Military Muscle: Combo exercises with personality
Ever wonder how some exercises get their names? Just for fun, try these exercises named after people. Do 10 reps using weights appropriate to your fitness level except where noted. Mr. Spectacular...
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Military Muscle: 5 exercises using your gym’s Viper Rope Trainer
We’ve all heard the stories about some visionary who sketches an idea for an industry-leading company on a napkin (the birth of Southwest Airlines) or builds the prototype of a worldwide product in a...
View ArticleMilitary Muscle sneak peek: Plyometrics workout
Photographer Mike Morones went to Quantico, Va., last week to shoot Marine 1st Lt. Jean-Scott Dodd, 27, demonstrating Bob Thomas’ Military Muscle plyometric workout. Dodd is the public affairs officer...
View ArticleMilitary Muscle: The best plyometric drills — and something extra for the finish
For a great example of explosive power, watch some isolation video of the Houston Texans’ star defensive end J. J. Watt. A YouTube video shows him performing a perfect plyometrics box jump, exploding...
View ArticleSneak peek: In the gym with Army vet Wayne Waldon and Military Muscle
Photographer Mike Morones and I met up with retired Army Capt. Wayne Waldon, 32, last week in Washington, D.C., to shoot Bob Thomas’ Military Muscle column on back exercises. Waldon — who was injured...
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Military Muscle: 5 drills for a stronger back
A lot of folks come to me with back problems — some as young as 25 and, of course, plenty of others in their later years. To help them, I’ve had a great deal of success with the program outlined here....
View ArticleSneak peek: In the gym with Army Specialist Adrianna Maza and Military Muscle
Photographer Mike Morones and PT365 contributor Rachel Barth met with Army Specialist Adrianna Maza this week to shoot Bob Thomas’ foam rolling Military Muscle workout. Maza — who is stationed at Ft....
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Military Muscle | Foam rolling for the masses — but know the do’s & don’ts
In the past, foam roller massage exercises were for elite athletes. Now the rollers are being touted for everyone, and every sports store carries them. Foam rollers fall into that area of fitness known...
View ArticleSneak peek: In the studio with Patricia Kime and Military Muscle
It was an all-Military Times photo shoot this week when Mike Morones and I hit the studio with writer Patricia Kime to photograph Bob Thomas’ Military Muscle workout on stretching. Bob will explain...
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Military Muscle | 6 therapeutic stretches to help you look & perform better
You’ve probably heard of the two principal styles of stretching: dynamic and static. Dynamic — holding the stretch for about a two-count — looks almost like a continuous movement. The focus is on...
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Military Muscle | Weight vest amps up simple exercises cheaply
I look for fitness equipment that’s inexpensive, simple to use, portable, allows for a wide range of applications and allows you to maintain a fitness level commensurate with your age and goals. Over...
View ArticleMilitary Muscle | 2 weight vest workout options, plus tips for choosing a vest
Weighted vests are an easy and fairly inexpensive way to turn any workout into a real gasser. The rule of thumb is that wearing a vest that equals 10 percent of your body weight results in an...
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Military Muscle: Jacobs Ladder won’t let you loaf like other machines
Just so we’re on the same page, this column isn’t about the 1990 Tim Robbins thriller, or the Biblical Jacob’s dream of a ladder joining heaven and earth, nor about the rope ladder with wooden rungs...
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Military Muscle: 5 exercises using your gym’s Viper Rope Trainer
We’ve all heard the stories about some visionary who sketches an idea for an industry-leading company on a napkin (the birth of Southwest Airlines) or builds the prototype of a worldwide product in a...
View ArticleMilitary Muscle | Deadlifts are the universal go-to for muscle-building. Get...
The deadlift is considered to be the best “total body” lift there is. It hits almost all the muscles — legs, glutes, back, shoulders, etc. — and is at the top of the charts for developing overall...
View ArticleMilitary Muscle | Cardio blast combines 6-minute sets on a mix of machines
Sometimes you need a day of cardio without the weights (free or machine). But the workout I have planned for this article is not the LSD (long, slow, dumb) style of treadmill, bike, recumbent or even...
View ArticleMilitary Muscle | Mobility boosters using resistance bands and a medicine ball
No athlete competes in a single plane or walks in a stiff, straight line. Hip and spine mobility play a large part in any athletic competition — or simply enjoying an afternoon hike in the woods. Five...
View Article52 fitness tips for 2015 | The best from our experts
Are you ready to nail pullups in 2015? Do you want to get stronger and faster? We brought back 52 of this year’s best fitness tips — from our PT365 experts — in a story over on Military Times. Look...
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