Not everyone wants to look bulky, get super strong, or become a top athlete. But that isn’t a reason to avoid going to a gym. Exercise isn’t just for the most committed athletes. It’s for anyone who wants to feel their best. As we get older, we often start noticing aches and pains. We might…
Often, if you come into a gym wanting to get strong, you’re also looking to build bigger muscles. You might even think the two have to go together. Size equals strength, right? Generally speaking, bigger muscles are stronger muscles. However, you can choose to focus your training more on one of these goals than the…
If you’ve never worked out before, muscle soreness may seem like a pain and possibly the worst part about working out. Barely being able to make it up the stairs after a crazy leg day may feel like punishment, not reward, for a job well done. After you’ve trained for a bit, themeaning of muscle…
It’s one thing to sign up for a gym membership and go lift a few weights, hit the treadmill, and get mediocre results. It’s another thing to get in there and hit the weights hard and really bust out tangible strength gains. These are three simple mistakes anyone can easily fix when they know what…
There are a lot of factors that can dramatically improve or reduce your gains while training. Rest, nutrition, technique, and even picking the right lifts are just a few of those many factors. But there’s one sneaky factor that can kill gains for even the most educated and well-versed athlete: Effort. Is Failure Actually Good?…
They say the elite are elite because they are much better at fundamental movements than everyone else. Fundamental movements are the key to success in training – and even in life. Master the basics and you will achieve the best results. And just like everything else, this rule applies to kettlebells as well. There are…
How Young Is Too Young Many parents ask “How young is too young to start my child on a training program?” Surprisingly, it’s NEVER too young—especially in today’s society. Balance, coordination, and motor skills are used to develop while playing outside on the playground, in kickball, tag, hide-and-seek, etc. As recent as 10-12 years ago,…
Why High School Female Athletes Should Train Many female athletes shy away from strength training. It is not because society holds a stigma saying females shouldn’t lift; however, society does place a stigma saying if girls lift, they will become bulky and manly. It is simply not true. Females genetics are not like that of…
When you think of a typical older person, one thing likely comes to mind: frailty. Even if you can’t really identify any obvious illness, there is something about most elderly people that communicated frailty and weakness. They probably walk slowly, more carefully and let others do many things for them, rather than doing those things…
Now that the weather is getting nice, you may be tempted to forgo your resistance training and head outdoors for some aerobic exercise in the fresh air. But beware: if you give up your resistance training, you will be giving up more than you bargained for. Why resistance train? Resistance training is critical for true…
