Fitness

VIDEO: Watch some guy doing the most ineffective workout ever

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Fitness is a very personal thing; there’s nothing worse than assuming you’ve been doing a workout the right way for years only to find out you’ve been failing miserably at it. Well, the guy in this clip clearly knows what to do…watch his intense crunches and equally thorough book-reading! Read more

VIDEO: Guy trying to bench press 800 pounds does about as well as you or I would

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I’m totally in favor of competition and pushing the human body to the limit. But this video of a powerlifter trying to bench 800 pounds only for his arm to snap is a pretty good reason to never think that way ever again. Read more

VIDEO: Finally, a worthy replacement for Wii Fit?

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Game based fitness regimes have come and gone, and none have been able to top the current king, Wii Fit. But along comes a worthy contender, and it’s based by… the UFC? They have a new game out, called UFC Personal Trainer, that professes to offer some of the same degree of fitness training that ... Read more

VIDEO: KTLA’s Shake Weight segment degenerates into double entendre porn

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Shake Weight jokes are so 2010. But when there’s talk of liking the big black ones, little white ones, and several people getting way too into it, this video from KTLA is still worth watching. Read more

7 ways to be obnoxious while exercising

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We all try to exercise in some capacity. Some choose to get fit in the great outdoors, while others enjoy the comfort of a weight room or gymnasium. Unfortunately, some people take their exercise too far in an attempt to impress the masses. Here are a few ways people become obnoxious while they’re breaking a sweat. Read more

VIDEO: Utter pull-up bar fail is your Cinco de Mayo hangover cure

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If you’re like me, after a festive drinking holiday based on Mexican stereotypes and drinks with salt, you like to ease back into work afterwards. So consider this video of some dude busting his ass trying to do pull-ups to be your palate cleanser. Read more

VIDEO: 4-year-old sets world record with 1500 pushups in 40 minutes

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Do you like feeling emasculated by the physical exploits of 4-year-old boys? Well then, sit down friend (possibly in a Chris Hansen-y) way, have I got the video for you. Read more

VIDEO: The White Women’s Workout seems like a good way to get fit

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Women love trendy new workouts and what better way to get fit than to combine good ol’ fashioned racial stereotypes with exercise. That’s where the White Women’s Workout comes in. Read more

This is why you don’t exercise by humping the back of another man’s head

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When working out, it’s important to make exercises exciting for yourself. And if it takes humping another man’s skull to accomplish that, then so be it. But you may want to be sure you’re ready for such an endeavor, lest you end up like the guys in this wonderful workout video. Read more

The hot new workout: Beating yourself up

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Shaolin monks supposedly endure a training technique which involves pummeling themselves to strengthen their bodies (it also supposedly revives dead fat cells, which makes it easier to stay fit). Monks live to be like 1000 years old and could still probably kick your ass, so I don’t want to question them too much. But when ... Read more