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Top 5 Fitness Movements You Should Be Doing If You’re Over 40

June 20, 2019
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Are you over 40 years of age and looking to keep a sharp fit body?
Do you want to learn about some functional movements to give your training and health longevity?
Are you interested in building fitness and strength for the long haul?
Do you want to learn about what fitness movements will allow you to outperform most people half your age?

I often surprise people when I tell them that I’m 42 years old. I surprise them even more when they see the type of fitness movements I use for myself. This is not me trying to pat myself on the back. No, that is neither my intention, or my goal here. The point is that I know what works. I have a system that has been field tested and proven time and time again for a near 20 year career now. So for today’s article I will shed a bit of light onto this to help you.

6 Kettlebell Exercises You Should Be Doing

June 17, 2019
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Are you leveraging the power of kettlebells in your fitness program?
Do you want to build a body that is functional, strong, and lean with little equipment and time?
Are you interested in learning how to develop the agility of a cat and the metabolism of a superhero?

I’m always looking forward to cycling in a day of kettlebell exercises because of the efficiency. If you think about it life is too short to waste and one thing that is certain is that efficient kettlebell movements will not waste your time. The key to optimal fitness is being able to move both frequently and efficiently. There are kettlebell exercises that will reinforce this and I want to include 6 here today you can start working to add into your training for this very reason.

Single Limb Training: Moving With Fluidity And Symmetry

June 11, 2019
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The original publishing date of today’s article was back on March 3, 2016.

Single limb training serves a crucial role in my training programs. The key to building strength is making sure you are capable of moving uninhibited. One way to eliminate inhibition is to make sure that your training focuses on symmetry.

Single limb training plays a huge role here in helping you to develop significant symmetry enabling you to move with greater fluidity. Read and apply!

Do you taper your workouts by prioritizing the execution of bigger movements to smaller movements?
Are you regularly incorporating single limb training into your workouts?
Do you focus on developing symmetry and balance in your training?

Over the years I have always approached strength development by tapering down a day’s workout by beginning with the most demanding movements and transitioning down to performing smaller accessory work. The idea here is to build absolute strength right out of the gate…and then move on to optimally developing movement and symmetry next. In today’s article I want to shift the focus to the latter as single limb training is one great way to build that symmetry and movement.

4 Mechanical Tactics To Improve Your Strength Besides Lifting Heavy

June 10, 2019
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Are you struggling to lift heavy due to injuries and ailments?
Do you feel like your quality of movement is suffering when you try to lift heavy?
Have you seen a drop off in your strength because you’re not able to lift heavy as frequently?
Are you wanting to build strength and muscle, but have experienced too much disruption in your normal heavy lifting routine?

In order to maintain and improve your strength you have to visualize your body as the blade of a knife. If you put that knife away after use and never do anything to consistently sharpen that blade then it will dull and rust. Likewise if you don’t know how to handle the knife you can damage the blade. Your body responds the same way in regards to what you do to improve it’s function. You have to keep the blade sharp and learn how to do so by thinking outside of the realm of always trying to hit the heavy lift…especially at the expense of quality movement.

4 Fighter Push-ups To Get You Ready For The Cage

June 6, 2019
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Are you looking to step up your fight performance and fitness?
Do you want to develop strength that is specific to enhancing your fight performance?
What are you doing to venture beyond the standard push-up to achieve optimal fitness?

Push-ups are a powerful and effective training tool, but fighter push-ups can be found in nearly every box gym, military, and fight gym across the globe. Before anything else happens every athlete should become proficient at performing the standard push-up. Once this is achieved there should be an effort for every individual to progress to the next level. Today’s article is all about exposing you to some of that next level when it comes to fighter push-ups.