You’ve been doing it all wrong. This is how you do it.
I see this guy dancing almost every day on the treadmill. Had to share. Enjoy!
Tag: Exercise
Gym Acrobatics
Enjoy!
Damien Walters and Tim Shieff join forces once again to bring you brand new episodes of the fantastic Walters & Sheiff. It’s fair to say the boys DEFINITELY lift after you see them working up a sweat before attacking the block with some amazing flips at Damien’s gym. This week they are also joined by tumbling champion Greg Townley.
Could you bench press Tim Shieff?
A 100 Year Old Bodybuilder
Do you need some inspiration? Meet Manohar Aich. He was an Indian bodybuilder who was Mr. Universe in 1952. Next week he will be 101 years old.
Rippling his muscles and flashing a toothless grin a former Mr Universe known as the ‘Pocket Hercules’ celebrates his 100th birthday.
And what has been the key to long life for the super-fit centenarian who has battled poverty, a stint in prison and a minor stroke – not taking life too seriously.
The diminutive Manohar Aich, who is 4ft 11ins tall, overcame many hurdles to achieve his body building glory.
Born in the small town of Comilla in Bengal, he was attracted to exercising and building his muscles when as a schoolboy he saw a group of wrestlers in action.
After leaving school in 1942, he joined the Royal air force under India’s British colonial rulers and it was there that he began his relentless pursuit of body building.
Encouraged by a British officer named Reub Martin, who introduced him to weight training, Aich earned praise for his physique from his peers in the air force.
Some years later, however, he was thrown into prison when he protested against colonial oppression.
He said: ‘It was in that jail that I began weight training seriously. This helped me prepare myself for the world championship.
‘In jail I used to practice on my own, without any equipment, sometimes for 12 hours in a day.’The prison authorities were so impressed with his perseverance and hard graft he was given a special diet to help build his stamina and it was India’s independence in 1947 that led to Aich’s release.
Dogged by poverty, Aich and his wife struggled to put their four children through school. There was little cash to indulge his passion for body building, but Aich took up odd jobs to earn a little on the side.
His 1950 win of a ‘Mr. Hercules’ contest spurred him to set his sights on the Mr. Universe tournament in London and a year on Aich came second in the contest.
He decided to stay in London to prepare for another shot at the title and to India with the crown after bagging the title in 1952.
What followed were a host of awards, including top positions in Asian Body building Championships, and his more popular title of ‘Pocket Hercules’ due to his small frame.
Six decades later, Aich still heads to the gym to help his sons run a fitness center and spends his days guiding juvenile hopefuls to reach the heights of body building that he did.
A minor stroke last year has robbed him of the ability to lift weights, but he keeps a watchful eye on young body builders training in his gym.
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Bike You Pedal With Your Hands And Feet
Bike You Pedal With Your Hands And Feet
Tell me that you don’t want one of these things!
Bike You Pedal With Your Hands And Feet
Bicycling can really be a pain in the legs. Your lower limbs pump endlessly to power the bike wheels over miles upon miles of terrain. Meanwhile, your arms just hang there doing little to nothing. The Raxibo Hand-Tret-Velo system evens things out, putting both your arms and legs to work toward cycling forward.
Raxibo is essentially a bicycle with a separate, arm-powered drivetrain that works in conjunction with the traditional pedal system. Cyclists use both their arms and legs to pedal forward. The idea of the system is that you can work your entire body during a bicycle ride, instead of just your legs. The system gets your arm, shoulder, chest and back muscles involved.
The specific mechanical details are a bit fuzzy, but it’s clear that the hand crank uses a series of chains and pulleys. A derailleur system channels both pedal and hand torque to the rear wheel. The system is adjustable and can be set to different arm lengths and preferences. The hand crank has a tilting action that steers the front wheel.
At first blush, we’d expect the extra oomph from the hand crank to add speed and climbing power. However, the system also adds some weight and repositions the rider in a more upright, less aerodynamic riding stance, so any benefit in terms of speed and pedaling power might be minimized or negated. The company doesn’t appear to make any claims about increased speed or power, so we’ll assume the main benefit is in the increased scope of exercise.
The Raxibo comes in five different frame colors and retails for 2,500 Swiss francs (US$2,617 as of publishing). The base version sits on 26-inch wheels, while an upgraded model with a 26-inch front wheel and 29-inch rear wheel costs 2,800 francs ($2,930).
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