Here’s another exceptional article from Tom Venuto. You see, Tom understands that cardio plays a major role in having a fit, muscular physique as well as for your overall health. I sometimes sound like a broken record in saying that the guys who dismiss (more…)
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I’ve talked about the equipment at 24Hr Fitness, and some tips to getting a great workout while traveling and going to an unfamiliar gym.
But let me take a minute to talk about the people I saw there. I’m about to go pretty harsh. I’ll try to keep my ranting to a minimum, and there’s actually a happy ending to this…
The Average Gym-Goer
First off 75% of the people there were barely exercising more than the equivalent of walking from their kitchen to their TV room. Most of them just did machines. And they barely put any effort into it. Just going through the motions.
Same thing with the cardio machines. Most of the people were just walking. Walking. I’m not anti-walking. But I don’t know why anyone would go to a gym to walk. It’s so much more fulfilling to walk outside.
Nobody (except for one guy, which I’ll talk about more) had a workout journal. I must have seen 100 people in my 3 days there on machines and freeweights and only one guy (other than me) was serious enough to have a training log.
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By Tom Venuto, NSCA-CPT, CSCS BurnTheFat High Intensity Interval Training, or HIIT for short, has been promoted as one of the most effective training methods ever to come down the pike, both for fat loss and for cardiovascular fitness. (more…)
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I’ve been having a lot of fun recently with my kids and wife doing bodyweight exercises. I’m doing a lot of research into them for an upcoming project and so I figured we could do them as a family.
Now, I’m very much a solo weight trainer, meaning that I like working out by myself. The “me time” and the focus I get by working out alone is priceless. But so is my family. If you’re like me, you really should get your whole family involved. I don’t really recommend kids getting into weight training until their teens, and my two youngest daughters are pre-teen, so bodyweight exercises are perfect.
I’ve outlined a sample routine below – it’s only 15 minutes or so. But let me make some comments first:
- Ask your kids what they do in school for calisthenics (more…)
Last week we covered Part 1 – this is Part 2. The first paragraph is a recap. References/citations are at the end. Based on my interpretation of the literature, as well as my own experience, muscle memory is real and does have an impact on a person’s ability to regain muscle mass quickly after a period of no exercise when they previously practiced a regular exercise regimen. A good analogy is learning to ride a bicycle or learning how to swim – once a person learns how to do these things, even if (more…)
A week ago, I offered to our subscribers an open Q&A session: “ask your questions and I’ll try to get them answered”. I’m happy to say we had ton’s of questions. I’m posting 11 of them here – the rest will await a future post. If you have more questions, send them through http://worldfitnessnetwork.com/contact/ On to the Q&A!
1) Question – John asks: “I am 5′5″ at 125 lbs. My body fat % is 10% and my goal is to increase my muscle mass by 10 lbs (especially pecs) and get ripped (for the abs). I do full body workout with weights 3x every (more…)
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Part 1 of 2. The second part of the post has the science citations for those interested. Ask any bodybuilder what muscle memory means and they will readily answer that it is the ability to regain muscle mass more quickly after a period of inactivity than it took to gain the same mass (more…)
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Why is it that the world is focusing more and more on fitness, but at the same time everybody seems to be even more out of shape?
Scores of new diets come in and out of the market place that promise us amazing results in a matter of weeks. There’s always some sort of new magical pill which claims to be able to make you “fit”.
Each year, waves of people make a New Year’s resolution to keep in shape and sign up for a gym membership, only to return to their sedentary lifestyle a month later.
The world is constantly in search of the answer. Unfortunately, so many people go looking for the easy fix, the path of least resistance.
The problem is that there is no easy fix.
There is no easy answer.
The truth is that anything worthwhile in our lives requires our effort and attention. Our physical health should be no different. Who do you want to be – the out-of-shape person you’ve been in the past, or the fit and tone person you know you can be?
We Are All Human
Each person is built slightly different, but we all have the same basic needs. Both men and women alike need to maintain certain levels of muscular strength and endurance. We also need to maintain good cardiovascular health and flexibility. Where we differ is in the level, degree, and type of fitness we are trying to achieve.
Regardless of the type of build you are shooting for, you will need to know how properly build your strength, cardiovascular health, and flexibility. For many people, this will mean learning how to lift weights and exercise effectively.
Weights Matter
You may have friends who claim you can get fit without weights. That may be true, (more…)
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