The Perfect Pushup Technique

May 25, 2010
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Would you like to know what a perfect push up looks like? Below, you’ll find a VERY important video and message from a friend and colleague who I trust EXPLICITLY with your exercise technique. And I don’t take that lightly! But first…
Practice makes perfect, right?
Wrong…
Perfect practice makes perfect.
Unless you strive for technical perfection in your [...]

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Bodyweight Exercise For Fat Loss

May 1, 2010

Fat loss just got a whole lot faster…
Contrary to what mainstream fitness has been saying for decades, steady state aerobic training (such as long slow distance running) is not the most direct route to fat loss. It’s true that moderate intensity, steady state exercise uses primarily fat oxidation as fuel, but that isn’t the total [...]

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Top exercise to bullet proof your back for sports

April 14, 2010

We like being able to call on experts when we need specialized advice. One of the guys we consider part of our “team” is Eric Wong. This guy’s a wizard when it comes to building and maintaining healthy backs. So when we’ve got a question about backs he’s our go to guy…
When he told us [...]

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Bodyweight Exercise For The Core And More…

April 11, 2010

Trying to do any sophisticated bodyweight exercise without a strong and balanced core is like trying to shoot a canon from a canoe. Not only is it a bad idea, it could be rather hazardous.
That’s why we always work through a series of gradually more sophisticated exercises that starts wherever the trainee needs to start…
This [...]

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Bodyweight Training For Bodybuilders & Athletes?

April 8, 2010

As luck would have it, this Winter I had the good fortune of meeting a fantastic and extremely knowledgeable trainer from NYC, John Romaniello, author of Final Phase Fat Loss. We were both in Tampa at Joel Marion’s Transformation Domination event. Through a series of enriching conversations, each of us picked up a whole slew [...]

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Intuitive Training—How to hit high intensity workouts

March 23, 2010
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Intuitive Training is at the heart of any successful training program. It’s a fundamental principle that MUST be taught from the very beginning of a trainee’s journey. But it’s also one of the most intricate skills to master, and can mean the difference between hitting true high intensity workouts and languishing in mediocrity.
When I was [...]

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Bodyweight Exercise For THAT Muscle—Leg Thread Exercise From CST Body-Flow

February 21, 2010
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What muscle does that exercise work? I can’t count the number of times I’ve been asked that question. Given the rather “out-of-the-box” nature of our programs and bodyweight exercises, they draw attention. But people don’t quite know what to make of them.
So of course they fall back on their most familiar frame of reference—the bodybuilding [...]

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Fitness Trends That Define Decades

December 30, 2009
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Can you believe another decade is about to expire? It seems like only yesterday we were ushering in the new millennium. But as I reflect on how my philosophy of health and fitness has evolved since then, ten years becomes an eternity.
In that time, I discovered Circular Strength Training® and embraced a whole new paradigm [...]

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The Bodyweight Coach Christmas Wish List

December 15, 2009
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If you’re not sure what to ask for this Christmas, or if you’re still not done shopping for your favorite bodyweight exercise enthusiast, you’re in luck. We’ve put together a list of our Christmas gift top picks.
Gymboss*
There’s nothing more annoying than having one eye on the clock when you’re trying to pour your effort into [...]

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Bodyweight Exercise—Flow Like GI Joe Using Only Bodyweight

December 8, 2009
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The G.I. Joe movie — like any good action flick — contains some admirable scenes of impressive acrobatics. They recall the cool bodyweight exercise moves from CST. That’s the kind of thing that really gets my juices flowing. I love watching good movement, especially enhanced to superhuman proportions through the latest Hollywood gadgetry.
In a recent [...]

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