5 Strategic Strength Progressions Beyond “Just Add More Weight, Brah”

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5 Strategic Strength Progressions Beyond “Just Add More Weight, Brah”

The most common way to make an exercise harder is simply to add more weight. But adding more weight isn’t always an option, particularly if you are working out at home. And sometimes just adding more weight even if you have access to it isn’t always the best choice if you have injuries or joint issues. There are several strategic ways you can progress exercises to challenge your body and avoid plateaus in strength-building.

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5 Steps For Setting Successful Weight-Loss Goals

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5 Steps For Setting Successful Weight-Loss Goals

There’s nothing like waking up to find you’ve been quoted as an expert on setting successful weight-loss goals on the MyFitnessPal Blog. I’m a huge fan of this app and the content on its blog is top notch. If you’re looking for smart, realistic tips for reaching your goals give this a read.

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How to Release Tight Forearms and Hands

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How to Release Tight Forearms and Hands

Increased computer work and mobile devices leaves us with tight and painful hands, forearms and biceps. In this video Dr. Cruze shows us how to use an effective self-myofascial technique to release and mobilize hands and forearms to reduce pain while at home.

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The Brettzel Stretch: You're Welcome!

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The Brettzel Stretch: You're Welcome!

The “Brettzel stretch”, which appropriately enough sounds like the “pretzel stretch” is one of my favorites for thoracic mobility and tight hips. Check out this video demo and give it a try for 30-60s on each side making sure to breath deep through your belly for maximum benefit.

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5 Realistic Fitness Goals for the Next 12 Months

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5 Realistic Fitness Goals for the Next 12 Months

I'm honored to be interviewed in this US News & World Report article about setting realistic health goals during these unprecedented times. My clients, students and I are all struggling with how to keep moving toward our mobility, strength and aesthetic goals with increased hours at the computer; decreased access to equipment, in person classes and in person training; and increased stress, anxiety and comfort eating. I share my thoughts on how to set and achieve goals for the next year using the tools you have and meeting yourself where you are.

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So Your Gym's Closed? You Got This. 7 Ways to Move at Home.

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So Your Gym's Closed? You Got This. 7 Ways to Move at Home.

Since sheltering in place and social distancing have become the new normal for the time-being, most of us are working more, moving even less and are definitely feeling more anxious. Though your routine may be shot, it’s not too late to create a new one. Just because your gym is closed doesn’t mean you can’t work out. Now’s the perfect time to get started. Not tomorrow. Today! When all this is over, you can look back and say you stepped outside your comfort zone and did something amazing for yourself.

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7 Awesome Kettlebell Alternatives You Already Have at Home

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7 Awesome Kettlebell Alternatives You Already Have at Home

Thanks to their incredible combo of simplicity and versatility, kettlebells are a hugely popular home fitness item these days. But if you’ve gone shopping for them online recently, you may have noticed that the wonderfully handled weights are a little, umm, scarce. Perhaps even worse, some are being sold for the gouge-iest of prices — as much as $3,000 on Amazon for a product that won’t arrive until the end of next month, at the earliest. Check out this post from my pal Steve Mazzucchi at GearPatrol.com who interviewed me and other fitness pros across the country for the best DIY solutions and homemade hacks that can mimic kettlebells in a pinch.

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The Best At Home Yoga Classes

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The Best At Home Yoga Classes

Though our gyms and yoga studios are closed many of the Bay Area’s top yoga professionals are offering live and recorded classes online through Facebook Live, Instagram Live and other web sites. I’ve compiled a list of my favorite yoga instructors in this post. These instructors are offering amazing free/donation-based classes appropriate for all levels. If you want to feel and perform better check them out. Namaste!

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At Home Monster Band Strength Workout

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At Home Monster Band Strength Workout

I’ve been doing a lot of virtual training sessions with new and existing clients over the past few weeks. We’ve been experimenting with different free and affordable equipment options from recycled water jugs to adjustable dumbbells and kettlebells and all sorts of resistance bands. For clients who want to work on building strength and muscle and mimic heavy barbell and dumbbell moves they’re used to in the gym but don’t want to spend a fortune I recommend getting a set of monster bands. In this post I’ll show you 15 videos for how you can still lift heavy at home including squats, deadlifts, lunges, lat pull downs, reverse flies, rows, presses and core work.

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Total Body At Home "Milk Jug Workout" (from the Bay Club Blog)

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Total Body At Home "Milk Jug Workout" (from the Bay Club Blog)

The Bay Club, were I proudly train clients, is delivering killer at home workout ideas, virtual classes, nutrition tips and loads of other wellness tips on the One Lombard Blog. I am honored to share this milk jug series with you! Be sure to follow @bayclubs on IG for more inspiration. Now’s the time to get creative and stay positive!

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JJ Launches Virtual Training for Existing and New Clients

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JJ Launches Virtual Training for Existing and New Clients

With the new reality of sheltering in place for the foreseeable future many of my clients have inquired about virtual training. I’ve long offered FaceTime training to my clients to help keep them fit and sane while they travel or when they move outside the Bay Area. My clients Tom, Erica and Raquel (and their pups!) can attest that whether they are working out with me from their homes or from a hotel room we can still get a good workout in using whatever equipment and tools we have on hand. So I’m officially offering this service to all my existing and new clients. Keep reading to learn how it works.

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Dr. Ashton Perroni, ND Explains How Naturopathic Medicine Can Strengthen Your Immune System

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Dr. Ashton Perroni, ND Explains How Naturopathic Medicine Can Strengthen Your Immune System

Now more than ever it’s critical that we practice preventative care to boost our immune systems, manage stress and tend to our body’s needs. I’ve been curious for a long time about Naturopathic Medicine and how/if it integrates with traditional Western Medicine. Can Naturopathic modalities help reduce our chances of contracting COVID-19 or minimize its impact if we do contract it? I interviewed Dr. Ashton Perroni, ND to help shed some light on these questions and more.

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The Best JJFit Workouts You Can Do Anywhere

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The Best JJFit Workouts You Can Do Anywhere

Since my students and clients are staying home and not able to come see me for training and group fitness at Equinox and Bay Club for the foreseeable future they are hungry to get safe and effective workouts. So I've compiled some of my own personal "do anywhere" workouts that require minimal equipment. It's time to get creative, folks! These "water jug workouts" are my favorite and are actually really challenging!

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Workout with Me Anytime for Free with ClassPass Go

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Workout with Me Anytime for Free with ClassPass Go

A lot of my students and clients have asked me how they can keep up their fitness while staying home. Here is one of my all time favorites. You can workout with me and some of my favorite trainer friends for FREE via the ClassPass Go app. These are audio workouts with visual references and music built in. There are yoga, running, strength, stretching, cardio and meditation classes for every level. Here are my picks from my library. Stay safe, stay fit! Just download the app in the App Store here.

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The 10-Minute Total Body Workout You Can Do Anywhere

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The 10-Minute Total Body Workout You Can Do Anywhere

A lot of folks are staying home and practicing social distancing during this scary time. I've been getting a lot of questions from JJFit.com readers who want to workout at home but have limited equipment. In this blog post I show you 10 total body exercises you can do at home using this hip band and a basic resistance band. If you can't make it to the gym hopefully these will keep you fit and sane for the time being.

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Top 10 Sites for the Best Men's Tank Tops

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Top 10 Sites for the Best Men's Tank Tops

This one’s for the boys. A client and I were chatting last week that there’s nothing worse than a tank top made of crappy material that doesn’t wick well during a workout. And what’s more annoying than that is a tank top that is ill-fitted, poor quality and the sin of all sins, ugly and boring. So I put together a list of the 10 best sites for the ever illusive functional, fashionable and comfortable tank top perfect for working out or just hanging out. Because #sleevesarebullshit.

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Is Sestrin Really the Key to the Fabled 'Exercise Pill'?

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Is Sestrin Really the Key to the Fabled 'Exercise Pill'?

In early January, as hordes of people were reminding themselves that working out sucks, a team of researchers from the University of Michigan released a study proposing what could someday become a miraculous pill that mimics the effects of exercise. Naturally, much of the media heard “exercise pill” and ran freaking wild, suggesting that this product could erase the need to workout altogether, gyms be damned. Is that really the takeaway here, though? In short: Eh. My pal Ian interviewed me and other fitness experts in this MEL Magazine story where we dig into this latest hype.

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