Figure Athlete Training

Bodyweight Workout – Are you (or your athletes) strong enough to do this?

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I LOVE Bodyweight exercises and bodyweight workouts! There is nothing better than burning fat, building muscle and developing insane relative strength using the best piece of exercise equipment ever invented – the human body! . Today’s video is about old time, high school style rope climbing… without using your legs! Many athletes think they’re strong. But, …

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Deload Week – A sample Deloading Workout

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As you may already know from reading Alli’s training Blog – This week is a Deloading phase for us. . We have  a great workout group consisting of myself, Alli, Mark (Simonetti) Simon and MMA guru, John Rallo. We have all been hitting it very hard lately and our bodies are in need of a …

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How to Get Stronger WITHOUT Increasing the Weight Load – (Part 3 of 4)

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At this point, this post needs no introduction. So, without further delay, here is my 3rd installment to the How to get Stronger without adding weight to the barbell/ Dumbbell series. . Check out the video below and discover yet another killer training concept that is easy to understand, simple to apply and most importantly, …

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Ab Plank – A Better Way!!!

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Regardless of your specific training style, everyone uses the Ab Plank for core strength and stabilization training. . Honestly, I don’t use them in the same fashion as I used to but thats a subject for a different post. 🙂 . In this post, I’m going to show you a simple, yet very effective training …

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Designing an Undulating Strength & Conditioning Workout Program

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As many of you have learned, using the concept of Undulating your workout program can be very effective. That said, this concept can become confusing when integrated together with a Cardio/Conditioning program. . So, in this post I’m providing you with a sample of how I apply the concept of Undulating training into both a …

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How to Get Stronger WITHOUT Increasing the Weight Load – (Part 2 of 4)

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So far, the feedback from Part 1 has been fantastic! So, please keep your comments coming! . If you missed my first installment of How to Get Stronger WITHOUT Increasing the Weight Load – Go here after watching the video below. . In Part 1 – I explain the reasoning behing why adding weight is …

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