I recently realized that when it comes time to reflect on the year, I find it very enjoyable and the more I think about what to write, the more the ideas keep flowing. That opportunity gets me into a very healthy creative flow which is rare because the perfectionist in me usually overthinks about what to write about. Henceforth, I'm going to transmute the concept of reflecting on the year, and apply it on a monthly scale and see what I could come up with and try to make this a monthly must-do … [Read more...] about Reflection of the Month: What is the story you tell yourself?
The Constant Awesome
Instagram Butt, Anterior Pelvic Tilt and How to Fix Bad Posture in 4 Steps
Ever since I released my shoulder and upper back flexibility program, I wanted to make a blog post about posture so this is a dive into excessive anterior pelvic tilt: one of the most common postural issues in this day and age and how to fix it. What is excessive anterior pelvic tilt? Excessive anterior pelvic tilt is when you stick your ass out like an Instagram-model trying to show how giant your ass is by also arching your lower back as if you're a cripple. The opposite, posterior pelvic … [Read more...] about Instagram Butt, Anterior Pelvic Tilt and How to Fix Bad Posture in 4 Steps
Reflecting on 2019
I want to reflect upon 2019 in a novel way by opening up a little bit. It's been a rollercoaster of a year in a good way because I've been growing as an individual, my online presence, valuing my self worth and learning a ton about everything by living with my girlfriend. I've had a lot of trouble writing really open blog posts for the past year but I do really well on these yearly reflections so I'm going to follow the writing advice given by Sean McClure: "Assume nobody in this generation … [Read more...] about Reflecting on 2019
Podcast Interviews with Antranik
One of my highlights of 2019 was that got interviewed more than ever! These conversations tend to be casual yet informative discussions where we delve a little bit deeper about myself and things topics to health and fitness. This page will be the centralized spot to find them. They are listed in reverse chronological order (newest to oldest). So if you wanna listen to something for an hour, here ya go! … [Read more...] about Podcast Interviews with Antranik
10 Tips to Not Gain Weight During the Holidays
Even if you don't trick or trick, don't have kids, never eat or buy sweets, you are going to be exposed to candy. It might start with a benign candy offered by a friend or you got to the bank and there's a bowl of sweets for you on the counter. These tiny instances of indulgence are the spark that creates a cascade of bad decisions for the following months until the new year. The reason why this is significant is because candy is made entirely of simple sugars (or worse: high fructose corn … [Read more...] about 10 Tips to Not Gain Weight During the Holidays
The Minimalistic Upper Body Training Program That’s Supremely Easy To Follow And Will Make You Super Strong
For about 6 years most of my training occurred at the beach, multiple times a week. But I moved away from the beach last year, and with no good adult playground near me, I switched gears and started working out mostly at home because this was the only way that my training was going to stay consistent. (And you need to be real with yourself too: If the convenience of working out at home allows you to workout consistently, then it's probably the best choice for you as well.) I treated this … [Read more...] about The Minimalistic Upper Body Training Program That’s Supremely Easy To Follow And Will Make You Super Strong
How To Not Gain Weight During The Holidays
As I'm writing this, it's the middle of September. The weather is still warm but this is the transitionary month. Temperatures start dropping at night making night time bike rides less pleasant or at the very least, more complex in terms of clothing. Swimming pools and oceans get brisk overnight limiting the amount of cardio activities we can do. Daylight savings time switches before Halloween to ensure that you see no sun when you get off work. The colder temperatures ramp up your … [Read more...] about How To Not Gain Weight During The Holidays
Take Your Flexibility and Yoga Practice To The Next Level
I would like to share with you this 5 part video series that I've created on how to intensify your flexibility, mobility and yoga practice in general. It includes not only advanced ways to stretch the hips and hamstrings but also on strengthening the shoulders and wrists. These are things I do in yoga class to make better use of my time, because the teachers don't generally cue it as they tend to cater to all levels of mixed students, but if you are craving for advancement, this is the real … [Read more...] about Take Your Flexibility and Yoga Practice To The Next Level
GymnasticBodies Project
The GymnasticBodies Instagram account contains over 7000 posts of bodyweight exercises, gymnastics strength training and flexibility/mobility work. But the problem is all this information is unorganized and can only be viewed in chronological order. And as you know, I have a knack for organizing large swaths of information and I was feeling the need to satisfy an inner craving to do something like this again, as I had done with the Mobility Project, Floreo Project, Hamstring Flexibility Guides, … [Read more...] about GymnasticBodies Project
Antraniks Core Challenge Details
To celebrate the release of my Smart Core program, I'm hosting a Core Challenge for this month so we could ALL work on increasing our core strength together! Every week I will share a small workout routine you could do throughout the week and if you share it on social media, you can win a 1-on-1 private training with me! (Details below) Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Final Week Winner of the Core Challenge! https://www.instagram.com/p/B0vuOX0hMZ-/ … [Read more...] about Antraniks Core Challenge Details