A properly structured dumbbell routine is a powerful tool to help you reach your fitness, fat loss and physique building goals. Just make sure you don’t take the word “routine” too literally. There should be nothing routine about your dumbbell routine. Getting in shape, improving fitness and changing the way we look (for the [...]
I’m going to share with you a dumbbell exercise you can use for combined strength, endurance and fat loss. For most of you, the concept of using one exercise for multiple effects is foreign. This is because most people take a SINGULAR approach to training. – Lifting weights is for strength – Running on [...]
Most men and women start resistance training and aerobic training because they want to change the way they look. They want to build muscle to change the shape of their body. They want to lose fat to reveal a tighter, harder physique. Normally, they want to do both to get the most physical changes [...]
By Jason Ferruggia My favorite muscle building cardio workout is to get up and go for a half hour walk before breakfast. I usually do this about four or five days per week and I do it for a few reasons. First of all, I do it for cardiovascular health. Too many people simply lift [...]
Everyone is looking for the piece of fitness equipment that will produce fast, consistent results. But don’t let fantastic claims and flashy marketing fool you… this miracle training device is common to most gyms and home workout areas alike. So what is this wonderful training tool that can simultaneously improve all the physical abilities [...]
With all the bodyweight workout information available on the web, some people think they don’t need a well thought out workout program. They think they can just put some bodyweight exercises together and that is all there is to it. And when they fail to get the fitness, fat loss and physique building results [...]
Most people are familiar with some sort of bodyweight calisthenics program or another… whether it be from gym class or a sport you were involved in. However, most people mistakenly think a bodyweight calisthenics program is “easy”… and often put themselves at risk. Yes… you can still hurt yourself even when only using your own [...]
By Jason Ferruggia These days it’s very trendy to use bands and chains for building muscle and strength. Several years back, I got caught up using chains and bands with almost everyone in my gym. After a couple years of doing this I realized that nobody was progressing any faster than they were before. It [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
