Question: Jay, I’m doing one of your programs and I wanted to ask about replacing some of the exercises. I don’t have rings or a Jungle Gym XT so I was thinking about replacing the ring flyes with cable flyes, the ring dips with bench dips, the inverted face pull with a cable face pull, the ring pushups with flat dumbbell presses and I will do all of the chin up and pull up variations as well as front lever holds on a straight bar. Is this okay?
Answer: As I [...]
In Part 1 we discussed neck, traps, shoulders, chest and triceps. Today we keep it rolling, starting with every a Jersey Shore favorite- the biceps.
Curls
As with most of these exercises, beginners should use a full range of motion. Let me rephrase that…. Beginners should never do curls.
After a few years of training when you start curling you should use a full range of motion. But shortly after that it would be wise to cut the range and save your elbows. Keep the elbows slightly bent in the bottom position and [...]
Bodyweight training is incredibly effective for building muscle.
Some would even argue that it’s better than free weights.
Bodyweight exercises don’t beat up your joints as much as traditional weight training exercises do. They allow for a more natural range of motion and improve your overall athleticism quite effectively.
Advanced bodyweight exercises require unmatched levels of full body tension. This is what leads to incredible strength gains.
However, there are still those who argue that bodyweight training isn’t as effective as weight lifting when it comes to building muscle.
That’s because it’s often associated with [...]
Bodyweight Training Tips From Sin City
Normally when you’re in Vegas with Jay Z pumping through the speakers and a big ass shakin right next to you at the pool you’d be thinking to yourself, “Maaaannn, look at those glutes, I’d love to see what that girl could do…
In the gym…”
Or maybe that’s just me.
Or the over 35 year old version of me.
Truth be told, I’m obsessed with strength and bodyweight training and am always thinking about it in some way or another. Even when there’s a bunch of tanned, [...]
I hope you guys enjoyed the first installment of this article. Today I’m serving up Part 2…
11) Do More Pushups- Pushups are still one of my top ten favorite exercises and always will be. They are also significantly better for your shoulders than any other form of horizontal pressing with a bar or dumbbells. Pushups are highly underrated because people don’t know how to load them properly or do advanced variations.
For loading you can get a weighted vest, chains, a Power Pushup (which is awesome) or even have a partner [...]
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