Many questions have been coming over the hotline asking me about my favorite exercises for the upper body and lower body for building muscle. Since selecting exercises for each muscle group is quite an extensive list, I picked my top 10 (for most categories), based on the below criteria. How I Chose The Exercises From My Resistance Training Workout Routine. I had to pick compound exercises and isolation exercises with the equipment in …
Having shoulders that are not flexible can limit or impact your performance on many lifts like the squat and bench press. These are two of the most popular lifts out there and none of us can afford these issues. These nagging shoulder problems are one of the most frequent woes for many bodybuilders, weightlifters, and …
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You’re again motivated to improve your healthy lifestyle and become your best self. It’s time for consistent physical activity and exercise, a better diet, and kicking those nasty eating habits away. Sound familiar? Did you say all these same things before only to make it a couple of weeks and be right back to the status quo? This could be for a number of …
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If you are like most people, when you first begin working out, you either just start strength training by winging it or you do what your buddy told you to do. I’ll break the news that this was likely not optimal unless you got lucky. But, even if it wasn’t optimal, you likely still encountered …
The Keys To Staying Motivated At Home Motivation at home is certainly different for everyone. Some individuals have more motivation at home and others prefer or need a personal trainer or commercial gym for improved motivation and healthy lifestyle adherence. If you told me I had to go to a commercial gym tomorrow to work out, I would actually have less motivation than I do today. I have …
How Beneficial Is Walking And Can It Replace Cardio? You work hard in your strength training, and you want to keep all your muscle gains, but you’re still looking for ways to shed off some body fat to get your beach body in full swing. When you think about extra calorie burn, you likely start to have nightmares of a time-consuming, long-distance cardio workout. At least this …
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I have done a great number of things throughout my fitness ambitions career and during one of my “let’s see how much I can do” peaks, I was running, hard, for 3-4 days, and lifting weights 5 days a week. This obviously took some dedication and careful planning to ensure I did not lose muscle mass nor did I gain any …
We all want to optimize our time in the gym and make our workout routines as productive as possible. As you move from a beginner to an intermediate or an elite strength training individual, using some advanced techniques not only helps you get there but can also provide a new stimulus for further muscle growth. You have likely been performing a workout for some …
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Powerbuilding is the weight training routine where powerlifting and bodybuilding come to an inevitable crash. It’s really the middle ground for those who have a hard time deciding between bodybuilding and powerlifting. You want to get strong but you also want to get big. This hybrid model accomplishes just that. Not only do you get …
Should You Follow That Celebrity Training Program In Magazines? You see it all the time in magazines and articles showing the workouts your favorite actors & actresses follow. They get in amazing shape for the roles they play to portray our favorite superheroes. They look fantastic and have the bodies many would idol. If they …
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