everywhere. Even many regular comercial gyms include them as standard equipment. As much as I dislike CrossFit I feel as though they’ve created awareness and helped make kettlebell training become more main stream and accesible.
Kettlebell training is fun and effective, I’m a barbell, and dumbbell guy. With that said, there are a few kettlebell exercises I love and happily include in my training routines.
For those thinking of including KB’s in their workouts there are (more…)
You may be saying Bulgarian what. It was kind of new to me too. Bulgarian Bag Training is something I was introduced to by my buddy Troy. I think you’ll love it. It’s fun, versatile, and will make the perfect addition to your home gym.
If you have never used one before, don’t worry. Troy is giving away his new eBook, Bulgarian Bag Training Basics. Read on and I will tell you how you can pick it up for nothing. You’ll discover (more…)
A One Repetition Maximum, or your 1RM is the WEIGHT you can perform an exercise with ONCE.
The one rep max calculator is an essential tool when it comes to building muscle and increasing strength. Knowing your 1RM for the majority of your lifts like the bench, squat, and deadlift is needed in order to plan out an effective workout routine. Without knowing how much you can lift, it’s difficult to add progression into your workout. The weight will always be too light or too heavy causing your sets and reps to be too scattered. This will prevent you from having quick results.
1RM Calculators and Charts…