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…
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Weight Bearing Exercises
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…
Cracking the Workout Code
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…
Weight Training: Training Exercises for Best Results in Less Time
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…
Functional Training
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.…
Weight Loss Workout
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…