“No pain, no gain” is an old saying in English. It means that one has to suffer or work hard in order to succeed or make progress. The expression is now often used to push people to train harder or exercise more to get good eff...
Improving your technique helps you lift heavier weights and progress more. Proper form makes you less likely to experience aches and pains. The Basic Squat Technique Explained Stance: Depth: How Low Should You Squat? Squat down until your hips are lower than your knees. But don’t go lower....
One common mistake for new weightlifters is to over eagerly lift too much and then get injured. Weinreb has started out with clients lifting with no weight at all just to make sure their body is moving correctly. She also has had clients remove weights if their form is off. Use your vid...
The answer is simple: exercise. When you lift weights or do other forms of resistance training, your muscles grow in response to the stress placed on them. This type of exercise not only helps you gain muscle mass, but also bone density, which is essential for healthy weight gain. Lower ...
Want a good way to build and tone your legs without having to lift heavy weights? Yesterday I put together and tried a workout for the first time, and although it was hard, it worked great. The important part of this workout is to really monitor your rest time. If you go light, bu...
the problem is - a lot of people (and it comes down to losing weight NOT being as easy as some claim) don't even realize just how much added fat they are consuming. you have people who are making themselves a salad and then drown it in dressing that often contains 300+ calories of...
Why? Why do we need to self-improve? Can’t we just exist like the rest of the world? There are many influencing factors ranging from trivial to profound, but in this particular case, I will focus on the free market currently controlling the dating scene. ...
Powerlifters and weightlifters—guys and gals who need strong posterior muscles to lift the heaviest weights—also flock to the glute-ham bench. Glute-ham raises are a powerful assistance exercise for building up your numbers on the squat, deadlift, and clean. And that’s why they were ...
This exercise works the back of the body while opening up the chest and shoulders and improving posture. “This move is great for those whosit at a deskor drive often,” says Strateman. “Sitting on the long box on top of the reformer with the hands in the loops, place your feet on...
Just by using the set up as shown in the second picture when you bench press you will be able to lift more weight while at the same time stimulating more muscle growth in your chest. And that’s just one of literally dozens of valuable training tricks that you’ll learn about in the“...