Personal trainer in San Diego dishing out practical information to help you get stronger and live life the way you want.
James Darley is a personal trainer in New york and has some great ideas to make warmups more fun. Don't just go through the motions anymore. Prep yourself for PRs and get excited for your workout with these fun warmups.
There's no one single way to eat, workout, train, or diet. It's ok if you do something a little differently than others. This and more in my Bill Murray inspired rant from the movie Meatballs.
Have you wanted to start adding swings to your workouts, but lack a full line up of kettlebells? Well you’re in luck. Dumbbells can be used for swings too. You just need to know how to handle them to make it work well. Continue on for a quick Strong Made SImple personal training tutorial on how to swing a dumbbell like a kettlebell.
The goblet squat is one of the most effective ways of simplifying a strength movement. See how I use it in my own training programs and why it should be a beneficial addition to your own training, even if you've already been squatting with a barbell.
You're busy and you've got plenty of things that can distract you from your training on any given day. Here are 5 ways you can simplify your gym time without sacrificing results.
In some of the past posts we pointed out places in San Diego you could take your workout outside the gym with stair sprints. Keeping with the theme of getting you out outdoors more, I’ve put together a compilation of San Diego parks where outdoor exercise equipment is available. Outdoor exercise equipment is like a playground for adults and it enables exercisers to get some fresh air and build strength with a greater variety of bodyweight exercises, gymnastics, and calisthenics.
Despite the many benefits of loaded carries, they are often a missing movement from training programs. Carrying exercises are usually associated with specialized equipment like farmer’s handles and heavy sandbags without handles. But these aren’t really all that necessary to begin incorporating loaded carries into your training. Dumbbells, however, are available at most gyms with a smidgeon of self respect and that should be enough to get acquainted with loaded carries and create some significant progression.
If you have conquered the first four sets of San Diego stairs and are ready for a new challenge I have another batch for you interval enthusiasts. Interval training is a great way to improve your aerobic and anaerobic fitness without a treadmill. Sites like these allow you take your training outside the gym for some fresh air in a way that will no doubt improve your work capacity and performance.
