Weight Training
Time Under Tension Weight Training
A traditional weight training program usually involves multiple sets of multiple exercises, with each exercise targeting a specific muscle group. The number of sets usually varies, but generally falls betwee 3 – 5. Reps vary also, with the common opinion being lower reps/higher weight for strength, medium reps/medium weight for size, and higher reps/lower weight for [...]
What’s the Best Repetition Range for Exercises
What is the best repetition range for your workouts? This is a question that is often discussed and has many rumours surrounding it. In most cases, a distinction is made between three different repetition ranges: low, medium and high. Below, you’ll find a brief description of each of these rep ranges along with their strengths [...]
3 Body Changing Training Tips
1. Nutrition is the most important component of weight loss and weight control The key to losing body fat is to control your blood sugar levels throughout the whole day. The best way to do this is by eating 5 -6 smaller meals about 2 – 3 hours apart. Each of these meals should contain [...]
9 Great Weight Lifting Tips
1. For best results (a workout that will provide the best of both size and strength gains) choose a weight that causes you to fail between 8 – 10 reps. 2. Make sure you do each exercise using a full range of motion. Always control the weight and perform each rep in a deliberate and [...]
Conventional Deadlift vs Sumo Deadlift
After the power meet and pulling 440 (even though I got red-lighted) my lower back was pretty sore. Not hurt sore, but max-effort, on-the-edge-of-being-strained muscles sore. I’ve had this before when dead lifting really heavy (for me) weight. The downside is that it takes a week or so to recover, and in the mean time my [...]
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