FUNK PLYO PUSHUPS

I advise everyone to add Plyometrics to their training, as it is great for developing explosive power, strength and muscle, while burning fat. Not to mention plyos help you jump higher, run faster, throw farther, and hit harder, depending on the desired training goal.

Plyometrics have been an important part of training regimen throughout my life. I’ve been using these exercises ever since I was 12 and they became more crucial during my professional volleyball career. I have now become an expert in Plyometrics and Jump Training.

Plyometrics is the science examining the explosive movement generated by muscle power, popular in sports and performance training. Plyometrics exercises help your body to develop power through exercises that put some sort of load on your muscles, leading to a little elastic tension, before it is released. Because of this you are able to generate force in a short period of time, developing an explosive effect.

Plyometrics are generally associated with jump training and increasing vertical leap, however you can take those principles and apply it to your upper body, giving you more explosive power. This allows you to develop strength and muscle, while burning fat. I often supplement my regular workout routine with plyometrics exercises to shock my muscles.

Racquet sports such as tennis, badminton and squash, the throwing events in athletics, basketball, volleyball, rugby, and football, the martial arts and wrestling all require upper body power. Plyometrics drills can be used to convert an athlete’s maximal strength training into sport-specific power helping to further improve performance.

One such exercise in my arsenal is the Funk Plyo Push-ups, which targets the chest, shoulders and arms, while forcing you to engage your core muscles. In the end the exercise enhances the overall look of your chest.

Add the Funk Plyo Pushup at the start of your chest Workout

HOW IT IS DONE -

Funk Plyo Pushups Start lying face down with your hands out to the sides supporting your weight. Now explode off with your hands into the air. When you land alternate your hand positioning from close to normal to wide and back to normal and then close – repeat. –
3 sets of 20 reps. One rep equals one hand position.

MUSCLE GROUPS - Chest, Pectoralis Major, Pectoralis Minor, Triceps, Anterior Deltoid (Arms, Shoulders)

COMING IN JULY 4 FUNK ROBERTS 6 WEEK JUMP TRAINING PROGRAM – GUARANTEED TO INCREASE YOUR VERTICAL

RESERVE YOUR COPY TODAY

BEST EXERCISE OF 2008 AND BEYOND!

Front Lunge to Back Lunge

As far as I'm concerned, the front lunge to back/reverse lunge is one of the all-time best exercises for the lower body.

Why do you ask?

Well, the front lunge is great for the glutes, hamstrings and adductors. Reversing the lunge helps to develop the quadriceps and hamstrings.

Adding these two movements together will give you the ultimate movement to help sculpt shapely quads, hams and firm, lift and strengthen your glutes. Beneficial for both women and men, you can preform this exercise anywhere, anytime.

My fitness prescription is to add this essential exercise to your weekly leg workouts. It may take time to master the movement, but you'll start to develop better balance and agility.

Front Lunge to Back Lunge
3 sets of 10 reps per leg - 2X per week

Funk Roberts
Don't Rush the Beat

Enjoy the beats from DJ Michael Annett
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SIX PACK ABS IN 6 WEEKS

Funk 50 Part Deux

Here is the most anticipated follow up to the Funk 50 Ab Workout. If you are looking to take your Abs the next level the Funk 50 Part Deux is for you.

FUNK 50 PART DEUX – THE REMIX WORKOUT (20 Reps)

1. Funk In and Outs -20 reps
2. Up and Overs – 20 reps
3. Funk Scissors – 20 reps
4. Plank Reach Unders 20 reps (10 per side)
5. Russian Twists – 20 Reps (10 per side)

Perform 3 sets of the Funk 50 Part Deux - The Remix Workout twice a week and add the Funk 50 on your 3rd day.

Add this sample fat burning diet and cardio program to get your SIX PACK ABS in 6 WEEKS

Medium Calorie Diet

Meal 1

4 Eggs
1 Cup of Oatmeal
Coffee/Tea

Meal 2 – Mid Morning
Scoop of Whey Protein
Bottle of Water

Meal 3 – Lunch
Tuna Sandwich
Bottle of Water

Meal 4
2 Scoops of Whey Protein - Water

Meal 5
9 oz Atlantic salmon
Bottle of Water
2 Cups Green Salad

Meal 6
8 oz 1% Cottage Cheese
Bottle of Water

Cardio
60 Minutes of Cardio on your choice equipment at a steady pace of 65% to 85% of maximum heart rate.

Funk Roberts

Don't Rush the Beat!

Funk and Thirsty Rock the Taste of the Danforth

Funk and Thirsty Rock the Taste of the Danforth

Every year thousands of food enthusiasts flock to the multicultural diversity of Toronto’s KRINOS Taste of the Danforth festival. From mouth-watering Greek cuisine like Souvlaki and Spanakopita (spinach pie) to Thai, Indian and Cuban fare, this street festival in the heart of Toronto's Greektown satisfies hungry mouths summer after summer.

Funk Roberts, not to be left out, made the Sunday afternoon jaunt up to festival to enjoy the sights, sounds and feasts. Little did I know that I would be part of this years Taste of the Danforth.

Not only was there hundreds of booths filled with good food, but there was also a huge beer garden accompanying the centre stage where bands had been showcased all weekend long. The funny thing was when I arrived to this part of the festival at 2:00PM, the stage was unoccupied. It had been raining all day and bands were hesitating to plug in their instruments.

So the convener had called on Kevin Brauch, better known as the “Thirsty Traveler” www.thirstytraveler.tv to save the day and the beer garden. He is the host of great show on the Food Network amongst other accolades.

Left to fend for himself, Thirsty called to the crowd to see if anyone had any talents. Well Funk’s drumming skills were about to be displayed. I threw my hand in the air, stated my name, rank and serial number, and fifteen minutes later, I was on stage ready for my drum solo. One problem though, no drum sticks. How was I going to enthrall the crowd on the drums with no sticks? Enter Thirsty avec wooden Spatula and a Barman’s Cocktail Muddler. That’s right, and off I went for a few minutes going SOLO without rushing the beat.

Thirsty was an instant hit himself, as he dazzled the now increasingly large crowd with his clean cut of a champagne bottle using a samurai sword and his rather gigantic cocktail concoction in a giant garbage can.

All in all, the sun came out, the band arrived to play and I was able to make a new friend in Kevin “Thirsty Traveler” Brauch. Stay tuned for the drum solo video and if you get a chance check out the new season of the Thirsty Traveler which will begin to air again in October.

Thanks for a great day Kevin
www.thirstytraveler.tv

Funk Roberts
I didn’t Rush the Beat!