In this week's episode I go over some of my favorite exercises for what I consider to be two of the most neglected muscle groups in the body - the neck and grip!
I present a few different exercises that can be performed with little to no equipment or expense.
A big thanks to Louie Simmons of Westside Barbell for inspiring some of these and his intern Flavio for the neck harness + band over the shoulders drill - it's one of my favorites as it works the entire back from the base of the skull down to the tailbone.
I hope you enjoy this week's episode and that it motives you to add some neck and grip training into your workout!
In this week's episode I look at one of my favorite training methods for General Physical Preparation (GPP) as well as restoration and recovery.
I find that the older I get, the more I need to focus my training on restoration and recovery to keep me making progress with my heavy workouts as well as promoting overall health.
This workout requires very little equipment, a pair of light Indian clubs from http://www.motionrx.com and a heavy club from http://www.adexclub.com, a pair of light kettlebells and either a bamboo or iron brush (if you are new to body conditioning with the brushes start with the bamboo brush, honestly that is probably all you'll need.)
This workout can take anywhere from 10-20 minutes to complete, which is why I never buy the "I just don't have time to exercise" excuse, and begins with Indian club exercises for the wrists, elbows and shoulders; then moves on to a double kettlebell circuit that hits every muscle in the entire body - front squats, push-ups, 1-arm rows, squat thrusts, 1/2 snatch, clean & press, clean, and swings (for restoration I recommend 1-3 circuits of 3-5 reps for each exercise); and finishes with beating the entire body with the bamboo or iron brush for a "health massage", where I like to do 3-5 passes over each body part.
I hope you enjoyed this week's episode and if you have any questions or suggestions for future show topics please leave them in the comments section below the video.
