Weight Training Advice and Exercises
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Build More Muscle and Lose More Fat By Varying Your Training
Build More Muscle and Lose More Fat By Varying Your Training Everyone will inadvertently hit a frustrating plateau in their training at one time or another. You're cruising along for a while, gaining strength, losing fat, looking better, and then all of the sudden it hits. Suddenly, you find...
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Strength and Toning Tips For Women
Strength and Toning Tips For Women Many women are interested in strengthening and toning their muscles. And for good reason: strong, toned, well-defined muscles look great, feel great, and get peoples' attention! They also come in handy when you need 'functional' strength to...
Ways To Improve Your Workout
Ways To Improve Your Workout The first step in improving your health is finding, or making, the time to exercise. But just going through the motions won't give you the health benefits you're looking for. Doing the same workout over and over can get boring and you are unlikely to see...
11 Tips For Effective Weight Training
11 Tips For Effective Weight Training Despite what is commonly observed in most health clubs, proper strength training is more than just hoisting heavy weights and loud grunting. Efficient strength training is not just about a certain number of sets and reps, or a routine taken from a fitness...
Squat For More Muscle!
Squat For More Muscle! Lots of people wish they could put on more lean muscle mass - or at least put it on faster. But surprisingly few people are willing to do the one exercise proven to build muscle faster than just about anything else: The Squat aka 'King of All Exercises.' It's amazing...
Women - Top 10 Reasons To Weight Train
Women - Top 10 Reasons To Weight Train You firm your entire body and get in better shape than you've ever been! You actually reshape your body. You make it firm. You make it nice to the touch. We're talking about feminine toning, not an outrageous Arnold-like physique. You increase your...
Weight Training Program - Beginner
Weight Training Program - Beginner The following workout routine is a good starting point for any beginner. Remember, lift-intensely, eat wisely, supplement and rest well. These are the fundamentals of successful muscle growth. Monday - Chest, Shoulders and...
Sets, Reps and Weight - How Many For Gaining Mass?
Sets, Reps and Weight - How Many For Gaining Mass? The number of sets and reps you use depends entirely on what your goals are. For example, a football player would use an entirely different set and rep pattern than a bodybuilder would. Even bodybuilders use different set and rep ranges...
Lift Weights To Lose Fat
Lift Weights To Lose Fat Most people believe that if your goal is fat loss, you should start with aerobic workouts and lose the body fat first before adding weight training. That is a big mistake and here's why: Obviously, weight training is the chief element in developing strength and muscle...
How To Gain Lean Body Weight Part 3
How To Gain Lean Body Weight Part 3 Getting Brilliant on the Basics "Big Ernie", one of my old lifting buddies from Pennsylvania, e-mailed me last month after reading the articles on my website about proper nutrition for weight gain. In his usual sardonic tone he wrote, "Seeing all the...
How To Gain Lean Body Weight Part 2
How To Gain Lean Body Weight Part 2 In the first instalment of "How to Gain Lean Bodyweight" we discussed how to determine the optimal number of calories to consume in order to gain fat-free bodyweight. While knowing your ideal calorie requirement is important, there are other factors that must...
How To Gain Lean Body Weight Part 1
How To Gain Lean Body Weight Part 1 The secret to gaining lean bodyweight is calories. Most people who want to gain weight and are having a difficult time doing so just aren't eating enough. Simple isn't it? Of course there's more to it than just calories; like the nutrient density, calorie...
Developing Muscle and Strength
Developing Muscle and Strength According to the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA), there are three basic approaches to 'strengthen bones and maintain muscle tissue, decrease fatigue brought on by normal daily activities, decrease cholesterol levels, promote a healthy body...
The Overtraining Trap
The Overtraining Trap Only this week, I spoke to a new client who had been trying to beef for some time. Explaining to him that he was overtraining was difficult because it went against everything he had been thinking previously. He, like many, had major trouble getting his head around why he...
Resistance Bands or Tubes and Why They Are So Effective
Resistance Bands or Tubes and Why They Are So Effective As a complete workout on their own or a supplement to free weights and machines, resistance bands or tubes are the ultimate tool for customising workouts and isolating muscles and the bands and tubing also make the perfect travel workout....
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