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14 Workout Ideas While on Holiday aka How To Play on Holiday

Last weekend I went away with a few friends. My clients will be happy to know that yes I am human, alcohol and greasy food was consumed, albeit in moderate proportions. I did not drink until I passed out, nor did I eat until I was stuffed. Just for the record, I had not planned on creating this post beforehand, the photos below genuinely unfolded over the weekend.

Most people struggle to maintain their fitness level when away from home because unfortunately, most people split time into relaxing time, work time and exercise time. This model is flawed because when on holiday all you want to do is relax. Structured exercise time too often seems like work and therefore gets ditched.

I propose that exercise on holiday or even in life in general should be closely related to play (unstructured fun). As Mark Sisson mentions in his recent post, play is often cut from out lives after leaving childhood. It is however an important part of stress relief and balance in your life. You can see by the smiles that even my non-exercising friends found the activities below fun.

Even if you are one who hits the gym on your holidays, take a break. Get outside in the sun and do an unstructured workout on the beach.

Below are some ways I ~~exercised~~ played while away for the weekend.

1. Jump

2. Do Crunches

3. Swing

4. Do Pullups

Even Ryan can do chinups

Don’t forget to enjoy the view

5. Do Pushups

6. Climb

7a. Help a friend climb

7b. Get help climbing

8. Jump from high

9. Roll something heavy

Don’t forget to get some help

10. Roll something heavier

11. Walk

12. Chase

13a. Find a tyre

13b. Get help lifting

13c. Accept defeat

14a. Find a log

14b. Lift the log

Thanks to Zoe for taking photos.

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How To Build Arms Like a Superhero

I have been sitting on this article topic for a while, it seemed like this was a good time to write it.

Summer is well and truly upon us and with Valentine’s Day approaching it’s time for all the single blokes out there to start strutting their stuff. Nothing says masculinity like a giant set of arms, just look at Dwayne Johnson.

When looking at bulking up the arms, one of the best groups of people to learn from are Superhero’s. Superman, Batman and The Incredible Hulk had some serious guns, lets have a look at what they do to develop their pythons.

Super Lessons

Superman

Rule 1: Lift Often

Every other day Clarke Kent has to whip off his suit and jump into action. You should try and target your upper body muscles every 3-4 days for maximum muscle stimulation.
What to change: Use an Upper/Lower split. Not only do you train your entire upper body twice a week, you also get the added hormone benefit that 2 leg workouts a week produces. [Read more...]