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TRX: Chest Press

TweetSharePin It The TRX Chest press is one of the best ways to build upper body strength.  This is a very simple exercise to set up, but depending on you
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TRX Rip Trainer: Total Body Workout

TweetSharePin It The TRX Rip Trainer is a unique, but very fun way to workout. If you are looking for a change, then the TRX Rip Trainer is definitely something
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TRX: Atomic Push Up Challenge

TweetSharePin It April is TRX Month on Ask The Fitness Dude!! Here is the TRX workout of the day…The TRX Atomic Push Up.  The Atomic push up was the workout
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TRX Suspension Training

TweetSharePin It For the Ask The Fitness Dude site, the Month of April is all about TRX.  I wanted to write an in-depth article about a few things revolving around
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TRX: Squat Row

TweetSharePin It The TRX Squat Row is a single leg/single arm workout.  Which means, you will be holding the TRX straps with one arm, and that you will be performing
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Best Bodyweight Workouts

By FitnessDude · Comments (0)
Friday, March 23rd, 2012
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There are hundreds upon hundreds of workouts, but there are a few body-weight workouts that have proved the test of time.  In my mind these are some of the best workouts you can do for your body.  They not only target specific areas, but they also give a full body workout that can really give you some great results.

iStock 000012130823Medium1 Best Bodyweight WorkoutsPush-ups – There are many ways to do push ups, and the more you do the better.  Push ups are great for building upper body strength, but they are also great for building strength in your core.  Feel free to do many varieties of push ups, you can do standard, military, wide, diamond, and even one armed push ups.  You can always challenge yourself by trying to beat your previous records, and the great thing about push ups, is that you can do them anywhere you go.

Pull-ups – Depending on which type of pull up bar that you have, you may be able to do different types of pull ups.  If you have a straight bar, then you may be limited to a few different pull ups.  You can do palms facing you or you can do palms facing away from you.  You may also do a towel pull up, where you can either hang  two towels and grip them with your palms, or you can hang one towel, griping one hand on the towel and the other on the bar.  If you have a pull up bar with multiple handles there are many other workouts you can do.  You can even workout your abs if you get the elbow slings, which attach to the bar.

Burbees – This workout is one of my favorites, it is a total body workout from head to toe.  This workout can even get your heart rate up very quickly.  Burpess mainly workout your upper body and your legs, but it is great at involving your whole body, every major muscle group is worked out in this exercise.  A great little challenge for anyone would to do the 100 burpee challenge.  Try to work your way up to doing 100 burpees in a row.

Performing these workouts consistently is a great way to get your body into shape and get that really nice muscle tone to your body.  You can even add weight to these workouts if you wear some type of weighted vest.

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Three Great Exercises For Abs

By FitnessDude · Comments (0)
Friday, September 17th, 2010
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There are various exercises for abs. However, some very good exercises for abs are:

Six pack abs 8S Three Great Exercises For Abs 1: Renegade Dumbbell Rows. It is an excellent exercise that forces all your core muscles to work together and gives the added benefit of developing back chest and grip strength Start in the push-up position with two hands on the dumbbells. Then, do with one dumbbell up whilst stabilizing your body with the other dumbbell. Bring the dumbbell down repeat it with other arm. This exercise will work on the abs like no crunch ever could.

2: Pull Ups, Normal Grip: This is an old fashioned exercise and one of the best abs exercises. It is the best exercise for upper body strength and muscle. We just need a bar and pull ourselves up and down until we can no longer perform a rep. This is a very high intense exercise which will work on the whole body and will help to burn the fat very fast.

3: Front Squats: Front squats are a variation of the squat with the barbell resting on the front shoulder under the neck rather than the upper back. Cross the arms and push the fists into the barbell. And then perform the squat as usual. It will take some time to get used to it, so start with lighter weights. Like every other exercise proper technique will help in achieving bigger weights and also minimize risk of injury. Front squats have many benefits like it is lower back friendly, it will help build muscles, give more strength.

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Time Saving Workouts

By FitnessDude · Comments (0)
Monday, January 11th, 2010
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I hear this excuse all the time…”I do not have enough time to workout.”  I know there is some cases where that is a valid statement, but very few.  For the most apart (99.9% of the time) there is time to exercise, but people either are too lazy or they really do not have a desire to workout.  It is simple to get some workouts in everyday if you train yourself and get in the habit of doing it.  We are habitual creatures, so it is difficult to break bad habits and start a new ones, but it is possible. Here are some time saving workouts and tips.

dips 300x232 Time Saving WorkoutsFirst, write out a workout plan that you can do everyday at your home.  It can involve push ups, lunges, squats, and crunches.   Make sure that you alternate workouts, for example…You can do chest and arms Monday, and then do legs and abs Tuesday, and keep on rotating. Remember to do some type of workout at least 6 days a week to start off, so you can get in the habit of working out.

The workouts do not have to be long, but they do have to be effective.  When I do push ups, I do as many as possible, and I do it three times.  I then move onto some dumbbell workouts, where I work on my biceps, shoulders, and triceps.  I also like to involve an exercise ball when using dumbbells, but that is mostly more chest work.  For the most part, make sure that your workouts are slow and controlled throughout whole motion.  But you can also pump out some quick reps to involve more muscle tissue, just make sure that you are still controlled and focusing on the desired muscle.

When all is said and done it takes me about 10 to 15 minutes to do an upper body workout.  I do it before I go to bed, but you can also do it when you wake up if you are a morning person.

So here are some time saving workouts:

Without Equipment – Push ups, Lunges, Squats, Wall Squats, Crunches, Burpees, and squat jacks

With Equipment – Pull ups, Chin Ups, Bicep Curls, Chest Press, Triceps Extensions, Swiss ball exercises, and Triceps Dips

Equipment That You Need – Dumbbells, Resistance Bands, Exercise Ball (Swiss Ball) for crunches and tons of other workouts, Chin Up Bar, and a Chair (for Triceps dips).

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