Tuesday, September 30, 2008

A Little Focus, Please

The other day at the gym I saw someone who lacked one of the most important elements of a workout -- focus.

This woman woman spent her entire workout talking to her trainer, even during her exercises. Now I'm all for having a good time at the gym and even socializing a bit but there's simply no way you can put forth real effort and talk at the same time. There's clearly no intensity if you're able to have a casual conversation.

So go the gym to get something done.

Saturday, September 20, 2008

It's Simpler Than You Think

Super-trainer Josh Hillis recently pointed out that it's actually simple to stay fit and healthy. And after reading his post, I had to agree. After all, why make it complicated when it doesn't have to be?

Great Moves as You Age

Mark Sisson over at Mark's Daily Apple had a nice post recently about good exercises to turn to as you age. Here's what I love about: Sure, something like walking is in there, which is what you think older folks might do, but power lifting is in there as well, which isn't what you'd think older folks might do. And I'm a big fan of power lifting because I've seen serious benefits from it.

More Praise for the Deadlift

Super-trainer Jason Ferruggia recently wrote about the benefits for this great move. I can attest to this too because I've seen solid strength gains thanks to the deadlift. It truly works everything.

Sunday, September 7, 2008

More Than One Direction

As I did my intervals today, doing everything from side shuffles to back-peddles with quick starts and stops, I thought a bit about how so many people go in one direction -- forward.

They never move in the other planes of motion, and in everyday life, we do move in those planes. Plus, we stop and start, instead of going in one direction for a long time (think nearly any endurance training or simply jogging for 30 minutes).

That's why I love the way I train (and I better since I spend a fair amount of time doing it). I'm preparing myself to be able to do so many different things, and for my body to move in so many different ways.

I recently read a nice blog post that tackled the subject. Give it a read.