The “laws of bodybuilding” seem to say you have to train a muscle once per week on a split routine. For example: Monday: Chest/Biceps (this is International Chest & Biceps day around the entire world) Tuesday: Quads/Hamstrings Wednesday: Off Thursday: Back/Rear Delts/Traps Friday: Shoulders/Triceps Saturday: Off Sunday: Off Unless you’re part of the genetically elite.. Read more →
Periodization, which is basically defined as the planned variation of training variables in an exercise program, is a key component to most effective training programs. An even more simple explanation is simply to say it means you have a plan to your training. There are a number of different ways to periodize your training, but.. Read more →
Continuing on with the basics of effective training is the need to have a strong emphasis on the use of compound exercises. I know this one tends to be a ‘no brainer’ but it’s worth mentioning again anyway. Yes, isolation exercises and even machines may have their place, but the major portion of your training.. Read more →
Continuing on with the idea that there needs to be heavy component (ie. low reps) to your training … Training with heavy weights improves something called myogenic tone through growth of the contractile proteins ‚Äì the aforementioned myofibrillar hypertrophy. Myogenic tone is basically a measure of a muscle‚Äôs density. When your body is nice and.. Read more →
My next few posts are going to be all about what I think covers the basics of ‘effective training’. It’s amazing how paying a little attention to some basic principles (actually applying some basic principles) can dramatically change the effectiveness of your time in the gym. How many of us have spent a lot of.. Read more →
How do most people warm up? They might jump on the bike or the treadmill for five or ten minutes for a general warm up, then they might do a few light static stretches and then they’ll move onto some light weight, high rep work before moving onto their first exercise. Then they settle in.. Read more →