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Show the hammies some love with this exercise!

February 22nd, 2010 admin No comments

Stability Ball Hamstring Curl

Stability Ball Hamstring Curl

Ever hear of “Mirror Muscle Syndrome”?

Here’s what it means.

When many people train with weights, they focus their efforts on the muscles in the front of the body, but forget about the muscles in back, the posterior chain. If you can’t see them in the mirror, they must not be important, right? Wrong.

It’s time to show the hammies some love and here’s a great exercise to work them. Give the Stability Ball Hamstring Curl a try and let me know what you think!

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Build core strength and balance with the Stability Ball drop and Cross

February 14th, 2010 admin No comments

This week’s video is an advanced exercise that will challenge your core and balance.

Stability Ball Drop and Cross Video

Stability Ball Drop and Cross Video

Click here to learn how to do the stability ball drop and cross.

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John’s Super Bowl XLIV Predicition

February 6th, 2010 admin No comments

The big game is tomorrow and here’s my predicition. Check out the video below where I use my TRX Suspension Trainer to give you the prediction.

I love training with the TRX. It’s versatile and effective. You get a great total body workout and can get it quick! Drew Bress calls the TRX “the greatest piece of functional fitness equipment that exists”.

Click here now to get your own TRX and train like the pros!

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Challenge your core with the Mountain Climber

January 10th, 2010 admin No comments
Mountain Climber Exercise Video

Mountain Climber Exercise Video

My latest video highlights a great exercise that you probably remember from your high school days.  At the time, you probably thought it was torture.  But it was really a great cardio and functional strength building exercise. 

Click here to see a video of the Mountain Climber!

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How to strengthen your core with the Stability Ball Pass

December 27th, 2009 admin No comments
Strengthen your core with the Stability Ball Pass

Strengthen your core with the Stability Ball Pass

You’re either going to love or hate this exercise, but there’s no doubt that it will help you develop a strong core.

Click here to build the core you’ve wanted with the Stability Ball Pass

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Try the Stability Ball Jacknife for a Powerful Core and Abs

December 19th, 2009 admin No comments
Try the Stability Ball Jacknife for a Powerful Core and Abs

Try the Stability Ball Jacknife for a Powerful Core and Abs

This is one of my favorite exercises! 

If you’re ready for an advanced exercise to improve your core strength and challeng your balance, try the Stability Ball Jacknife. 

Click here to learn the Stability Ball Jacknife.

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Spice up your program with the Stability ball tuck and extend

December 4th, 2009 admin No comments
Spice up your routine with the Stability Ball Tuck and Extend

Spice up your routine with the Stability Ball Tuck and Extend

A lot of exercisers think the only exercise they can do to build their core is to do endless crunches.

Boring. 

Too much spinal flexion. 

Boring. 

Isolates the Rectus Abdominus while not recruiting other muscles. 

Boring.

Spice up your routine with the stability ball tuck and extend

Too easy for you? Add a push up as you extend your legs.

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Build a strong core with the stability ball rollout

November 27th, 2009 admin No comments
Build a strong core with the stability ball rollout

Build a strong core with the stability ball rollout

In this video, I’ll show you another great exercise that you can do with a stability ball to develop your core.

This is another challenging exercise that will stress your abdominals, low back, shoulders, and chest.  Be sure to brace your abs with this one, as with all core exercises, and only go out as far as you can while keeping the natural curve of the low back.  If the back begins to fall inward, stop and return to the start.  As your strength develops, you’ll be able to go our further.  Proper form is critical to the success of the exercise and most importantly to your health!

Click here to build a strong core with the stability ball rollout

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Develop Core Rotational Strength with the Stability Ball Oblique Crunch

November 12th, 2009 admin No comments
Add Rotation to your Program with the Stability Ball Oblique Crunch

Add Rotation to your Program with the Stability Ball Oblique Crunch

The stability ball is a pretty versatile piece of equipment.  If you’ve been watching my videos, you’ll see that I use it for quite a few exercises. 

The body moves in three planes of motion.  First is the sagittal plane, which involves forward and backward movement.  For example, walking on a treadmill is a sagittal plane movement.  Second is the frontal plane which is side-to-side motion.  Third involves the transverse plane, or rotational movement.  Most injuries that occur in life  do so in the frontal and transverse planes, yet most exercise machines are designed for sagittal movement.  Unless you incorporate those movements into your exercise, you’re at greater risk for injury.

Add this challenging core exercise to your plan to develop rotational strength.

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Work those abs with the bicycle

October 23rd, 2009 admin No comments

There are lots of very effective exercises that you can do, other than the standard boring curl up, to work your abdominals. 

The bicycle is just one of many that you’ll find on my YouTube channel and I’ll be adding even more over the coming weeks.  With this exercise, you’ll activate the obliques, rectus abdominus, and transverse abdominus helping to improve core rotational strength.

Give it a try and leave me a comment to let me know what you

Work your abs doing the bicycle

Work your abs doing the bicycle

 think!

P.S. I wish I could do every video from that dock.  It’s truly one of my favorite places in the world.

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