Dumbbell Overhead Shoulder Press
If you have to do ONE movement for your shoulders (barring pain/restrictions), make this one it. The overhead dumbbell shoulder pressure is the exercise of choice of many for building and sculpting your shoulders. This is especially true if you cannot do barbell overhead press. With the dumbbells, you can have more range of motion […]
Drink Diet Soda, Get Skinny (or even RIPPED)
While vaccines may be the number one health topic on the internet that gets people arguing, artificial (or non-nutritive) sweeteners seem like a close second. I got an angry email the other day regarding my recommendation in my book The Fat Loss Prescription to drink diet sodas instead of regular sodas (if you have to choose) […]
Goblet Squats
The first type of squat I teach my patients is called the goblet squat. The goblet squat is named as such because it looks like you’re holding a goblet. Duh. It was invented by a really cool guy and smart coach named Dan John. The goblet squat is a great squat exercise if you: Have only […]
Double your Veggies and Halve your Starch
Want one weird trick to lose fat without trying? This is it. Many of my patients have the standard American dinner, which is a meat, vegetable, and starch. An easy way to cut calories (and carbohydrates) is to literally just take whatever vegetable portion you normally eat and double it while cutting the starch portion you […]
Dumbbell Incline Bench Rows
I have found that many of my patients and online clients ignore their backs. Everyone likes to build their chests and shoulders (and arms), but the back gets neglected. That’s a shame. For women who like to wear backless dresses, you want some muscle back there to show off (in my opinion anyway). For guys, […]