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Since you've got a chin up bar at home, I'd recommend something like Pavel's Greasing the groove method. I've used this in other exercises to great effect. Basically, take half the maximum amount of …

Kettlebell swings are a fantastic exercise when done properly, and that is the issue. … the swing into a dynamic front raise (ballistic shoulder exercise maybe?). …

Slightly tougher but with a bit of imagination: laying face down under a chin up bar > press up > burpee (grab the bar) > leg raise > muscle up *it depends on your definition of an exercise. …

Yes, I believe it's known as rucking and is a staple of military training (note: so I've read, I have no personal military experience). Dan John talks extensively about loaded carries if you want to …

Exercise your knife, fork and kitchen skills. … You will find a lot more weight loss success in those than you will any exercise routine. …

To paraphrase Dan John, weight loss is simple; have a friend tie you to a tree and come back in three days. I can guarantee that you'll lose weight. Since you say you're an engineering student, if yo …

Dehydration (especially following exercise) can really make you feel tired. … Amount of exercise Assuming all the above are in order, then it could just be the amount of exercise you're doing compared to what your body is used to. …

There has been a fair amount of research linking inflammation to disease, and several authors have already written a fair amount about regular exercise to reduce chronic inflammation. … There doesn't seem to be one particular exercise regime resulting in reduced chronic inflammation that I could find, it was more a case of "do exercise stuff" where exercise stuff is taken to mean resistance …

What do you have available, or what are you willing to buy? If you don't have much in the way of weights, then bodyweight is the way to go, a healthy diet of bodyweight exercises is a fantastic way t …

There's nothing wrong with it if you need to. Try doing a heavy set of 20 rep squats, or loading 1.5x your bodyweight on a sled and pushing / pulling it for 20m. Sitting down won't be an option. If y …

and do that same sort of workout that your PT puts you through; although you currently find it exhausting, over time you will adapt to it, provided you're recovering adequately, and then do your self-exercise … If you feel completely burned out from your training, and you've been hitting it hard for a couple of months, then it doesn't hurt to take a week off and just do some light exercise instead. …

To quote Dan John: If you don't know where you're going, any road will get you there. You say you're training to get / stay healthy, which is great, but it depends on your definition of health. Hea …

Unfortunately I can't explain the exact mechanics of it, but essentially the difference is with a pole your hands / arms are fixed into a certain rotation (let's call it parallel), whereas with a towe …