If you enjoy the kettlebell double clean then check out my Kettlebell Moves page for a lot more exercises! Works Back Biceps Forearms Shoulders Core Quadriceps Hamstrings Glutes Become proficient with the single kettlebell clean prior to training with the double kettlebell variation. Double Clean The kettlebell double clean is a big exercise for building power and …
I hope that everyone had a wonderful winter holiday. With all of the celebrations going on, I was just as guilty as anyone in indulging a little too much in things that weren’t good for me. Despite it all, I was able to wrap it up with a healthy Christmas dinner. In most aspects of …
Hip mobility issues are common regardless of your fitness level. Many active people have tight hips due to overuse of the involved muscle groups, while out of shape people have diminished ranges of motion due to inactivity and under-use. Hip Mobility I recently made a sequence of hip mobility drills to address these issues in …
Said no one…ever! What makes these motivational memes resonate with people? Quite honestly, it’s probably their profound truthfulness. Every Monday evening I run bootcamps at Fulcrum Fitness in Portland, Oregon. Every Monday, members of the gym come in at the start of their week, their energy seems a little low, they are usually a little …
One of my goals with my personal training clients is to teach them, and enable them to workout on their own without a trainer. Part of being able to work out on your own requires a minimum amount of equipment. This post is about my recommendations for putting together your home gym. I know it …
This is a contributed post about the Paleo Diet by Phil Tucker with extremefitnessresults.com Take a look around. No doubt you’ve heard that the national obesity rates are skyrocketing, and the number of people diagnosed with diabetes is rising every year. A greater percentage of our population is suffering from heart disease and cancer then ever before, and all indications …
I encourage you to warm up your body before a workout. Before stressing your muscles and challenging them with heavy loads, do dynamic exercise that gets the heart rate up, heats up the body, and loosens the muscles. This workout warm up sequence does all of that. Workout Warm Up You want your warm up …
This is a contributed post on social media and fitness by Kelly Summers of Koko FitClub of Phoenix Does spending time on Facebook, Twitter and other social networks make you skinny? At first glance, you might answer this question with a resounding NO. In fact, a British university study says that people who use social media …
On Friday night I went to see the Portland Trailblazers play the Sacramento Kings. One of my clients hooked me up with a great pair of tickets! It was my first trip to the Rose Garden this season and unfortunately, I saw a rather lackluster performance in which the Kings blew out the Blazers by 19 points. …
Getting a rock solid physique begins and ends with intensity. Activating your fast twitch muscle fibers and going as intense as possible during your workouts are what provides your body the stimulus that responds with significant adaptations. Looking lean is all about body fat percentage and changes to your metabolism that will give you the …
