Articles from September 2008



Fit Coach Sincere Hogan’s Workout Using Kettlebells, Sledgehammers, Tires, & Bodyweight

Always consult a medical professional before starting a fitness program.
The following workout is designed to help you get hella strong, while
building quality lean muscle, burning fat, and increasing your strength
and power.
The coolest part about this workout is the equipment used is inexpensive,
easy to transport (so you can train anywhere), help train just about
every muscle of [...]

Is that all you’ve got, Ike? I’m Still Standing…yeah, yeah, yeah

After a very interesting and tumultuous 72 hours, I can boldly say my family and I survived hurricane ike. The interesting thing is, it was not the hurricane that worried me. My oly fear was the safety and fear of my kiddos. However, they proved to be stronger warriors than I could ever anticipate. Nothing [...]

WOD: Friday – 091208: Hurricane Ike Workout

(note: I am based in Houston, TX. and am currently in one of the areas soon to be affected by Hurricane Ike)
Ok, coming from a Radio/TV background, I know the difference between “informational” and “sensational” news. After at least 48 hours of continuous coverage of Hurricane Ike’s approach to the Gulf Coast, the drama starts [...]

WOD: Wednesday – 091008: Jump Rope/Med Ball Slam Pyramid

Jump Rope/Med Ball Slam Pyramid
1a. Jump Rope – 50, 100, 150, 200, 250, 300, 350
1b. 10 lb Medicine Ball slam – 5,10,15,20,25,30,35
Alternate between both exercises (i.e. Jump Rope 50 times, then perform 5 medicine ball slams, j.r. 100 times, perform 10 med. ball slams, etc.)
This is a great full body workout that gives you the [...]

WOD: Tuesday – 090908: Kettlebell Ladders w/ Bear Crawls

Warm Up:
2 Hand Kettlebell Swing x 5 x 1 minutes
Kettlebell Ladder:
Perform the following amount of reps for exercise 1a, then immediately perform the exact same amount for exercise 1b. Perform the number of reps of this superset without rest in between. Once done with first superset, rest 1 minute, and then perform superset 2 exactly [...]