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SpeedX ™ – CrossFit for Fat Loss

admin — Tue, 17 May 2011 00:18:35 +0000

I wanted to put up a post specifically on CrossFit for fat loss. In this post, I found an innovative CrossFit gym that has developed a fat loss program called SpeedX. The gym is called BRICK Sport Performance, it is located in sunny West Hollywood not too far from Venice Beach.

The Best Gym Pound for Pound is in Bulgaria?

admin — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 19:58:16 +0000

The coolest thing about the Internet in my opinion is the ability to meet people from all over the globe. Over the past 3 years I've become friends with a sharp personal trainer from Bulgaria, Yavor Marichkov.

Hindu Squats. An Effective Body Weight Exercise for Fat Loss and Mobility.

admin — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 23:02:47 +0000

So I have recently decided to add Hindu Squats into my routine. Due to the fact that I don't want to increase leg mass, I've avoided barbell squats the past 10 years. I'm not saying that squats are bad, there just is a certain point where too much lower body mass becomes cumbersome.

How to Do One Arm Push Ups for 20 Reps

admin — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 01:13:19 +0000

I typically don't make new year's resolutions, but one thing I would love to be able to do is the one arm push up. When I first started lifting the big goal was to bench press 225 pounds for reps (because I thought it looked cool to have two 45 pound plates on each side of the bar). I reached that goal in a short period of time and it felt good, but it is not even close to impressive as doing full-range one arm push ups. In fact, I would guess there are more guys who can bench press 315 pounds (three 45's per side) than men or women who can do 5 full-range one arm push ups. I want to become one of those people.

[We will talk about steps to progressively build up strength to be able to do one arm push ups. One of the steps is close grip push ups. The guy in this picture is demonstrating decent hand positioning for close grip push ups.]

Make Body Weight Exercises Challenging Without Doing High Reps

admin — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:17:17 +0000

The problem with many body weight exercises like push ups is that once you get strong, low reps stop challenging the muscle. I am a firm believer in including a decent amount of high-tension lifting to maximize muscle definition. Typically, high-tension is achieved by doing heavy weights for low reps. The problem with body weight exercise is that there isn't really a practical way to add weight to your body. What if I told you there was a way to achieve super-high tension in any body weight exercise, allowing you to build muscle density and increased definition over time? Well that is exactly the tip I would like to talk about today!

[I figured a nice autumn picture with a "Human Female Chameleon" would be appropriate for this article. Better than some guy doing push ups...yawn.]