This may not sit well with you, but it’s something that you need to know, and so I’m just
going to come out and say it.
See, the way I see it they’re insulting your intelligence.
Who are “they”?
THEY are the talking heads you see on TV and hear on the radio. And I’m convinced
they’re trying to make [...]
The Mitochondria Workout
Your muscles are composed of both fast-twitch and slow-twitch muscle fibers. Fast-twitch fibers are your biggest and strongest muscle fibers with the greatest growth potential. These fibers are best worked in the following two ways:
1.) Using strength training exercises like squats, deadlifts, rows, and presses using heavy loads performed at slow, controlled tempo. [...]
Method Behind the Madness
Advanced Agonist Supersets
Supersets are basically a pairing of two non-competitive exercises performed back-to-back with little to no rest between exercises.
Traditional supersets are based on antagonistic pairings, or the pairing of exercises for 2 different muscle groups on the opposite sides of the same joint such as your biceps and triceps, quads [...]
Exercise of the Month- August 2011: Kettlebell Halo
I. Benefits
- Stretches your shoulders, upper back and triceps, especially important for desk jockeys who are prone to rounded upper backs and internally rotated shoulders
- Builds strength and endurance in your arms and shoulders and really works your gripping muscles
- Great way to dynamically warm up the upper [...]
Coming up Thursday June 30th, we’ll be hosting a fundraiser challenge training session to support LifeQuest Transitions and their effort of helping rehab local hero’s.
You may secure your spot here. There will be only 15 spots at each morning challenge time, so get on it!
Below are some of the different variations that have come out for the [...]
BODYBUILDING BOOTCAMP
Continuing research shows when we perform high-intensity interval training (HIIT) for maximum fat loss and fitness results it’s best to perform exercises in a non-competing circuit fashion. There are a number of different ways to perform non-competing or alternating sets and each has its own merit:
Supersets: Alternate between 2 different non-competing exercises [...]
In 1994, Dr. Tabata and some other Japanese researchers conducted a study with results that have forever changed the way fitness professionals program workouts designed to burn fat and boost fitness.
There were 2 groups in this landmark study.
Group 1 did steady state cardio for 60 minutes- the long, slow, boring stuff you see most people [...]
