Think about the fitness level of various professional athletes. Can you name anyone more fit than a top ranked professional boxer? They are lean, strong, have excellent endurance, and can take a pounding but keep on going. Using a boxers workout can help you get into the same kind of excellent shape but does not […]
It is time to get in shape, lose weight, firm up, and most importantly have some great fun in your own home. The best workout videos take exercising at home from boring drudgery to exciting and entertaining. Not everyone has the time to run to a gym and workout with a great trainer and a […]
There is always one big danger when discussing the best weight lifting supplements. Too many young, and even mature, new weight lifters start to believe it is all about the supplements and what they put in their mouth. Before we dive into supplements let us tackle one important concept. The word supplements needs to be […]
It is easy to workout during basketball season. You have coaches directing traffic, yelling, screaming, and making sure you stay motivated. You have trainers who work with you on stretching, strength conditioning, and staying focused. It is in the off-season when they are all gone when you make the difference in becoming a top-notch championship […]
Baseball is a very unique sport. It centers around long periods of standing quietly waiting, and then the instantaneous need for blazing speed to track down the ball or run the bases. You need to have amazing hand quickness and power to hit the ball deep into the pockets or over the fence. Baseball workouts […]
Your pregnancy is going to place immense strains on your body. You are going to discover new aches and pains in your hips, stomach, back, and up into your rib cage. Labor and natural delivery is one of the most intensive physical activities any human can experience. Antenatal exercises can help you prepare your body […]
Yoga exercises for beginners can be very fun and exciting, but be careful about watching advanced yoga practitioners before your first class. You may see them in some unusual pose requiring exceptional flexibility and scare yourself away. The reality of beginning yoga, it is very easy to do for anyone. You just need to select […]
Not all weight lifting workout routines are built equal. You can jump on many of the popular bodybuilding websites, visit a site for power lifters, or pick up your favorite fitness magazine and they will all be filled with routines for you to try. Those routines can be intoxicating. You see these top athletes explaining […]
What is the purpose of your weightlifting workout? Have you set your goals, and defined how you want your body to look? Without having a clearly defined picture of the results you wish to achieve, designing your workout is nearly impossible. Weightlifting is different for many people. Some people enter into weightlifting with the purpose […]
Do you need weight lifting tips based on logic, facts, and common sense, or do you want to keep reading tips based upon the latest product on the market? Strength athletes, bodybuilders, power lifters, and Olympic weight lifters have made great gains for decades without all the latest hype. They use techniques which work every […]
What kind of instructions were you given when you started lifting weights? Or maybe you are like so many of us, you went to the gym, started lifting, and never had any instruction. Using the proper weight lifting techniques can make the difference between quick strength gains, being stuck on a plateau, or even risking […]
Is your coach telling you to be in the weight room every day to build your muscles? Have you been hitting the fitness center everyday, going through all the weight lifting machines and you are not seeing great gains? Weight lifting recovery, or muscle recovery, is just as important as hitting the weights hard. Your […]
One thing which you must understand about a weight lifting guide is their benefits and hazards. Yes, a guide can be a huge hazard to your success. How can a guide be a hazard? When you start relying on a weight lifting guide as the answer to all of your workout questions you are doomed. […]
Do you love running, but are ready to try to push yourself to the next level? Running takes great muscle endurance, fast recovery, muscular efficiency, and strength. Weight lifting for runners is not going to be similar to the workouts of a power athlete, or of most other athletes. For a runner, you need to […]
Weight lifting for kids is one of the more controversial areas in fitness. You will find many pediatricians who try to convince parents to keep their children away from weight lifting until they are 13 years old, or older. You can find other pediatricians and sports fitness Doctors who will disagree, and claim it is […]
Your weight lifting diet is an important part of increasing your strength, and enhancing your workouts. Weight lifting is very intense on the body. Whether your goal is sport strength training, bodybuilding, or just overall fitness, you need to have a proper diet to fuel your workouts. To start off with, we are going to […]
Weight lifting at home adds a new element to working out. It is much more convenient than running to the gym, but adds a certain element of risk which is absent in most gym environments. In the gym you have the added safety of one important component, a spotter. Most people investing in equipment for […]
Everyone pictures Pilates routines happening on mats, reformer tables, and chairs. They have seen the long stretching movements and positions which create a long, lean, strong body. Then an ingenious Pilates instructor had a bright idea and decided to create Water Pilates by adapting the Pilates world to water. Water Pilates follows many of the […]
Your upper arms are a two sided adventure. You have the impressive biceps on the front of your arms. The true power and shape of your arms is determined even more importantly by the triceps on the rear of your arm. Ignoring either side in your upper arm exercises will leave you with unimpressive toothpicks, […]
Is that really the way you want your stomach to look? Of course not, you want to have a great looking stomach for wearing all of the great outfits for spring and summer. You want to wear tight jeans, and tight tops which show off your great looking tummy. It is time to start hitting […]