December Fitness Tips

[angus]

Got a lot of good stuff in here - some reading for the weekend:

http://www.anguscertified.com/10-fit...-for-december/

Canadian MMA phenom Rory MacDonald has a fight coming up on Saturday, December 8th. As a top MMA fighter (at the age of 24), MacDonald has to be in incredible shape. He moved to Montreal many years ago to train with the best – in this case, that would be Georges St. Pierre. MacDonald also trains with Pittsburgh defenseman Kris Letang, who may be pound-for-pound the fittest player in hockey. I always find it interesting to see what the top athletes in the world do for training (outside of the skills specific to their craft, which is fighting, in MacDonald’s case

[icevenom]

Thanks for the info Angus
For those looking to get fit... I've tried a lot of things and play a lot of sports... personally I find a healthy diet with decent portion control will trim the fat.

For those who drink pop, cut that out and you easily lose about 5 lbs in a yr. Some of the little things add up... so don't be of the attitude that cheating here and there (all the time)... is ok. I often remember hearing friends say stupid things like "OH, I haven't had X in a month" "I haven't had Z in a month"... hell, you may not have had those individual things frequently but you frequently have horrible things in general lol.

[Bomm Bastic]

Thanks for the info Angus
For those looking to get fit... I've tried a lot of things and play a lot of sports... personally I find a healthy diet with decent portion control will trim the fat.

For those who drink pop, cut that out and you easily lose about 5 lbs in a yr. Some of the little things add up... so don't be of the attitude that cheating here and there (all the time)... is ok. I often remember hearing friends say stupid things like "OH, I haven't had X in a month" "I haven't had Z in a month"... hell, you may not have had those individual things frequently but you frequently have horrible things in general lol.

Portion control is def a biggee, and cut the sugary sweets. Last July (thereabouts) I began grazing thru the day, instead of eating large more traditional meals.

Also began cross-training and incorporated a 40lb weight vest into my cardio regimen. Definitely helped dropped significant poundage.

[Ross The Boss Palmer]

Portion control is def a biggee, and cut the sugary sweets. Last July (thereabouts) I began grazing thru the day, instead of eating large more traditional meals.

Also began cross-training and incorporated a 40lb weight vest into my cardio regimen. Definitely helped dropped significant poundage.

Where did you get your vest?

[Bomm Bastic]

Where did you get your vest?

Online...Amazon. They can be pretty expensive retail. Found some good sales on Amazon. Mine's a forty pounder (max...weight bars are adjustable), which is really perfect for me. I think I saw some 70+ pounders, but I couldn't imagine even attempting that.

This is the one i purchased.

[Ross The Boss Palmer]

Awesome, thanks Mr. Bastic!

[Bomm Bastic]

Awesome, thanks Mr. Bastic!

No prob. The weight vest really forces you to maintain posture, strengthens core and back. Besides basic cardio exercises (treadmill, stair climber etc..) I also use it with basic calisthenics (great for cardio + strength), suspension exercises, as well as ropes, sledge hammer routines.

You'll get a good lung burn going...