Think of all the sports requiring good wrist strength. There’s golf, tennis, racquetball, bowling, basketball, hockey, baseball and various martial arts. Bodybuilders like to show off muscled biceps and chests but often neglect the wrists. Strong wrists will be less prone to fractures and carpal tunnel syndrome, which is painful and debilitating. There are lots […]
If it is your intention to excel in your favorite summer sporting activity or even pursue a new challenge this summer, you may want to consider the following. All power produced by the upper and lower body musculature emanates from, is stabilized by, or is transferred through the core. As you develop core strength you […]
While there are many different ways to perform strength training exercises, there are definitely some big mistakes that you will want to avoid. If you are making these errors you are most likely sacrificing some of the fitness benefits you could be seeing as well as having a progress rate that is severely stalled. 1. […]
Peripheral Heart Action training (PHA) is a dynamic way to exercise, using controlled resistance exercises in a way that makes your heart pump faster – much like aerobic training. PHA alternates upper body exercises with a lower body exercises, allowing you to maximise your results in minimum time. PHA is quickly becoming the preferred workout […]
OK, this is a big one. Everyone wants to know how to get the infamous six-pack. As you know, core conditioning does not just entail the abs. Although it is important to train your abdominals, it is just as important to condition the internal and external obliques and the erectors as well. A core-conditioning program […]
One of the best strength training exercises for leg strength is the squat. The reason this exercise is so effective is because it targets a very large number of muscle fibres in the lower body. When you are trying to greatly increase your strength, this is going to be a primary goal. One of the […]
THE SQUAT Move down until the thighs are almost past parallel to the floor. Extend the knees and the hips until the legs are straight. Repeat this motion. Joint Actions Knee Extension Hip Extension Ankle Plantar flexion Target areas Legs Bottom Target Muscles/Prime movers Quadriceps Gluteus Maximus Gastrocnemius Attachments of Target Muscles Rectus femoris: Iliac […]
The first 3-4 weeks are designed to learn proper technique as well as allow the ligaments, tendons, and muscles to adjust to the increased stress that will be placed on them incrementally in ongoing weeks. These opening 4 weeks lay the foundation not only for the body physically, but for the mind mentally. Strength Training […]
Strength training, once the exclusive domain of athletes and bodybuilders, has recently acquired a new importance in the areas of fitness, health, and weight loss. For the first time, the Public Activity and Public Health Guidelines, a joint recommendation from the American College of Sports Medicine and the American Heart Association, has recommended strength training […]