No Pain No Gain is Still Sometimes True
Sunday, May 11th, 2008 Posted in Conditioning, Martial Arts, Motivation, Workout Logs | No Comments »I totally live by the mantra, "No brain, no gain", because, "No pain, no gain", is essentially a counterproductive philosophy. It is one in which you could easily end up sick, injured, or worse. On recent occasion though, I have ...
The 300 Workout for Total Body Conditioning
Friday, May 2nd, 2008 Posted in Conditioning, The 300 Workout, Workout Routines | No Comments »By now everyone has heard of the movie 300, and most strength and conditioning athletes know about The 300 Workout. This is how all those ripped actors in the movie got into such great shape. The 300 Workout is well ...
A Generic Full Body Workout Routine
Wednesday, April 9th, 2008 Posted in Conditioning, Weight Training, Workout Routines | No Comments »There are about 956,586 workout routines that you can try. One of the most effective types of routines I have found in my first 14 years of training is total body training. The Principles of Total Body Training Work every muscle ...
Squatting - Turn Your Pencil Legs into Monster Truck Wheels
Friday, March 21st, 2008 Posted in Conditioning, Weight Training, Workout Routines | No Comments »There are many different lifts that a weightlifter can do to increase their strength, speed, and power. All kind of weightlifting is great for your body, but I prefer to not waste time in the gym lifting with tunnel vision, ...
What is the Best Form of Cardiovascular Exercise?
Monday, March 17th, 2008 Posted in Conditioning, Workout Routines | 1 Comment »We know cardio is essential to improve the cardiovascular system. This goes without saying. When many people don't realize, is that cardiovascular exercise can be useful for losing weight as well as gaining weight; for increasing endurance as well as ...
Body Types - Ectomorph | Mesomorph | Endomorph
Thursday, March 13th, 2008 Posted in Conditioning, Diet, Weight Training | 1 Comment »You could be wasting your time with exercise and proper nutrition, if you don’t know how to train and eat based on your body type! Everyone’s body is different, I am sure you will agree. All bodies look different, smell different, ...
New Layout, New Purpose for Project Swole
Monday, March 10th, 2008 Posted in Conditioning, Healthy Lifestyle | No Comments »Welcome to Project Swole 2.0! This swell new layout goes right along with my new goals for Project Swole. I am still in love with powerlifting and strongman training, but I have found vacant spot in my heart for martial ...
The Benefits of Thai Kickboxing
Monday, February 18th, 2008 Posted in Conditioning, Martial Arts | No Comments »I'll start off by saying that I never thought I would be writing an article touting the benefits of a Cardio Kickboxing class. On a similar level as cardio kickboxing, one might think that a class called Thai Kickboxing is ...
Working Out With a Heart Rate Monitor
Thursday, November 8th, 2007 Posted in Conditioning, Exercise Equipment | No Comments »Do you own a heart rate monitor? If not, then you are not alone. However, heart rate monitors are becoming increasingly popular, especially among athletes and those with certain health conditions. In the days before heart rate monitors, people would ...
Overhead Pressing - Whole Body Training with Military Press, Shoulder Press, and Push Press
Friday, November 2nd, 2007 Posted in Conditioning, Weight Training, Workout Routines | No Comments »The four most important exercises for any serious weight lifter to obsess about are the squat, deadlift, bench press, and overhead press. Today, I am going to discuss how to properly perform a standing overhead press, or military press, and ...
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