Massimo Veneto

CORONAVIRUS WORKOUT For many, this is the time of lockdown because of covid-19. This virus has put us home but has not put our motivation away. However, our workout can be severely impacted by isolation. That is why I created a special workout for the lockdown to be performed with very limited material, only a dumbbell is necessary (2 more practical). Stay safe! Instructions: 1. The choice of dumbbell / barbell / Kettlebell is up to you. 2. Workout I, II and III to be repeated every week. 3. Rest one day after each workout. E.g. one possible routine is to workout on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. The other days being resting days. 4. Add 1 or 2 'short' abs circuit in your rest days or at the end of the workouts. 5. Either achieve some cardio before each workout or warm-up with movements (example below). Movements warm-up: 30 sec Jumping Jack 30 sec Mountain climber 20 sec break 30 sec Jump Squat 30 sec Knee rise 20 sec break 30 sec Burpees 30 sec push-ups 3...

WHY GOING BACK TO YOUR CHILDHOOD MARTIAL ART IS A BAD IDEA I practiced judo as a child and teenager until the age of 13-14. Lately, carried by all the martial arts videos, the influence of the MMA broadcasted, and all my fitness readings, came the idea of starting judo again. In fact, it's the result of a reflection with a friend. We thought how badass it would look if we had a black belt in judo. And totally by chance, we realized that we both did judo when we were teenagers and that we both stopped at the same belt: orange-green belt. After this one, there is the green, blue, brown and the famous black belt. The experience: The training started as in all combat sports: warm-up, repetition of movements and at the end of a judo lesson, there is a little sparring. So we did it with many others. I wanted to try it with the teacher so that he could give me back the taste of judo. He was above the black belt: the red-white belt. So that means basically, this...