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Strength-->Cardio or Cardio-->Strength - And the Winner Is . . .

Sat, 18 Feb 2012 23:31:56 +0000

For many years gym trainers have been wondering about, and arguing about, whether it's best for your training if you do cardio or weights first in a single workout session.

I've always maintained that it's logical to do your weight session last -- for the simple reason that much of your strength and muscle building goes on in the hours after a weights session. That's when anabolic hormones like testosterone and growth hormone do their work, especially in conjunction with refueling and rest. Doing cardio second disrupts this process. Now we have some proof of concept. Testosterone response seems to be maximized if you do cardio first followed by weights according to a new study.

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20 Workout Programs with Weights

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 02:00:41 +0000

I've selected 20 weight training programs, some with circuit training features, others purely for strength and muscle, some for health and fitness outcomes, and still others to prepare you for various sports.

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Do Your Training Clients Need Medical Clearance?

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 01:54:53 +0000

For personal and professional reasons you don't want to have a medical emergency on your hands when training someone in a personal training or strength and conditioning session. Stuff happens, but you can prepare ahead by implementing risk management procedures that minimize the chances of a person you're training having a heart attack, stroke or diabetic hypo- or even hyper-glycemic event or similar episode that requires first-aid and medical attention.

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Top 10 Bodyweight Exercises

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:28:31 +0000

If you're dedicated, and you don't mind working out alone, you can get by without expensive gym memberships or expensive equipment. Bodyweight exercises that use the weight of your own body for resistance, can provide you with a strong workout.

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Fructose, Sugar and Your Health

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:14:21 +0000

With a new discussion paper in the journal Nature, the issue of fructose and how it affects our health, especially the incidence of obesity, diabetes and metabolic syndrome, has become hot internet health news.

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Treating Obesity With Weight Training: A Few Tips

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 01:38:14 +0000

Weight training is good for fitness, flexibility, strength and muscle building -- and it expends energy, which is what you want if you are trying to lose body fat and lean down.

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Cross Train with High-Intensity Intervals and Weights

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 21:20:39 +0000

Circuit training, cross-training, metabolic training: these are all terms for mixing up your training programs and protocols to provide a broad infusion of musculoskeletal and cardiorespiratory training that you may not get if you just stick to a single fitness training program like gym weight training or running.

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Paleo, Warrior, Cave-Man Diets: Do They Work?

Sun, 22 Jan 2012 22:01:18 +0000

Paleo diets are recommended on the premise that we humans should eat as our ancestors did in the Paleolithic period more than 10,000 years ago. Then, Paleo advocates say, early humans ate mostly meat and vegetables and little in the way of carbohydrates like sweet fruit, potatoes and grains, nor beans or dairy. In other words, a low-carb type of diet.

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Top 10 Weights Exercises You Never Heard Of

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 16:37:35 +0000

Okay, you probably did know about some of these, but for the general gym goer, a few of them are not all that well known. Some of them are bodyweight only, and some require equipment.

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Weight Training for Climbing Sports

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 15:55:37 +0000

Climbing is not only an adventure sport, it is a competitive sport as well. Indoor climbing is popular, and the brave men scaling big walls and mountains, roped or free, never cease to amaze.

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