Combination Exercise You Need To Try: Push Up To Renegade Row
Candice and I are traveling to Brevard, North Carolina this weekend to attend a wedding. I’m looking forward to it not only because the wedding should be fun, but we will also be surrounded by Pisgah National Forest. I hear it has some spectacular scenery, so my goal is to get some hiking in while we’re…
One Squat Variation You Need To Try
Strength training is one of the most effective ways to burn fat, get leaner, and become more athletic. It’s something that everyone should be doing from the high school basketball player to the grandmother wanting to play with her grandkids. Anyone can benefit from it. When designing your own strength training program, it’s important to…
The Fat Loss Hierarchy
Fat loss is one of the most widely sought after goals in the American society. And there’s plenty of reason why. We eat more and are more sedentary than ever before. This makes the goal an obvious choice. Many people will fall into one of two camps. There are those who log hours of exercise each…
5 Cool Fitness And Nutrition Apps That Make Life Easier
Technology is great, isn’t it? This day and age it seems like new and exciting things are being invented every day to make life easier. Especially when it comes to the your health. There are a lot of cool fitness and nutrition apps out there that have made getting stronger and burning fat significantly simpler. In…
Low On Time? Supercharge Your Workouts With Combination Exercises
How many times have you skipped a workout because you were short on time? Most of us could agree we’ve done this at one time or another. It’s simple, when life gets busy we cut down time in other areas. Unfortunately, one of the first things we will skip is our workout. The reality is…
How To Assess And Improve Movement: Part 2
Last week, I talked about how easy it can be to assess your own movement patterns to determine what exercises are appropriate for your body. Not only did I mention how easy it is, but how extremely important as well. An assessment can provide a map of sorts. It gives direction and a framework on how…
How To Assess And Improve Movement: Part 1
An assessment is an often overlooked but rather important part of a strength training program. Everyone has limitations and movement restrictions that can prevent them from performing certain exercises with correct form. For example, office workers usually have a hard time performing any overhead exercises correctly. Sitting at a desk all day places them into…
Creating A Plan For The New Year
This is the time of year when all the New Year’s resolutions begin. Everyone starts off with a can-do attitude and it seems like nothing will stand in their way. But just like every year, life happens. They get busy and finds ways to discontinue their resolution efforts. That’s why most resolutions (and anything for…
What Exercises Are Best For Fat Loss?
A couple weeks back, I wrote about how diet was more important for fat loss than exercise. I didn’t say exercise was irrelevant, but when you compare the two, nutrition seems to have a greater effect on body composition than exercise alone. I also mentioned why strength training is a vital piece of the fat loss…
What’s The Optimal Number Of Sets?
Within the fitness research community, there’s a huge debate regarding the optimal number of sets for a given exercise. Previous studies have looked at 1 set all the way up to 6-8 sets to determine an answer. But as science would have it, the results aren’t so cut and dry. In 2007, a researcher named…