MIKE TROUT FITNESS APPROACH
WHO IS MIKE TROUT ? Mike is a baseball superstar, arguably the best in the game currently. He is 29 years old, the center fielder for the Los Angeles Angels. He is 6’2″, 235 pounds. Here are some of his… Continue Reading
Author: Richard
DUSTIN JOHNSON FITNESS
A CONSISTENT RECORD Dustin Johnson is ranked #1 among world – wide PGA golfers. He entered the PGA tour in 2008 and has won at least one tournament every year thereafter, except for 2014. At this point, he has a… Continue Reading
WORKAROUNDS
WHAT ARE THEY? “Workarounds” are typically temporary fixes that serve to allow us to continue with a plan when ideal circumstances are not present. My reference is to fitness workouts, though there are many other applications as well. For example,… Continue Reading
SMOOTHIES AND PROTEIN DRINKS
BACKGROUND INFORMATION My experience in workouts has been quite extensive and I have posted over 100 articles on home workouts and related subject matter. Please feel free to suggest topics in this niche that you would like to read about.… Continue Reading
CRUSHING OUR GOALS
LET’S BE TELIC Merriam- Webster tells us that the word telic is an adjective tending toward an outcome or result. It characterizes an action that moves toward a goal. In any self – improvement venture, we must understand and implement… Continue Reading
PROGRESSIVE OVERLOAD RESISTANCE TRAINING
MILO OF CROTON Milo lived in the town of Croton, in southern Italy in the 6th Century BC. Croton was noted for its great Olympic athletes and Milo was the most famous of all. He was primarily famous for his… Continue Reading
PSYCHOLOGY OF HABIT FORMATION
HOW IS THIS RELEVANT? My niche is workouts at home. I am not a psychologist, but can relay personal experiences with the psychological aspects of fitness. See my recent post, CONSISTENCY IN TRAINING. Habit formation is the process by which… Continue Reading
COMPOUND EXERCISES BUILD MUSCLE
A DEFINITION Compound exercise movements are those that work more than one body part at the same time, such that it would be impossible to complete the movement without two or more muscle groups being engaged. An example would be… Continue Reading
CONSISTENCY IN TRAINING
WHY WE VALUE CONSISTENCY In my opinion, getting started is the most important step of any fitness program, followed by consistency. Consistency is important for these reasons: Developing a fitness “habit” takes time, even several months It is difficult to… Continue Reading
PORTABLE EXERCISE EQUIPMENT
WORK OUT WHEN TRAVELING One who is serious about working out to stay in shape will not take a pass when on the road. Personally, I have taken equipment with me when: Going to the beach or mountains Traveling for… Continue Reading