Home Gym Workout – Making the Switch From Going to the Gym

Making the switch to a Home Gym Workout may seem like a last resort but, as the global economy takes a hit, people are cutting back on their expenses and gym memberships are on the decline. However, giving up your gym membership in order to save a few extra dollars doesn’t mean giving up your [...]

Resistance Training For Lean Mass and Strength – Part 6: Power Cleans

This is the sixth part in our series called Resistance Training For Lean Mass and Strength. In my last blog post (Resistance Training For Lean Mass and Strength – Part 5: Squats) I talked about the importance of squats in a full body program, and the profound effect they can have on your metabolism, strength [...]

Resistance Training For Lean Mass and Strength – Part 5: Squats

This is the fifth part in our series called Resistance Training For Lean Mass and Strength. In previous blogs on my resistance training program, we have talked about the program itself, the reasoning behind my choice of exercises, and an adaption phase to prepare your body for the program and gains that lie ahead. It’s [...]

Resistance Training For Lean Mass and Strength – Part 4: The Compound Exercises

This is the fourth part in our series called Resistance Training For Lean Mass and Strength. Now, before we go on to discuss the individual exercises in this program, I want to go into the reasoning behind the choice of exercises. This program is centered around 3 exercises and those are squats, power cleans and [...]

Resistance Training For Lean Mass and Strength – Part 3: Adaption

In my last blog, ‘Resistance Training For Lean Mass and Strength – Part 2: The Program’, I outlined a program for building lean mass and strength. Before we get into the specifics of how to perform the individual exercises, I want to talk a little bit about anatomical adaption – a technical term which means [...]

Body Sculpting For Men

As I’ve read through health and fitness articles, blogs, reports, etc., I have found a dearth of information about men’s fitness. While there’s ample material for serious bodybuilding men, regular dudes lose out. And most men want to remain fit in spite of their jobs, families, and other obligations.
Perhaps because I’m a girl, I can [...]

Give Your Body A Fitness Break – Know When To Back Off

If a little exercise is good for you then a whole lot of exercise must be even better, right? Well, not necessarily. There comes a point when you proverbially “hit the wall” and your agility, strength and speed all plateau no matter how hard you work out. Or worse, there may come a time when [...]

Resistance Training For Lean Mass and Strength – Part 7: Military Press or Shoulder Press

This is the seventh and final part in our series called Resistance Training For Lean Mass and Strength. The Military Press (or Shoulder Press) is the last exercise we will look into that forms the core of the total body program I have been talking about in this series. The program build on the principles [...]

Does Pain while Training Mean it’s Time to Stop? – Part 3

You’re out for a run, and you hit ‘that hill’. You know what’s going to happen – your legs will start to feel heavy, your lungs will burn, your pace will slow, and you will call on every ounce of inner strength to make it to the top. You count your steps, your count your [...]

Trim Your Waste to Trim Your Waist!

I have always been a multitasker; I read my mail during television commercials, I listen to audiobooks during my commute, I catch up on my favorite recorded shows while I do the dishes. Until recently it hadn’t occurred to me that I could multitask more than just my smaller chores, but that I could also [...]

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