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Category Archives: Fitness
Favorite Fifteen No. 3: Turkish Get-ups, 1 per side
As I continue with my series on my favorite fifteen workouts, I return to the Turkish Get-up (the first mention being #14). If you’re looking for an exercise that generates greater strength and greater mobility, it’s hard to get more … Continue reading
Favorite Fifteen No. 4: 200 Swings for Time
Favorite Fifteen: Jonathan’s Go-to Workouts The next stop on the tour of my go-to workouts is the Double Kettlebell Swing. The Workout 200 kettlebell swings for time How I Do It After doing a warmup of some deep squats and … Continue reading
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The Dangers of the AMRAP
I imagine many of you are wondering what “AMRAP” means. It’s short for As Many Round As Possible, and it’s a very popular protocol for optimizing work density, that is, optimizing the volume of work you do in a set … Continue reading
Why I Don’t Do CrossFit
Many good things can be abused: food, sex, fire, and CrossFit. When abused they can result in personal harm, and they are commonly decried as bad, although the fault lies with the abuser, not the thing being abused. Recommend on … Continue reading
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Favorite Fifteen No. 5: Squat and Press/Swing Tandem
We come today to a workout that I’ve done probably ten times and never come away disappointed. It’s short and very demanding on the heart…and it’ll leave your gluts and quads sore the next day. Read on…. Recommend on Facebook … Continue reading
Favorite Fifteen No. 6: Double KB Swings
The next stop on the tour of my go-to workouts is the Double Kettlebell Swing. Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin Share with Stumblers Tumblr it Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post Tell a friend
Favorite Fifteen: No. 7 – Tabata Variations
Next up in my Favorite Fifteen are some modified Tabatas. You may be familiar with the Tabata protocol. One Tabata comprises eight 30-second rounds (four minutes total). Each round includes 20 seconds of work followed by 10 seconds of rest. … Continue reading
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Why I’ll Never Use P90X
I’ve never written about P90X before, but plenty of other people have. I just Googled “P90X Reviews” and got nearly 3.5 million results immediately, so it’s clearly a hot topic. And to be fair, I’ve never done a single P90X … Continue reading
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Favorite Fifteen: No. 8 – Double KB Superset
Favorite Fifteen: Jonathan’s Go-to Workouts We continue with our next installment of my favorite fifteen workouts. This time it features two compound movements that are old standbys for building strength and stamina. Especially strength. Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin … Continue reading
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Favorite Fifteen: No. 9 – More KB Swings
Just because exercise is simple doesn’t mean that it has to be boring. Take the kettlebell swing, for instance. By varying the weight, the reps, duration and rest, I could do swings exclusively for weeks and get a great workout … Continue reading
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