Do you feel like you’re spinning your wheels every week in the gym? Are you clueless about your progress? Training programs are created in order to work around you, the individual. Don't consider a one ... Continue Reading
The Chief Habit: Your Ten-Minute Morning Fitness Plan
Becoming the person we want to be is typically a case of taking action—not once, but over and over again. This is hard to do, particularly within a world that ingeniously inserts technology meant to pull ... Continue Reading
The Workout Plan for Everyday People
Most workout programs are geared towards two types of people: those chasing aesthetics (building muscle or losing fat), or those pursuing performance. If these are your goals, then you can find plenty of ... Continue Reading
The Divorce Workout: Coping Through Movement
For some of us, one of the most challenging times in our lives is a divorce. This heartbreaking event occurs with unfortunate frequency. Realizing that the marriage is not working out and that it must come ... Continue Reading
7 Plyometric Exercises to Build Power Quickly
Whether you’re a serious athlete or just want to add some cool new tricks to your repertoire, plyometric exercises are the key to increasing your power, improving your reaction time, and taking your ... Continue Reading
Enter the Dragon Flag: 4 Simple Progressions for Success
Did you know the dragon flag is named after Bruce Lee? He was often called “the Dragon” and performed this movement where his body hung straight like a flag. It is a complicated move with many ... Continue Reading
The Ultimate 90-Day Bodyweight Training Plan
When I was a young man, I struggled with my self-image. My brother was a “hulk” and played varsity college basketball all four years. I, on the other hand, was skinny. I didn’t have much confidence ... Continue Reading
Combining Bodyweight Exercise and Weight Training for Maximum Benefit
There's a lot of extremism in the fitness world, and many people seem to think that bodyweight exercise and weight training have to be mutually exclusive. One idea out there is that bodyweight training is ... Continue Reading
How to Use Bodyweight Training to Build Bigger Muscles
Building mass and brawn has long been synonymous with the clanking of weights and the heavy grunting of guys and gals cranking out extra reps on machines. In order to build muscle it seemed, people needed ... Continue Reading
Raising the Bar: The Truth Hurts (Book Excerpt)
The following in an excerpt from Al Kavadlo's book "Raising the Bar": The Truth Hurts When I tell people they don’t need weights or a gym membership to get in the best shape of their lives, ... Continue Reading
Dear Coach: Can I Increase Muscle With Bodyweight Exercises?
Dear Coach, I've been seriously exercising for two years now and I think it's time for me to change my routine. I do a four day split, cardio, yoga, whatever a week, but I've been dabbling in ... Continue Reading
New Feature: Free Bodyweight Workouts
The latest in our series of free, on-going workouts begins today - the bodyweight workouts. Short on space and/or equipment, but still want to be lean and strong? These workouts are for you. The ... Continue Reading
Book Review: “Cardio Core 4×4” by Jay Cardiello
The coach in me realizes there are all different types of learners out there. So, my initial concerns about working out by way of a book are put to bed with the idea that turning the pages of a quality ... Continue Reading
Convict Conditioning: How I Learned My Craft: Doing Time (Book Excerpt)
EDITOR'S NOTE: While we normally interview our featured coaches, that was not possible with Paul Wade. In fact, Paul Wade does not do interviews and does not allow photographs of himself. Why? Because the ... Continue Reading
