You’re given the same 24 hours as everybody else to get stuff done. However, you’re struggling to find the time to stay in shape while your friends who seem to have less time than you are ripped. How is that … Read More
Author Archives: Balance Guy Training
Put the fun back into your exercise
You reach over to smash the alarm clock against the wall because it’s time to drag yourself out of bed. You’re stumbling around in the dark trying not to wake anybody up so you can get yourself to the gym … Read More
Bench training
You lie on it, you lift on it and you sweat on it. The humble weight bench takes a real beating. Without the bench, there would be no bench press or excessive grunting. However, it’s time to see the bench … Read More
Exercise for busy people………
The public thinks fitness professionals are in great shape because of our workplace. That’s not the only reason, but it does play a part. However, the best part of working in a gym is that we get to wear tracksuit … Read More
Finding your why
I haven’t always been a beacon of health. A long time ago, in a land far, far away I smoked cigarettes and pot, drank to excess and took pills. There were the happy pills and the ones that wiped my … Read More
Must do core exercises
When someone performs a crunch poorly, I shed a tear. Well maybe not, but I do get upset. You may have seen “that” person who walks into a gym, a little lost, a little bamboozled but with every intention of getting … Read More
Exercise swaps for faster results
It’s easy to get discouraged by your lack of results. You’ve been training consistently, eating right and yet the scale mocks you. You may resort to desperate measures such as cutting even more calories and exercising like a madman. Maybe … Read More
The Carry Cure
Note- This article first appeared on Bach Performance here . This is the my version. At first glance, the farmer’s carry seems simple. You pick up a heavy weight and walk. However, when you’re performing this (You do, right?) you come … Read More
How long can you stand on one foot?
I have a confession to make. I don’t call myself the Balance Guy because I have great single leg balance — far from it. I’m still a work in progress. Being a tall guy who’s all arms and … Read More