Community
Happy 6th Birthday Urban Athlete!!
6 Rounds of 6 reps each of: -Pull Ups -Manmakers -RDLs Thank you for your continued support of Urban Athlete. Six years ago today our doors opened, we've met a great many people and you've all influenced our lives in many ways. We value your commitment to our family and we look forward to another healthy...»
Construction Outside the Gym
Starting today, Tuesday August 16th, there will be a significant amount of work going on in the parking lot of Urban Athlete, to prep the area for re-paving and removing our cracked concrete slab. Please use caution when entering and exiting the gym. Please bear with us and the working crews during this time, as they are working around us as...»
Yoga Update Tonight and Thursday
The regularly scheduled Tuesday 7:45pm and Thursday 6:00am yoga class will be postponed this week. Marisa is out of town, and cannot teach. There is still yoga scheduled for Wednesday and Friday at 10:00am and Thursday night at 7:45pm....»
Lowerbody Dynamic Warm-up
This is quickly becoming one of our favorite lower-body dynamic warm-ups. Most of you know that we're already huge fans of single-leg reaches and lunges to create longer and stronger legs and hips. In this dynamic warm-up we combine 3 of our favorite variations: // // ]]> The Single-leg reaches train your hamstrings and glutes as hip extensors, which is their primary role. The reverse lunge...»
Happy July 4th Philadelphia!
Yes, it's a day early, but since we are closed on Saturday to celebrate the holiday, we want to wish everyone a safe and happy July 4th! In preparation for the July 4th festivities, what can you do at all of these BBQs to not spoil your hard workouts and efforts? Choose foods that aren't concentrated in condiments and sauces Opt to eat...»
Beyond The Workout
So...If you're interested in some good sledge hammer work, along with some shoveling, carrying, and leveling, my yard will be calling your name tomorrow, anytime after the AM workouts. Let me know if you're interested. Question of the Day: Who will not want to do such a thing? Saturday AM workout... Goblet Squat x 10 Push Up x 10 KB High Pulls x 20 Ladder down,...»
Fun Friday
You'll need a set of heavy weights, medium weights, and lighter weights. For the round of 10 reps you should use heavier weights 10 Swings 10 Push Ups 10 Goblet Squats 10 Push Presses 10 Weighted Walking Lunges 10 Renegade Rows For the round of 20 reps you should use the medium set of weights 20 Swings 20 Push Ups 20 Goblet Squats 20 Push Presses 20 Weighted Walking Lunges 20 Renegade Rows For the...»
Monday Morning Madness
Here it is...starting this week, Urban Athlete will be implementing a little bit of love at your workouts. So who will be... -The Member of The Workout -The Member of The Week -The Member of The Month -The Member of The Year I'll leave the details of each on a new page on the site in the next few days. In the meantime, here's Monday's workout 7...»
Something New
Stay tuned to the blog for what's new starting next week. I know the anticipation has got to be killing you. In the meantime, for Saturday... Start of with 3 Rounds of the Plank Complex Then 5 Rounds of Snatches 12/12 Jumping Pull Ups 24 Front Squat 6/6 Squat Thrusts 12 Horizontal Flutter Kicks 24 Hanging Knee Raises...»
Child’s Play
There's been a lot of talk lately about playing being just as good a form of exercise than actually working out, even for adults. While I don't agree that playing can take the place of certain types of workouts I do believe that playing is far better than watching TV, surfing the internet, and even better than Wii Fit. Let's...»
