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  • Cross Training for Maximum Gains

    What is Cross Training? Cross training is a method of athletic training that involves numerous activities in a variety of forms. Think of it as crossing over between sports. Cross training offers many benefits to both the average fitness enthusiast and the pro athlete alike. Not only will your level of fitness, ability and strength…

  • Best Cardio Routine For Losing Weight

    Wondering what the best cardio routine for losing weight is? If so, you aren’t alone.  You’ve likely heard a number of conflicting viewpoints on this as some people believe that the most ideal form of cardio is high intensity training, where you alternate periods of all-out exercise with periods of lower intensity work, while others…

  • Visit a Boot Camp to Improve Your Cardio, Strength and More

    Boot camps have become the workout of the 21st century. No matter where you live, you will likely be able to find one in your area, at a reasonable price. Boot camps can improve your cardio, strength, flexibility; and help to enjoy a healthy, motivating, and social atmosphere. Circuit Style Training Boot camp sessions are…

  • Routines to Blast Your Triceps

    The triceps play a crucial role whether you play any kind of sport that requires arm strength and stability or when you simply pose your muscles at the beach. It also makes up the majority of your total arm size and circumference. In order to help you gain an edge both in aesthetic and athletic…

  • Plyometrics and Weight Lifting, Can You Do Both?

    What does Plyometrics Mean? Plyometrics and weightlifting, can you do both? Absolutely. In fact, the combination of weight lifting and plyometrics is simply a recipe for a killer body. First of all, a brief description of what plyometrics means. Plyometrics is also known as jump training. It is a style of training the body for…

  • Core Exercises to Strengthen the Lower Back

    Exercises for the “core” are an indispensable part of strengthening the back, particularly the lower back. In referring to the core, it can mean the following: The body’s core musculature; this describes unified and robust musculature for the entire body. Core musculature considers balanced development of large muscles – like the pectoralis – as well…

  • Stair Climber Workouts

    Why Stairs? Stair climbing is a serious workout with the potential for aerobic and anaerobic benefit. It can develop size, strength, and endurance in the muscles of the hips and legs, from the glutes to the hamstrings and quadriceps down to the calves. Depending on the rise height from step to step, the number of…

  • Upper Body Ergometer Workout

    Upper body ergometers (or arm ergometers as they are more commonly known) are an excellent way of building strength and fitness. Ergometers can be used as a warm up to your resistance training workout or can be used as a cardio workout. How you use an ergometer is up to you but one thing’s for…

  • Range of Motion and Squat Flexibility for Greater Gains

    Range of motion is a crucial aspect of your training program. Using improper form and cheating yourself of full range of motion within an exercise will simply rob you of the results you are trying to achieve. If you are trying to increase the weight load of your squat, flexibility should never be underestimated when…

  • The Skinny Guy’s Guide to Building Muscle Mass

    The skinny guy or a hard gainer’s common question when it comes to muscle building or bodybuilding always revolve around sets and reps for mass. When it comes to building muscle, lifting it all out in the gym through endless hours of workouts can be counter-productive. It requires the knowledge that will help gain and…

  • Which Should I Use… EZ Curl Bar or Straight Bar?

    Whether you are a rookie or a veteran in the gym, you may be confused by the purposes of the EZ curl bar and straight bar. You see people use both of them for the same exercises, so which one is best for what, and when should each be used? While both of these bars…

  • Powerlifting Routines

    Okay, you have it in mind to try a powerlifting routine; but, you don’t know quite where to start. All you know is you want to get real strong in order to move big weight. You might even have the urge to compete. So, what is powerlifting anyway? Isn’t that the same thing as weightlifting?…

  • Treadmill Workouts for Great Lungs and a Mighty Heart

    Old school, competitive runners generally prefer the outdoors for scenic beauty, sunshine and fresh air, variable conditions that test our spirit and adaptability, camaraderie of fellow enthusiasts, and practical locomotion to common destinations. With so many seeming advantages, why would anyone choose to do a treadmill workout when they can go outside? Simple: it can…

  • Increase Calories Burned Weight Lifting – Important Facts To Consider

    One thing that you might be wondering as you go about your workout program is with regards to the calories burned weight lifting.  While doing cardio you can get a rough estimation of your total calorie burn from looking down at the machine readouts, but when doing your weight lifting, you have nothing to go…

  • Choreographing Step Aerobics Routines

    Step aerobics classes have been in gyms and fitness centers since the late ‘80s-early ‘90s and are very popular. One of the benefits of step aerobics routines is that they provide a high intensity workout at a low impact level. Also, participating (not to mention instructing) a step aerobics class is the equivalent to jogging at a…

  • 7 Medicine Ball Exercises to Build Your Core Muscles

    Medicine ball training is one of the most efficient training routines that develop over-all strength, balance, stability, and speed. One of the highlights of medicine ball routines are the medicine ball core exercises. Medicine ball exercises that target the core focus on rotating movements, which implement torso rotation and develop rotational power of the torso…

  • Resistance Band Ab Exercises

    There are several abs exercises that you can execute in order to strengthen the abdominal muscles, some of which are performed with resistance bands. Due to the resistance provided by the elastic tubes, it creates the challenge and difficulty of the exercise that adds tweaks and innovations to traditional exercises.

  • Indoor Cycling Routines – What You Should Know

    If you’re someone who’s very much into cardiovascular exercise, indoor cycling routines are a great way to stay in shape, enhance your fitness, and reach or maintain your ideal body weight. Many people are quick to run to the treadmill or cross trainer to get in their cardio training, but you can really see numerous…

  • Creating Strong Legs with a Leg Extension Workout

    Having strong quadriceps to perform your everyday activities is important and one of the best ways to strengthen your quadriceps is through leg extensions. Located at the front of the thigh, the quadriceps are some of the hardest working muscles in the body. Each time you walk, run, stand up, sit down, squat or jump,…

  • The Importance of Mats in Exercises

    Mats come in handy throughout the execution of many exercises. Various types of exercise mats exist, and each serves a different purpose. Some mats are to protect the gym floor from heavy weight crashing into it. Others give varying amounts of cushion to protect the body during the exercise. And still others create a non-slip…

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