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Which Athletes are in the BEST shape? We want to hear from YOU!

Tell us what you think. Which type of professional athletes are truly in the BEST shape...not just good shape, but the BEST of the BEST?

There are no wrong answers here, only opinions - unless of course you choose "curling" as your answer.

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Functional Fitness Guru

Here's a great Forbes article I found on the basics of funtional training. I had the pleasure of training with Juan Carlos Santana several years ago at his Boca Raton, Florida gym - Institute of Human Performance (IHP for short). He was an amazing instructor and they he is truly on the cutting edge of functional fitness. I hope you enjoy.

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Functional Strength Training vs. Isolation Training

When I was first introduced to "functional training" several years ago, I knew it would revolutionize my old way of training, not only in the results achieved, but also by adding some fun into the old isolation training routines that had me in the gym for 1-2 hours. Here's a great article by Ken Kashubara that explains why functional training works. Whether you're a ball player, golfer, surfer, or couch potato; functional training offers great results and fast.

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Ladies - Lifting Weights CAN Make You Bulky!

One of the most common question I hear from ladies when considering a weight training routine is: "Will it make me bulky?"

Take a look at what one expert has to say...

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Jason Statham's Evolving Workout

I like this guy's style - hardcore, intense, short workouts that get amazing results.

According to Jason, "Muscle-men grow on trees. They can tense their muscles and look good in a mirror. So what? I'm more interested in practical strength that's going to help me run, jump, twist, punch."

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Why 'The 4-Hour Workweek' author, Tim Ferriss, loves kettlebells

Learn more about kettlells, or purchase now!

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Study out of the University of Wisconsin Proves that Kettlebells are the KING of CARDIO!

This new study showed that "During the 20-minute workout, the average calorie burn was 272 calories, not counting additional calorie burn due to the substantial anaerobic effort...So they were burning at least 20.2 calories per minute, which is off the charts. That’s equivalent to running a 6-minute mile pace. The only other thing I could find that burns that many calories is crosscountry skiing up hill at a fast pace.” Read More

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Where did the time go?

Submitted by adewberry on Thu, 02/04/2010 - 22:17

It has been a while. My bad. I suppose life and its attendant demands has sucked me into the vortex of something more pressing than blogging the gory details of everyday life in South Florida... oh wait... I meant Colorado. Yup... we made a move from warm to cold, water to mountains, you get it.

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