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Getting Down with Animal Movements

April 21, 2011 by Mike Fitch 32 Comments

Global Bodyweight Training, animal movement exercises

Training using animal movements is great for strength, stability,and conditioning. Learn how this increasingly popular discipline can benefit your own workouts!

Filed Under: Alternative Exercise, Articles, Bodyweight Exercises, Features Tagged With: animal movement

How to do the Ninja Kip Up

April 10, 2011 by Karen Mahar 3 Comments

When the winning video for our Advanced Bodyweight Workout Challenge included the creative push up to ninja kip up as one of its exercises, we knew right away we wanted to feature a lesson on how to do the kip up. The challenge winner, Brazilian Alexandre C. Alves, had submitted an impressive combination of bodyweight […]

Filed Under: Alternative Exercise, Articles, Bodyweight Exercises, Exercise Tutorial, Features, Instructional Tagged With: Alves, kip-up, push up

Bodyweight Brainstorm Workout in NYC

March 6, 2011 by Mike Fitch 7 Comments

Mike Fitch and Becky Evans, New York

[singlepic id=5 float=center] While in NYC this past week, I had the pleasure of meeting up with New York’s very own Al Kavadlo (fitness guru/bodyweight enthusiast) and Rebecca Evens (Budokon instructor). It was an excellent opportunity to take three different backgrounds and styles of bodyweight training and bring them together for one intense workout! If […]

Filed Under: Alternative Exercise, Articles, Bodyweight Exercises, Features Tagged With: Al Kavadlo, animal, muscle up, NYC, parkour, workout

WALKING ON WATER

November 5, 2010 by Mike Fitch Leave a Comment

It’s one of the most soulful experiences you can have on the water. Just you and the ocean. Moving rhythmically with the swell. Realizing your insignificance in relation to the great mother Earth. With each swoop your navigating through the open blue.  It’s just like, well, walking on water.  I’m talking about paddle boarding of […]

Filed Under: Alternative Exercise, Bodyweight Exercises, Conditioning, Exercise Tutorial, Features, Instructional Tagged With: cardiovascular, core muscles, endurance, paddle boarding, sports, strength

Smart Muscle

October 17, 2010 by Mike Fitch 5 Comments

At any given moment, there are literally millions of people packed into gyms all over the world. Every one of them in one way or another attempting to improve their physiques, or get “in shape”.  Typically you see the ladies inhabiting the sea of cardio machines, with hopes of lifting the butt, or dropping the […]

Filed Under: Alternative Exercise, Articles, Bodyweight Exercises, Conditioning, Instructional Tagged With: adaptation, anatomy, cardio machines, CNS, free movement, gravity, motor engram, movement, muscles, potential, skeletal system, skill building, smart muscle, weight training

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