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A Workout Routine for the Busy Holiday Season

by Joe Lawrence November 13th, 2024| 15 Minutes or Less, Strength Training

Staying fit during the holidays is very difficult. There are 1,000 reasons and excuses to break your day-to-day fitness routine. Although, exercise is the best remedy for the ensuing holiday stress, we still tend to find reasons to ignore exercise.

Holiday Ab Preparation

by Joe Lawrence November 6th, 2024| Core, Strength Training

Everyone loves the holidays. Spending time with family and friends celebrating all the traditions that go along with them is a great way to boost morale and bring everyone closer together. The best way to bring people together is with food.

Martial Arts Leg Strength

by Joe Lawrence October 23rd, 2024| Lower Body, Strength Training

I have always been a fan of building useful muscle. Being in the military, I have worked with many young studs that have muscles on top of muscles. However, these guys are not always the best workers, as their strength

Soccer Leg Strength Exercises for All

by Joe Lawrence October 16th, 2024| Lower Body, Strength Training

Recently, I wrote an article about how to build your leg muscles like a Parkour pro. Not only do I love to explore how to cross train other sports workouts into my own, so did a

Practical Leg Strength

by Joe Lawrence October 9th, 2024| Lower Body, Strength Training

It is funny how things evolve. In my late teens and 20s, I wanted to become a beast with muscle upon muscle. I took all sorts of supplements and spent hours in the gym. However, once my 30s hit me

Everyday Leg Exercises Using Body Weight

by Joe Lawrence October 2nd, 2024| Lower Body, Strength Training

Legs are an odd creature in the fitness realm. They are probably the simplest muscle to work out, but they are the most dreaded for the same reason.

We do not do anything throughout our day that

Avoid Chest Routine Injuries

by Joe Lawrence September 25th, 2024| Strength Training, Upper Body

The harsh reality to any fitness program is an injury can happen. Injuries are more likely to happen during the infant stages of a new program or when you begin to plateau and decide to push yourself extra hard without

Quick Chest Workouts

by Joe Lawrence September 18th, 2024| Strength Training, Upper Body

The hardest part about getting into shape is finding the time to do it. When I was younger, I could spend hours at the gym and never skip a beat. However, now I am in my 30s, married, and have

The Heavy Bar is Still Relevant to Chest Routines

by Joe Lawrence September 11th, 2024| Strength Training, Upper Body

In my past few articles I have discussed the benefits of using dumbbells. They help with breaking down mental barriers we place on ourselves and build stability muscles. Although they are my favorite tools for the job, there are also

What Do You Bench?

by Joe Lawrence September 4th, 2024| Strength Training, Upper Body

Go to any gym in the world and it is a given that there will be somebody on the flat bench trying to see what his one rep max is on bench. For some odd reason,

Take a Squat For a Firm Butt

by Joe Lawrence August 28th, 2024| Lower Body, Strength Training

Many of us have a desk job where we sit all or most of the day. Sadly, this builds up the stress in our bodies as we instinctively want to be out and about. Another problem is that while our

Get a Mountain Climber Butt!

by Joe Lawrence August 21st, 2024| Lower Body, Strength Training

Working out your gluteous maximus does not have to be a chore or even a boring task. In fact, it could be as fun as climbing a mountain.

Going back to my martial arts days, it brings

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