exercise

Pros and Cons of Circuit Training Programs

April 13, 2010

Most people are fairly familiar with circuit training, if they have been to a gym, that is. The concept of circuit training is pretty straight forward. It’s a series of machines that make up an overall body workout.  “Curves” has based an entire franchise around circuit training specifically for women, but there are pros and [...]

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Getting Off On The Right Foot. An Introduction to Fitness

April 11, 2010

Getting into shape is probably the best decision you could make, whether you are six or sixty, male or female, you should get started as soon as possible. Along with that though, you need to ease into it, so you don’t sabotage your success. I cannot overemphasize the benefits of getting off your butt and [...]

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Stress Kills..

February 8, 2010

It’s true. Stress kills people. High blood pressure, nervous breakdowns, tension, bills, car trouble, responsibilities, kids, relationships, headaches,  ACK! Stop. no more…. (this could be a long list. Let’s not go there) So what can you do to relieve your stress? Think about why you are stressing out and really examine those things. Are they [...]

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Weight Diet and Exercise

January 13, 2009

The amount of calories you consume and the amount of energy you expand is directly related to weight loss or gain. Simple, right? Not really quite as simple as that. There are other factors that come into play that are not talked about too much. If you go to any of the “diet” centers, many [...]

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Weight Lifting – Effort and Results

January 12, 2009

Today I saw an example of someone who probably either a) doesn’t want to be at the gym or b) wonders why his workouts aren’t producing the results he’d like. Where was he going wrong? Lets assume (dangerous I know) that he wanted to be there. It was 6 am, so most people aren’t there [...]

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How to get really small muscles

January 2, 2009

I have been working my biceps like crazy. Here’s a partial list of the exercises I’ve been doing. dumb bell curls, inclined bench curls, machine assisted curls, bar bell curls, reverse grip curl bar, etc. And wow are my arms getting small. I do a lot of reps every day. I increase my weights on [...]

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Arnold Schwartzenegger and Me

December 9, 2008

I ghost wrote a book on weight training a few years ago and I thought I would share a few insights that I got from a professional. Most of these are things that I think about on a regular basis, and some I think about as I watch people do things that are incomprehensible to [...]

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