9.09.2008

About The Weight Vest



One topic that we have had a lot of questions about is the weight vest and should it be used in your training.

My official answer to that is: it depends -- it depends on what your goals are and it depends on who you are in regards to your training. For some folks who need the extra challenge a weight vest is a great addition.

You can put it on to add weight to rope climbing, chins, dips -- whatever you do with a vest on you know its going to be more intense. if you fit in this category
I would caution you to work into it slowly, the vest will change your center of gravity and it may be quite a shock for many exercises.

However, for many people the added weight may not be necessary as "normal" bodyweight movements provide more than enough of a challenge - as does simply "sticking with it."

I've got a weight vest that my uncle gave me a few years back. I tried it for a
few exercises and didnt like it but, like I said, if you're a total bodyweight maniac, it's probably going to be a good investment.

Train hard,
John Wood

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# posted by John Wood : Tuesday, September 09, 2008 Permalink

The Perfect Pushup?



I checked the 'ol mail bag this morning and pulled out a good one. Take a look:

Hello John,

I receive your emails every day and I love them along with the other web sites you have. what brought me here is something called "The Perfect Push Up." I've incorporated it along with some other bodyweight excercise you recommend and found it to be unique. Have you tried it and if so, what do you think about it?

Thank you,
Jesse S.

Hi Jesse, Im glad you brought that up. I saw a bunch of info-mercials for the
Perfect Pushup and thought it was just another gimmick. However, a few weeks
later I was at a sporting goods in Cincinnati and I tried it... It was pretty good,
and I was pleasantly surprised.

I even considered featuring them on my website but now you can find them pretty much everywhere so it wouldn't be worth it for me. However, I urge everyone to give them a try just to see. And like many times in my life I was skeptical... until I actually tried it.

If you aren't familiar with the "Perfect Pushup" it is two rotating handles which you can use as you press with your arms -- do a google search and this explanation may make a bit more sense.

Of course "regular" pushups are good too, the PP just adds (literally) a new twist.

Train hard,
John Wood

P.S. If you want to learn some other "unusual" pushup variations such as
knife-fighter pushups, spider ups and "crush" pushups, you can find them in
this book: Bodyweight Training for Extraordinarly Strength

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# posted by John Wood : Tuesday, September 09, 2008 Permalink
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