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Keep Those Muscles Guessing

Published on April 30, 2010 by in Strength Training

There are countless ways to mix up a weight training routine.  From the overweight 60-year old woman to the professional body builder, the goal is to continually confuse the muscles.  When muscles are trained with the same or similar stimulus for an extended period of time, they adapt and gains become non-existant.  By mixing things up you throw the muscle for a loop and make it work much harder against the stimulus.  Any personal trainer worth his salt should have a huge variety of ways for you to mix up your training.  If you are training on your own, you should expect to change a routine every 4-6 weeks to maximize

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Gut Dysbiosis

Published on April 29, 2010 by in General Health

While the common person knows very little about “Gut Dysbiosis”, it is actually a very wide-spread condition that is affecting the ability of millions of people to lose weight.  The condition essentially disallows a person from properly digesting their food, and in turn, contributes towards poor eating habits. “It’s amazing that such a widespread problem goes so widely undetected,” said Dr. Chad Oler, a Naturopathic Doctor at the Natural Path Health Center. “Especially since the long-term effects can be so significant.” Gut Dysbiosis, in lay terms, is essentially an imbalance of flora (helpful bacteria and yeast) living in your digestive tract.  The flora are responsible for maintaining chemical balance in

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WOD

Published on April 29, 2010 by in Workout Challenge

100 Rope jumps 21 Knees-to-elbows 50 Push ups 15 L-Pull ups 100 Rope jumps 15 Knees-to-elbows 35 Push ups 12 L-Pull ups 100 Rope jumps 20 Push ups 9 L-Pull ups

 
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Working Past an Injury

Published on April 28, 2010 by in General Health

There is no avoiding the unavoidable.  Whether you have been injury free your entire life or not, sooner or later you are going to get bitten by the injury bug.  This might happen while you are working out, running, or simply doing some other daily activity.  Often times, an injury will destroy the fitness plan of even the most motivated individual.  They feel there is nothing they can do, and slink back into their sedentary lifestyle.  Unfortunately, this happens far too often as most people think they are powerless to an injury.  Whenever there is a strain, pull, or otherwise unnatural sensation in our bodies we need to ask ourselves

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Workout Like Tiger

Published on April 28, 2010 by in Celebrities, General Health

Although Tiger Woods has been in the headlines recently, it has not been for his famous golf swing. But, what makes this golfer’s endurance and strength at the top of his game? In Fitness magazine Woods describes his workout routine as more intense than anyone would believe. While scheduling his workouts around time with his family, Tiger engages in workouts that can last up to 3 hours, 6 days a week. To find out more here is an in depths look at Wood’s fitness regiment that has enabled him to maintain the number 1 status in the world of golf. Keith Kleven, Wood’s personal trainer proclaimed, “pound for pound, I

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New Superfruit?

Published on April 28, 2010 by in Nutrition

What’s the latest in the new line of superfruits? We’ve already had the Acai and Maqui Berries make their grand entrance into the world of superfruits, and now market experts predict the Cassis Berry is all set to tantalize palates and quench America’s thirst for newer and better superfruits to add to the wide array of superfruits that already exist in the market today. The Cassis berry has an intriguing history. In the early 1900s, cultivation of the Cassis berry was banned in America. Though very popular back then, the Cassis berries were wrongly considered a threat to the logging industry. As a result, cultivation of these rich berries was

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How to Break a Sugar Addiction

Published on April 27, 2010 by in Nutrition

Asked by Eve Combemale, Bridgehampton, New York Is there any way to help break a sugar addiction that’s as powerful as an alcohol addiction without going into rehab? I’ve been trying for four years and can’t seem to break free. It’s destroying my body but I can’t seem to stop with basic discipline. Clearly there is an emotional component to addiction but therapy doesn’t seem to help. Any recommendations? Thank you.   Dear Eve: As someone who struggles with the same issue, I feel your pain. Increasingly, scientific studies suggest that eating activates the same brain areas that are the primary targets of drugs of abuse, and foods high in

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Build Muscle AND Lose Fat?

Published on April 27, 2010 by in Cardio Training, Strength Training

The goal of many bodybuilders is to gain muscle/lose fat whilst doing so simultaneously. Unfortunately, for most who’ve been training for any amount of time, training with this goal in mind is typically just a surefire way to stand in one place spinning your wheels for months, if not years on end. It’s often noted that bodybuilders tend to be extremists. Whether this is just a natural personality tendency among us, or it is a result of the habits with which it takes to induce noticeable and lasting physical changes in our physique, it does ring true for a large majority. Even when taking training out of the equation, what

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Double the Effects

Published on April 26, 2010 by in Strength Training

The benefits of adding muscle to your body are tremendous.  You develop a lean, shapely appearance, your metabolism rises, and your body burns more calories than an untrained body.  These are all fantastic ways to lose body fat, and build a healthy, happy body.  In order to build muscle fastest, the most efficient and effective training program should be undertaken.  A sure-fire way to add muscle to any frame is to do a split weight training/plyometric routine.  By combining both, you are activating muscle motor units in a way they have never seen.  The gains are often dramatic in the first several weeks.  Plyometrics are not strictly for the well-trained athlete,

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Cardio Before Weights, or Weights Before Cardio…

Published on April 26, 2010 by in Cardio Training, Strength Training

This is the age old question so many people who exercise have wondered.  When your at the gym, it’s nice to be able to knock everything out in one day.  By doing your 60 minutes of weight training and 40 minutes of cardio, you are able to squeeze in more exercise, and maximize your efforts.  Repeat this 3-4 times  a week and you are really on the track towards success.  However, many people have their theories on this.  Theories are often times based upon this month’s issue of men’s health or some simple bro science from the meatheads in the corner ; two useless forms of fitness advice. Let us intervene and shine some light

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