Gravity Fx Fitness

Yesterday my morning group finished off their leg and hip workout by dragging a tire through the alley.  Why might I torture my clients this way?

Because its a great way to challenge their muscles AND it can be fun to do some new exercises.  By “fun” I mean really difficult, so they get good results from their workouts and its fun to train outdoors sometimes.

I’ve pushed a weighted sled before but the tire is a little easier to use for my studio’s particular setting.  I’ve got a normal sized tire and then I add sandbags for extra resistance.  This way, people of different sizes can all do these exercises.

In this video you will see a woman who competes in fitness pageants pulling a large tire.  Notice the nice leg development that she has.  Instead of a harness I have a rope with 10 foot handles attached to the tire.  She is getting really low to the ground, which really gives you a nice leg workout.

I had Deandra, Jenni, and Pete a little higher up and pushing through the heel to hit their glutes, which they all told me they were feeling!  A week ago, I pulled the tire for 20 minutes, working for 30 seconds, resting a minute and repeating.

I definitely felt it in my backside the next day, which was the idea.  The rest of my legs were feeling it, too.  I then finished with 10 minutes of tire rows for a short but highly efficient 30 minute workout.

Also wanted to congratulate Pete and Kim on getting married Saturday.  Pete will be headed to Afghanistan in the near future and I’ve enjoyed having such a hard worker in the studio.  Pete’s had some good results with this type of training.

Get moving!

Brian Morgan

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If you’re not training for competition, you don’t need to train like a competitive athlete….

you don’t need to follow the training program of an endurance athlete or bodybuilder, if that’s not your goal.  Instead of spending more time walking on the treadmill,  kick it up a notch or two with the intensity.

Cardio strength training is a great way to lose more fat in the least amount of time.  Swinging ropes, lifting sandbags or doing bodyweight exercises on the TRX suspension trainer uses multiple muscles.

When you challenge your large muscles against some type of resistance and keep your heart rate elevated, you burn lots of calories – during the exercise session and AFTER (afterburn effect).

Here are Vicki and Julie pulling a weighted tire, elevating their metabolisms in the process.  Get more work done in a shorter amount of time.

If you are training for an endurance event, this type of training is a great way to supplement your other training.

Get moving!

Brian Morgan

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