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How to design a split-training routine
Published on 2011-07-19 01:53:19
Why split-training? Whole body workouts are oft touted as an excellent way to design your training, and so they are if you’re a beginner. It’s the best way to get started at lifting weights. However, you progress in your training … Continue reading → > read more
Weight training: 8 mistakes to avoid as a beginner
Published on 2011-05-11 00:44:33
Whether you are new to the gym or a veteran, you are sure to have seen some people, usually teenagers, grouping around the bench press area and trying to lift weights too heavy for them. These are classic beginner’s mistakes. Here are a few more so > read more
The main muscles of the body for bodybuilding
Published on 2011-03-06 05:27:26
If you are a complete novice, you might not be able to tell your deltoids apart from your lats, or your quads from your traps. Yet you will most probably know your biceps as they are one of the most popular muscles to train, despite their small size. > read more
Running: a technique to make progress
Published on 2011-02-05 12:55:36
There are many ways to set and measure progress and performance at running. Three parameters are involved: time, distance and speed which you could vary. Run a fixed distance and try to go as fast as you can by measuring your time. This is what compe > read more
What makes a good gym?
Published on 2010-12-20 14:45:59
Have you decided to join a gym? Many will do so after the Christmas and New Year excesses. But do you know what gym to join? Do you know what to look for when choosing a gym? Read on to find out what makes a good gym and share your own thoughts below > read more
How not to be bored at cardio
Published on 2010-11-11 08:13:58
If you’ve read the previous post on choosing between weight-lifting and cardio work, you will have understood that you should really do both. If you’re like me, you will much prefer lifting weights than cycling on a stationary bike. So how do you > read more
Weight lifting vs cardio
Published on 2010-09-29 14:13:04
Many people who thrive on building thick slabs of muscles hate cardio work and many cyclists and middle and long distance runners won’t be spending much time weight-lifting. There is this divide between weight lifting, an anaerobic exercise and car > read more
How to execute the French press
Published on 2010-08-29 10:50:15
Focus on the triceps using the close-grip bench press > read more
Variations to the shoulder barbell press
Published on 2010-08-05 10:39:46
Standing or seated, behind the neck or in front, smith machine, barbell or dumbells, learn the trick of the trade for shoulder presses > read more
The shoulder barbell press
Published on 2010-07-11 09:08:18
Roll the boulders in place of your shoulders before you slice and dice the muscle. The shoulder barbell press is the basic compound exercise for that. > read more
Introduction to the shoulder muscles
Published on 2010-06-18 00:57:29
A marvel of engineering by nature, the shoulders allow the arms to rotate 360 degrees. In order to work the muscles safely, you need a good understanding of how they are laid out. > read more
Disadvantages of the barbell curl
Published on 2010-05-20 14:42:32
The barbell curl is a good exercise to pile on muscle to the biceps. Or is it? > read more
Variations of the barbell curl
Published on 2010-05-10 04:25:12
This is a follow-up article to the introduction to barbell curls and discusses some variations of that exercise. I find that the barbell curl exercise works well with the knees slightly bent. Just make sure you don’t bend them too much to the point > read more
The barbell curl
Published on 2010-05-01 07:11:15
An introduction to the standing barbell curl, one of the best exercises to grow your biceps > read more