Fitness & Workouts
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The Top 10 Things to Remember for Your First Triathlon
When you’re getting ready for your first race of any kind, it can be very nerve-racking. You hope you have been training enough to get you across the finish line and that you have all the right gear to make it the best experience that you can. Since a triathlon has three different disciplines, it can be confusing on what you should and shouldn’t bring. Let’s take a look at some of the top 10 things you should remember to have to help you complete your first triathlon. 1. Race Numbers Your race number is one of the most important…
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5 Ways to Get Your Cardio without Running
I hate running – I’ll just run tomorrow – you’ll lose your gains! You’ve either said it to yourself, or said it to someone else, cardio to the average gym goer is the devil. What many don’t realize is that by skipping out on cardio you’re actually robbing athletic ability and slowing progress. Aerobic exercise, when done properly, can lead to as much muscle growth as you’d expect with strength training – so stop avoiding it like the plague. Cardio doesn’t have to be monotonous, boring, and downright dreadful work in the area your gym guru told you never to…
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The Top 10 Ways to Add Muscle to Your Frame
For all the skinny guys out there; we’ve been there before. And for all you natural-born giants just looking to get more gigantic, we may have something you’re missing that stalled your growth. 1. Track Your Workouts There is nothing more important that tracking what you did and when you did it. Not only the exercises, sets and repetitions, but tracking the weight you used and how you felt that day will allow you to look back when you come back to that workout to know where to start and where you’ve come from. Tracking your workouts also allows you…
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10-Minutes with One of the Gnarliest Runners in the World
Dean Karnazes, for lack of better words, is one gnarly dude. A real gnarly dude. In a good way, of course. An ultramarathoner? What could you possibly be thinking? What makes a man pound the pavement for more time and distance than some people would manage in… How about a decade? Let’s do some calculations. We’ll use the Fitbit Surge. Say you walk the recommended 10,000 steps per day, seven days per week. That’s 35 miles (assuming that for you,10,000 steps equals five miles). Say you’re not a major runner but you run three miles every other day in addition to hitting that step goal. That’s…
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Trim in Six: Blowing Out Back, Biceps, and Traps Again in Day Six
Day six of Trim in Six cycles back to back, biceps, and traps. Trainer, dietician, and HFP contributor Tim McComsey demonstrates his sixth day of the program. Go to the Trim in Six program overview >>> THE WORKOUT – Back, Biceps, and Traps Single-Arm Dumbbell Row 3 sets x 10, 10, 10 rest 60 seconds Cable Pull Downs 3 sets x 10, 10, 10 rest 60 seconds Standing Cable Row 3 sets x 10, 10, 10 rest 30 seconds Chin Ups 4 sets x failure rest 30 seconds Seated Dumbbell Shrugs 4 sets x 8, 8, 8, 8 rest 60 seconds Cable Rope Curls…
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Trim in Six: Intense Plyos and Intervals in Day Seven
Day seven of Trim in Six is the ultimate finisher: An intense dose of plyometrics and intervals. Trainer, dietician, and HFP contributor Tim McComsey demonstrates his seventh day of the program. Go to the Trim in Six program overview >>> THE WORKOUT – Plyometrics and High-Intensity Intervals Tabata-structured cardio; 20 seconds on/10 seconds off Alternating Rope Slam x 2 minutes Jump Squats x 2 minutes Alternating Rope Slams x 2 minutes Jump Split Squats x 2 minutes Wall Balls x 2 minutes Incline Treadmill Walk x 20-minutes at 65-85% Max Heart rate
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Trim in Six: Another Round of Chest, Shoulders and Triceps in Day Five
After a day off (day four); it’s day five of Trim in Six. The plan calls for going back to chest, shoulders, and triceps. Trainer, dietician, and HFP contributor Tim McComsey demonstrates his fifth day of the program. Go to the Trim in Six program overview >>> THE WORKOUT – Chest, Shoulders, and Triceps Cable Incline Flys 3 sets x 15, 15, 15 rest 30 seconds Flat Dumbbell Flys 3 sets x 15, 15, 15 rest 30 seconds TRX Flys 3 sets x 15, 15, 15 rest 30 seconds Dumbbell Overhead Shoulder Press 3 sets x 10, 10, 10 rest 60 seconds Single-Arm Cable…
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Trim in Six: Don’t Complain, Legs on Day Three
It’s Day three and Trim in Six will be an all-out assault on the legs. Trainer, dietician, and HFP contributor Tim McComsey demonstrates his third day of the program. Go to the Trim in Six program overview >>> THE WORKOUT – Legs Barbell Back Squat 4 sets x 12, 10, 10, 10 rest 90 seconds Barbell Romanian Deadlift 4 sets x 12, 10, 10, 10 rest 90 seconds Dumbbell Sumo Squat 3 sets x 10, 10, 10 rest 60 seconds Glute Ham Leg Raise 3 sets x 12, 12, 12 rest 60 seconds Barbell Floor Bridge 3 sets x 10, 10, 10 rest 60…
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Trim in Six: Blasting Back, Biceps, and Traps in Day Two
It’s Day two and Trim in Six goes after the back, biceps, and traps. Trainer, dietician, and HFP contributor Tim McComsey demonstrates his second day of the program. Go to the Trim in Six program overview >>> THE WORKOUT – Back, Biceps, and Traps Pull Ups (Assisted) 4 sets x failure rest 90 seconds Barbell Bent Over Rows 4 sets x 12, 10, 10, 10 rest 90 seconds Kneeling Cable Pull Down 3 sets x 10, 10, 10 rest 60 seconds Seated Cable Wide Grip Rows 3 sets x 10, 10, 10 rest 60 seconds Standing Straight Bar Curls 3 sets x 12, 12,…
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Trim in Six: How to Eat to Maximize Fat-Loss
Solid workouts are just one piece to the puzzle. Don’t let all your hard work in the gym go to waste–invest in your diet. Trainer, dietician, and HFP contributor Tim McComsey shares his TRYM FITNESS exclusive diet plan to accelerate and maximize your fat-loss efforts. Go to the complete Trim in Six workout program >>> TRYM MEAL 1 Protein: 2 whole eggs Organic Free Range, 1 cup egg whites or all whites Veggies: Mix in if possible Complex Carb: 3/4 cup Gluten Free Oatmeal TRYM Meal 2 Protein: 2 serving of Warrior Blend by SunWarrior Extra: 1 cup Blue Diamond…
