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The Deck of Cards Workout

Posted by Bryan Hamann on Tuesday, June 26, 2012, In : Workouts and Programs

There really is no excuse for not being in shape, unless you have a valid medical condition. Sure, if fitness and being in shape is not your thing, fair enough, I can accept that. We’re all different.

What pisses me off though, is out of shape people who complain about it all the time, making excuses as to why they can’t get in shape. Excuses like, I can’t afford a gym membership, I have no equipment to work out with, the streets are too dangerous so I can’t go running etc etc.

There are countl…

Push ups Part 3: Elevated 1-arm push ups.

Posted by Bryan Hamann on Tuesday, June 26, 2012, In : Exercises

If you’ve been following the push up training series, you’ll know that both Part 1 and Part 2 have been leading you up to this point, where you are ALMOST about ready to do one arm push ups. If you have followed the guidelines and advice laid out in Part 1 and 2, then you should be ready for these.

Part 2 laid out the lever push up. Before you attempt elevated one arm push ups, make sure you can do at least 12-15 reps for 2-3 sets PER ARM with lever push ups.

Do not rush into these, rather ma…

Push ups Part 2: Lever Push ups

Posted by Bryan Hamann on Tuesday, June 26, 2012, In : Exercises

If you read part 1 on push up training and how to progress to the one arm push up, then you will know there are several exercises you need to master before you can progress to the one arm push up.

In the video link at the end of part 1, I showed you how to correctly perform the regular push up, the diamond push up and then the uneven push up. You should progess from one to the next in that order, being able to perform 2 sets of 20 for the regular push up, before progressing to the diamond push…