If you’ve been following along with the blog, you’ve probably heard the recent buzz about Tom Venuto’s new hardcover book, that is going to be released by a major New York City Publisher (Avery/Penguin Books) on January 8th 2009.
Pullups are undeniably one of my all-time favorite exercises, and the best way to do them is with as many different grips as possible – to target different movement patterns and emphasize different ares of your muscles. Here is a video showing a lot of different pullup grip variations using common items found at the gym.
Problems that joint mobility exercises can help prevent
If you have been following along with the blog for awhile, you have probably heard me mention joint mobility exercises a few times. This little-known, yet quickly emerging method of exercise is starting to take a prominent place in some of today’s fitness programs, and it is very important for those who have limited range of motion. There have been several joint mobility programs that have been developed over the past few years, and there is a good reason why – these exercises work! I have seen joint mobility exercises prescribed as a method of rehabilitation, pre-habilitation, workout warmups, and a means of athletic enhancement. It has even been referred to as the fountain of youth. This brief article will explain what joint mobility is, why it’s important for your training goals, and how you can get started using joint mobility exercises today. Continue reading Tuesday Q+A: What is joint mobility? by John Sifferman
I watched this presentation yesterday, and really enjoyed it. It’s very insightful about the foods we eat here in America – very simple, but not dumbed down. I’ve been hearing an overall resounding message, from very different sources, that American’s need to eat less meat. I’ve heard it from [...]
I just got an e-mail from my good friend, Brian Grasso, this morning. If you don’t know Brian already, he’s arguably the worlds leading expert on children and youth fitness. I worked for Brian for a year, when his program Complete Athlete Development was released – and we built a good [...]
Since I like to post something different on Friday’s, and since Friday’s post was a little more serious than usual – here is a fun video to watch for the weekend. This is some crazy upper body strength. Enjoy!
Let’s face it, sometimes things don’t work out that great. Your progress stops, halts, goes kaput. You may feel overwhelmed, defeated, and finished. Undoubtedly, this has happened to you several times, when something throws a wrench in the works of your progress on a training goal (or any goal).
This short video is about a camping trip that was almost canceled, and what some desperate amigos did to make sure we still swapped stories around a campfire that night…
Driving Through Road Blocks in Your Training Program
If you’ve been following along with the blog, you’ve probably heard the recent buzz about Tom Venuto’s new hardcover book, that is going to be released by a major New York City Publisher (Avery/Penguin Books) on January 8th 2009.
