CORE STRENGTH
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📚 The core is not only the rectus abdominis and oblique muscles, but rather muscles that attach to the hip that aid in stability. These isometric variations do not change length during the contraction, but still produce force in the muscle. This can aid in more postural...
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Core Strength
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Patellar Tendinitis
Patellar tendinitis (inflammation) and patellar tendinopathy (disease, abnormal condition) “jumpers knee” is an issue that might make it hard to perform exercises that require more load on the quads from bending at the knee joint. This is the tendon that bring together the thigh muscles over the knee... -
Cardio Timing.
When you perform both cardio and strength training in your routine, it is important to consider that cardio can interfere with muscle and strength development [1]. The timing at which you do cardio and strength training helps you minimize this "interference effect".
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How to calm low back spasms.
How to calm your low back Spasms
When you are experiencing immediate Low back pain or spasms you need to act quickly to reduce the neural tone / tightness in the muscles being effected.
These 2 exercises will instantly calm your nervous system down and allow the Brain 🧠... -
Row Variations
This series demonstrates variations for one of the most popular exercises for the back, rowing. The exercises in this series primarily focus on the lats, rhomboids, and lower trap muscles. You want to avoid pulling the elbows too far back on these exercises. Instead focus more on scapular retractio... -
Plyometrics: Single Leg
PLYOMETRICS: SINGLE LEG VARIATIONS
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📚Most athletes expose themselves to high impact landing while playing sports. Recurrent hard landings can lead to degeneration of the ankle, knee, and hip joints. Learning to land softly and to decelerate the weight of the body will significantly... -
Thoracic Rotation
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💥 Looking to improve your thoracic rotation and loosen up that mid-back? Here is how you can improve the extension and rotation of this region! The thoracic spine is easily the stiffest area on most people’s spines because we sit so much and move so little!... -
Supplementation shouldn't be the main thing.
I regularly get asked what supplements to take if gaining muscle is the goal. The truth is, supplementation is one of the last things you should be thinking about if you want to gain muscle. Compared to effective training and nutrition, even the most scientifically validated supplements have a minimal... -
Axial Loading
Axial loading is top-down loading – meaning the weight during the lift is moving vertically instead of horizontally. Examples include back squat, cleans, deadlifts, and overhead presses. And as you get older, it'll be wise to reduce the amount of axial loading you perform in the gym. In small doses,... -
Do you really know what you are eating?????
Do you know what you’re eating?
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Macronutrients (Macros for short) are the nutrients that your body uses for fuel. The three main macros are protein, fats and carbs.
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To lose fat you need to be in a calorie deficit and to optimally build muscle you need to be in a calorie surplus.... -
Study on Rest Pause Sets
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💥This study found that using rest-pause sets increased muscle activation more so than traditional sets. Greater muscle activation is correlated with increases in muscle size (Wakahara, et. al. 2012) so rest-pause sets might help increase gains. Try rest-pause sets by performing a... -
Short Workout are better than No Workouts
4 Tips to Make Short Workouts More Effective
When time to work out is sparse, there are a few tips that can be used to ensure you achieve a training effect (i.e., get stronger, improve conditioning, build muscle) and reap the best results from quick strength training workouts.
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Cardio on Separate Days to Save Muscle.
"If you want or need to add cardio to your strength training, it’s best to perform them on separate days, if your schedule allows.
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In this study, strength gains were similar when doing cardio immediately after strength training versus on a separate day. However, the group doing their cardio... -
How to imporve your arms.
The fastest way to improve the look of your biceps is to focus on the brachialis. The brachialis contributes to upper arm thickness more so than the biceps. Now, people assume that training the brachialis is as simple as using a neutral/hammer grip. Not so. While grip type can have an impact, the type... -
Cable Crossovers for Chest Gains
Cable crossovers are usually seen only in large, well-equipped gyms or heavy-iron gyms. The cable crossover unit requires a large area in the gym, and it’s not usually selected by average trainees, as it’s considered more of an advanced exercise. Cable crossovers are usually the last ex...