Archive for July, 2009
How to Do a Proper Pull Up, and Why You Need to Do Them
Word Count: 829 NF Difficulty: Advanced
So you want big biceps, broad shoulders and skinny waist) huh? Pull ups are your friend.
When many people think of fitness and the gym, they picture meat-heads doing countless arm curls, staring at themselves in the mirror. Sounds about right to me. As I stated in a previous blog, I [...]
Are You Better Than Yesterday?
Word Count: 795 NF Difficulty: Beginner
Work has been kind of hectic in a good way, so I didn’t get a chance to start thinking about today’s blog until late yesterday afternoon. I had no idea what I was going to write about when the perfect concept literally dropped itself into my email inbox. Tim Ferriss, [...]
NF Mailbag 7/29: I want awesome abs, help!
Word Count: 504 NF Difficulty: Beginner
Reader Homer asks: I know you need to work on abs to get a nice 6 pack; can you give me an abs only workout plan that focus on upper abs, the middle section on the abs and finally lower abs (which are hard to work on) so I can get [...]
Go Primal: So Easy a Caveman Can Do It
I’ve been doing a lot of reading lately on the Paleolithic diet, the Primal blueprint, and other sources that promote a more natural form of weight training, diet, and lifestyle. Essentially, the plan is to follow what our 10,000 year old ancestors used to do, because it was that form of living in those terrible [...]
My New Workout Routine – Building Lean Muscle, Getting Stronger
Word Count: 450 NF Difficulty: Advanced Goal: Build Muscle
If you guys have been following the blog for a few months, you know that back at the beginning of April I started a new workout routine, emphasizing full body routines three times a week. I worked in some Olympic style workouts, and even some circuits to [...]
