Fitness for the upcoming summer is the buzz going around this time of year. How to get that beach body ready is the pivotal question asked by so many. There is no one definitive answer, but there are some elements that can get you going in the right direction. Tabata Protocols or HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training) is one of those wondrous steps that can get you to those goals. It is a concept of Exercising as hard as possible for a work period to rest period at a 2 to 1 ratio. Tabata specifically does a 20 seconds all out and 10 second rest routine, repeating this 8 times. Even though this workout comes out to about a 10 minute workout, it will be nothing like you have ever done before if this is your introduction to this concept. Almost any exercises can be done with this philosophy in mind. I enjoy mixing body weight resistance with cardio exercises for a full body workout. This video below is a perfect example of a good Tabata Protocol. From the sprinting to the sledge hammer pounds, this routine will push anybody to the limit as you see it did the gentlemen in the video. Try this out if you are in need of a challenge and need to get that summer body going for the warm weather. Enjoy all.
Apparently it take a super polished well edited video as well as a distinct talent for calisthenics. Seriously, this video is awesome just on it’s presentation alone, not withstanding the amazing body weight exercises displayed here. Rick from the famous Bar-barians is in rare form in this feature video. He displays many of his acrobatic techniques along with a decent showing of raw strength. I’m also very appreciative of the way the video sequenced from winter to summer. This is a great video for the visuals as well as instruction for those ready for the advance class of body weight workouts.
I would also like to apologize to my many viewers that have waited patiently for my return. Once my last computer crashed to the point of no return, I just about gave up on the Street Workout concept. I am however returning with a entire new website completely redesigned hopefully much bigger and better. Expect to see this new site in the very near future, approximately a month or so. I am designing the site again from the ground up but I’m shooting for a more web 2.0 design for it this time around. Slicker and more modern looking with easier browsing. Again, thanks for your patience and look forward for the new site coming soon.
It’s seems as if fitness guru’s all over the world have invented just about everything there is to be conceived when it comes to exercise. There are ab blasters, butt busters, chest boosters and back smashers. Do we really need any other innovations beyond what we already have? Well, yeah, why not? I think honestly, without preaching, many of the fitness machines that are forged today are useless, but modifications in old favorites can be a breath of fresh air in a proverbial land fill world. The variation here is a new method of the traditional jump rope. It can be done with a normal jump rope but can be elevated to a heavy rope and works more on strength than the usual cardio aspects. Although it is something new, it really isn’t. These are patterns that advanced jumpers use anyway, but the focus has been placed more on the different patterns rather than the actual jumping. This I have to say is actually pretty cool and I will be giving this a serious try. It also helps that it’s coming from David Weck, the actual inventor of the BOSU ball. Check out the video and see if it’s something worth giving a whirl, literally.
I have a strict Street Workout rule, and that is that I don’t post the same videos here on the blog as I do at the main Street Workout site. However, today is an exception to the rule. This video warranted posting in both places, and you will soon see why. As you all know, I love Parkour. I love it because I find it amazingly primal yet so sophisticated at the same time. It’s like watching an urban rap version of the ballet. I haven’t posted a Parkour video here for a while because I hadn’t seen anything new. That is until now. THis has to be one of the best Parkour video I’ve ever seen. I rank this up there with the heroics of a David Bell. It’s always a delight to see people approach something common from an uncommon standpoint and make it all their own. That is what this band of young men accomplished in this video. With no further ado, here is Crazy Jump 100%, and you will understand why they call themselves this.
Of the thousands to possibly millions of Korean exports we get here in the U.S., I would have never guessed a muscle up video to be one of the most useful of these items to us here at Street Workout. The muscle up has been a long standing exercise that believe it or not, not many can do. How many times have you been to the gym and seen someone doing them? Not often if not ever. This is why I think this video completely warrants it’s posting today. Along with it coming from one of the most unexpected places, also makes this film post worthy. This gentleman documents his instructions from the practice phase all the way until the performance stage. He shows different angles, the motions and grips involved and even exercises to make you perform this feat better and more competent. Check out the video and go to your local park and practice. Once this is mastered, you will be the center of attention doing your local outdoor work routine.
