What’s up Strength Mob! Here is a classic bodybuilding-type of workout to bust out in your garage gym. What tools will you need? Pull out that barbell and your dumbbells, it’s time to go gym-rat style. The warm-up is a few minutes of commando jacks and squat kicks. Try to accumulate 100 of the jumping …
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Solstice Session
Hey ya, Strength Mob! Here is a little garage gym burner just in time for the start of summer. This workout has a super classic push-pull-leg circuit of back squats, pull-ups, and parallette push-ups. The extra push-up depth obtained with the parallettes is killer for a good chest pump. You’re going to dig it. The …
Streets Alive. Time to Jam.
Yo, Strength Mob! I’m not sure about your city, but here in Portland the streets and parks are alive with neighbors exercising outdoors again. The momentum to return to normal life pulses greater every day. The gradual recovery plus the end of Spring is getting me PSYCHED. Summer adventures are just around the corner! It’s …
All WIRED Up
What’s up Strength Mobbers?! This workout is a little different than the other circuits I posted, since it was originally designed to be used in by the WIRED magazine. It didn’t make it into the article, but it’s a good workout nonetheless. The idea was to come up with a simple session that people could …
Still Going Strong – At Home
With the Covid-19 crisis turning into a multi-month affair, it’s practically inevitable to start backsliding on your regular exercise routine. Being stuck at home is downright depressing! Yet, staying physically active is even more important right now for a variety of reasons. Staving off depression is one reason. But as it turns out, regular exercise …
Strength Mob – Quarantine Edition
No more running through the streets with your buddies. No more getting together for a garage gym workout. No more trips to the climbing gym or skate park. Raise your hand if this is NOT how you anticipated Spring 2020 to be rolling out. Covid-19 has taken a steam roller to life as usual. As …
Garage Workout – Winter Edition
It’s that time again! Time to start heating up the garage for these cold winter nights. Out here in Portland, low 40s and a bit of rain are no reason to stay away from getting your weekly garage workout action. Here is a recent burner from the man cave: Start your session with a …
A Lighter “Leg Day”
Every day is leg day. You’ve heard that one, right? Well, sometimes you might not want to go too hard on leg day. Maybe your back has been on the mend for a few weeks. Maybe your legs are wrecked from a beast trail run over the weekend. Maybe, you know, you simply aren’t feeling …
Working Out Around an Injury
What’s up everybody?! The Strength Mob took a little a hiatus after I injured my back at a trampoline park at the end of last December. It’s all good though, and I’m getting into the swing of things again. If you’ve ever been laid up with an injury, I’m sure you can appreciate the desire …
Zercher squats, arch rocks, and a pile of sweat
Today’s garage gym burner starts off with a few minutes of jumping jacks, and then toe-touch backbends to get you limbered up. After that, you’ll cycle 4 times through 4 different exercises: Zercher squats, weight plate halos, uneven push-ups, and chin-ups. See the illustration for the repetition recommendations. After that, crank out 3 sets of …