TwitterChat This Wednesday Feb 3 – Warming Up

February 2, 2010

Hey everyone just wanted to let you know that I will be featured as a guest on this week’s Straight to the Bar TwitterChat on Warming Up. Just include #Sbgym in your tweets. For more details check it out here: http://www.straighttothebar.com/v2/showthread.php?p=11203#post11203

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New Blog Address

January 17, 2010

Welcome to the new home of the Train Better Fitness blog. For various reasons, I have decided to move the blog from our old location to here at Word Press. Please take this time to make sure you update your bookmarks and RSS feeds.

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Slowing Down To Speed Up – Guest Blog Post by Eric Johnson of Sons of Strength

January 12, 2010

Here is a guest post by Eric Johnson from Sons Of Strength. Check it out and let us know what you think. Slowing Down to Speed Up by Eric M. Johnson America is built on speed. Every aspect of our lives has become a competition to see who can get it done the fastest. The […]

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Why Low Intensity Exercise Sucks

December 29, 2009

Now before I begin, let me start by putting this disclaimer out there: I’m not totally discrediting low intensity exercise. It has its uses. It’s great for active recovery, watching TV while you stroll on the treadmill, wasting time and generally being boring as hell. If any of those sound like your goal (or lack […]

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Snowed In Home Workout

December 20, 2009

For those of you on the east coast dealing with the blizzard that is keeping everyone inside, here is a quick, simple workout that you can do at home without any equipment at all. For those who are looking for more of a general workout/conditioning: 20 Bodyweight Squats 15 Pushups10 Lunges (each side)25 Crunches Do […]

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A Look At What's Coming…

December 16, 2009

Hey guys. Hope everybody is doing well and living healthy. I can almost hear everyone out there now: “Well I’m trying…” Don’t try it. Do it.  Go exercise. Eat better. Is it easy? Hell no. But then again, I never said it wasn’t going to be hard work. My apologies for the slow activity (or lack […]

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Explosive Conditioning For Martial Arts – Guest Post on DieselCrew.com

December 4, 2009

Chris Smith from Train Better Fitness was featured on the Diesel Crew website again with a guest post about Explosive Conditioning for Martial Arts. Stop by, check it out and let us know what you think. Explosive Conditioning for Mixed Martial Arts

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The Case Against Plastic Sauna Suits

November 24, 2009

If you’ve spent even a little time in a gym there is a good chance you have seen it: that person who jogs away on a treadmill or other cardio machine, wearing what looks like a garbage bag, sweating profusely on everything around them. Why would anyone subject themselves to this? “It helps me lose […]

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Diesel Crew: Fast Five to Lower Back Health

November 16, 2009

Fast Five to Lower Back Health This is a great post over on Diesel Crew that deals with lower back strength and health. Rehab and prehab are often overlooked elements of a strength program. Check it out.

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Quick Fat Burning Workout

November 14, 2009

One of the biggest mistakes I see people make when trying to lose weight is doing long periods of low (usually extremely low) intensity cardio work. There are lots of reasons why this is an inefficient, and ineffective, way to lose weight. Suffice it to say that high intensity workouts are the way to go […]

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