Everyone gets bored with their workout routine from time-to-time and feels compelled to “switch it up.” You go from lifting with machines to lifting with free weights. Instead of using the Elliptical Trainer, you walk on the treadmill. You make
If you resistance train, you undoubtedly know you count several things. You count the number of repetitions you perform in a set, the number of sets you perform in a workout, and you even count (and probably write down somewhere)
Most athletes recognize the importance of nutrition and the implications it has on sports performance. At what age, and at what level of sport, it is appropriate to start addressing nutrition with an athlete is a common point of confusion
Everyone is always looking for the magic pill or the secret powder to help them reach their fitness, weight loss, or performance goals. Indeed, dietary supplement manufacturers claim that supplements make you bigger, stronger, faster, leaner, and better. How many
The fitness industry is great for gimmicks and buzzwords, and there is no bigger embodiment of this trend than the concept of “functional” training. “Functional” training, as defined by most of its proponents, consists of performing exercises that mimic the
When you think of calorie expenditure to aid in body fat reduction, typically you think of someone sweating for hours on the treadmill or performing vigorous calisthenic exercises. Rarely do you think of the activities performed during daily life as
Sometimes just getting to the gym is the hardest part of your day. Finding the motivation to show up can be tough, but once you are there you will get a good workout… Right? In an ideal world the answer
Our bodies are ENTHRALLING. Our bodies are POWERFUL. Our bodies are WISE. Hidden amongst and under our highly intelligent and discerning skin are layer upon layer of intricate compositions; systems and structures functioning in ways we aren’t even aware of.
A growing trend in the fitness industry is the use of unstable surfaces during resistance training. Walk through any local gym or personal training studio and you will see BOSU domes (both sides up), air disks, and balance boards. Some
TAKE COVER!! It’s 2012! The year of doom and catastrophe! The Mayan calendar is ending! The ice caps are melting! Desperate Housewives was cancelled! What is the world coming to!? Worst of all, chemical and environmental toxins are building up
Monday morning, strength room, 8:15am. I’ve already been awake for four hours. Perched atop the dumbbell rack beside me is my only defense against the inevitable drowsiness due to set in any moment. I reach over and snatch the zero
Saturday, December 10, 2005. I’m in my second year of college at Oakland University. It’s 6am… I am trying to sleep in after a long week of exams, work, and studying for Mike Stack’s 400 level quizzes in his 100
