Squats should be at the heart of any strength and conditioning programme. Here is another great training session using the principles of mixed method training. This is a tough, but can be adapted to trainers of any level simply by adjusting the weights used. Warm Up With Stretching and Foam Rolling As always, it is […]
Weight bearing exercises build bone mass and ward off osteoporosis. In Canada, osteoporosis (“porous” bones) affects one in four women and one in eight men over 50. It is characterized by a gradually lose of bone density, which increases the risk of fractures. Our bone mass is constantly being displaced and replaced and many factors […]
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 […]
Putting it All Together – Push Pull Compound Training Program By creating a training program that alternates between pushing and pulling exercises, trainees can keep from overloading the smaller muscle groups, such as the arm muscles, resulting in the larger muscle groups being insufficiently trained. For example, do not select two upper body pushing exercises, […]
The goal of most diet and exercise programs is to improve the look of the body. People are always looking for the magic exercise, pill or diet to achieve the “perfect” body. One of the recent trends is functional training. The idea behind functional strength training is that the body is integrated, with hundreds of […]
As the “Weight Loss Weight Training” article pointed out, a weight loss workout should not be full of calf raises, leg extensions and wrist curls with two minutes in-between sets. To burn the most calories, a true weight loss workout will contain multi-joint exercises. This workout will take an exerciser through seven days a week, […]