Health@Google: Steve Kamb on "Nerd Fitness"

Health@Google Presents Steve Kamb on "Nerd Fitness"
June 1, 2011

Learn how you can lose weight, get stronger, and live better. Steve Kamb, creator of NerdFitness.com, will teach you how to lead a healthy lifestyle by drawing inspiration from superheroes, comics, and video games. He will discuss how to build an efficient bodyweight-only workout plan that can be done anytime and anywhere, whether you're exploring the world, sitting in an office, or trying to survive a zombie apocalypse.

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[wildvenisson]

I know it's not a great sounding principle but once I saw the film "Bronson" and heard the story of Charles Bronson (the prisoner not the actor) my view on strength training changed. He trained in a 6 feet by 6 feet cell, with nothing but prison food. If someone like that can gain enough strength to intimidate paid prison guards, I don't need a gym membership.

[Pultron]

Comparing NerdFitness to T-Nation is like comparing Apples and Oranges. They both address completely different aspects of training and life and I recommend reading both sites. While Steve, with NerdFitness, inspires the average Joe to get started with fundamentals of training and other aspects of life, T-Nation on the other hand is an excellent resource for the more experienced if you want to go into specifics of training and anatomy. The sites complement each other perfectly.

[crashxxx]

I Do not agree, reading T-nation for some new guy its like kick in the balls, it hurt's like hell, and in most of the cases you don't even know what hit you. This guy from what I see created amazing step by step guide how to adopt habits in training, not concentrating on advanced stuff witch are not even important for some start-up guy/girl.

[James Parker]

aw, Steve seems so nervous. XD adorable!

[Cxv Ds]

alright, here's what i do: i play WoW random Bg's and during the rez breaks i pump weights, do pushups, etc. really high intensity workout. play standing up. i've been gaining a lot of muscle with this method and it keeps me interested.

[kurtilein3]

... second comment

then the same with 10 situps, then the same with 5 pull ups. regular pull-ups not allowed, instead the back of your hand is facing towards you.

For these 3 months i had some pain somewhere almost constantly, it was just too hard. and thats just half of it, 60 minutes warmup containing the stuff described above and 60 minutes practising fighting. well, i did learn some things. Like how much time you have and how to respond if 2 or 3 blood vessels to your brain are shut down.

[kurtilein3]

the hardest exercise i ever got was when i was at a wrestling club for 3 months. Not the entertainment nonsense, but greek/roman olympic and freestyle.

One thing we did during the warmup i need to share here: work down 10 pushups. You start at one side of the hall, run over there, do 10 pushups, run back and touch the wall, run to the other wall, do 9 pushups, run back and forth and do 8 pushups, run, run, 7 pushups, run, run 6 pushups. Until you get to zero and just run there and back again.

[Sleazy Rocca]

Steve you are awsome ! I definitely agree upon so many aspects you point out there! definitely I am kinda the same .. used to get picket last in sports class .. later got picked second in sports class.. steve you are awsome !

[VideoKini]

not so impressive.

[SuperHealthyHealth]

Good job!

[TROJAN55WARLORD]

Hey Google!!

I want to start an Adventure Fitness Travel Network with Google employees and take off to exciting destinations to promote health and fitness. We would all bond and tell others about our trips. The employees out of shape would want "in". Hire me google! I can start today!!

~Roger Alonso

University of Southern California, Exercise Science, BS CSCS

[TROJAN55WARLORD]

I want to be hired by Google and start a Google Fitness Network!!