One of my big pet peeves when I observe people training at gyms is self aggrandizement. Constantly looking at yourself in the mirror (while somehow never managing to correct the horrible form) is one obvious form of preening. But another one, that actually annoys me even more,
Read moreGet up off the floor! Laying down isn’t a workout recovery.
Our friend Henry over at GymTalk recently interviewed Brandon Richey, a well respected strength coach and kettlebell aficionado.
Brandon gave us some awesome tips on strength training and conditioning and he shared some of his experiences of being a top level strength coach.
Hi Brandon, thanks for talking to us today. Could you tell our readers a little bit more about yourself and Brandon Richey Fitness.
Read moreInterview with coach and kettlebell instructor Brandon Richey
We’re rounding up the week with videos!
As part of the constant work it takes to get people to know your website/blog exists, you spend a whole lot of time on various social media outlets. Recently I increased my list of places to have a presence to include Google+ and Stumbleupon. In doing so, I discovered that when I comment on a video
Read moreThe Roundup – Knife skills, learning squats and the REAL paleo diet.
OK. It’s past “black Friday”, so I don’t feel grotesque about offering up a holiday guide. (I can’t be part of that!)
There are so many options for great gifts, even when you’re limiting yourself to health and fitness items. These 6 options (3 stocking stuffers and 3 full gifts)
Last week when I was working at the Pilates Method Alliance Conference in Ft. Lauderdale, I met a trainer, Maria Scally, who lives in Miami and checked youtube pages. Her training motto is “Get groovy, get sweaty, any time, any place.” She travels the world making fun short videos showing a couple of different exercises. This one in particular REALLY caught my attention. Talk about a position of instability! Check out her fun videos.
Read moreThe Roundup – Wood in food, massage for health and squats on a camel
Happy Friday everyone. I hope your week was fun and healthy.
This is is the first of a new regular feature. What have I been reading and commenting on this week? Here are a few of the things that really caught my attention this week.
I have no shame in admitting this: this isn’t my original idea at all.
If you have difficulty doing squats, you’ll want to use the Wall Squats to correct your form. Squats are ubiquitous in physical fitness. You’ll see people doing them everywhere; in gyms, in boot camps and when warming up for other exercises. Any trainer worth their salt will use squats regularly.
And a workout with them will strengthen you in ways nothing else can. If you were to purchase one piece of home gym equipment, I’d choose kettlebells. A kettlebell workout is a total body workout, it’s strengthening, it increases core strength and increases your ability to generate power. For such a really simple piece of equipment, it can have dramatic impact on your physical fitness.
Read moreKettlebells develop strength and power and are alot of fun.
All too often when I’m at a gym, whether watching a person work out on their own or watching a trainer use kettlebells with their client, the very root of the kettlebell swing motion is done incorrectly. To easily explain the reason one motion is correct and the other is not
Read moreA kettlebell swing is based on a deadlift, not a squat.
