Roughly 85% of people work out with some level of pain. Ideally, the gym helps you reduce pain but that is not always the case. When you are using the equipment incorrectly, doing the wrong exercises, ones that exacerbate joint or postural problems, or are doing the exercises incorrectly, you can create pain. It is natural to want to avoid pain, so when you injure…
Not a week goes by without someone asking me, “How many reps are best?” My response is, “It depends. What are you trying to achieve?” The truth is there is no such thing as the perfect number of reps when lifting weights. It depends on a number of factors including your goal, the amount of weight you are lifting and how long you’ve been working…
If you are lifting weights but not seeing any change it may be because you are not progressively overloading your muscles. When you do the same routine day in and day out, your body adapts. Not only do you stop building strength and muscle, but you may lose both. Say “no” to plateaus by building muscle, bone strength and cardio fitness with these seven strategies…
Clients often ask me whether they should lift light or heavy weights and then want to know the ideal weight/rep ratio. It depends; don’t get stuck thinking there is a magic, right weight size/rep range. It varies from individual to individual. The key is to challenge yourself and progressively overload your muscles. When your body gets used to what you are doing, change it up…
I regularly use the expression “Bigger Biceps makes for a flatter stomach”. I get quite amused by the interesting looks I get from anyone that hasn’t heard me say it before. What? What is the relationship between your stomach and your biceps? Thinking about this subject first started when I had a client ask me “why are my pants so loose in the waist when…
I recently sprained my ankle as a result of coming down hard on my foot on uneven ground. It could have been worse, much worse. I could have broken a bone. What saved me was years of lateral stability training. Typically, 90% of exercise is concentrated on the sagittal plane which focuses on forward and backward movement. Only 10% of most fitness training targets side-to-side…
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