What’s up Strength Mob! Here’s a new garage gym workout to bust through at your convenience. Warm-up: 100 Split Jacks 30 Cossack Squats Circuit: 4x Through Deadlift Half-kneeling Landmine Press KB Bicep Curls Cool-down: Staggered Push-ups Roll-ups A couple notes about modifications: If you don’t have multiple barbells to use for both the landmine press …
Kicking Covid to the Curb Workout
Hey Everyone! Here’s a new installment in the Strength Mob home workout series. Why the long gap since the last workout dropped, you ask? Well, after 20 years of West coast living, we packed up the house and headed to the East coast for a new life. We’ve landed in Maine, and it …
The Simplest Strength Training Program Ever
Knowing how to craft an effective workout routine doesn’t have to be a mind-bender. You don’t need a PhD in exercise science, nor advanced certifications. What I’m about to share with you is the simplest strength training system imaginable. It’s a design that I’ve been using multiple times per week since 2010. And, it’s so …
WOFH: Working Out From Home
Hey Strength Mob! Here is session #26 in our at-home workout series. This was a workout that I performed in our garage gym with a limited set of equipment. See the “How I Did It” section below the handout to learn what types of weights I used for each motion. Warm-up (at least 5 minutes): …
Movement is my Mistress
Our relationship began when I was nine months old, rolling my infant walker down the sloped floor of my parents’ apartment. By five years old, my alluring partner in motion had me climbing doorframes and hallways. Years six through twelve we made the pact to master the martial arts. As a high schooler, she helped …
The “Hang in there!” Workout
What’s up Strength Mob! I hope everyone is chugging along as best you can. 2020 has turned out to be one heck of a year. It seems like a committed exercise routine is pretty much the only thing that helps bring stability and sanity to daily life! To that end, here is the 25th Strength …
Indoor Workout Season Is Here
Hey Strength Mob! I’m not sure what your part of the country is like right now, but here in Portland it is RAINY. Definitely not weather that you want to be training in your backyard under. As such, here is solid at-home workout that you can perform indoors, without needing a barbell or other garage …
A Pre Bike Trip Workout
What’s up Strength Mob! Here is a workout that I put together prior to a 3-day bikepacking trip in August. I knew that the route we were doing was going to punish my legs—there was over 10,000 feet of climbing! That’s why this workout lacks any super heavy leg action. I didn’t want to wear …
Hop to it. It’s Strength Mob time!
Hey Strength Mobbers! This workout is a quick 3 exercise circuit of thrusters, split jumps, and concentration curls. You should be able to bust this out in well under 30 minutes. Before the circuit, warm-up with 5+ minutes of light rhythmic activity like ankle hops and plank knee tucks. See the exercise handout for illustrations …
Shoulder Fire
Who ordered a heavy-hitting shoulder workout? Because, here it is! This Strength Mob circuit targets your shoulders with a series of three compound movements to light them up. Start off with a warm-up of butt kicks and inchworms. Do as many inchworms as you need to until you feel your arms are prepped enough for …