The Total Gym is a unique piece of equipment that allows you to use your own body weight to perform resistance training exercises. When used correctly and consistently, your Total Gym can help you achieve results in the areas of strength training, muscle sculpting and even cardio training. Added benefits include: Cost effective -When compared to the amount of equipment … [Read more...]

If you’re looking to get a chiseled six-pack but your upper abs appear to be lagging behind compared to the rest of the core, you might want to target them directly. We’re all built differently, so it’s only natural to develop weaknesses when training a particular muscle group. You’ve probably seen dudes doing biceps curls with their right hand doing the vast majority … [Read more...]

Think you can’t get a good resistance workout without weights? You can, with a few easy to carry and affordable resistance bands. Resistance bands vary in size, shape, and thickness, and just like adding weight plates to a barbell, if one resistance band becomes too easy, add a second (or a third) to increase the amount of resistance. Full Body Resistance Band … [Read more...]

Looking for an abdominal exercise that produces results? While sit ups and crunches may be marginally effective for your upper abs, your best choice for abdominal and core training is hanging leg raises and the many variations available. A flat stomach and washboard abs are the result of smart training and low body fat levels. Hanging leg raises are a compound, … [Read more...]

Have you reached a plateau in your heavy training? It may be time to temporarily move away from the heavy, low rep training and shock your system, and super slow training may be the most effective approach. Start by reducing your weights by 30, 40 or even 50 percent. It won’t be psychologically easy, but you need to drop way back on the poundage so that your focus will be … [Read more...]

Adding a weighted vest to your training can increase the intensity of many exercises and workouts. How to Enhance Your Training Your weighted vest is most beneficial when worn during bodyweight training, especially those like push ups, squats, pull ups. Wearing your weighted vest will increase the resistance and the training effect. Cardio training like walking, running … [Read more...]

An exercise wheel is nearly the perfect home fitness product, it's small, portable, affordable, and can be used to effectively train in the gym or the comfort of your home. The exercise wheel, or ab wheel, is generally used to work the abs, however there are other exercises that you can do. Start With the Basics To use your wheel to train your abs, grab both handles of the … [Read more...]

Just as squats are the King of lower body exercises, dips are the King of upper body training. Considered by many as a tricep exercise, dips in fact, are a complex, compound movement that engages virtually all of the muscle groups of your upper body. You can vary the angle and intensity to shift the focus of the movement to your chest by simply leaning forward. Basic … [Read more...]

No other upper body exercise is as simple or as effective as the standard “military” pushup. Using only your bodyweight, pushups train all the muscles of your upper body, your arms, triceps, shoulders, back, neck, and your core. There are many simple variations of push-ups. By changing the position of your hands or feet, you change the angle and muscles targeted. You can … [Read more...]

So, you’ve just turned 50 and you haven’t been in the gym for more than a few years. Should you start lifting weights again? Is it safe? Will it do any good? Yes, you may have to start slowly, but starting a resistance training program during your “later” years can provide many benefits. Here are just a few of the benefits: Weight lifting training builds strength … [Read more...]