Anyone who has tried to get rid of fat has been there. In the beginning, the nutrition and exercise plan seems to be working, but then all the fat loss comes to a screeching halt. We all have those problem areas (for me it is my stomach and love handles), where the fat just won’t [...]
I’m not surprised people are confused. Walk into any gym today and you’ll be overwhelmed by the shiny machines and fancy equipment. It is easy to start believing you need all this equipment to meet your fitness, fat loss and physique building goals. But in my opinion, a full body dumbbell workout can do everything [...]
It is no secret that the majority of people look to exercise to burn fat (and it is an excellence choice when combined with sensible eating habits). And ultimately, most people want to find the best fat loss workout. And undoubtedly, this leads to the debate about which is better… aerobic versus anaerobic exercise for [...]
By Jason Ferruggia One of the most frequent email requests I get is for a description of my vegetarian muscle building diet. Since there is such great interest in this topic I thought I would share it with you today. Breakfast- My day always starts with a shake. This will normally consist of rice, pea [...]
Performing a bodyweight workout has something for everyone. If you have a functioning body… there is no reason to keep complaining about being out of shape. You don’t need expensive gym memberships, costly equipment or even a lot of time to perform a highly effective bodyweight workout… and reap the rewards. Let’s look at what [...]
Basic calisthenics, you know what I mean right? Well, if you’re old enough to remember Physical Education Class (sadly, this is dying out these days), ever played a sport or been in the Military, you know exactly what I mean. Basic calisthenics are the exercise method of choice to build strong, conditioned bodies with little [...]
Bodyweight exercise is the best place to begin when starting a physical fitness training program, should be added to programs that otherwise neglect bodyweight exercise and should be diversified with resistance training for programs that use bodyweight exercise exclusively. Some people love bodyweight exercise and some people hate it… similarly, some people think bodyweight exercise [...]
I’m just going to get right into this and show you why reduced calorie diets actually make you fatter. I’m going to keep it simple and avoid complex, scientific explanations. After all, why make the phenomena of getting fatter after a reduced calorie diet complicated when common sense is enough to understand why this happens. [...]
Close you eyes and think of cardio workouts at home. Now, I’m not a mind reader but I believe a lot of your thought of jogging on a treadmill or riding an exercise bike. Or maybe you thought of some other exercise machine designed for cardio workouts. But the fact is, you don’t need any [...]
By Jason Ferruggia Guns, jacks, pipes, hooks, pythons… Whatever you call them, the fact remains that most guys want bigger arms. While they are nowhere near as impressive as a big set of traps, you still don’t want to have and extra six inches of space in your shirt sleeves; that’s for sure. So the [...]
In my opinion, there is no better choice than bodyweight calisthenics for an effective at home workout. You don’t need any expensive equipment, you need only a limited amount of space and you can fit in a quick but highly effective workout around your busy schedule. But keep in mind… learning a bunch of bodyweight [...]
