Results matching “Bird”

Looking at this approach to ab training, I'm in no doubt that Christian Thibaudeau had a varied diet as a kid. I can see his mother hiding the healthy food amidst the (unfortunately) more common items on the plate.

Still, it's a very interesting approach. Staggered Ab Training.

Via Born Rich : Gold running shoes - only $24,000.

Workouts in the pool get closer day by day. Meanwhile, here on Straight to the Bar :

• Articles : Dmitri Ivanov espoused some Vasili Alexeyev wisdom in the superb Science of Winning, Mike Mahler discussed Training for General Fitness and Mehdi looked at a wonderfully inexpensive way to make your own bumper plates.
• Videos : the guys at Upward Spiral provide a great Intro to Posture, this is what a Beast Bent Press looks like and Crossfit posted up a great demonstration of a Ring Push-ups Progression.
• Sites : Mike Maloney tells what it's like on the platform in I Beat Weight Loss, Outdoor Fitness has some fantastic outdoor gym gear and Hollywood Stunts teaches everything from wire work to setting yourself on fire. Superb.
• Ideas : As I mentioned above, workouts in the backyard pool are calling loudly (it'll get hot here in another month or two). The Aqualogix gear looks very interesting (as well as the kettlebell, of course). If climbing's more your thing, there's always the Digiwall (programming games for it would be an excellent job); or jump on the Expresso for some cycling through a virtual world. Love it (and I'm not the only one).
• Bonus : From the Charles Staley video Do Not Resuscitate, here's James Fitzjohn performing a wonderfully simple, intense workout :

  
  

  Superb.

Interested in trying a bit of stuntman training? Learn everything from agility to wire work over at Hollywood Stunts. Looks great.

A great outdoor pursuit - navigating corn mazes. This one's from Escobar's Highland Farm, Portsmouth.

Via Lean and Hungry Fitness : Crossfit has a great video demo of a progression through Ring Push-ups. Love it.

Over at Conditioning Rearch Chris points to a few interesting pieces on the benefits of (moderate) red wine consumption. Of course, if you're not ready to go down the bottle-cork-glass path, there's always wine in a can. Mmmm.

Chad Waterbury takes a look at the value of training with heavy singles (lots of them). A great read.

Via Digg : I always find I have plenty of energy during a workout, but what do you do to get started? The Happiness Project has a few suggestions.

Via Gymnastics Coaching : Beach Parkour. Photo © shugd3.