Monthly Archives: November 2009

Post Thanksgiving Day Workout

With many of us taking in thousands of calories yesterday, I thought it would be cool to offer a fun workout that will boost your metabolism , burn off some of those calories, and get you ready for rounds two , three, and four over the weekend.
To access your workout, simply go to [...]

Rotational Shoulder Press with Neps

Here is a small clip from one of my workouts. I like this variation of the shoulder press. I was introduced to this exercise many years ago from one of my clients in Los Angeles, Rick Selby.
Rick would call these shoulder presses, “Arnolds”, coined after Arnold Schwenegger…apparently Ahhhnold liked these [...]

Gimel’s Corner - A Tortured Genius Finally Rests

Tennis is a sport that challenges its participants with two competing extremes. In order to be successful, a player needs to simultaneously maintain both heightened intensity and detached calm. It is an elusive balance that ironically lures perfectionists to a game that cannot be perfected. Marat Safin embodies that [...]

TRX Suspension Pushup with Weight Vest/Perfect Pushup

As you can see from my latest blogs, I’ve been using my TRX Suspension Trainer quite a bit. Bob Dykes, my client from last night, called me, “Q”, from the James Bond movie. “Q” was the person in charge of giving 007 all of his latest and greatest gadgets. I [...]

Roger Federer Interview

At this years USOpen, Gimel and I had the opportunity to actually get paid to interview all the top stars of the tennis world.
While I was looking for new footage to put up on my site, I came across this rare clip of Roger getting interviewed for the Tennis Channel. [...]

Poison: High Fructose Corn Syrup

Deadly diseases like diabetes and obesity are running rampant in our country. If you are an athlete and are looking for the “razors edge” against your competition, taking in High Fructose Corn Syrup will limit any advantage that you might have.
Dr. Vince Bellonzi D.C., C.C.N. talks about how the Food [...]

Kneeling Medicine Ball Chest Pass - Pro Version

Here is a great exercise to increase your upper body power. I love mixing in this exercise in the workouts that I write up for my clients, especially to warm them up before their strength training, or before they play on the court.
It is one of my favorites because you can [...]

Single Leg Squat with the TRX Suspension Trainer

The single leg squat with the TRX Suspension Trainer has become my favorite leg exercise. I have always felt that double squats were bad for the lower back and hindered movement.
Here is former number 1 player from Florida University, Tyler Hochwalt training in my gym. Although today was the first [...]

Swissball Crunch with Dumbell

The core includes the following muscles: Transverse Abdominis, Rectus Abdominis, Multifidus, External Obliques, Internal Obliques, Quadratus Lumborum and Erector Spinae. It provides a stable platform which launches all of our movement by stabilizing the spine.
The core generates the rotational forces needed for many athletic movements including throwing, swinging, striking and [...]

Hamstring Curl with the Big Bozz

Here is a short but sweet clip of Amer Delic performing a hamstring exercise on the swiss ball. This exercise not only strengthens the hamstrings, but gets the glutes and core firing as well.
This is a safe exercise that you can do with a swiss ball just about anywhere. [...]