Not Your Average Fitness Tips
A functional strength training workout routine involves performing compound exercises designed to enhance the relationship between your body’s muscular and nervous systems. Doing so can help you more efficiently undertake motions such as pushing, pulling, climbing, walking, sprinting, jumping, twisting, turning, etc. Functional strength training is not just done to improve your appearance, but to [...]
Certain research indicates that people are able to be fat and fit all at the same time. The researchers refer to several key blood chemistry and pressure indicators, and asserts that these elements define the fitness of the individual. In short, that it is possible to be obese but be considered healthy as long as [...]
Some of the most under-appreciated muscles in the human body include the hands and the forearms. Though grip strength training, hand strengthening and forearm exercises are unlikely to help you build massive new muscles, they will promote an increase in functional strength. Overall forearm strength is a necessity for several types of lifts. If you’re [...]
Sometimes I like to give myself a workout challenge and just see how many pushups or pullups I can do at one time. These are two functional exercises that incorporate the most basic of movements: pushing and pulling. But for many people, finding ways to increase the numbers of pushups and pullups at a single [...]
A lot of people have a fixed idea of what a calisthenics workout should be. Sadly, for many people, it’s probably something like high school gym class or an aerobics routine. But the truth is that a focused bodyweight calisthenics workout can be very beneficial for building functional strength. A key feature of a calisthenics [...]
Do you often flex your abdominal muscles as you stand up in front of the mirror? Compare that to slouching over and sticking out your stomach. Which one do you like more? It is clear that flexed abs are the best abs from what you can tell. Do you want to know how your abs [...]
Many of those who start a new aerobics routine are curious as to their body’s target fat burning heart rate. But, those individuals need to understand that maximum fat burning really does not occur within the supposed fat burning zone. So, how did this myth perpetuate itself? The reason why exercise myths are so widely [...]
Whether you’re new to exercise or have been working out for years, there’s always the chance that you will have sore muscles after workout. It often happened to me when I changed my exercise routines. People ask why this happens, but most often they just want to know what to do for sore muscles. Additionally, [...]
Skinnier fellows are often curious as to how to grow muscles. There are a lot of programs that offer weight gaining tips for skinny guys as well. But, if you are considered skinny, it is possible that you are hesitant to give such programs a try. Increasing the amount of fat you carry around while [...]
If you’re a regular reader of my site, it’s no secret that I’m a fan of high intensity interval training workouts. My usual recommendation is to engage in high intensity, brief HIIT, and then move into steady state cardiovascular work, and then finish with a long burst of HIIT in order to maximize your outcome. [...]