Training advice
YOU’RE SITTING ON IT! Our largest muscle is not the latissimus dorsi, nor is it the quadriceps. They are second and third largest. Our largest muscle is the gluteus maximus. The main function of this muscle is to extend and… Continue Reading
HE KNEW WHAT HE WAS DOING When I was starting to work out with weights in the early 1960s, it was difficult for me to find competent, reasonable training advice. Magazines would show me workouts that lasted 3-4 hours. 30-40… Continue Reading
THIS IS PERSONAL As an octogenarian, I work out every morning before breakfast – cardio and planks one day, strength building and planks the next. This is only a modification of what I have done for the past 6 plus… Continue Reading
A FEW DETAILS Taylor Alison Swift was born December 13, 1989 in West Reading, Pennsylvania. She is 5’11 inches tall at a weight of 128 pounds. She is a blue eyed blonde who loves cooking, playing her guitar or piano… Continue Reading
FIRST, SOME DEFINITIONS Isotonic and isometric exercise are two main types of muscle contractions. They have different effects on our muscles, as well as different benefits. ISOTONIC EXERCISE Involves the contraction and shortening of a muscle, which entails joint movement… Continue Reading
I HAVE ENJOYED THE BENEFITS By “lifting weights”, I mean all kinds of resistance training to build strength. This includes barbells, dumbbells, Nautilus or similar machines, bodyweight exercises, pushing or pulling Bullworkers, resistance bands and any other means to develop… Continue Reading
DO WE NEED BOTH? Sweeping generalizations are usually not helpful. But I have noticed in my lengthy workout experience that: Some women often will concentrate on cardio and yoga, while ignoring muscle building. Some men will emphasize weight training and… Continue Reading
WE WORK OUT FOR MANY REASONS We may want to improve our athletic ability, to gain strength, to develop functional efficiency or to simply look better. Looking better is generally one of the more obvious benefits of workouts, along with… Continue Reading
A DEFINITION AND SOME EXAMPLES Functional fitness is a training approach that focuses on improving our ability to perform everyday activities and tasks by incorporating exercises that are more like real-life movements. This is not bodybuilding for symmetry and only… Continue Reading
THEY DIFFER IN SEVERAL WAYS Fast twitch muscle fibers: Contract rapidly and generate a lot of force in a short amount of time Fatigue quickly, which makes them suitable for short bursts of intense activity Primarily rely on anaerobic metabolism,… Continue Reading