If you’re looking to get as strong as possible, you’ll be using a heavier weight than someone who is trying to get as big as possible. And to improve muscular endurance, you’ll use an even lighter weight. Strength training means choosing weights that allow you to train in a rep[…]

1. For starters, lemons provide your immune system with a nice boost given that they are high in vitamin C and potassium. It is believed that vitamin C helps with colds and potassium can assist in effective nerve function and blood pressure. 2. Lemons have a great deal of what[…]

1. MORE EFFECTIVE FAT LOSS Think weightlifting only benefits those who want shirt-ripping arms? Think again. Although many people consider weightlifting only a means to add size, when contrasted head-to-head against cardiovascular exercise, resistance training comes out on top in the battle to burn calories. The huge advantage to weight[…]

A lot of people go to the gym, get on diets and make changes to their lifestyle because they are tired of looking at excess body fat in unwanted areas on the body. Below we provide some tips that are sure to help you lose fat in just one week.[…]

We take a look at the best times to take protein as well as other workout supplements so you know how to maximize your ability to get the most out of them. Protein Everybody’s favorite workout supplement is protein. Protein helps to spur muscle growth and is extremely important for[…]

Many fitness experts are recommending walking for weight loss and fitness. Walking isn’t effective at burning body fat and if your goal is fat loss you might be wasting your time. I am not saying that walking is not beneficial, I am saying that if fat loss is the primary[…]

1: FORGETTING ABOUT COMPOUND EXERCISES If you strictly perform isolation ab exercises, you’re making a huge mistake. Compound movements like deadlifts, squats, and overhead presses engage every inch of your core. Don’t forget to include them in your training program. 2: DOING AB EXERCISES FIRST If you fatigue them early[…]

1. Do cardio first. Researchers found that while all exercisers experienced a strong “after burn” (a higher rate of calories burned when at rest after exercise) for the two hours after working out, the strength training and run/strength training groups had the highest exercise after burn of all. 2. Try[…]

According to the Nutrition Business Journal, organic food sales in the U.S. have gone from $11 billion in 2004 to nearly $30 billion in 2012. More and more Americans are interested in the healthy impact organic foods have on their bodies including a more chemical-free diet, less processed foods, grass[…]

Most men and women who work out seek to build more muscle for a number of aesthetic and health reasons. The reasons to build muscle range from bulking or toning up, speeding up metabolism, increasing athletic performance, weight gain or weight loss, injury prevention and much, much more. Whatever your[…]