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Mar 03 2008

Poll: Is Cardio or Weight Training More Effective at Burning Fat?

Many experts agree that doing cardio first thing in the morning can burn fat 300% faster while others say that interval training with bodyweight exercises is as effective or more effective than cardio.

The never ending question of the best way to burn fat has proponents on both sides of the fence. Then there are those who think that to have the best health, one should do both cardio and weight training. Weight training to build muscle, strength and bone density and then cardio to improve heart and lung health.

What are your thoughts?

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as always, leave a more detailed answer in the comments. It may take 30 to 45 seconds for the poll to record your answer. Thank you for your patience

Written by Rob · Categorized: Exercise, Fun, Health, Weight Training · Tagged: Body Weight Exercise, Cardio, Cardiovascular Training, Exercise, Poll, Weight Training

Feb 20 2008

X Games Workout

Jon Hinds of the Minneapolis based Monkey Bar Gym put together this bodyweight workout for X Games competitor Carl Schubitzke. The video is about 4 minutes long but the workout is in the 25 minute range.

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via Scott at Straight To The Bar

Written by Rob · Categorized: Exercise · Tagged: Body Weight Exercise, Video

Jan 29 2008

20 Minute Kick Your Ass Workout

Are you looking for a bodyweight workout to test your strength and endurance? Try this simple little round that I found on crossfit today. It’s their Workout Of The Day or WOD and If you’re not sweating and panting like a dog when you’re done, there’s something wrong.

The idea is to complete as many of these rounds as possible in 20 minutes.

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Body Weight Pull Ups

Pull-ups & Chin-ups force you to lift your own body weight and are one the best strength training exercises you can do for strength & muscle mass. Pull ups are done with palms facing away from you which then uses more back and less bicep making it harder than chins.

Do 5 reps


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Written by Rob · Categorized: Exercise, Weight Training · Tagged: Body Weight Exercise, Crossfit, Weight Training, WOD, Workouts

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