When you are training for strength, remember to focus on the big 3 movements. Squatting, deadlifting, and bench pressing target the most major patterns of the whole body. This is the reason why entering a strength competition they only test these three movements. Training 4 days a week can do the trick when adding in … Continue reading How often should you train for strength?
You know that diet and exercise are important when it comes to creating your best body, but you may be overlooking other techniques for getting into the best shape. Turn the following 13 simple tips into habits and watch as your body transforms. 1) Eat a Smart Breakfast. Most people load up on carbohydrates and … Continue reading 13 Tips For Your Best Body
The question that is being thrown around in the fitness industry is “Will intermittent fasting cause muscle loss”? Here is a quote from Dr. Jason Fung “Muscle is about exercise, and fat is about diet.” People try to interchange this fact and you just cant. Depending on the exercise you decided to do you will … Continue reading Intermittent fasting good or bad?
Wish your stomach was flatter and more toned? Exercise alone will not get you a toned stomach – diet is a huge part of the equation. Here are 5 ways to improve your eating habits that will dramatically flatten your abs: Flat Abs Secret #1: Enjoy natural sweets Traditional sugar-filled sweets will quickly add up … Continue reading 5 secrets for flat abs
This is the proper way to “carb load” a week before the big race! First, lets take a look at what is really going on with the body during a run. The body goes through 3 phases Phase 1: This phase will only last a few minutes and creating phosphate and glycogen are the primary … Continue reading Carbohydrate Loading
Rest: The body immediately begins to heal itself once an injury has occurred. Rest allows the natural healing process to take place, enabling the body to rebuild cells. The more severe the injury, the longer it will take to heal, so the length of the rest should be appropriate. Ice: To help reduce pain,that can … Continue reading Reasoning behind “R.I.C.E”
How to Perform: Hang from the parallel bars with arms extended and knees bent Inhale and bend the elbows to bring the chest level with the bars exhale at the end of the effort The more you lean forward while hanging from the parallel bars, the more the chest is activated. With saying that, the … Continue reading Parallel Bar Dips
Most people watching their weight try to avoid fast food restaurants. Not only do their foods contain the very things that most dieters avoid, such as sugar and fat, but the portion sizes are enough to make weight gain absolutely inevitable. When trying to lose inches off your waistline you do not have to completely … Continue reading Fast Food Doesn’t Have to Be Fat Food
If you want to build a big chest you have to improve your weak bench press. In this video, I’m going to show you how the fastest way to a bigger bench is to address the weakest link in the exercise. The sticking point on a bench press is most difficult for two reasons. First, … Continue reading Fast Fix To A Weak Bench Press!
SEE THE POSITIVE IN NEGATIVES!! In every rep that is done their are two components. I bet you are ignoring one of them… you are cutting your potential size by more than 50%. As many of you know, there is a positive and negative (concentric or eccentric) phase in each repetition on EVERY exercise. Both … Continue reading Biceps Tip #2
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