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Time to get that core in shape and start kicking sand on people at the beach, strutting in your sungaaaaaa!!!! Start with the most basic and move your way to the more difficult planks. When performing these exercises remember proper alignment: Side Plank; core tight, elbow under shoulder, top shoulder back making a straight line to your top ankle, glutes …

Here are three pushup exercises using a medicine ball that will get you yoked!!!! Adding the medicine ball to your pushups increases difficulty, helps to fire those stabilizer in your shoulders, as well as deceleration and explosive power for pushing off. These should only be added into your pushup routine if you have a good base (can do 3 sets …

The Push Press and the Jerk are both great exercises!!! The Push Press is an exercise that focuses on the shoulders but, also engages your core, legs and back. Knees slightly bent, elbows under bar, core engaged, scaps engaged, you then simply “Dip and Drive” pressing the weight overhead. It is important when doing the push press and the jerk …

Abdominal Rollouts are a great core exercise and can be very tough for beginners so, be careful. As the Rollout becomes easier try these progressions. The MB rollout is courtesy of TrainerJosh.com and is a great exercise for those looking for more difficult core exercises. Create a great day!!!! -Coach T

Three powerful shoulder exercises that are basketball specific. Remember to tighten that core like someone is going to punch you in the stomach when performing all of these exercises, keep that chest out, back straight, and really try to get after it with each rep. When doing the first exercise DB Shoulder Press, make sure you’re butt is just tapping …

This workout is dedicated to Liduvina y Chente two friends of mine that live in beautiful Mexico City. They only have two 8 lb. D.B.’s and wanted a quick and effective circuit they could pump out in their apartment. This is a total body workout meant for you to GET AFTER IT when done correctly demands a ton of energy!!!! …

Get off the ground and out of that crunch position!!!! Too many crunches can do a number on your spine, try these 3 exercises using a stability ball. By training on a unstable service your body fires more muscles, stabilizers, and proprioceptors. Simply put, more things firing, more calories burning.. getting you in better shape and giving you a more …

Vince Lombardi once said, “fatigue makes a coward out of us all”. Whether you coach, are an athlete, or just a go getter in the business world, you know this quote holds true! This past weekend we had a tournament in Vacaville, we played 4 games in 5 hours with only 9 players. Knowing this was going to be a …

Throwing the bosu ball in your leg workout will mix it up, get your proprioceptors firing!!!! The more muscles firing the better the metabolic expenditure of the exercise and the better shape you will become. You can couple these exercises with power moves ie; Squats, Deadlifts, etc. or you can do them by themselves on a less intense training day. …

My brosky and workout partner http://trainerjosh.com get after it, rolling through the TRX 40/40 challenge!!!! It consists of 40 Atomic Push-ups and 40 Low Rows, great to throw in at the end of your workout as a metabolic finisher. Try it and let me know how it goes. Create a great day!!! -Coach T