September 29, 2009 – 9:19 am
The routine is done in a tri-set fashion. Basically three exercises back to back to back, without stopping. Each exercise is 30 repetitions at a moderate pace. There should be no pause at the bottom, and a slight pause at the top, or peak contraction. Be sure to avoid bouncing at the bottom of the [...]
September 23, 2009 – 9:16 am
Most of us gym junkies that hit the weight room on a regular basis love to train, and love to train hard. Admit it though most of us love work on our strong points and sometimes forget to also focus on our weaknesses. Calves are often an afterthought when it comes to your training, aren’t [...]
September 17, 2009 – 10:02 pm
Although increasing the amount of weight lifted for any given exercise is a great way to increase muscle size or performance, it is also a great way to get injured, if not done properly. This is the single most common, and possibly costly, mistake people make. Often times people are working out to impress there [...]
September 7, 2009 – 12:30 pm
Lastly, there are some sugars to avoid completely. Anything with white sugar, refined sugar or high fructose corn syrup typically are not good ideas. I call these empty calories because they have no nutritional value and will usually wind up stored as body fat…yuck!!! They also tend to be in highly processed foods, which are [...]
August 31, 2009 – 9:39 pm
Once sugar is consumed the pancreas makes insulin. This chemical shuttles the sugar to your cells so your body can use it or store it. Different forms of sugar are broken down at different rates. The goal is for your body to utilize the sugar and not store it as fat. There are what I [...]
August 27, 2009 – 9:53 pm
I am sure many of us have heard the term, “You are what you eat.” This phrase is not to be taken literally, but contains much truth. When it comes to how our diet affects our health, sugar plays a huge role. There are various things we consume that can often be much more detrimental [...]
