Just wanted to give some thoughts, musings, and so forth on observations of late… To start off… Wow – Joe Gold must be rolling over in his grave. The local Kmart just put the “Gold’s Gym 7-in-1″ kit on its shelves and it’s sad. It has the pull bar that you can hook over a [...]
The Squeeze Made Harder with Elastic Resistance Bands
April 6, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Well, gave Jeff’s little tip a try today. Man, the elastic resistance bands makes the squeeze just that much harder. You need to give it try, if you haven’t already done so. I think that his tip works better on some movements than others. Any pressing/lockout movements where the joints get involved would be no good. I thinking [...]
The One Clear Advantage of Elastic Resistance Bands Have Over Free Weights
February 7, 2011 By Leave a Comment
A friend was showing off and made the comment to me, “you don’t get this by pulling rubber bands!” Ah, he’s young, what does he know? Actually quite a bit. And when it comes to building muscle, ain’t nuthin betta than free weights, brah! The other night, after the store closed, I was making my [...]
Workouts with Resistance Bands for Road Warriors – Staying in Shape Away From the Gym
January 27, 2011 By 1 Comment
Nothing harder than staying in shape away from the gym and on the road. Well, maybe there are a few more things harder, but staying in shape while traveling is challenging nonetheless. Not anymore. By working out with resistance bands, road warriors can answer that fitness challenge. Working out and staying in shape while traveling often get [...]
Today’s Workout – A Near Death Experience
September 29, 2010 By Leave a Comment
wow, I think I broke about a 100 rules for exercising today. I am sweating like I am in a sauna as I write this. I actually finished my workout about 45 minutes ago. I took a cold shower for about 15 minutes. You’d think I’d still cooling down by now. But no… My body [...]
Can You Build Muscle With Resistance Bands?
September 9, 2010 By Leave a Comment
“Pumping Iron” came out mid-70 and burned the concept of bodybuilding into the minds of the general public like no other movie or event before it. Over 30 years have passed by, and yet the myths and misconceptions that still exist in the minds of the public are amazing. Back then it was, “don’t lift [...]
Resistance Training – What I’ve Learned with Bodylastics
August 19, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Back when we first left Hawaii, I had been basically living at Gold’s. I was there at least 5 days a week, snacking on dumbbells and iron wheels. As we made plans to leave, I was not sure where we would end up. To make a long story short, I bought a couple of resistance [...]
Why Home Gyms are the Way to Go…No Excuses (Especially at my age)!!!
July 12, 2010 By Leave a Comment
My hands are shaking, but I wanted to post a quick observation. I did my chest/back supersets, biceps/triceps superset workout. Threw in a couple of abs and obliques giant sets at the end. My arms, my back feel great. Anyways, I started my work out around 8pm and went for about an hour. I have [...]
The Best Weight Loss Program Starts with Pictures
July 9, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Being either the master of the obvious or oblivious, I would like to again state the – you got it – the obvious. All journeys begin with a start point. All journeys begin with an end point. Our challenge is to map the route, anticipate the obstacles, and plan for the unexpected. We need to [...]
Supersetting Opposing Muscle Groups for a Great Pump
July 1, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Supersetting opposing muscle groups is a great way get a pump. I recently changed my work outs from a basic push/pull split to doing opposites. So, yesterday I did legs and shoulders. Today I did chest, back, bis, and tris. At the end, threw in abs/lower back giant set, just for kicks. Normally, I would have rested [...]
Bodylastics After Two Months
June 24, 2010 By Leave a Comment
After a too long a break in blogging my experience with the Bodylastics Resistance Bands, I have returned with some new thoughts. I actually planned on writing this sooner but my computer went belly up and my laptop is at Super Geeks, with hopes of recovering all my files and data. Not good. But back [...]
Bodylastics Experiment Ends and the True Journey Begins
May 31, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Here is an earth shattering epiphany that came to me the other day; a month shy of 49, I “ain’t 20 no more.” Yes, I know; what else is new? Ah, how we delude ourselves? Wow, back when I was young, full of vim and vigor; getting back into shape was a breeze. After nearly [...]
Bodylastics Day 32 and Why I needed this.
May 20, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Today pretty much affirmed why you just can’t beat a decent home gym. Worked out Monday and rested yesterday with the intent to work out today. The challenge today, though, was time. I worked the late shift at my bill paying job and had to be in by 2pm. Because of some loose ends, I [...]
Serving up a pair of deep fried thighs or Bodylastics Day 28
May 14, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Wow, I don’t know how those guys do it. The ones that do 6 sets of squats, 5 sets of leg extensions, 4 sets of hacks, and maybe a few sets of lunges or leg press. I did 7 sets total of squats and lunges today and I nearly collapsed in agony. What sweet agony. [...]
Bodylastics Day 26 – Or how could I have missed a workout!
May 12, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Well, missed a day. Had to go from 9am to 11:30pm at my day job yesterday and couldn’t squeeze in a workout. But man, did I make up for it today. Must be because I work out in a small room with no ventilation. I was drenched in sweat. What a great feeling that is! [...]
