Fitness has changed a lot over time. What exercises people do, the reps and sets used, and even how people work out. Lately, there has been a huge push in group training. Orange Theory, World Health, Goodlife, and basically every gym with the space and membership numbers offers some form of group training. As a…
Category: Fitness
When people think about fitness and reaching their goals, they go directly to the time spent in the gym. And it’s true, working out definitely burns calories, and resistance training can facilitate both fat loss and muscle growth. But exercising is only half the battle. The other half: diet. Diet plays a key role in…
You made it to the gym, laced up your shoes in the changeroom, and now you’re ready to head out and start your workout. Stepping into the gym, you’re bombarded with a plethora of workout equipment – barbells, dumbbells, cables, machines, cardio equipment, aahhh! Where do you begin?! Everyone’s main goal in the gym is…
Walking into a gym can be a bit overwhelming. It’s packed with equipment: dumbbells, barbells, plates, benches, cables, and machines galore. Where do you start? And what’s better to use, free weights or machines? I will answer the second question first, mostly because it’s the most ambiguous answer. There isn’t really a distinction as to…
Fitness can be kind of intimidating. There are thousands of different exercises, tons of different pieces of equipment to use, and many different places to perform these exercises with the equipment on hand. Is it crucial to do your workout programs in a gym to get the results you desire? The short answer is…
Everyone has been there – you finally start your fitness journey, see some results, and build motivation to continue with your training. But after a while, you find that your results have slowed or stopped altogether, and your motivation starts to fault. You’ve hit a plateau, and it has caused you to lose interest in…
In a previous blog post (Different Training for Different Results), I mentioned how manipulating training variables can lead to different results. Today I will delve into how you can direct your training at building bigger muscles. Most people go to the gym because they want to alter their body composition by improving their musculature. Guys…
In my previous blog post Different Training for Different Results, I mentioned that altering training variables can alter the results that you will achieve. In this post, I will go into further depth about how to properly alter certain training variables to help increase your muscular strength. First off, what exactly is muscular strength? Muscular…
We’ve all been there: getting in some exercise is on all of our lists, but then something else comes up – work, school, kids, laundry, etc – and the workout gets put on the backburner. I’ll do it tomorrow. There is always going to be other stuff on your agenda that has to get…
Working out is hard. You’re going to have to exert yourself, you’re going to sweat, and you’re going to be tired after. But does it have to be “work”? There are a lot of people who don’t enjoy working out. It is something they have to do, not something they want to do. And…