Category Archives: Workouts

(Re)Defining Fitness – The Case Against Machines

Note: Part 1 of the Redefining Fitness series which talks about The Basic Capabilities of the human body can be found here. The other day I walk into one of the 24 hour Fitness gyms and on the front door I see a sticker that says “The Truth About Fitness”. I open the door and [...]

What the hell is your training like Raj?

OK… by now I’m sure you all know what the hell I eat (and if you don’t, I suggest you join this group right now). Here is something to answer ‘what the hell does your training look like?’. Warm-up set @ Gold’s Gym Read my posts on how to look awesome naked (here and here) [...]

Sample Conditioning Workout (Video)

I recommend short duration high intensity workouts once or twice a week and recently Arvind also wrote an awesome post on HIIT which explains the pros and cons of such training. The problem seems to be that a lot of folks seem to not understand what high intensity means. In order to give you an idea [...]

Warm Up (Video)

Warm-up is NOT… Running aimlessly for 5-10 mins. Just swinging your arms. Kicking your legs either ways. Warm up is… Peace out.

Intro to pull-ups (Video)

A handful of folks had emailed asking for help with pull-ups and one of my friend suggested I post a quick video talking about the different steps to get to a proper pull-up. Pretty good idea I thought and so here it is. Couple of things. I use the words chin-up and pull-up interchangeably. Just [...]

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