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« Previous EntriesDumbbells, Resistance Using Body Weight, or Weight Machines: What Will Best Sculpt My Body?
Sunday, September 27th, 2009It is challenging enough to get me to convince people to add resistance training into their exercise programs, let alone convince them of the merits of switching up their resistance workouts for maximum effect. The truth is we are all creatures of habit, but being creatures of habit in fitness is one of the surefire [...]
Triceps Are Key To Sculpted Arms
Saturday, September 19th, 2009When you think of your arms, you think of your biceps. Then you think about your shoulders. As a last minute thought, you might remember your triceps. Triceps are like the stepchild of muscles in the upper body. The truth is that triceps are, in my opinion, the defining muscle group that broadcasts to the [...]
Sports Specificity Training Makes You Stronger Where You Need It Most
Wednesday, September 9th, 2009Among elite athletes, conditioning programs have always been based on functional training. This type of athletic based training works because it specifically prepares your body to perform at your maximum level for the sport you are training for. This makes sense when you think about it. If your goal is to improve your basketball game, [...]
Terrific Triceps Will Make Your Arms Look Amazing
Wednesday, August 26th, 2009Triceps are underrated and often neglected by men and women new to resistance training. Biceps often take center stage when it is really triceps that are equally important in adding definition and tone to your arms. That is why biceps and triceps are called opposing muscles. You need to strengthen both of them.
Ramp up Your Resistance Training
Monday, August 17th, 2009If you are ready to take your resistance training to a new level of intensity, add travel to your exercises. Incorporating movement into exercises you ordinarily do in one place is an excellent way to elevate your heart rate and fatigue your muscles faster. For example, push-ups are one of my all-time favorite exercises to [...]
What do Bill O’Reilly, President Obama, and Fitness Have In Common?
Monday, August 10th, 2009Bill O’Reilly wrote an amazing article in this week’s Parade Magazine called “What President Obama Can Teach America’s Kids?” Regardless of where you stand politically with Bill O’Reilly or President Obama, the life lessons that he found President Obama provides for our nation’s children can easily apply to lessons for all of us about diet [...]
Stress Can Give You Much More Than A Headache
Thursday, August 6th, 2009It’s bad enough that the stress in our life is killing us mentally. But, new research shows that excess stress can be a killer physiologically as well. Studies done with monkeys have shown that when monkeys, who were given identical diets, were placed in dominant and subordinate social structures, the monkeys that were subordinate and [...]
Make Fitness A Zero Tolerance Zone For Excuses
Tuesday, July 28th, 2009It is bad enough when people make excuses to not work out. But, the amount of excuses I’m hearing lately from people who are supposedly working out is wearing me thin. Unfortunately for you, continually making excuses will not make you thin. Using excuses as a reason to not do certain exercises or to not [...]
Speed or Distance: What’s More Important?
Sunday, July 26th, 2009Whether training for a marathon or just running as part of your training, it is important to include all types of running into your overall workout program. I get asked often if it is better to run fast for shorter distances or run more miles at a slower pace? The answer is simple. It depends [...]
Replacing Your Running Shoes Regularly is Cheaper Than Physical Therapy
Sunday, July 19th, 2009I haven’t replaced my running shoes since January. I feel like I am at an AA meeting and I am confessing my transgressions to a very large audience. This isn’t a case of vanity or frugality. It is an example of fitness stupidity. Running in worn out shoes not only hinders your athletic performance, but [...]
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