No matter who you are or how strong you think you are, you can’t deny that it’s always pretty impressive when you see someone do a one-armed pushup, I’m talking about a REAL one-armed pushup. There are probably a bunch of you out there who say you can do a one-armed pushup, but really you’re twisting your back and raising your shoulder and hips and flopping all over the place and probably going down a total of 2 inches. A true one-arm pushup is a great workout though, it builds up your pecs, does a number on your triceps and shoulders, and is great to strengthen your core muscles. I personally can’t to do a good one-armed pushup, and I know I can’t, but it’s always something I’ve wanted to work on, so I found a few good exercises that will really help you build up the muscles and motions you need to do a proper one-armed pushup. For the record, it should look exactly like a perfect regular pushup, just with one arm, you can see a good example here. Read the rest of this entry »

So as promised last night Nash and I attempted the 300 rep workout and it was the hardest overall workout I’ve ever tried. Below is a video of the workout, we filmed it to show how a first attempt might look, and proper form.

The workout took us about an hour and a half and here’s my breakdown (each number represents a different set)

Pullups: 15, 6, 4

Deadlifts: 20, 15, 15

Pushups: 50

Floor Wipers: 15, 15, 10, 10

Box Jumps: 40, 10

Clean and Press: 20, 15, 15

Pullups: 12, 8, 5

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I decided an “exercise of the day” would be a fun addition to our blog, so without further ado:

Today’s exercise is the Incline dumbbell curl.

This is currently my favorite bicep exercise, and its hard as hell. I like to do it first or second on my arms day, so I can give it as much energy as possible. I’ll usually do a a reverse cables triceps exercise immediately following. Instruction after the break.

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