9 Ways to Increase the Difficulty of a Push-up (Part 2)
Wednesday, November 5th, 2008See 5 - 9 on Doug’s list of ways to add variety and progress the conventional push-up.
9 Ways to Increase the Difficulty of a Push-up (Part 1)
Tuesday, October 21st, 2008Think you’ve graduated from using the push-up in your program? You may want to reconsider. There are many benefits of including the push-up in your program including better core stability, upper body strength, and shoulder health.
The reason some lifters think they’ve graduated from this exercise is that the loading just isn’t the same [...]
How do I split up bodyparts when designing my program?
Tuesday, October 7th, 2008Question:
What are the 3 major groups to be worked out for upper body?
ex. Back+Biceps, i forgot
Answer:
Instead of answering the question directly, I’m going to challenge you to rethink your approach to designing your program. Rather than focusing on body parts (which is actually an outdated method), try focusing on your movements.
The basic movements are:
Upperbody
-Horizontal [...]
How do I increase my push-ups for the military?
Monday, October 6th, 2008Question:
I do push-ups all day and they’re not getting any easier. I’m about to join the military and have been working out for about 4 months. I’ve lost 30 pounds and feel much better about my physical abilities. At first I couldn’t do 10 good push-ups in a row, now I can do intervals of [...]
Should I change from machines to free weights?
Thursday, October 2nd, 2008Question:
Hey, Doug! Whenever I’ve gone to the gym to do high interval training, I usually
lift (three of the six days per week). I’m in pretty nice shape (15″ toned
biceps, 42″ chest), but I want to take it to the next level. For the last 5
years, I’ve used machines, and they seem to have worked very [...]
Why Training One Bodypart Per Week is Flat Out Dumb
Saturday, August 30th, 2008Question:
I don’t seem to be getting results with my current routine and i have noticed articles online and real life friends only work 1 muscle group a day. Like theyll do biceps monday, chest tuesday, triceps wednesday, back thursday and legs friday and abs everyday at the end of the workout. It just seems fishy [...]
Strength or Cardio–If you had to choose one…?
Wednesday, August 13th, 2008Let’s say that you’ve been inactive and you’ve decided to ease in to some sort of exercise only two days a week..
Now..
Would you choose to spend these two sessions performing cardio like running on the treadmill??
Or would you do some sort or strength training with higher reps??
Alwyn Cosgrove has a good article titled Strength or [...]