Windshield Wipers

Posted by Grayiron - November 28, 2007 on 10:15 pm | In Exercise Demonstrations, Gray Iron Fitness | Comments Off Photo Sharing - Video Sharing - Share Photos - Free Video Hosting Forget those little bitty crunches and "going for the burn." Real core exercises like old fashioned bent-legs sit-ups, wood choppers with weighted cables, and windshield wipers (no equipment needed) are the real way to a stronger, firmer gut. If you're a beginner, enter slowly. Use the bent-knees side to side motion first. Then

 


Bulgarian Split Squats

Posted by Grayiron - October 30, 2007 on 1:30 pm | In Exercise Demonstrations, Gray Iron Fitness | Comments Off Photo Sharing - Video Sharing - Share Photos - Free Video Hosting Bulgarians are real "thigh busters." Play the video and little explanation will be needed. Daughter Jennifer demonstrates and prefers a 3-count on the descent and a 1-count coming up. Try varying the tempo and reps. And if your body weight alone isn't challenging enough, hold a pair of dumbbells. A few sets of these and your

 


USMC: Uncle Sam’s Mountain Climbers

Posted by Grayiron - September 27, 2007 on 8:47 pm | In Exercise Demonstrations, Gray Iron Fitness | Comments Off Photo Sharing - Video Sharing - Share Photos - Free Video Hosting The Marines love this little gem of an exercise called Mountain Climbers. I was a jarhead so I speak from experience. But my guess is that the other branches appreciate its conditioning merits, too. If you are in fairly good shape, MCs are good ones to add to your cache, especially when they are used as part of a circuit or

 


The One-Arm Dumbbell Press

Posted by Grayiron - August 28, 2007 on 10:08 am | In Exercise Demonstrations, Gray Iron Fitness | Comments Off Photo Sharing - Video Sharing - Share Photos - Free Video Hosting Daughter Jennifer lives near a small village in the foothills of the Austrian Alps, not very far from where a well-known California governor and former Mr. Universe grew up. There must be something in the water. The one-arm dumbbell press of course develops shoulder and arm strength. Maybe even more than pressing a barbell or two