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Alan Levi: Posted on 08 October 2012 10:16
Ask any of my clients and they will tell you I love Ladder Training. It can by turns build strength or conditioning, depending on the way you approach it. I find descending ladders are great for conditioning and fat loss and are psychologically easier to do than ascending ones. Here is a great one a few of my willing victims have been doing of late... Week 1: Do 17 push ups, rest, then 16, rest, then 15, rest etc etc till you get to 1 Rest as long as it takes to make sure the push ups are of a good quality. |
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Alan Levi: Posted on 20 September 2012 07:24
Right, put down that chocolate orange NOW! Here is the workout that will boost your metabolism, build muscle and increase stamina. . . Bodyweight workouts don't need to be boring, you just need to mix them up a bit. Try this one - with a fewmodifications you can reallychallenge yourself. . . 1.STUTTER SQUATS- SQUAT A QUARTER OF THE WAY DOWN, THEN COME UP. REPEAT 3 TIMES AND THEN DO A FULL SQUAT. AIM TO DO 12 (3 QUARTER SQUATS AND ONE FULL SQUAT COUNTS ASONE REP!) NOW MOVE ON TO EXERCISE 2. |
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Alan Levi: Posted on 30 July 2012 16:44
As a thank you for all your marvellous Facebook and Twitter support, I have decided to make available for download, free of charge, a great program for those of you getting into gym training. This is the program recently published on PtOnTheNet, but complete with photos, rest periods, tempo etc. All I ask you to do in return is "like" the article. Just click the link below for this exclusive opportunity to get a free gym program that will last you at least 3 weeks! |
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Alan Levi: Posted on 05 May 2012 18:20
 Here is an absolutely terrific exercise for strengthening the quadriceps. This exercise has been the the torture, umm...exercise of choice of many a ski instructor. I particularly like this as a beginners exercise because it is isometric and therefore the risk of injury thru bad form is limited and it is also a good starting point for some knee rehabilitation programs. The set up is with your back flat against a wall, knees at 90 degrees and elbows raised in a Cossack style position. |
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Alan Levi: Posted on 22 April 2012 15:14
 Hello everyone and welcome to the workout of the day. Today I will introduce you to the famous Hindu push up, popularised by wrestler Matt Furey, but a staple of Yogic practice for some time. This exercise is phenomenal for shoulder stability, core activation, endurance and flexibility. It is the Yin to the one arm push ups Yang (one arm push ups are optimal for developing power, the Hindu push up is optimal for endurance and flexibility - hamstrings, hip flexors and spine). |
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Alan Levi: Posted on 27 January 2012 09:12
Feel like your push ups need a little lift, try this little routine to take them to a new level. 5 explosive (or one arm) push ups 10 seconds recovery 10-12 incline push ups (feet elevated) 10 seconds recovery Finish off with as many normal push ups as you can do. Take two minutes recovery and then repeat again. Do this 3 times! This little routine takes care of a lot of different muscle fibres, from explosive to endurance and can take the boredom out of a normal push up routine. |
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Alan Levi: Posted on 15 January 2012 12:20
So you want to really work your legs but have no equipment, limited space and even less time? Try Alywn Cosgrove's LEG MATRIX: 1. 20 Bodyweight Squats 2. 20 Lunges (10 on each leg) 3. 20 Jumping Lunges (10 on each leg) 4. 20 Jump Squats Take 90 secs recovery and repeat.Take 90 secs recovery and repeat (or collapse onto floor...) This is a terrific "finisher" after a workout or as a standalone metabolic workout. Have fun ! |
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Alan Levi: Posted on 24 December 2011 19:02
Merry Christmas Everyone !
Well here it is, by popular request - the Christmas Turkey Burner workout -simple, effective and easy to pack into the most hectic of Christmas schedules. Just choose the one that suits you most.
I have 4 minutes a day between pudding, chocolate biscuit cake and wine to do something. . .help!
Then its time to wheel out Tabata intervals.
20 seconds of something tough (Hindu Squats, wall squats, burpees, mountain climbers, whatever, as long as its metabolically challenging. |
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Alan Levi: Posted on 08 December 2011 22:02
Right guys, gym or no gym, equipment or not - here is a workout that will toast your chestnuts in ultra quick time and ward off the imminent turkey fest that is on the horizon. I got it from Mike Mahler and it is a corker. . . THE GRINDER Choose four exercises (preferably bodyweight). Do one minutes worth of each exercise. Then do 45 seconds. Then 30 seconds. Then 15 seconds. Is there a rest between? No ! My suggestions would be: 1. Push ups 2. Hindu Squats or Wall Squats |
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