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Bodyweight exercises have taken center stage as I attempt to train up a faltering structure; most of the corrective exercise experts remind us not to try to add strength to dysfunction, and they point to bodyweight work as a key in determining our fail points. There’s a guy, Steve Cotter, who’s well known in both the martial arts and the kettlebell worlds. He’s an outstanding kettlebell instructor, and a generous teacher; if you get a chance to join in a Cotter workshop, you’ll end the day having learned your money’s worth, and more. Just watching the guy is a jaw-dropper.
Meanwhile, for us at home, we have a chance to expand our exercise selection with his bodyweight conditioning dvd series. I expect you’ll plant your face in the floor a few times as he inspires you to try more than you’re able to pull off. I even had to drop back and relearn the basic pushup; somewhere along the time between grammar school and middle age, I picked up an elbow-flaring habit that Steve clearly and repeatedly advised against.
In his teaching, he demonstrates easy, beginning options to the movements, building on each one until only one in a thousand will be able to follow along. On top of these useful progressions of common exercises, we also lay our eyes on unusual ideas such as the side-to-side squat as demonstrated below.
If you’re looking for a way to burn fat, boost energy levels, and get fit without spending hours in the gym, Turbulence Training creator Craig Ballantyne suggests you start doing bodyweight exercises. According to CB bodyweight workouts help you burn fat shockingly fast, without any fancy equipment, plus you can do them anytime, anywhere and on top of it all this type of workout motivates you to stay consistent and to eat better. For more details visit http://www.soundbodytrainer.com/
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I have become a real fan of Body Weight Exercise over the last couple of years. It has probably come about as a result of a combination of factors. The first is that I came across an alternate definition of fitness from Crossfit workouts. Now Crossfit is not just a body weight exercise site. They include a number of power lifts such as Clean and Jerks, Squats, Squat Thrusts, Deadlifts, etc.
Body Weight Exercises with Turbulence Training
The second thing that influenced me was Turbulence Training by Craig Ballantyne. Craig has been a contributing author for Men’s Health for years. He developed Turbulence Training. I began to do some of his workouts and could not believe how much of a workout it provided and how my heart rate stayed elevated. It provided both a gain in muscle and and loss of weight. You can’t beat that combo.
You see I hate running. I have never received joy from running and as I have gotten older now (almost 44) my joints like running even less than I do. So Turbulence Training is right up my alley. And it is effective. I couldn’t recommend it more. When you see the workout, you look at it and think that doesn’t look too hard. Then twenty minutes later after you butt has been sufficiently kicked you have a new definition of what difficult is. It is much easier for me to walk into a weight room and start working out with 200 plus pounds in the bench then it is to go through one of Ballantyne’s body weight exercise routines.
I have been out of commission for a little while do to a damaged tendon in my left wrist (I happen to be left-handed as well). As a result of an inability to even do basic push-ups without pain I have gotten a little out of shape. It is time to crank of the Turbulence Training again. The wrist is still somewhat painful but I am going to give it my best shot. I will begin a blog that follows my progress. As soon as I have the blog set up I will post a link to it on this site and then begin the workout. I will transform before your very eyes.
This site will continue to develop. I hope to make it a great source of information for you about the benefits of body weight exercises. Check back often for the updates.
