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Alon of Fame Bob Feller scoffed at modern players for lifting weights. Growing up on a farm in Iowa, Feller thought it was absurd to spend hours carrying iron indoors when you could do meaningful work outside that really accomplished something. Think about it: why drive to a gym and load weights or work out on machines to work your body the way people naturally did it for thousands of years? In fact, there is nothing that challenges your flexibility, strength, stability and endurance better than household chores like gardening or yard work. Furthermore, these movements better mimic the movements of everyday life. We rotate our bodies in all directions. Simple movements like raking leaves, pulling weeds, digging holes, or installing plants and shrubs require these rotational movements. So, by "training" your body this way, it counteracts the effects of sitting too much while making your body slimmer and more resistant to injury. 1. painting Why it works: It's a rotational ...

Looking to increase the difficulty and gains of each exercise you do? Take some sliders. "One of the most important aspects of strength and function focuses on complex and compound movements, such as squats and lunges," says Holly Perkins, CSCS, author of Lift To Get Lean. The sliders are amazing because they provide instability to these movements, forcing the less-used stabilizer muscles to work alongside their main engines. "It is as if you could overload any basic movement by requiring 100 percent of the muscles in charge of a specific movement pattern," adds Perkins. 1. Knee pad How to do it: Place your hands on the floor directly below your shoulders. Put your weight on the balls of your feet and rest on the sliders. Extend your legs until you are in the upper phase of a pushup. Squeeze your knees to your chest, drag the sliders across the floor, and then push your feet forward. 2. Swipe forward How To Do It: Start on all fours with a cushion under your knees a...

When you train from home, you want workouts you can do with a kettlebell. They are simple but offer more than enough ways to perform challenging and creative sweat sessions. Kettlebells offer unique advantages over weights, as the unbalanced weight constantly challenges your grip and stability flexors. In addition, kettlebells allow you to focus on functional movements that will carry over to sports performance. And most of all, kettlebells are just plain fun to use. These workouts were designed by Tyler Manzo, a fitness instructor in Brick New York. All you need is a kettlebell. You will notice that there are similarities between the workouts: choose one that fits the time you have and try a different one next time. Even though there are exercise schedules and transfers throughout these routines, they are distinct enough that you can continue to get results as long as you don't stick to any training for many weeks in a row. (Please note that these workouts are not intended to unde...

A hotel gym (maybe even your own home gym), there's no denying the impact of dumbbell exercises. They are incredibly versatile, allowing you to target the entire body or work on specific parts. Turn on the light to increase the intensity of a HIIT circuit.  Go heavy to maximize hypertrophy, working through supersedes or time under tension. They can take the place of kettledrums and dumbbells and help you reach your goals - be it weight loss, mass, endurance, or just a more athletic body. 1. Squat Squat Standing, stand with your feet shoulder-width apart and hold a heavy weight by the end with both hands on your chest. Squat as low as you can, keeping your back flat and your chest up. At the bottom of the squat, drive through the heels to start over. That is 1 rep. Repeat. 2. Step up Stand perpendicular to a bench or other elevated surface that will put your thigh parallel to the ground when you step on it, to begin. Hold a dumbbell in each hand and climb onto the bench, d...

You don't have to go to the gym to exercise, burn, and tone your muscles. To get really strong and slim, all you need is a set of weights, and these six creative barbell exercises. Each adds a fun and challenging element to your typical free-weight routine, with exercises you've never tried before or with a change in pace that proves your strength. Choose your goal, select one of these dumbbell workouts, do a good warm-up and then go fast. Your strength training at home has just flattened. Note: If exercise does not indicate a specific rest, take a break if necessary 1. Compound dumbbell training for the whole body "When I think about training with limited equipment, I think: how can I get more for my money," said Kelvin Gary, C.P.T., CEO and owner of Body Space Fitness in New York City. To get more out of each movement, Gary combines movements to increase intensity and make different muscle groups work together. This is your workout that does exactly that. Instructio...

After knocking on the door for months and months, pumping iron and saying no to happy hour, you've finally lost that stubborn instinct. Congratulations! We are confident that you are more confident in your appearance, and simply feel a better period. Losing weight isn't easy (beer and wings on a Sunday afternoon feel so good!), But it does have some serious perks, many of which you won't see coming. Better sex and lighter skin are just the beginning ... Get rid of your 'fat pants' forever, because once you have these extra weight loss benefits in your hands, there is no going back. 1. sleep better Sleeping probably helped you lose more weight in the first place, but as a result of your weight loss you are actually sleeping better now. Research shows that losing 5% of your body weight can help you sleep better and more throughout the night. Additionally, removing excess fat from your body can also help alleviate sleep apnea and snoring. 2. Better hormonal balance Whe...

The average man's body contains 43.2 pond medics. And at any time, that number increases or decreases, it never stagnates. Spend more every day burning fat than storing, and over time you will bury your belly forever. It sounds easy? Is. You see, there is no secret formula to lose fat. In fact, find 100 successful losers and they'll give you 100 different ways to win the battle for the hump. But here are 50 tips designed to help you lose your love, break your belly, and define your abs. Only include three out of four in your life every day and you will finish your vet and faster than you thought possible. 1. Eat more protein It was observed that 25-30% of the concentrations in each gram of protein are burned during digestion, compared to only 6-8% of carbohydrate doses. Do the math: You save 41 real each time you replace 50g of protein with the same amount of carbohydrates. 2. Read the labels Avoid foods with "high fructose corn syrup" on the ingredient list. Since 19...