I’ll be posting routines I do with myself or my clients here after I’ve tested them out. Coming up with ideas to do in the gym can be time consuming, so let me provide you with some ideas and themes.
I work with other personal trainers who help me out with coming up with ideas so not all the ideas will be straight from my head, they’re coming from other trainers who have years of experience (in one case 10+ years of experience.)
The one piece of equipment you’ll need for most of these routines is a cell phone with a fitness timer app. Many of my routines involve using a tabata timer or a variation on the tabata timer format. My extended endurance routines use countdown timers to combine work and rest. There are a variety of apps on the market, most of which are free. I use Ebor’s Interval Training Timer for android but it doesn’t really matter which app you use as long is it has the ability to keep track of rounds, work, and rest.
If you’re just getting started into fitness or a seasoned veteran, you’ll find a useful routine here. If you have any questions regarding modifications you can always contact me using the form on my about page.
Introduction Push-ups are a basic exercise used in athletic training or during physical education classes or commonly in military physical training. Push-ups are commonly performed, easy to execute, multi-joint upper body exercise that do not require expensive equipment. Thus, they can be readily included in a fitness program. In fact, Read more…
If you are preparing for an obstacle course race or a mud run, you will definitely need to do more than just cardio. While running long and hard serves its purpose, you need to be aware that there is a lot more that goes into preparing for an obstacle course Read more…
There’s a giant empty room I do some of my training in. It’s literally just a giant room with mirrors and wooden floors (placed on top of concrete sub floors.) So I said to myself “self, lets put together a bodyweight routine that takes complete advantage of this room.” So Read more…
Even though this routine has the words “11 minute” but doesn’t include the words “abs”, “hips”, or “glutes” doesn’t mean the routine won’t be beneficial for the abs, hips or glutes. And yes, this will be completed in 11 minutes. This routine is designed to target multiple muscle groups, focusing Read more…
Remember 11 minute abs? This is 11 minute abs with weight added to the routine. 6 out of 8 of these exercises you can perform with a medicine ball in place of a kettlebell. Please choose a weight that is appropriate for you. If you haven’t used weights before start Read more…
The Kettlebell stamina workout program outlined below should probably be broken out into three separate workouts as opposed to attempting to accomplish the entire thing in one day. My massage therapist got sick, which left me with some time to kill so I ended up doing all three in the Read more…
I’ve been on an endurance kick lately based on all the upcoming activities my clients and I are up to. Lots of kickboxing, running, and mud run fun are in all of our futures so I’m been putting together routines that keep the core stable, work the hips and glutes Read more…
I had an assist on Friday’s Morning Wellness routine thanks to a purchase I made back around Christmas ’17 of Bodyweight Exercise Cards by New Me Fitness. There are other options for cards as well ranging from dumbbells to kettlebells to suspension training, but given the room and equipment I Read more…
This bodyweight and resistance band circuit was inspired by an MMA workout posted by Funk Roberts. I took the Funk Roberts timing for the circuit and altered his weighted exercises with bodyweight / resistance band exercises. For the last exercise of the routine, I totally swapped it out being that Read more…
This spartan style mud run training program was written by my brother, Kevin Narog who used a similar program for a spartan race in Lake Tahoe. Protocols can be adjusted or changed to keep the routine fresh. It’s also worth noting that modifications were made for this routine to accommodate Read more…