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My New Favorite Boot Camp Exercise

Monday, November 30th, 2009

fitdadTVWhen I run boot camp, I try to mix in “regular” exercises like lunges, push-ups and big “combination” exercises along with some “odd” or out of the ordinary exercises.

I thought I’d share with you one of my new favorite boot camp exercises – The Plank Thrust.

I don’t know if I invented it, or if I saw it somewhere and it was stored waaaay back in my memory…but I’m going to claim it as my own :)

It’s a pretty good core exercise and even hits the booty a bit…and if you pair it with some other “big” exercises it makes for an awesome full body workout.

Rather than trying to describe how to do it, I thought I’d make a video showing you what it should look like.

Be sure to put this fun little exercise in your workouts and let me know what you think.

Until next time…

Ed

Lincoln Boot Camp Sexy Legs Combo

Monday, September 21st, 2009

fitdadTVBack in June (or May?) I totally changed up the format of boot camp from the old “group” format where everybody did the same thing the entire class, to a station concept.

It’s been much more effective, helps break up the monotony and lets me use new toys in the workout – which is always a good thing.

But the really good thing about it is that I can better pair up exercises in each station and give each boot camp workout a “theme”.

Some days we spend a lot of time on the legs and butt, while others we hit the arms and abs extra hard while totally skipping the legs.

Sometimes it may seem the only reason I do this is to be mean and nasty, but there is actually a method to my madness – but you’re right…sometimes I do just like to be mean and nasty.

Take for example this quick video I made for you that shows an effective 2-exercise combination for the legs and butt.

The exercises are very simple and effective, but when you combine them it makes the workout that much more powerful to the legs and booty.

Then if you take that 2-exercise combination and throw it into a boot camp workout that’s all themed toward the same part of the body (along with some “easy” exercises to break up the intensity), you have yourself an awesome boot camp workout – not just a hard workout, which any goober trainer can make, but an effective workout that is designed for a purpose.

Have an awesome day!

Ed

P.S. – Always remember to pay attention to your form and tempo while doing the exercises.  That gets overlooked by many people, and I help tweak form in boot camp, but I can’t do that when you’re not here (obviously) so you have to make sure you keep perfect form throughout the workout.

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fitdadTVI don’t think it would come as a surprise if I told you that I love push-ups, and to be more precise, I love making YOU do push-ups.

There really is no better exercise to strengthen and tone the upper body than the push-up.

They work the chest, shoulders and triceps (back of your arms) – plus it’s one of the best core exercises around.

They’re also great for your posture.  Over the years, as new clients come in, I’ve noticed their posture is horrible.  It’s usually because they have desk jobs or drive a lot.  It’s also because your chest and shoulders are weak – push-ups help correct that postural imbalance.

Plus you want to get stronger, right?  Most women are weaker in the upper body and tend to shy away from exercises like push-ups in favor of exercises they’re naturally better at, but that’s a very unwise move.  You NEED to do exercises like push-ups so you can get stronger – you shouldn’t avoid them because you’re not very good at them.

You will get better; you just have to keep doing them.

The problem is that most ladies do them wrong when they first begin to do push-ups.  I correct as much as I can in boot camp, but I am a little limited in how much time I can give, plus I can’t watch you while you’re doing them at home.

For that reason, I made this video laying out exactly how to do a push-up.

Check it out below:

Lincoln Boot Camp Intro Video

Wednesday, May 27th, 2009

I thought I’d start this new blog by showing you the video I made to show all the ladies of Lincoln a quick “What are your boot camps about and who the hell are you?” video.

Nothing special…just some benefits and a few of the finer points of training at Lincoln’s top boot camp.

By the way, one thing I hate about YouTube is they don’t give you many options when it comes to the “slide” they use for the picture you see before you hit the Play button.  Goober-boy…yes, that’s me.

Have a great day!

Ed Scow

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