The other day a friend of mine made one of the more creative notes I’ve seen to promote my site on Twitter for “Follow Friday.”
Fellow fitness, hockey and MMA enthusiast @m3mma (Mixed Martial Marketing) posted the following note, and it reminded me of a good old exercise I had neglected for a while.
m3mma: #ff @colintimberlake Instead of reading this he’d rather you do a few turkish get-ups. But if you can’t, you should at least follow him.
Sure enough, I had been letting the Turkish Getup gather some dust in my routine. In fact, it was pretty damn near fossilized. It also turns out that I had, only a week or two earlier, come across a good video of the Turkish Getup, thought exactly the same thing, and then promptly forgotten about it and not done any Turkish Getups until the Follow Friday incident.
It turns out that the demonstration video is by Maximum Fitness cover model and previous training inspiration Nathane Jackson, who actually has several videos demonstrating numerous exercises on his website and YouTube channel.
Kettlebells are being used in the above demonstration, but the exercise can also be done with dumbbells. Give it a try.
This post is just a quick observation that fitness model Nathane Jackson, a man who has already served as a training inspiration for one of our decent leg workouts (the Riddle of Steel Day 2) is on the cover of this month’s Maximum Fitness magazine, providing an example of not only the physical condition that can be achieved naturally, but also providing an example of success in the physique industry.
As previously mentioned, Jackson is not only known for achieving his results naturally, organically and holistically – but he is one of the fitness experts that fitness modeling and bodybuilding competitors themselves often turn to for guidance in their nutrition and workouts, and can be found at NathaneJackson.com.
Also, Jackson is currently documenting his road to the WBFF World Championships with a series of video journals that cover aspects of his training and diet. Below, for example, is the fifth entry in the series:
Today’s Colin Timberlake Training Inspiration is a man who is leading the charge in terms of fusing high performance physique training with the kind of natural approach to wellness that results in a long and healthy life.
Former dual-sport varsity athlete and professional fitness model Nathane Jackson is one of Canada’s top physique competitors and elite personal trainers. This the guy that other fitness models go to in order to get trained for their own competitions.
For a top flight physique professional, Jackson is among the most accessible pros in the industry, as he has been providing and informative weekly video blog of his preparation for the 2009 WBFF World Championships.
A short-and-simple series, it includes demonstrations of his own workout as well as some insider tips of his own favorite nutrition secrets such as healthy high-protein recipes and ways to make protein shakes and chicken breasts a little less mundane.
In Jackson’s case, you know the methods work, as he has parlayed his techniques into physique championships and regular appearances as the cover model for Harlequin Romance novels. And you’ll have a hard time finding anybody who does it using more natural and organic methods, so the workouts, diet and supplements are geared toward those who are looking for long-term and healthy results. A brief glance through the competition video diary will bear out the natural and accessible techniques being employed.
Likewise, at his website, NathaneJackson.com, you will also find good tips from time to time on topics such as nutrient timing and battling holiday flab accumulation.
HAMMERING THE ANVIL…
Time to hit legs with a vengeance.
TODAY: LEGS (3-3-3 Tempo, 90 Second Rests)
SEATED LEG PRESS (INCLINE MACHINE) (5 sets)
220 x 10
280 x 7
320 x 5
360 x 4
400 x 3
SINGLE LEG SQUATS (per leg) (3 sets) - Fast Tempo, 60 Second Rests
Body x 10
Body x 10
Body x 10
SEATED HAMSTRING CURLS (5 sets)
120 x 10
150 x 6
165 x 4
180 x 4
210 x 3
SEATED QUAD EXTENSIONS (3 sets)
150 x 8
180 x 5
225 x 4
TRAINING NOTES
Total Sets (Legs): 16
Reasonable leg day. Held the contraction at the 90 degree leg position on the leg press but the full extension on the quad extensions. Also held the contraction with fully flexed hamstrings on the hamstring curls.
INSPIRATIONAL TRAINING CLIP
Here we have entry #4 from Nathane Jackson’s WBFF World Championships preparation video diary.
In this edition, Jackson brings you into the gym for his chest and biceps workout and also provides a health-friendly recipe for those in training.
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