weight training

The Fat Trap and How to Avoid It

December 29, 2011

I read an interesting article in the NY Times today and it was titled “The Fat Trap.” Here’s the link, if you want to read it, but it’s a long article, and I can paraphrase it pretty quickly. The Fat Trap (abbreviated version) Some people went to a fat loss center and had a controlled [...]

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Strength Training and Life Long Health

August 25, 2011

I’ve heard every excuse to avoid strength training. it’s too hard on my joints I don’t want to have ‘muscles’ like that it’s too hard muscle will turn to fat if you stop lifting strength training is for men I don’t want to look stupid because I don’t know what I’m doing I look too [...]

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Choosing the Best Gym To Match Your Fitness Goals

April 22, 2010

There are a lot of things to consider when you are looking to join a gym. What factors are going to matter in the long run to impact your overall health and fitness? You have decided to get into shape and for that you deserve a pat on the back, but now how do you [...]

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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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Starting Weight Training For Women. A Bad Choice?

April 10, 2010

Some of the sexiest women around do weight training. I’m not talking about aerobics or getting on some sort of cardio machine, I’m talking grabbing a piece of iron and getting a pump on, or getting into a piece of equipment that adds resistance to some movement. But some women seem to think that there [...]

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Efffective Training v. Overtraining

June 2, 2009

I was having a discussion with my oldest daughter about training methods, and she, in her years of experience and wisdom, has devised her own training plan. By plan I mean she plans to go to the gym, and that part she does. That’s nearly where the plan ends. Now I am not saying that [...]

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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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