Archive for July, 2009
Beginner Full Body Workout Video
You do not need equipment to meet your fitness goals. Burn calories and lose weight with bodyweight exercises. This particular video combines a full body workout with Tabata intervals. A Tabata interval is 20 seconds of 100% output during a particular exercise followed by 10 seconds of rest. Complete this a minimum of 8 times.
Start your full body Tabata Workout after a 15 minute warmup.
My warmup includes 3 sets of the following:
overhead squats with a pvc pipe
sit-ups
pull-ups
stretching
back extensions on a swiss ball
Perform each exercise 20 seconds followed by a 10 second rest. Move directly to the next exercise without stopping. With Tabata intervals, maximize your output for each 20 seconds to receive the full benefits of the workout. This workout routine only takes you 4 minutes to complete.
Beginner Full Body Workout Exercises:
Push-ups
Jumping Squats
Push-up to a Side Plank
Air Squats
Elevated Legs Push-ups
Lunges or Alternating Split Squat Jumps
Recline Pull-ups
Another Push-up variation
Intense 4 Minute Workout Routine Video
Sometimes we do not have time for a full workout. On these days you can still get a quick exercise routine in. For short workouts, treat them as a sprint and keep your output level high. This ensures these quick workouts are effective in significantly raising your heart rate giving you cardiovascular benefits along with the strength training. Another quick workout can be obtained using Battling Ropes. See these Battling Ropes Workout Videos.
4 Minute Workout Routine Includes:
perform each exercise for 20 seconds followed by 10 seconds rest before moving to the next exercise
Shuffle Push Ups
Jump Squat
Recline Pull
Alternating Split Squat
Modified Handstand Pushup
Prison Squat
Plank
Mountain Climbers
A Warning About Low Carbohydrate Diets Side Effects
It is not a sound diet plan to eliminate carbs from your meals. Sure you lose weight but much of it is muscle weight. The low carb diet video below explains more.
Instead replace the refined carbs you eat in your diet with better quality carbs such as fruits and vegetables.
Gymnastic Rings Exercise Circuit Video
Perform this gymnastic rings circuit 3 times in a row after a proper 15 minute warm up. If you are a beginner, try 10 of each exercise. If you cannot complete 10 ring pull-ups do a jumping pull-up or similar pull-up progression. See Pull-up Progression Exercise Video Change your number of repetitions and angle of the exercise to increase difficulty. Add air squats, wind sprints, or other leg exercises to this ring circuit to change this from an upper body to a full body workout.
Gymnastic Rings Circuit Exercises:
Ring Push-Ups
Ring Rows
Ring Flys
Ring Pull-Ups
Ring Tricep Extensions
Ring Bicep Curls
Ring Tent Push-Ups
Hanging Knee Raises