Archive for the 'Strength Training' Category

I woke up around 7:00 a.m. with my music alarm to some crazy type of pop music.  It get’s me up quickly because I find this type of music irritating (Country Music too). 
My wife made breakfast with whole grain pancakes/blueberries and soy sausage links.  Also, 1 cup of Colombian coffee using stevia as a sweetner [...]


On Wednesday night I decided to be a little spontaneous and try a new class at Lifetime Fitness, the Barbell Strength Class.  I figured it would do me well by totalling surprising my body with a new workout.
The Barbell Strength Class is a full body, strength training workout using barbells and dumbbells.  You spend about [...]


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Here’s an exercise that strengthens your lower back, glutes and core . . . The Glute Bridge.
Start out by lying on your back with your knees bent and feet flat on the floor.  Using your glutes, move your hips toward the ceiling.  Only your shoulders and heels should remain on the ground.  Hold this position, [...]


Today I decided to start a new workout phase to surprise my body. 
For the most part, I perform my strength exercise repetitions between a medium to high volume number of repetitions (12 - 24 reps) with a lower amount of resistance and a brief of time for recovery between sets (less than 30 seconds).  This produces a [...]


Here’s a great exercise to develop strong calf muscles and super, sexy legs with the Standing One Legged Toe Raise.
Directions:
1.  Hold a dumbbell in your left hand, arm hanging by your side.
2.  Step up with the ball of your left foot on a step about 2 feet from a wall.
3.  Place your right hand on [...]


If you belong to a well-equipped fitness center, you’ve probably seen one of the latest types of strength training equipment called Freeform Equipment.  The question you may have is, “Is this type of equipment effective?”
Freeform Equipment is cable-based and allows motion in multiple ranges within the exercised joint’s capability.  It requires more balance and stabilization, thus [...]


Want to get better results with your workouts? Want to look sexier?
Try unilateral training.
Unilateral training is exercising one side of your body at a time. It is a very effective and alternative training method that creates more muslce involvement because of bilateral deficit. This means that the total weight you can lift with each limb [...]


Now that the holiday season is approaching, you need to be aware of one important word . . . ANTICIPATE.
Be proactive and have a planned workout routine during the holidays so you don’t gain unecessary weight. You’ve worked hard all year, don’t blow it now.
Here’s a challenging workout I call the Accelerated Fat Burning Workout. [...]


My strength workout today was super intense. I’m feeling kind of exhausted as I write this blog, but I know it’s the good type of pain, or more precisely, Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness (DOMS). It’s the type of pain that indicates you’ve made some sort of good accomplishment in your workouts. You’ll get this type [...]