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October, 2015 Archive

Best Halloween Pumpkin Workout (video)

HALLOWEEN WORKOUT I couldn’t resist! Get down with this pumpkin training session (A medicine ball or a dumbbell works equally as well!) A video posted by Dr. Laura Miranda DPT, CSCS (@lauramirandafit) on Oct 30, 2015 at 7:42am PDT 30 seconds of each, 3 rounds through! PUMPKIN WOOD CHOPS HIGH KNEE PUMPKIN TAPS ALT PUMPKIN…

NYC Personal Training For New Moms in Tribeca

NO NANNY? NO PROBLEM This is my client, Chessie and her son (my boyfriend) Mason! I got to chase him all around the gym during our session today (agility training?). His shirt says “Pretty Boy Swag”. I’m considering getting one . Just because you can’t get someone to watch your kids doesn’t mean your goals…

SINGLE ARM BURPEE BROAD JUMP (best total body workout move)

Here’s a power house move that has carry over to building explosive speed, anti rotational core conditioning, transverse plane training (where power lives) and well, fun. I mean, who doesn’t love a good broad jump!! Am I right? (Dead serious.) TRAINING TIP: stick the landing of the squat and the plank. You must EARN THE…

Peanut Butter And Apple Nachos

Processed meat has been linked to cancer…eat more fruit and peanut butter! If I never post another #TUESDAYTWEAK again after this one, I think I will be ok. This is by far my favorite one TO DATE! NOTE: all of these ingredients are unprocessed or raw, with no added chemicals or unnecessary unhealthy crap. But…

Outdoor Agility And Pushup Drill (Workout Video)

BUNGEE CORD AGILITY & PUSHUPS I don’t use any equipment when I train myself or my clients outdoors; I just don’t think its necessary. But today I broke out the bungee cord for a little something extra. These are all classic agility and push-up exercises, just with added planes of motion and resistance from the…

Pumpkin Spice Latte Smoothie

Are you sick of pumpkin spice everything yet? Well we have quite a while to go so I thought if you can’t beat em, join em! By now you should know that the Starbucks “PSL” contains no real pumpkin.   Just chemicals and fake stuff. Shocker. So what I did here was turn the PSL…

We Need To Evolve Past Just Adding MORE Weight and Doing MORE Reps

How to stop being a “Fitness Douche Bag” We have to get smarter in the way we program exercises for clients and ourselves. I am sick of seeing people flailing around doing 100s of reps with really poor quality (think burpees), or just adding MORE and more weight to the bar….all in the name of…