Parkour Training on The Total Gym Tap into your inner child and accomplish things you never thought were possible by parkour training! What Is Parkour? Parkour is a method of training your body and mind to overcome obstacles with speed, efficiency, and power. The practice of parkour includes many challenges…

Bikini Boot Camp Week 5 Focus: Full Body Workout Ok Bikini Boot Campers! Get ready to shred, tone & sculpt your body with my 5-week Bikini Boot Camp Series! This is the home stretch of the program to get your best curves and cuts for that teeny two-piece! You should…

Use The Total Gym Dip Bar To Optimize Your Arm Muscles

Does the flab on your arms keep waving after you’re done saying goodbye? Ever wonder what to do to get rid of arm fat? Total Gym arm workouts can help!

Although it’s impossible to reduce fat only in a targeted area, there are isolation exercises that can increase strength and tone of those muscles. For the shoulders and arms, dips work the triceps on the back of the upper arm, the anterior deltoid on the front of the shoulder and the pectoralis muscles on the chest. The rhomboids and lats, and some traps in the back are also activated during this Total Gym upper body workout.

Building Upper Body Strength

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The 7 Best Total Gym Exercise for Men

Why do you work out? I know many of us guys work out for the aesthetic results. Nothing wrong with that! When we look better we feel better about ourselves, we feel and act more confident, we have more energy for our professional and personal lives, and we are more attractive to whomever we are trying to attract. All great benefits, but now let’s get into the exercises.

• Single Leg Plyometric Jumps
• Chest Presses – Upper, Mid, and Lower Chest Muscles
• Pull-ups. With option to do Plyometric Pull-ups
• Surfer Lat Pull with Upper Back Emphasis
• Surfer Lat Pull with Biceps Emphasis
• Kneeling Triceps Extension with Lower Back and Balance component
• Ab Crunch with plenty of options

For the best results, I want you to choose a level on your Total Gym that makes you hit fatigue around 8-10 repetitions with good form. Good form is paramount! It is better to use a lower level on the Total Gym tower if it means maintaining good form. You’ll get better results and also reduce the incidence of injury.

Visit Your Doctor For Proper Prevention

Yes, exercise is a great way to prevent a lot of physical diseases and ailments, but you still need to get your annual physical. If you haven’t had one in the past year, use Men’s Health Month to inspire you to make an appointment. Depending on your age and family history, here are three extremely important health areas to stay atop of:

• Prostate Check Up
• Colon Check Up
• Testosterone Screening

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