Boat shoes

Boat shoes are the new hotness in the gym.

One day

One day, young one... one day....

Baller Hotel Gym

I have stayed in many many hotels but the Crowne Plaza in Knoxville, TN has the best hotel gym I have ever seen. DBs up to 100lbs and quality equipment.

Athlete Profile: Mike Zambidis (Iron Mike)

If you don't follow K1 then you may have never heard of Mike Zambidis known in the K1 community as IRON MIKE.  

Here are some stats from his wiki

Mike Zambidis Μιχάλης Ζαμπίδης
Born	Michális Zambídis July 15, 1980 (age 30)Athens, Greece
Other names	Iron Mike, Zambo
Nationality	Greek
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in)
Weight	70 kg (150 lb; 11 st)
Division	Welterweight Middleweight
Style	Kickboxing
Team	Zambidis Club
Trainer	Georgios Mallios
Years active	1998–present
Kickboxing record
Total	162
Wins	144
By knockout	85
Losses	18
By knockout	3

Iron Mike is considered one of the best pound for pound kickboxers in the world.  Weighing in at only 150lbs and 5'5" Mike has knocked down countless number of men all over the world.  Mike made his Japanese debut in the 2003 K1 World Max tournament in Tokyo Japan where he KOed Albert Kraus 16seconds into the second round in the tournament's supper fight.

The word RELENTLESS and Iron Mike are one in the same.

Wasted gym space

This weeks wasted gym space is a follow up to BOSUBALL's hygiene post.   The guy mentioned in the article is now working out barefoot at the gym.  While being barefoot has benefits and is part of a minimalist training movement, common sense needs to be had.  Walking around barefoot in a public gym is not sanitary for anyone.  It's flat out disgusting.

Pics courtesy/submitted by Bosuball

Sir, I would highly suggest you pick up a pair of Vibram FiveFingers and keep your fungus ridden feet to yourself.

Sunday's motivation

Improvise

Road Warrior Work Out

Traveling can throw a wrench into your workout.  Most of the gyms in hotels are sub par and limited in equipment. That doesn't mean you cant have a decent workout.  Even the crappiest of hotel gyms will have at least one treadmill.

Here's a few things you can do even in the most minimal of hotel gyms:

Chair Dips - If your hotel's gym is complete garbage, most likely it will not have any free weights or a flat bench.  If this is the case use the chair in your room and perform chair dips

Flat bench dips - If the gym is equipped with a flat bench, skip the chair and perform standard flat bench dips.

Standard push up - You know how to do it

Decline push up - Target your upper chest with a decline push up.  Use the flat bench or the ball.

HIIT - 30 on and 30 off.  

What? The hotel tread mill is a piece of shit?  Well, use the stairs.