Posterior Reach and Trunk Rotation Superset (Staying In Shape While You're Away Series)

This is a posterior reach superset with a trunk rotation using band tubing. This helps to develop your rectus abdominis and internal and external obliques. Most people are accustomed to hearing this called your core region. During the posterior reach I am basically letting the cables pull me back from a neutral position with arms overhead as if I were to attempt to do a back handspring. As I am … [Read more...]

Squat and RDL Superset (Staying In Shape While You're Away Series)

This is a squat superset with an RDL (romanian deadlift) using a super band. The squat is a knee dominant movement emphasizing more of the quadricep area while still developing glutes, hamstrings, and calf muscles while the RDL is a hip dominant movement mainly emphasizing the glutes and hamstring area. While one may think that these two exercise basically develop the same muscles, as a movement … [Read more...]

Bent Over Pulldown and Shoulder Press Superset (Staying In Shape While You're Away Series)

This is a bent over pulldown superset with a standing shoulder press using band tubing and a super band. This helps develop both your vertical pulling muscles (back, biceps) and vertical pushing muscles (shoulders, triceps) respectively. During the pulldown I am bent over with my back straight and my hips displaced back. During the shoulder press my stance is shoulder width, although this may … [Read more...]

Chest Press and Row Superset (Staying In Shape While You're Away Series)

This is a standing band chest press superset with a standing band row. Here I have 1 leg forward and switch legs mid set for a total of 10 reps for each leg. This helps develop both your horizontal pushing muscles (chest, anterior shoulders, triceps) and horizontal pulling muscles (back, posterior shoulder, biceps) respectively. … [Read more...]

Staying In Shape While You're Away

Hi Everyone, I'm writing to all of you from the wonderful state of Hawaii. That's right I'm on a much needed vacation. Like many of you who travel a lot, I found myself wondering how I will manage to work out and stay fit while I'm away. If you are like most, chances are you are probably not going to be working out either because you have no access to a gym or your hotel gym may not have … [Read more...]