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.
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…
During a recent morning wellness workout, I busted out the agility ladder to add some extra fun to the routine. You can incorporate a variety of footwork drills, single leg drills, and mobility drills with agility ladder routines. If the drill involved a single leg or leading with a particular Read more…
Let’s target some strength activities using tools that you can easily store inside your own home. Resistance bands can fit under your bed without much issue and only require a few feet of room to use. Different color bands have different levels of resistance so choose the tool that best Read more…
What muscle groups are going to cause a ton of trouble for you if they’re not strong? Hips and glutes. Well, technically everything but I’m on a 5K run kick right now so we’re focusing on strengthening the hips and glutes. Half of this routine will require a mini band and Read more…
This week’s challenge is double arm kettlebell swings followed up with pushups. There are numerous ways this combination can be executed – pyramids, ladders, tabata, or the way I learned it: additional rest sets. The breakdown I learned is – 30 seconds, 30 seconds, 30 seconds, 1 minute 30 seconds Read more…