Fitness Articles

The Troika

In both Polish and Russian, Troika refers to 3 or trio. In particular it refers to the three horse chariot made famous by the Cossacks of old. You need to know three aspects that make your abs visible! Like each of the three stallions that work together to win the chariot race so these three significant aspects will cause the coveted six pack condition.
Ab Favorites

We all have favorites. There are favorites foods, activities, people and so on. Our favorites choices may not be the best, but are convenient or easy. When it comes to ab exercise selection let your favorites be the best, most effective ab exercises.
Cut Fat, Build Muscle

To do something right, focus on that one thing! Drop conflicting activities, or at least limit the conflict. How do you cut fat and build muscle simultaneously? Try the Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde routine.
Eat More

Eat more often: If you do nothing except to take your present calorie intake of 2 or 3 meals to 5 or 6 smaller meals you will lose fat. Your body conserves energy (calories) when it has no food for extended hours. Then when you eat a large meal it automatically stores as much of that as fat as possible.
Vacuum Packed Abs

Small meals keep from stretching your abs while roughage eliminates the meals. One big meal or 3 small meals that are not moved equal the same result, abdominal stretching. Roughage is found in whole grain, raw and cook vegetables.
Arms & Abs

Arms and abs, what do these two body parts have in common? Most athletes that have razor sharp abs have less than impressive arms, while hulks with massive arms seldom have any visible abs. So you ask what is the connection?
Eat, Drink & be Lean

Eat, drink and be lean is based on adding foods to your diet, not subtracting foods. These foods are healthy and will aid in fat burning, energy management, cholesterol reduction and protection against cancer.

Sustainable Growth

Are you healthier, leaner, and more muscled each and every year? Has the last decade been one of improvement or decline? If you can’t say that, like the Oil of Olay commercial, you are not getting older but better you need to adapt sustainable growth principles for fitness.
$400,000 Body

Many people ask how I became so dedicated to fitness? What motivates you at 50 years of age to workouts? What started you on path of inventing, producing and selling your own line of home exercise equipment?
Fitness Formula

Everyone is looking for that magic bullet to achieve lean muscularity with dynamite abs, that secret formula if you will! Well I found it (by the trial and error method) but, it WORKS!
S.O.S. - Strength or Size?

To build a better body, a person needs to train with purpose. Goals and objectives must be identified for our training. One of the basic questions we must ask ourselves if whether we are training for muscle strength or muscle size.
S.O.S. - Strength or Size? Part 2

Last month we looked at the need for a foundation of strength for a better body. The recommendation was for a month of training that focused on strength. To do this we kept exercises simple, basic and heavy.
Build Bigger Biceps

Every man wants bulging biceps so many devote time and energy into bicep curls. If you do this you are overlooking the premium bicep builder, the chin up. Why the chin up over the curl? The answer is simple!
Partial Workout

One question that comes up repeatedly in my e-mail is how can I increase the number of chin-ups that I presently do? On one end of the spectrum this question comes from beginners who can only do two or three chin-ups.
Forever Young Workout

Exercise has been touted as the fountain of youth by doctors and fitness writers for the past decade. The problem with most of us is finding the time, money, energy and correct routine. Top this off with nagging injuries that sideline us just as we start making progress.
The "No Workout" Workout

Consistency in training is the key to a better body. In the real world though, everything works against us in this regard. Here is a short list of things that cause us to miss workouts.
Today's Workout using Tomorrow's Technology

Almost five years ago I was training for my first photo shoot. Using traditional body weight exercises to push and pull my way to a better body. These were extremely tough but netted great results. My chin up routine consisted of wide, medium and narrow grip chin ups. I could squeeze out 70 total reps in slightly less than an hour.
Predicting & Preventing Pain

Active people will always have some injuries that they must deal with. Hopefully the injuries will be of a minor type that do not sideline you from training. Many fitness writers point to poor form, lack of warm-up and stretching as the causes of injury. While this may be true for the immediate cause there are larger factors at work that you must know about to prevent injury.

Reader discretion is advised. Please consult your physician before beginning any exercise or diet program, or when making changes in an existing program if you have any doubts about your health status.