I am honored to have one my articles featured in the 2011 Make-A-Wish Foundation “Programs That Work” e-book by EliteFTS.com. To download your copy of this manual, which contains over 30 PR-breaking training programs, click here. All articles are voluntarily written and all proceeds from the purchases are donated to the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Ohio, [...]
Archive for the ‘Fat Burning’ Category
Programs That Work
Posted: 20th December 2011 by Charlie in Basketball, Bodybuilding, Conditioning, Deadlifting, Fat Burning, Grip Training, Life, Mental Training, Motivation, Nutrition, Pressing, Pulling, Recovery, Squatting, Youth TrainingTags: Charlie Cates, Dave Tate, EliteFTS.com, Make-A-Wish Foundation, Off-Season Basketball Conditioning, Programs That Work, Self Made
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John Berardi’s Great Fasting Experiment
Posted: 28th November 2011 by Charlie in Fat Burning, NutritionTags: Charlie Cates, fat loss, intermittent fasting, John Berardi, nutrition, Self Made, weight loss
Interested in intermittent fasting (IF)? Check out this article by John Berardi to get a recap of his experience with it. John Berardi’s Great Fasting Experiment by John Berardi Get big or die tryin’.
Step Off of the Treadmill
Posted: 22nd March 2011 by Charlie in Conditioning, Fat BurningTags: battling ropes, Business, cadio, Charlie Cates, fitness, health, Heart rate, jump rope, kettle bells, plate pushes, Self Made, Shopping, Skipping rope, Sports, Treadmill, TRX
The only treadmills that will be allowed in Self Made will be used for sprint work or recovery work. I am so sick of seeing people tell me that they are going to get their cardio in by staying on the treadmill for 30 minutes while they zone out for an entire TV program. If [...]
Build Your Pyramid
Posted: 27th January 2011 by Charlie in Fat Burning, Hardgainers, TrainingTags: build muscle, burn fat, Charlie Cates, Self Made, weight lifting
Pyramid sets are an effective tool for adding both bulk and lean muscle to one’s frame. While pyramid sets are most popular among those lifting for purely aesthetic reasons, such as bodybuilders, they can also be manipulated to successfully train muscle endurance in athletes. Traditionally, pyramid sets consist of starting at a low weight for [...]
Why Cardio Alone Doesn’t Cut Fat
Posted: 7th January 2011 by Charlie in Fat BurningTags: Adam Signoretta, cardio, Charlie Cates, fat loss myths, losing fat, Self Made, weight training
Here is a solid article by Adam Signoretta that covers the very basics of why only doing cardio will not lead to fat loss. Why Cardio Alone Doesn’t Cut Fat by Adam Signoretta Get big or die tryin’.
Jumping Rope: Quick, Easy, Effective
Posted: 9th December 2010 by Charlie in Conditioning, Fat Burning, Jump Training, Speed, Agility, QuicknessTags: Charlie Cates, jumping rope, Self Made
If you are looking to improve your overall quickness or jumping ability, or even if you are looking for an alternative form of cardio, one simple tool that is often overlooked or forgotten about is the jump rope. While jumping rope is a skill and does take some coordination and rhythm, it is a very [...]