Israeli Special Forces TACFIT Challenge.. You and I both know there’s no shortage of garbage fitness programs out there… And with the internet giving every joker a free platform, it’s harder than ever to separate the sh** from the shinola. Thankfully you don’t have to. I pride myself on digging up the coolest new programs at the absolute cutting edge of the industry. And in the fitness world, you don’t talk “cutting edge” without talking about my friends Scott and Ryan. Scott Read more [...]

Most people think of endless repetitions of push ups and sit ups when they hear the term bodyweight squat. That’s crazy! There are so many cool and funky bodyweight movements and variations out there. The sky’s the limit when it comes to equipment free training options. One of the funkiest exercises of them all is called the Quad Squat (QuadSquat Video). It’s an excellent movement to foster full-body strength and coordination in forward pressing movements.  In this exercise, all four limbs Read more [...]

Turbulence Training Fat Loss Bodyweight Workout Did you know that you can get an amazing workout from ONLY bodyweight exercises... ...and that this workout can be done LITERALLY anytime and anywhere? Check out this workout from Men's Health and Women's Health magazines fitness expert, Craig Ballantyne. It uses his world-famous Turbulence Training workout secrets to help you lose belly fat without equipment. Warm-up Circuit - 2 rounds - Spend 15 seconds on each exercise. 1) Jumping Read more [...]

5 Best Fitness Bootcamp Workout Methods   The key to a great fitness boot camp workout is to “bring the energy”.Your clients are there for a fun workout and to escape the stress of the real world. They don’t care about equipment – they only care about results and having a great experience! Here are the 5 essential components to the best NO-equipment, body weight exercise fitness bootcamp workouts! 1.   You’ll start with a total body warm-up and a series of multi-muscle exercises Read more [...]

Transformation Bootcamp Workout BY Craig Ballantyne     Warm-up Circuit - 2 rounds 1) Arm Crosses (see TT Transformation warm-up for photos) 2) Bodyweight Squat 3) Jumping Jacks 4) Mountain Climbers 5) Prisoner Forward Lunges 6) Pushups 7) Stickups Strength Superset - 2 rounds 1A) Toughest pushup for 30 seconds 1B) Toughest single leg exercise for 30 seconds per side Water break Conditioning Circuit - 2 rounds 1) Reverse lunge 2) Spiderman climb 3) Plank 4) 1-leg Read more [...]

Bodyweight Core Routine by Adam Steer http://budurl.com/BWBlueprint   Trying to do any sort of challenging movement with a weak core is like trying to shoot a cannon from a canoe. Your midsection provides a stable foundation for all movement. It also translates force from one segment of the body to another. When you move your leg, you don’t just flex your lower body muscles. You activate a vast sling of muscle and connective tissue that slings across your entire body. A lot of these Read more [...]

Building Rapport With Personal Training Clients by Heather Doane ARTICLE KEY POINTS Building rapport is almost synonymous with building business. The importance of building rapport should be reinforced continually. Research suggests that 65 percent of meaning in any message is conveyed non-verbally; therefore, before a word is even spoken, impressions are being made. Be sure your body language is conveying the right message. Developing a deep level of rapport Read more [...]

Athletic Boot Camp Sample Workout Goal: Overall Athletic Development, Strength Development Total Time: approximately 60 minutes Equipment Needed: Marking Cones, Mini and/or light bands (depending on the strength of participants), Dragging Sleds with weight Class Setup: The class needs an open area, preferably a field or rubberized/padded floor to perform agility drills.  This area needs at least 25 yards of continuous space in one direction and 20 in the other.  The strength circuit Read more [...]

New Workouts for the New Year Starting to accomplish those 2010 goals means putting them into motion as soon as possible. The past week I began showing you 50 unique upper body exercises, such drills besides being amazingly effective make training fun again. Being motivated and consistent often means having new challenges, this new year of 2010 has already started off with a bang with new training tools to compliment our Ultimate Sandbag to bring you dynamic training routines. Josh Henkin's Read more [...]