Bodyweight Training

The 5 Most Overrated Exercises – And, what to do instead!

Some exercises become so common that few people take the time to question their validity. Perhaps they began as specialty exercises intended for use in specific contexts — by patients in rehab, for example, or by advanced bodybuilders who need the most challenging variations of certain movements. Some trainers noticed the exercises worked for those …

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The Super Legs Circuit – Single Leg Squat Complex

This Leg complex was originated in the 80’s by legendary coach Vern Gambetta. Vern originally named it the “burn with Vern leg circuit”. So, thank you to Vern Gambetta for designing such an incredibly effective Leg Complex. Today, I’m going to provide you with the battle-tested progression strategy  Vern Gambetta has developed for using his …

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Bodyweight Workout – Are you (or your athletes) strong enough to do this?

I LOVE Bodyweight exercises and bodyweight workouts! There is nothing better than burning fat, building muscle and developing insane relative strength using the best piece of exercise equipment ever invented – the human body! . Today’s video is about old time, high school style rope climbing… without using your legs! Many athletes think they’re strong. But, …

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Tabata Protocol – (The Missing) Bodyweight Tabata Workout

Yesterday, my article titled Six New Tabata Workouts for Fast Fat Loss was published at Tmuscle.com. . The article tells you everything you need to know about the Tabata protocol and effective Tabata workouts. But, the article originally included 7 workouts, not 6! The editors, for whatever reason, decided not to included the 7th workout. …

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How to Get Stronger WITHOUT Increasing the Weight Load – (Part 3 of 4)

At this point, this post needs no introduction. So, without further delay, here is my 3rd installment to the How to get Stronger without adding weight to the barbell/ Dumbbell series. . Check out the video below and discover yet another killer training concept that is easy to understand, simple to apply and most importantly, …

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How to Get Stronger WITHOUT Increasing the Weight Load – (Part 2 of 4)

So far, the feedback from Part 1 has been fantastic! So, please keep your comments coming! . If you missed my first installment of How to Get Stronger WITHOUT Increasing the Weight Load – Go here after watching the video below. . In Part 1 – I explain the reasoning behing why adding weight is …

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How to Get Stronger WITHOUT Increasing the Weight Load – (Part 1 of 4)

Everyone knows that in order to continually get stronger, bigger, leaner or faster you must consistently challenge your body by adding progression. More specifically, you need to always incorporate a progressive challenge to your workouts. . Although this concept is well known, the methods of how to do this safely, efficiently and effectively are still somewhat …

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Bodyweight Exercise – Push Up Complex for More Muscle and Strength

There is a multitude of great exercises out there. But, few as simple, effective and versatile as the Push-Up. – Here at Performance U, we use some form of Push Ups to develop strength, power, muscle size, endurance and even core stability, spinal health and postural awareness. – In this post, I’d like to show …

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