What you do between your sets may have an impact on your overall progress. More on this below: In this study presented in the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 19 untrained subjects were split into two groups. Both groups performed leg press and bench press three times a week for 4 weeks. The difference.. Read more →
These pics were taken the days following Easter weekend and there is about a 2 pound difference between each one. I personally use the definition in my glutes as a gauge to determine how much water/fat I am holding. The glutes are comprised of three main muscles; gluteus maximus, gluteus medius and gluteus minimus. Besides.. Read more →
Want bigger, stronger glutes? Then you might want to try barbell hip thrusts (assuming you’re not already). Here’s why: In a study, published in the Journal of Applied Biomechanics, researchers had 13 women with weight-lifting experience perform full squats (to parallel) and barbell hip thrusts on a bench (16 inches high). Before the women performed.. Read more →
Many of my beginner clients are intimidated by the gym, the lifters, the equipment. The weight room can be a scary place at first. It’s easy to do things wrong. Those of us who have been going for years have certainly seen some interesting use of equipment and have made some silly errors ourselves. Hey,.. Read more →
So you have worked your butt off the get rid of the extra fat, and found you didn’t have quite as much muscle as you thought. Time to build! The reality is, just about anyone can diet. There is a clear goal in mind, results are seen frequently, adjustments are made relatively often, and despite.. Read more →
Want to increase your bench press? Then try building and strengthening your lats. Here’s why: As an addendum to my post yesterday, when the researchers had the subjects perform either the traditional or chaos bench press using 80% of their one-rep max (1RM) they noticed that muscle activation of the lats was significantly greater during.. Read more →