Weight Training Coach Wendell Bullard » strength and conditioning http://wendellbullard.com Civilize the Mind, But Make Savage the Body Fri, 10 Sep 2010 14:13:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 A Fresh Approach to Total Body Conditioning http://wendellbullard.com/strength-and-conditioning/a-fresh-approach-to-total-body-conditioning http://wendellbullard.com/strength-and-conditioning/a-fresh-approach-to-total-body-conditioning#comments Fri, 10 Sep 2010 09:33:44 +0000 admin Swing Set Fitness is comprehensive training utilizing a swing set as the gym. Consistent exercise is a source for health and well-being. It is a fresh approach to total body conditioning that is fun, convenient, and lets you to spend time outdoors. This form of exercise is a very enjoyable way to lose weight, tone, and build lean body mass. It is an exciting and unparalleled workout experience for adults and children. Swing Set Fitness is a fresh approach to total body-mind conditioning.

Exercise with a swing makes training and informal workouts accessible to all. This form of resistance training is for those individuals who are interested in increasing their muscular strength and endurance. It can be enjoyed by children and adults as a family activity!

After your first swing workout, you will wonder why anyone would ever join a regular gym. To combat that, many fitness professionals are adding variety to their programs by taking their clients outdoors and it is expected that swing set fitness will be the big trend. As you can imagine, outdoor exercise with a swing is highly successful in temperate climates. But, even in climates where it is cold, this new form of exercise is going strong. With the winter weather becoming more tolerable and spring fast-approaching, for many people using a swing set to exercise outdoors is anticipated.

Swing Set Fitness programs are not your typical exercise programs. This exercise method blends the exhilaration of being outdoors with traditional exercises and techniques. In particular, playground equipment builds on the popularity of walking trails and paths. It encourages older adults to use playground equipment, in particular the swings, as exercise stations.

Exercising with a swing can make a workout more pleasant and eliminates the monotony and boredom of indoor exercise such as walking on a treadmill. Swing fitness is an excellent form of conditioning for the structural system (joints, muscles, tendons, and ligaments) and the nervous system (exercise and lactic acid threshold). These programs, which use low-impact exercise on a swing, will transform your traditional workout routine into a mini-adventure, help you reach your fitness goals, and develop long-lasting lifestyle changes.

Swing exercise can be adjusted to suit your current fitness level. This form of exercise is a very enjoyable way to lose weight, tone, and build lean body mass. Increasing activity for all people must be encouraged if we are to raise our levels of fitness and enjoy the benefits it ultimately brings.

Swing Set Fitness is a terrific way to blur the lines between workouts and recreation, because there is the added element of play that naturally occurs outdoors. It is an adventure that will keep you coming back, again and again. Get out there and enjoy a workout on a swing, you will be glad you did!

The swing set fitness books have nearly 50 exercises and 12 workouts. They are useful to people of all fitness levels. Have fun and exercise outside with a swing!

By Karen M. Goeller, Fitness and Gymnastics Author



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- leg strength conditioning
- leg strength training
- speed improvement
- speed training
- jump improvement

I have been training for months now and want to know if there is any exercises or even programs that can help me.

Thanks,

Bobby

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But first, let me ask you: how do you define “true success” in your life? No doubt you definition would include an ample income AND it would probably include some or all of these conditions: good health, a spiritual connection, fulfilling relationships, a sense of well-being, and contribution to the community.

One of the biggest secrets to success is to take personal responsibility for your life and your goals.

Peter Drucker, a business success guru and author of “Essential Drucker,” advises that each day we should spend 85% of our time using and capitalizing on our strengths. What percentage of you day is truly spent utilizing and contributing your strengths and talents? Are you keenly aware of your strengths?

A wonderful client of mine recently shared with me, and gave me permission to tell her powerful story. This story highlights the importance of knowing and using our strengths. A little while ago, my client and her family held a special ceremony to celebrate their newly acquired family getaway nestled in a gorgeous, wooded area in North Carolina. In their research of the property, they discovered that the land had once been solely occupied by the Cherokee Indian Tribe. So, as part of the “christening” of their new property, they enlisted the services of an Indian Shaman, a spiritual healer, to officiate their ceremony.

The Shaman spoke of, and demonstrated an ancient Cherokee Indian tradition. According to that tradition, the vegetable corn symbolizes the fruit of the Earth, for it sustained and nourished generations of Indian people. The Cherokee also believe that each human being is endowed with specific gifts. These gifts are our strengths and talents.

Further, they believe that as stewards of these gifts, we have the responsibility to share them with each and every day. As the Shaman relayed this lesson, he gathered dried corn from a large bowl and placed a handful of the corn kernels into each person’s cupped hands, looked them in the eye and asked, “How will you plant your corn today?”

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When you are trying to build strength and build muscles, we want to attack as many muscle fibers as possible, explains sports conditioning coach Fiona Lockhart. That means upping the weight and decreasing the reps. Fifty biceps curls might build muscular endurance but you’re not going to build the strength you’re looking for, Lockhart says. Of course, it also takes a lot more time to do 50 reps with light weights than 10 to 15 reps with more weight. If you’re able to do more than 15 repetitions of an exercise, it’s time to increase the weight, Lockhart says.



The same is true of cardiovascular exercise. It’s easy to hop on the treadmill and type in the same speed, incline, and time every single time. But your body gets used to it. If you’re trying to maximize time at the gym, work at a higher intensity for a shorter time, says Teri Trese, MS, a fitness trainer at Pritikin Longevity Center & Spa. If you can get and stay near 85% of your target heart rate, you’ll accomplish more for your total fitness.



You get to the weight room and float around until you find an open machine. Then your time is over, and you’ve only gotten through three or four exercises. Think about what you’re going to do in advance, then stick with it, says Lockhart. If it’s cardio, then get on the treadmill or bike and focus. Throw in some two-minute intervals.



When you work out with a friend or friends, set some rules first to be sure everyone stays on track with time, Trese advises. Try doing 8 to 10 exercises in 30 minutes, and resting no longer than a minute between exercises. You can also save time during your warm-up by mimicking exercises you’ll be doing in the workout. For example, Comana says, if you plan to work your legs by doing lunges and squats with weights, warm up with high knee steps, butt kicks, lunges with a twist, and sumo squats. For more details visit http://www. soundbodytrainer. com/





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    this is a 22 week programme that I have really enjoyed and had some really great results from it but now it’s finished I am wanting more of a bulking programme so here it is
    Monday Tuesday and Friday are all weight training days but you will need to warm up for 10 minutes on any piece of cardio equipment and cool down for the same amount of time 10 minutes I like to have quite a hard warm up to get my heart rate going and nice steady cool down to bring it down again also on the final set of each exercise perform a drop set of the same exercise with no rest after the final set at a weight that causes you to fail at 8 reps this should be slightly less than you lifted in the previous set.
    Monday chest + triceps
    Flat bench: 3 sets 6-8 reps
    Incline dumbbell press: 3 sets 6-8 reps
    Cable cross over’s: 3 set 6-8 reps
    45 degree dumbbell curls: 3 sets 6-8 reps
    Normal curls: 3 sets 6-8 reps (using curling bar)
    Preacher curls: 3 sets 6-8 reps
    Tuesday leg + shoulder
    Lateral dumbbell raises: 3 sets 6-8 reps
    Shoulder dumbbell press: 3 sets 6-8 reps
    Upright rows: 3 sets 6-8 reps
    Squats: 3 sets 6-8 reps
    Dead lifts: 3 sets 6-8 reps
    Standing calf rises: 3 sets 6-8 reps
    Wednesday cardio
    Spinning 40 minutes
    Thursday back + triceps
    Close grip bench press: 3 sets 6-8 reps
    Weighted dips: 3 sets 6-8 reps
    Skull crusher’s 3 sets 6-8 reps
    Lat pull downs: 3 sets 6-8 reps
    Row machine: 3 sets 6-8 reps
    Single arm rows 3 sets 6-8 reps
    Friday cardio
    3 mile run
    Weekend rest
    All exercises should be aiming to reach 80% of your 1 rep maximum for example say you are lifting 100kg on bench press for your 1 rep maximum you would be wanting to aim for 80kg 6-8 reps over the three sets I would start slightly lower and work my way up so for example a set at 60kg a set at 70kg and the final set 80kg followed instantly with another set at say 50-60kg for your drop set
    This training programme will be ideal for gaining strength and gaining muscle while effectively keeping fat at a minimum, as well as this training programme I would suggest a high protein, low fat diet and drinking at least 3-5 litres of water a day, you would probably see results within a few weeks of strength gain size and general condition improving.
    please check out my blog for more advice on training and diet there is info on gaining muscle gaining strength loosing fat and general training and diet that will be updated regularly with new pages for all your training and diet needs get in shape for summer this year and show of an amazing new well chiseled body.



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    WEBSITE: www.synergy-athletics.com BSC MANUAL www.bullstrengthconditioning.com Altered “unilateral blaster” circuit from the Bull Strength conditioning manual for a fast finisher. Conditioning complex – Alternating Military Press with dumbbells – Alternating low rows with dumbbells “gorilla rows” – Burpees – Close hand push ups Blast through this conditioning complex as fast as possible with high intensity and moderate weight. Note: keep from swinging your hips side to side during the over head press. Rest and repeat! These exercises go great as a finisher on an upper body day followed by a day of rest or a moderate intensity lower body training session. Get lean and strong! – Joe Hashey, CSCS Keywords: conditioning complex, finisher, exercise finisher, bull strength conditioning, quick workout, fast workout, intense workout, football conditioning, basketball conditioning, mma conditioning, mma workout, ufc workout

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