Tag: upper body

Achieving a longtime goal: This is how I managed to finally do a pull-up

June 3, 2016

I first met with Vancouver-based personal trainer Joanne Soh at West Georgia’s Steve Nash Fitness World in December. My No. 1 goal was to build enough strength to do a pull-up – and by early March I was able to do it unassisted. … More Achieving a longtime goal: This is how I managed to finally do a pull-up

Hotel workout: upper body supersets with basic equipment

April 28, 2016

I was fortunate that most of the places I stayed at while in Hawaii were equipped with gyms. While I packed my TRX, I only used it once. Having said that, the gyms were obviously quite small with limited equipment – if there were five people at the gym, it felt super crowded. Here’s what … More Hotel workout: upper body supersets with basic equipment