The Key To Successful Cardio… A Good Book!
I’m with Elissa on this one… I love lifting weight. But cardio… uh, well… that’s a different story. I do cardio because I have to. For the cardio-pulminary benefits it offers. And because if I’m really serious about trimming back some of the winter flab, it’s cardio that does it. Yep. Two to three weeks of cardio (3-4 25 minutes sessions at moderate intensity per week) and my pants start...
Exercises I Like: Seated Cable Row
I’m off to the gym in a few minutes for a chest/back workout…which reminded me of this vid that my bud Will just posted on the “Bodybuilding Revealed” forum on Seated Cable Rows. They’re one of my favorite back exercises. [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ykUDTcpuJE]
Not-So-Great Expectations…
When I do a body comp assessment, I use calipers and the 7-site calculator over at exrx.net. It’s a handy little tool, and saves a lot of number crunching. Did one on John this morning, as a part of the IsaTest test. I have the calculator page bookmarked, but Internet Explorer was acting up this morning, so I switched to Firefox, and navigated to the page via the menus instead. While scanning the “fitness testing”...
Exercise To Lose Weight? But I HATE Exercising!
Awwwww… do I have to? Despite some recent publicized silliness that indicated that exercise offered no “metabolic advantage” to those who included it in their diet programs (see this post from Elissa for complete details), exercise is a critical element of any weight loss program. It’s simple really… to lose weight, you must create a caloric deficit; take in fewer calories than you expend. There are two...
I Love My Door Gym!
After all the squawking I’ve done about various exercise gimmicks, you’d think that I’m against inexpensive home fitness equipment. Nothing could be further from the truth! The trick is to get something that will give you some bang for your buck. Like a door gym, for example. I love doing chin-ups/pull-ups. I can easily recall a time when I couldn’t do them at all. Admittedly, I was in pretty good company:...
Exercises I Like: Zercher Squats
A bud of mine who’s a competitive powerlifter turned me on to these. I like them much better than front squats. These are serious quad killers. [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=naaZ97qljdM] Which reminds me – it’s Leg Day today!
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