Functional Fitness Benefits If you are looking to improve your everyday life in a practical way, then functional fitness might be just what you need. Discover what functional medicine is, its benefits, and how it can improve your everyday life. What Is Functional Fitness? Functional fitness is a type of strength training that improves how your body
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Give Yourself the Proper Strength and Endurance Mindset You probably already know that the mental aspects of strength and endurance training are just as important as the physical. But, did you know the mentality you build during physical exertion can be even more crucial for the fight or flight response. When your body is preparing
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Gaining Mass w/o the Fat For many exercisers, the idea of bulking is stressful. You know that you need to gain weight in order to gain muscle (unless you’re a brand new lifter with the benefits of “newbie gains” or you know how to “re-comp”), but you don’t want the fat growth that comes alongside
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Strengthening Your Lower Body Hate squats? Mobility issues? Knee problems? Don’t shudder at the thought of doing them as part of your regime of lower body exercises. While squats are considered the king of lower body exercises, and compound lifts in general are far more effective, there are a ton of other movements that can
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Avoid These Post-Workout Recovery Mistakes One common mistake that people make when they start exercising is to neglect their post-workout recovery. But neglecting proper recovery while pushing too hard can take a serious toll on your body. That’s why it’s important to know how to adjust your diet and take care of your body after a
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Lifting Tempo and Your Gym Goals Weight lifting tempo refers to the speed at which you do your repetitions. Each element of a movement can be timed, including the concentric phase where you lift the weight, the isometric phase where you pause before lowering, and the eccentric phase where you bring the weight back down.
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Periodization and Why You Need to Use It When it comes to starting a quality, EFFECTIVE fitness and wellness program, most people have no idea how to get going or what to look for. There are a lot of people who think they know what that type of program actually looks like, timelines, and how
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Concentric, Eccentric, and Isometric? Every day the machine that is your body is put to work. It stretches, bends, and twists to aid you in even the most mundane of daily activities. With all those muscle actions, you might think people are putting their bodies to strenuous work. So why aren’t more people in shape?
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Mens Guide to Building Muscle Over 50 When men get older, it’s natural that you begin to lose some of your muscle tone and strength. There’s good news — you can still bulk up and build plenty of muscle mass after 50. However, you’re going to need to commit to a complete lifestyle change if you want
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Isometric Exercise For You 50% of Americans exercise regularly, with many spending some of their workout participating in some form of isometric exercise. If you’re here, it’s safe to assume you’re looking to incorporate isometric exercises into your home workout, and we’re here to help. Below you’ll find a guide about all things isometrics; we’ll even
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