Strength & Workouts

If more people knew what to do at the gym the world would be a fitter, healthier, better place. The great workouts is a series of blogs designed to solve this problem. Simply pick one of the workouts, head to the gym, follow along and know that your time was well spent. Today we’re adding the Debra to this list. All you need is a jump rope, a little bit of space to move around and you’re on your way

The original Navy Seal Pyramid is a progression: start with: 1 chin up 2 push ups 3 crunches.

Will copying the workouts of our fitness heroes and get as strong as they are?

“It felt like I stepped all the way back to square one. It got me thinking… if I were actually starting from scratch what would I do?”

Fit pros have all heard of something called the 80/20 rule: take a random sample of 100 gym members; 20 of them use the gym; 80 sign up and never return. Actually, I dispute that 80 never come.

Researchers reviewed 192 different studies featuring 5,000 different participants to find the best way to lift. Their findings:

No matter how fit you get there’s always that voice in your head. ‘How fit am I really?’ It’s innate: we gotta prove ourselves to ourselves ad infinitum. Workouts are a place to test. Certain workouts/athletic achievements mean something. Their completion signifies to the world that you’ve passed a test, or ‘Walked a road’ in Dylan’s parlance. Complete these and for a day/week/month your fitness is authentic.

The Battle of Thermopylae was fought in 480 BC. The Legend states that a mere 300 Spartan soldiers held off a 120-300,000 strong Persian army for over 3 days, and concurrently inspired one of the great workouts: the 300.

The LO Maglev are The fastest trains in the world at 375 miles per hour. They utilize Magnetic Levitation to ride, without friction, scant inches above the track. That small adjustment of a, all few inches makes the LO Maglev faster and more efficient than conventional trains. Comparatively Small adjustments (inches) can create giant breakthroughs in the gym.