By Marc, 2010-07-13 10:35 UTC Any time someone asks me what’s a good, entry level exercise to begin a work out regimen, especially when you haven’t been in one in a while (or ever), I say "Push-Ups"! I won’t spell out how to do them…everybody knows how. You don’t have to do 80 or 100 at a time, you just [...]
By Marc, 2010-05-23 14:25 UTC Okay, a little lesson about the obscure here: Sisyphus, for those of you less acquainted with the relevance of Greek mythology, is, in a nutshell, about futility. Sisyphus has a task to perform, and the moment he finishes it, it becomes undone and he has to do it all over. This is not unlike [...]
By Marc, 2010-05-20 10:32 UTC Some days when I write these, I do it before I get my coffee, and today is one of those days. So please, excuse the bad (or absent) segues…
By this time of the week on most weeks, I’m a little stiff and sore, intentionally, and I have to make the call as to whether [...]
By Marc, 2010-03-24 15:48 UTC I’m back on a “Rah Rah”. Motivation is tough some days. Most people believe that an “up person” is always up, or that they will have high highs and low-lows, bi-polar like episodes, or that it’s just as easy for them as waking up.
I can tell you that psyching ones self up is [...]
By Marc, 2010-03-15 13:58 UTC There is no such thing as a lazy workout. Not a good one, anyway. The point of exercise is to push your body harder. That doesn’t mean go all out until you are ready to collapse, but it does mean that you must keep a steady pace, you must be pushing yourself.
Lifting [...]
By phrits, 2010-01-11 16:13 UTC Exciting things are afoot for me, and they begin today.
At 19:00 (UTC—more on that later), I officially start back to the culinary program at Central Piedmont Community College. I took the Sanitation and Nutrition classes back in Fall ‘06, but I’ve been unable to work the actual lab cooking classes into my schedule until now. [...]
By phrits, 2010-01-07 16:36 UTC Extracted and adapted from an email to a friend of mine:
Other than that, I’ve been spending a lot of my time concentrating on doing as little as possible. Next week, however, it gets fun. Class from about 2:00 until 9:00 for the first half of the semester, and I’m planning on actually scheduling time in [...]
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WhateverOTD It Can't Hurt
Oh yes it can. One of the best exercises for the office-jockey who wants a tight butt, stronger legs and even some core tightening, is the box jump. I’ve read about this for a while, and so decided to try it on for size.
To do this, you’ll need a weight bench, large, sturdy box, or a tree stump. Something that is about 12-18 inches high, sturdy and immobile. It’s simple: you stand in front of it, and you jump on to it. Form is important, so read how to jump, please
Bend your knees, lean forward just a little, arms at your sides, slightly back. Jump up explosively, throwing your arms up all the way as you jump, landing on both feet. Step down, or jump down for more impact.
Sounds to easy, doesn’t it? Do 3 sets of 10, 3 times a week. After your first set of ten, you’ll feel a little winded. After your third, if you’re doing it right, you’ll be breathing hard.
And the next day, your muscles in your hips, butt, legs and a few other spots will tell you if you got anything out of it. ()
Hammer Time
Try a hammer curl…it will improve your grip, add strength to your forearm, and jars everywhere will quake at the thought that you can now open them at your leisure…
A hammer curl is done with a dumbbell, just like a regular curl…except that you hold your hand in the position as if the handle portion were a hammer. You do as much weight as you can stand, 3 sets of ten, a couple of times a week. For women, this means a better grip, improved lower arm strength, and a more shapely forearm. Don’t waste your money on those shaky things that frankly look kind of obscene to me…just get a regular old dumbbell weight…use control, repetition, and focus.
The results of this one show up pretty quick. go ahead, try it! ()
Running a Tight Ship
Ask most people why they do a work out and they’ll say “physical fitness” (they may phrase it differently, but the meaning is the same). While this is true, the fact is, in most cases they want to tighten up their physique. Most men and women don’t really want to bulk up so much has sculpt lean, shapely limbs and a harder torso. The key element here is “lean”.
To tone and sculpt your limbs and torso, the word to remember is “repetition”! Low weights, high reps. Find a weight for each exercise that feels right, just a little resistance, and do a lot of them. This will give your muscle groups tone, definition, and shapeliness.
It takes time and patience. Don’t rush it…the pay off is worth it. ()
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