No matter what I do, it’s all about the workouts. When I travel, I make sure I get my workout in first. When I’m in camp for a fight, I don’t travel at all, and I train three times a day. The secret is to just keep working.
A lot of people would question, ‘is twenty-five minutes or thirty minutes a day really enough to have a good physique?’ But that’s how I live my life: I do short and intense workouts so that I can enjoy my day and be with my family and not be in the gym for hours.
Workouts, for me, are more about stress relief and having more energy to do the things I need to do. That’s a much healthier way of approaching exercise. All of those other things will come if you commit to it. It really is about being a happy person.
I try to do a variety of physical activities. I spin, take classes at Barry’s Boot Camp, go to the gym, use home DVD’s of ChaLEAN Extreme workouts, which I think are brilliant, and I run around after my three girls. Also, let’s be honest. The amount of laundry I do is an exercise in and of itself!
Whenever you leave home and your daily routine, it’s way too easy to abandon your regular workouts. That’s why resistance bands make great travel companions.
Have a specific goal every time you hit the gym; this way, your workouts have built-in purpose.
I did my second film with Nagarjuna. First of all, he is a Virgo and all Virgo people are great. He is a very happy person who loves music, workouts and living a positive life. He is like a friend who can talk and chill with you anytime.
I don’t really like to run or do traditional workouts. I find them very boring. I like to mix it up.
Just being able to grind, day in and day out. You have to be a different kind of person to not just do the workouts, but to not make money for months at a time.
We made a lot of videos about home workouts, the food we were having etc., and trying to motivate ourselves and others. But when a few people in my building tested positive for COVID-19, we got anxious. I was feeling low, and that’s when Debina and I started meditating.
In the offseason, you can definitely get after it a little more. You can have very intense workouts and not have to worry about a match coming up in a day or two or in the next week.
With both kids, I started working out again at 16 days postpartum, but I treated myself with kindness, doing mild workouts, because my fitness level was lower.
I stick to bread-and-butter bodybuilding. I hit my muscles from various angles, work on bringing up any weaknesses, and design workouts that are always challenging and helping me progress.
Taking time off if you’re not banged up can be trouble. It can lead to bad habits – in your workouts and in your diet.
Find the foods and workouts that make you feel great. Everyone’s different. Find what works for you.
My workouts have inspired me to make an activewear line because it’s so difficult to find supportive clothing and clothing that’s cute and actually inspires you to get up.
I want my workouts to feel like a luxury, a way to pamper yourself and add a beautiful dimension to your everyday life.
Home workouts are great, but if you can get out, that’s even better. If you tell yourself you’re going to go do planks in the spare bedroom, you might get interrupted and not get your workout in.
I don’t eat anything before, but I can still go kill it at the gym and be in and out in 45 minutes or an hour, even doing workouts in the sauna to get the blood and sweat flowing.
The one thing I like to do is challenge my body, so I just transition between a bunch of different workouts all the time.
In the United States, workouts tend to focus on body image and how you look. For me, it’s really all about the brain.
I am a big supporter of the CrossFit community and enjoy helping people gain a better understanding of the CrossFit style of workouts.
I love doing core workouts. The core is so important in tennis.
My workouts are based on very heavy, fast movements using weights, the science behind it being that the faster you move a weight, the more fast twitch fibres you rip and then repair.
Most of my workouts happen by myself because I travel so much.
Lots of weight training, squats, a little bit of cardio, but mostly just adding more weights into my workouts. And working out with friends to make it fun. That’s always so important.
My arms and chest were always the hardest for me. I obsessed over my arms for 32 years! I did everything to bring them up: for 2 years, I did mini arm workouts every night before bed!
I want to show people how to do this at an exceptional level whether they are a competitor, a CrossFit strongman or someone who just wants to do strongman workouts at home.
My workouts always start with doing some cardio.
The funny thing is, I really feel it if I don’t run. I start getting sluggish, and I feel like I need to do it. That’s how I know that the workouts are working – I miss them if I don’t have them.
We’re constantly on the road, and we all love to eat, so we try to find balance. We never like to deprive ourselves, but we do try to eat clean as much as possible and sneak in workouts wherever we can so we feel energized and don’t feel bad when we eat that extra handful of Flaming Hot Cheetos!
If you are looking to get lean, protein and veg is going to get you there. Starchy carbs should be timed around workouts only. Portion control is pivotal to keep calories in check.
Football players are constantly talking about their workouts, trading secrets, helping each other become the best players they can be. Now that I’m retired, it’s no different.
When my jeans feel too tight, I know I need to cut back on desserts and step up my workouts.
Vimmia is my new favorite thing. I absolutely love the fabric. I do a lot of high-intensity workouts, so the clothing is perfect for that.
I am trying to attend every training session and do all of my workouts.
It’s been good being able to go back to the Philippines, practice with the national team, do workouts and things.
I highly recommend ClassPass. I spend a fortune on Barry’s Bootcamp, Cycle House, SoulCycle, Flywheel, Ballet Barre, SLT Pilates, YogaWorks… I do everything, and I’m always trying different workouts, and I was like, ‘Finally, 99 bucks!’
I don’t like workouts that make you bulky.
Yoga is one of my preferred workouts, because it benefits my mind as well as my body.
I’ve always been athletic – I ran track in high school – and it kept my blood pressure in check over the years. Once I was diagnosed with hypertension, I stepped up my workouts.
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