Workout Plan

I mentioned that my son was my new workout partner in another article and I also mentioned that he got injured just a few weeks after we started working out and the he needed to take a week off before coming back to workout. The injury my son has was a pulled muscle in his back and it is an issue that lots of people run into. Heres what happened. Jaiden was using a full machine type squat. So this is a squat in a rack where the weight will go straight up and down so that you don't have … [Read more...] about Easing Back Pain Using Glute Activation

I think I made it clear last week in one article about doing workouts to increase your strength that it is important to do a very few sets with low reps to failure. I keep finding however references to the 300 workout. The 300 workout is a workout inspired by the movie called 300 and is supposed to make you lean and incredibly strong and buff. We will see how this influences regular workouts but this is long and mentally grueling with lots of sets and lots of reps for a workout. Chris Aitkin … [Read more...] about The 300 Workout

Abs are the one muscle group that I seem to hear more questions about than any other. If you are interested in building abs you need to have a great diet and reduce your fat level but also these exercises will help you build up those abdominal muscles Perform Crunches (with or without mat) This is for the lower abs. Lie down on the floor and cross your arms in front of your chest. (Do not place both hands behind your head. Placing both hands behind your head can cause lower back problems in … [Read more...] about 7 Great Ab Exercises

I have to admit that I love my Fitbit. When I first got it I wondered if it was really possible to get 10,000 fitbit steps in a single day. There is some research that proves that 10,000 steps in a day has real health benefits. In fact I have written about my Fibit a couple of times here on the site, and the fact that it has been on my arm for well over a year is a testament to how it has affected my life. So since the beginning of using my Fitbit I have tried to setup my day to get my … [Read more...] about 12 Steps I Follow To Guarantee 10,000 FitBit Steps A Day

I have written before and I am sure I will write again about the amazing advantages to doing compound exercises. As a reminder, a compound exercise is one where you have many muscles involved in an exercise instead of an isolated exercise. A few examples of compound exercises are squats, bench press, deadlifts. Isolated exercise examples would be tricep push downs, Flyes, and bicep curls. Squats are A Fantastic Exercise One of the greatest exercises of them all is the squat. Squats will … [Read more...] about 30 Day Squat Challenge with Guide and Video