Piano Stairs in Stockholm Encourages Fun, Exercise
by AG | October 9, 2009 at 10:32 a.m.The Best Exercises You Aren't Doing, Part 10: Barbell Step Up
by Brandon | October 5, 2009 at 12:41 p.m.
WEEK 9: A Kickboxing Workout for All You Little (and Not So Little) Guys
by Yes, I'm A Girl | June 3, 2009 at 5:06 p.m.
WEEK 8: Could You Run a Full 90 Minutes for Man-U?
by Yes, I'm A Girl | May 27, 2009 at 2:50 p.m.
So, Syracuse won. Get over it and focus on a much more important game... the Champion's League final. Today at 2:45 p.m. EST, Lionel Messi's Barcelona faces off against Premiership champions (again) Manchester United. It is in this spirit that I give your motivational man of the game to inspire your workout today.... Ryan Giggs. Never heard of him? Shame on you. Yes, Ronaldo may be ridiculously hot and Rooney is everyone's favorite crotch-stomping striker, but Ryan Giggs is the man. At 39, he's been playing professional soccer for 19 years... and only with United. He's revered throughout the world for his exceptional ball skill and overall knowledge on the field and if United win today (they will), he'll be canonized by the soccer gods with his third Champions League trophy. As you watch today (as you should) take a gander at #11 in the white and you'll see what one of the world's best athletes looks like. Then do this Giggs-worthy workout.WEEK 8: Jason Varitek Wants You To Run Suicides
by AG | May 26, 2009 at 2:39 p.m.
Be honest, you just spent the last three days stuffing your face with various BBQ-ed meats and a shit-ton of booze (and maybe one or two s'mores). Time for some quick detox. Plan on today's workout being painful and extremely difficult. This isn't because it's out of your range of ability, it's more because you're body is full of various meats and a shit-ton of booze. In any case, it's going to make you sweat... a lot. Because of that, you'll find this to be very ass-centric -- lots of sprinting and hill running -- and so I've chosen an athlete with one of the best asses in the biz... Jason Varitek. I know bros don't generally check out other bros' asses, but I mean, come on, he's the catcher for the Red Sox. His job is to do squats all day. Take just one look, memorize, and aspire.WEEK 7: Is Your Lax-Like Body Final Four Material?
by Yes, I'm A Girl | May 20, 2009 at 3:05 p.m.
I trust that the desire to look like Dwayne Wade sufficiently motivated you to complete Tuesday's workout (it should have, his body is ridiculous.) Since all of you bros seem to be obsessed with lacrosse, I suggest you read John McPhee's article "Spin Right and Shoot Left" in the March 23, 2009 issue of the New Yorker. I also suggest that you take a look at professional lax player Paul Rabil... specifically his arms (and his badass eye makeup). This, my bros, is what you should aspire to. 'Nuff said. WEEK 7: Total Body Cardio Workout, Dwayne Wade-Style
by Yes, I'm A Girl | May 19, 2009 at 4:44 p.m.
Memorial Day is nigh. Naturally, you'll be wanting to show off that hard-earned beach bod. By now, if you've been diligently following our Summer workout guide, you should have a well-rounded base of abs, arms, shoulders, legs, and glutes. Well done. Now it's time to maintain. For the final three weeks of our 10-week overhaul, you'll be getting a combination of lifting, stretching, and resistance workouts that are all geared toward toughening up your cardio strength. Since professional athletes hands down have the best bodies around, I'm giving you some look-a-like motivation... a.k.a. you should be motivated to look like them. No excuses. Today: Dwayne Wade. Please note the lower abs he rocks in the first picture. These are known in the man-loving female world as "the lines" and are one of the sexier things a guy can have. Another stellar facet of Wade? Those cut arms of course. If any of you manage to get close to looking like Dwayne, please email a picture of yourself and your number to my contact via BroBible.... It's all in the name of journalistic integrity, I assure you.WEEK 6: A Stair (or Hill) Workout Worthy of Rocky
by Yes, I'm A Girl | May 14, 2009 at 5:11 p.m.
Keeping in the theme of Tuesday's workout on getting those runningback- (or Rocky-) quality stems, today's is all about resistance... against Mother Nature. If you don't have a high school or college stadium near you that you can use, any set of 40 or so stairs will do. If you live in an M.C. Escher painting and stairs are an abstract non-reality, find a hill -- a steep hill. If your ambitions are to actually obtain a college-football fitness level, you're likely too old and/or drink way too much beer, but feel free to kick your own ass and do the following on both stairs and a hill. (If the latter is your M.O...godspeed.)
You know those steel extensions that let Adrian Peterson push through 9,000 lbs of defensive linesmen every Sunday? Yeah, he may call them "legs" but we both know they're super-human weapons of sprinting destruction. While I can't guarantee that the following workout-elements of which resemble those done by college running backs-will get you to the same level (it won't), it will help your jam-bones look a little more appealing in those board shorts. Last week's lunges and squat work should have you nice and warmed up for this week's more intense tonage-centric stuff. WEEK 5: Bulk Up Your Legs With Squats and Box Jumps
by Yes, I'm A Girl | May 6, 2009 at 1:12 p.m.
So your legs should be nice and toned from Monday's workout. Time to add some size. The best part about the following slew of exercises is that they'll not only work your legs, your ass will feel the benefits too. Bonus!WEEK 5: Get Your Legs in Beach-Ready Shape (But Skip the Six-Mile Run)
by Yes, I'm A Girl | May 4, 2009 at 3:24 p.m.
Hopefully the mere title of "Bro" makes it a given that none of you will ever think about, let alone enact, wearing a speedo on the beach this year. That said, even in long board shorts (or Bonobos), your legs get their share of attention and so should be treated with care (a.k.a. worked hard enough to warrant some serious definition.) Yes, you could run six miles a day and get some fairly toned stems, but be honest, who really wants to do that? For the next two weeks, these leg-centered workouts will achieve the same, if not better, results (the weighted exercises will help add a bit of bulk, unlike weight-stripping running). Keep in mind not to limit your daily regime to legs alone -- switch it up with the arms and shoulders routines and continue to work on your core. While I still recommend doing at least 20 to 30 minutes of cardio, you might want to opt for a less intense workout, like light jogging or biking on flat surfaces so as not to tire your legs before you work them. Plus, a few of these exercises provide enough cardio to get your heart pumping, you won't need to run those extra hills. Of course if you're truly hardcore, who am I to stop you....The Top 10 Characters Working Out at Your Gym
by Waffles McButter | May 2, 2009 at 9:41 a.m.
Week 4: Stretching, Flexibility, and a Little Yoga
by Yes, I'm A Girl | April 29, 2009 at 5:28 p.m.
Recover from Monday yet? Good, you shouldn't have. Don't worry, today's workout, the last in our two-week upper body sequence, focuses more on using your own body weight and stretching. Now, bros, don't think I don't know that doing yoga-like poses at Gold's Gym makes you look like, well, a girl. It does. But keep in mind, if you really want to get attention -- good attention -- with your shirt off, sometimes you have to suck it up and face the symphony of chiding comments from the meatheads. True strength only comes with flexibility. Besides, it's harder than it looks.